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Skydance Kicks the Tires and Lights the Fires -- Again

Skydance Kicks the Tires and Lights the Fires -- Again

Apple Set to be in the Room Where OpenAI Happens

Apple Set to be in the Room Where OpenAI Happens

Almost All A.I. Investments are Going to Zero

Almost All A.I. Investments are Going to Zero

Talking His Own Facebook

Talking His Own Facebook

Behold: the Hackquisition

Behold: the Hackquisition

The Entrapment of Apple 📧

The Entrapment of Apple 📧

Being Too Early Is Worse Than Being Late

Being Too Early Is Worse Than Being Late

VW Revs Up Rivian

VW Revs Up Rivian

AI is the Feature, Apple Makes the Products

AI is the Feature, Apple Makes the Products

Apple's Vision

Stick to Stick Combat

Stick to Stick Combat

'Remarkable Alexa'

'Remarkable Alexa'

The Vision Pro No

The Vision Pro No

'OpenAI Original'

AI DIVINE

The Envy of Everyone

The Envy of Everyone

Of Tadpoles and Tentpoles

Of Tadpoles and Tentpoles

More Like 'Vision No'

More Like 'Vision No'

The Problem *Was* Jon Stewart

The Problem Was Jon Stewart

With AI, is Apple Getting the Vapors?

With AI, is Apple Getting the Vapors?

Apple's End Around Emoji

Apple's End Around Emoji

Intelligence by Apple 📧

Intelligence by Apple 📧

Can Microsoft Build 'Apple Intelligence' in Reverse?

Can Microsoft Build 'Apple Intelligence' in Reverse?

Is Disney Forcing It?

Is Disney Forcing It?

We Shall Buy Alamo Drafthouse, Sony Decrees

We Shall Buy Alamo Drafthouse, Sony Decrees

Did Apple Just End AI's First Era?

Did Apple Just End AI's First Era?

Why So Siri-ous, Indeed

Why So Siri-ous, Indeed

The Voice Assistant Who Cried Wolf

The Voice Assistant Who Cried Wolf

Apple's Artificial Approach to 'Apple Intelligence'

Apple's Artificial Approach to 'Apple Intelligence'

The Impressively Infuriating M4 iPad Pro

The Impressively Infuriating M4 iPad Pro

People at a Premium

People at a Premium

The NBA TV Deal Throws More Chaos into the Merger Mix

The NBA TV Deal Throws More Chaos into the Merger Mix

Apple Opts-In to OpenAI

Apple Opts-In to OpenAI

Instagram Hijacks Your Scroll

Instagram Hijacks Your Scroll

Can NVIDIA Become Intel Faster Than Everyone Becomes NVIDIA?

Can NVIDIA Become Intel Faster Than Everyone Becomes NVIDIA?

The Doctor Is In

The Doctor Is In

Is Siri About to Get a ChatGPT Brain Transplant?

Is Siri About to Get a ChatGPT Brain Transplant?

Is a Ferret Burrowing Inside Siri?

Is a Ferret Burrowing Inside Siri?

Will OpenAI Bite the Microsoft Hand That Feeds?

Will OpenAI Bite the Microsoft Hand That Feeds?

Apple Secures Their AI Security Angle

Apple Secures Their AI Security Angle

The Incredible Shrinking Movie Theater

The Incredible Shrinking Movie Theater

Ready or Not, Here Apple AI Comes

Ready or Not, Here Apple AI Comes

Amazon's MalAIse

Amazon's MalAIse

The Curious Case of 'Furiosa'

The Curious Case of 'Furiosa'

Apple's Rightfully Boring AI Play

Apple's Rightfully Boring AI Play

The Scarlett Letters 📧

The Scarlett Letters 📧

The Overwhelming Chaos of AI is Underwhelming

The Overwhelming Chaos of AI is Underwhelming

'Sky' Speaks!

Without Real Time Information, Threads is Pointless

Without Real Time Information, Threads is Pointless

The Problem is Safari for iPad

The Problem is Safari for iPad

Microsoft's Copilots with Qualcomm

Microsoft's Copilots with Qualcomm

Ovation Inflation

Ovation Inflation

Think: Thin

(Not) Sent From My iPad 📧

(Not) Sent From My iPad 📧

MacOS on the iPad: A Compromise

MacOS on the iPad: A Compromise

Comcast's Bargain Bin Basement Bundle

Comcast's Bargain Bin Basement Bundle

OpenAI Changes the Vocal Computing Game!

OpenAI Changes the Vocal Computing Game!

GPT-4o & the End of 'Her'

GPT-4o & the End of 'Her'

The GPT-4o Asteroid

The GPT-4o Asteroid

A Crushing Blow 📧

A Crushing Blow 📧

Thunderstruck or Highway to Hell?

Thunderstruck or Highway to Hell?

Our Streaming Shitshow

Our Streaming Shitshow

Give Me Back My Sunsets!

Give Me Back My Sunsets!

Apple Invents a Laptop with a Touchscreen

Apple Invents a Laptop with a Touchscreen

The iPad Nano Air Pro

The iPad Nano Air Pro

Won't Get Fooled Again

Won't Get Fooled Again

What Are Hardware Companies Doing Here?

What Are Hardware Companies Doing Here?

Oh, the Humanity of Vision Pro

Oh, the Humanity of Vision Pro

I Think I've Seen This Film M4

I Think I've Seen This Film M4

Is AI Spend the New Streaming Spend?

Is AI Spend the New Streaming Spend?

The Chilling of TikTok

The Chilling of TikTok

Losing Sight of the Vision Pro

Losing Sight of the Vision Pro

The 'Going Direct' Bullshit Debate

The 'Going Direct' Bullshit Debate

The Rings of Power

The Rings of Power

An 'iPhone E' for 'Emerging'

An 'iPhone E' for 'Emerging'

A Glimpse Into Modern News Consumption

A Glimpse Into Modern News Consumption

Dark Matter & Tortured Poets 📧

Dark Matter & Tortured Poets 📧

An AI in Every Pot

An AI in Every Pot

Disney Invents the TV Channel

Disney Invents the TV Channel

Into Thin Airchat

The Hard Thing About Hardware 📧

The Hard Thing About Hardware 📧

IMAX's Big Picture

IMAX's Big Picture

'Snow' Show No More

'Snow' Show No More

Meta's Only Slightly Better Than Burning Books Plan...

Meta's Only Slightly Better Than Burning Books Plan...

The Gamers Age Into Hollywood

The Gamers Age Into Hollywood

Where is the Colorful MacBook?

Where is the Colorful MacBook?

Apple's Vision PROblem

Apple's Vision PROblem

A Decade Under the Influence of Satya Nadella

A Decade Under the Influence of Satya Nadella

Apple's Practical Fight

Apple's Practical Fight

Let's Be Real About Consumer 📧

Let's Be Real About Consumer 📧

Quick Thoughts on DoJ v. Apple

Quick Thoughts on DoJ v. Apple

Maybe Not Everything Needs an App Store

Maybe Not Everything Needs an App Store

What Was the Point of Inflection?

What Was the Point of Inflection?

Outsourcing the aiPhone – At Least to Start...

Outsourcing the aiPhone – At Least to Start...

For Whom the Tik Toks

For Whom the Tik Toks

Apple's Trump Card

Apple's Trump Card

The EU (Slightly) Punctures the App Store Wall

The EU (Slightly) Punctures the App Store Wall

Apple's "Oh Shit, We Fucked Up" Epic EU Moment

Apple's "Oh Shit, We Fucked Up" Epic EU Moment

Microsoft to NYT: Shut Your "Doomsday Futurology" Traps

Microsoft to NYT: Shut Your "Doomsday Futurology" Traps

A Few Thoughts After Dune 2 Viewings

A Few Thoughts After Dune 2 Viewings

Jony & Tim's Joyride

Jony & Tim's Joyride

Behold: The Apple Television

Behold: The Apple Television

Apple Rings and Things

Apple Rings and Things

Vision Pro's Inconvenient Truth

Vision Pro's Inconvenient Truth

Xbox (Every) Where?

Xbox (Every) Where?

Period?

The Stopgap Sports Bundle

The Stopgap Sports Bundle

What a Mess

My 2024 iPhone Homescreen

My 2024 iPhone Homescreen

Let's Face It

Apple's Deliciously Dripping with Disdain Press Release

Apple's Deliciously Dripping with Disdain Press Release

3 Great Products

3 Great Products

In From the Cold

In From the Cold

Jul

07

The Apple Car May Have Flopped, Apple's Car Movie Should Not

#film

Jul

07

Ferrari's Apple Car

#cars

Jul

07

Epic's Poke-the-Bear Strategy

#apple

Jul

06

Comparing Oranges to Apple

#macbook

Jul

05

Summer in Session 📧

#from afar

Jul

05

The Real Life Bananaphone!

#iphone

Jul

04

Lowering the Boom on the New Boom Times

#startups

Jul

03

Skydance Kicks the Tires and Lights the Fires -- Again

#entertainment

Jul

02

Apple Set to be in the Room Where OpenAI Happens

#openai

Jul

02

Almost All A.I. Investments are Going to Zero

Premium

#ai

Jul

01

Talking His Own Facebook

#meta

Jul

01

Cameras In Your Ears

#airpods

Jul

01

As AI Plants Itself Within Apple...

#apple

Jul

01

EU to Make Meta Pay for Meta Trying to Get Paid

#meta

Jun

29

Behold: the Hackquisition

#amazon

Jun

28

The Entrapment of Apple 📧

#from afar

Jun

27

No MacBook Air Killer, All MacBook Air Filler

#microsoft

Jun

26

Being Too Early Is Worse Than Being Late

Premium

#ai

Jun

26

VW Revs Up Rivian

#rivian

Jun

25

The TV Ad Empire Strikes Back

#netflix

Jun

25

AI is the Feature, Apple Makes the Products

#ai

Jun

25

The Netflixification of Russell Crowe

#film

Jun

24

Apple's Vision

#vision pro

Jun

24

So Much for the Apple Bank

#apple