The Daily Index — Tuesday, June 16, 2026 · TLDR Index

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qawolf.com

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THE GOLDEN RULE OF CUSTOMIZABLE SELECT

Customizable select, a new feature coming to Safari 27, allows developers to fully control the appearance of 'select' elements without the need for JavaScript libraries or endless 'div' elements. Ensuring this built-in control works well for everyone requires making sure developers always provide text content or accessible text attributes in their 'option' elements. This provides a better UX, better accessibility, and better progressive enhancement.

webkit.org · 5 min

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GOOGLE CHROME'S NEXT UPDATE WILL MARK THE END OF POPULAR AD BLOCKERS

Google Chrome has been planning its move to Manifest V3 for years. A recent commit in the Chromium repository finally removes support for Manifest V2 extensions. This will stop many Manifest V2-based ad blocker extensions from working. All traces of Manifest V2 will be removed in Chrome 151.

9to5google.com · 2 min

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THE WEB WE KNOW IS GOING TO DISAPPEAR

The web is now shifting from search engines to AI chat interfaces. The open place where people search, click, read, browse, publish, and discover is being replaced by something more centralized and much harder to escape. Websites are increasingly becoming infrastructure for machines. The web will likely still exist in the future, but it may no longer be where people go.

minid.net · 20 min

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RUNNING LOCAL MODELS IS GOOD NOW

Local models may still be slow and resource-intensive, but they can run many tasks competently and can help save on costs.

vickiboykis.com · 9 min

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WHY I EMAIL COMPLETE STRANGERS

In a networked but still disconnected world, being deliberate in your search for friends is more necessary than ever before.

goodinternetmagazine.com · 6 min

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APPLE FOUNDATION MODELS

The Claude for Foundation Models Swift package allows developers to use Claude on Apple platforms through the Foundation Models framework.

platform.claude.com · 9 min

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THE PROMISE OF POLYMATH LLMS

People who learn more fields discover more intersections where they can apply the tools of one field to the problems of another.

overcomingbias.com · 4 min

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A BACKDOOR IN A LINKEDIN JOB OFFER

The company asked this developer to review a public GitHub repository that was falsely authored using the name of a real developer.

roman.pt · 5 min

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UK BANS UNDER-16S FROM USING SOCIAL MEDIA APPS INCLUDING TIKTOK AND YOUTUBE

The ban is expected to take effect early next year.

apnews.com · 5 min