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July 11, 2024
Thu. 07/11 – Samsung’s Foldable Event
All the headlines from what was largely a foldable phone event from Samsung yesterday. Apple has settled with the EU. More numbers on Apple Vision Pro sales. Why the sparkle emoji is the defacto symbol of AI. And, of course,…
July 10, 2024
Wed. 07/10 – Why Everyone Is Fleeing OpenAI’s Board
Suddenly nobody wants to be on OpenAI’s board, even as observers. I’ll tell you why. More on how AI has thrown everybody’s carbon neutral plans into chaos. A monster raise in the AI and robotics space. And a16z has found a w…
July 9, 2024
Tue. 07/09 – The New Nothing Phone Costs Practically Nothing
The new nothing phone costs almost nothing. I’m not punning. Sam Altman has founded yet another AI startup. Is the hype around AI PCs underdelivering? And two other back the future stories about updating Notepad in Windows, …
July 8, 2024
Mon. 07/08 – Thinner And Bigger Watches
Ok, fine. Give me a thinner watch if it’ll also somehow have a bigger screen. Apple and Epic are just petty, squabbling children at this point. What if AI as it currently exists, is simply too expensive to be profitable? And…
July 5, 2024
(IHP) The Gary Kildall Legend Part 2
This about the man who invented the modern disc operating system (the OS) and the concept of the software platform. That man was Gary Kildall. And the question we examine in this episode is, why is Bill Gates the richest man…
July 4, 2024
(IHP) The Gary Kildall Legend Part 1
This about the man who invented the modern disc operating system (the OS) and the concept of the software platform. That man was Gary Kildall. And the question we examine in this episode is, why is Bill Gates the richest man…
July 3, 2024
Wed. 07/03 – Walking Back AI Products
The deploying and then walking back of AI products and features is becoming something of a routine at this point. Apple is joining OpenAI’s board, kinda-sorta. Meta outlines 3D Gen. Proof that VC funding is coming back, baby…
July 2, 2024
Tue. 07/02 – Single Points Of Failure For Cyberattacks
A recent Evolve Bank and Trust cyberattack might impact a lot of tech customers. Why single points of failure impact cyberattacks. YouTube will soon let you take down videos like you’re a Hollywood studio. And big tech’s pla…
July 1, 2024
Mon. 07/01 – Now Brussels Sprouts For Meta
Meta’s turn to be accused of breaching the DMA. Smarter AirPods as part of an AR/VR strategy. Better AI leaderboards. And is the Surface Laptop finally a true MacBook Air killer?
June 28, 2024
Fri 06/28 – The Real King Of All Media Is… YouTube?
The growing backlash over Perplexity is getting interesting. OpenAI possibly exiting China will be interesting in terms of a massive land grab. AI Al Michaels will deliver personalized Olympics updates for you. And in the Lo…
June 27, 2024
Thu. 06/27 – Add Consultants To The List Of Big Winners Of AI So Far
Is Uncle Sam about to unload a ton of Bitcoin? AI has helped Google Translate almost double the number of languages it supports. No surprise, but Amazon is gonna take a page out of Temu’s book. Figma’s big redesign. And anot…
June 26, 2024
Wed. 06/26 – An eInk Phone That Might Be Worth Buying?
The ChatGPT macOS app is now available for everybody. Google drops continuous scroll for search. Waymo drops the waitlist in San Francisco. Are the AI characters on Character.ai somehow… changed? And is there an eInk phone t…
June 25, 2024
Tue. 06/25 – AI Music Startups Get The Napster Treatment
History is rhyming today as AI music startups get the Napster treatment and Microsoft gets dinged for product bundling. Google wants you to build your own AI celebrity. Amazon wants to go at ChatGPT directly. And two hella-i…
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