GEEK HAUS

GEEK HAUS

curated tech news, daily. plus a retro arcade for the breaks.

enter the feed →or press K
Geek the raccoon, typing pose

LATEST

Aug 14, 2026

YESTERDAY

·The Verge

Apple and Epic argue over how much Apple should get from purchases made outside the App Store

Apple proposed a new fee structure that would let it collect commissions on digital purchases completed through external links, even when developers avoid Apple’s in-app payment sy...

Apple and Epic argue over how much Apple should get from purchases made outside the App Store
read
·TechCrunch

Investors sue Selena Gomez alleging fraud tied to her mental health startup

Investors allege they put nearly $1.2 million into Selena Gomez’s mental health startup and are suing her for fraud. The plaintiffs claim Gomez failed to properly build and market...

read
·TechCrunch

Flock says its new tool will help identify police abuse, but hasn’t explained how it works

Flock says it will require all customers to use its new Audit Assistance tool, which the surveillance company claims has already helped identify police abuse. However, it has not e...

read
·The Verge

‘That is not acceptable’: Judge orders Google to make rival app store installs easier

A San Francisco judge ordered Google to reduce friction for users installing rival Android app stores, continuing remedies from Epic Games’ antitrust case. The order follows earlie...

‘That is not acceptable’: Judge orders Google to make rival app store installs easier
read
·TechCrunch

If Apple sends you a push notification alerting you to a spyware attack, take it seriously

Apple now sends push notifications to iPhone lock screens when it identifies suspected government-backed spyware targeting a user’s devices. The alerts are meant to signal serious...

read
·The Verge

The fight over Flock and other ALPRs

Flock and similar automatic license plate reader systems now operate more than 120,000 cameras across the US, using AI to identify and track vehicles by plate, model, color, and ot...

The fight over Flock and other ALPRs
read
·The Verge

Microsoft’s Clippy-like Mico character is no longer the face of Copilot

Microsoft is retiring Mico, the expressive yellow avatar introduced for Copilot voice mode, and moving it to its Learn Live platform. The company says the character will have “more...

Microsoft’s Clippy-like Mico character is no longer the face of Copilot
read

Sources

see all (260) →

HOW GEEK CHOOSES

signal > noise

Geek reads ~500 sources daily and keeps the ~12 that actually move the field. no churn, no PR fluff.

one read, full picture

every story gets a short editor brief. you can skim the day in 3 minutes or deep-dive what matters.

THE CONSOLE

press K anywhere.

type 'help'.

> geekhaus:~$ ready when you are. (- . -)

Geek the raccoon, wave pose
> geekhaus:~$ ./arcade

Need a break?

Take a break in the browser arcade: card games, puzzles, and arcade classics to play between reads. No installs, no logins, just press start.

open the arcade

SUBSCRIBE

every sunday,

a weekly recap of what mattered in tech.