Edition No. 106 · Tue 6 Oct 2026 · Story 14 of 32
Apple and a Hacker’s Future
Stratechery
Ben Thompson's Claude agent flagged a hack of his Mac Mini, and he argues Apple's permission controls make Macs hostile to always-on agents.
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