Platform
- Android's 24-Hour Sideloading Wall Is Not What Google Says It Is
Starting September 2026, sideloading an unverified app on Android requires a 9-step process with a mandatory 24-hour wait. Google's anti-scam justification is real. What they're not saying out loud is that this also closes the gap between Android's openness and iOS's walled garden.
- When Prediction Markets Corrupt Journalism: Polymarket's Oracle Problem
Polymarket gamblers sent death threats to a Times of Israel journalist to pressure him into changing factual reporting that would settle a live prediction contract. This is not a story about bad actors -- it is a story about incentive design.
- Digg's Two-Month Collapse: When Your Product Mechanic Is Your Attack Surface
Digg relaunched in January 2026 promising human-curated social discovery. By March 13 it was laying off staff and pulling its app. The reason tells you something important about building platforms in 2026.