First came the cookie apocalypse on Apple devices, then the consent apocalypse – on Apple and on web in the EU. Now we’re entering the next stage: the domain apocalypse.
iOS 27 ships with a WebKit mechanism that unconditionally blocks requests to a list of domains maintained privately by Apple (WebKit bug 324771). The first round is already live, and it’s a bloodbath. The Trade Desk’s adsrvr.org – its core ad serving and measurement domain – is blocked, which means TTD can neither serve ads nor run pixel-based attribution in Safari on iOS 27. So is uidapi.com, the domain behind its Unified ID 2.0. Identity providers are hit too: LiveRamp, ID5, Permutive and Audigent. Google’s ad.doubleclick.net, meanwhile, appears to be unaffected – at least for now.
“One of our members recently ran about 20 work trials for engineering hires—essentially, extended, weeklong job interviews—and found zero correlation between years of experience and adaptability to AI tools. Another member told me that what predicted success in hiring people who possess that adaptability was evidence of a builder’s disposition: cool personal websites, side projects, an obvious love of making things. FAANG on the résumé and a name-brand university, meanwhile, predicted almost nothing.”
Hunter S. Thompson’s red 1973 Chevrolet convertible (see “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas”) is up for sale. Also included are two Jimmy Buffett cassette tapes and one Allman Brothers cassette tape. Unfortunately, the drugs are not included.
Update: Sold for $254,000. Initial estimation was $100,000 - $150,000.