The Vergecast: The beginning and end of the iPad
I really appreciate the way Nilay has pulled apart the macro and micro concerns about the newest iPad commercial. This clip in particular:
In a month, Apple is going to announce AI features across its operating systems – huge sweeping AI features from the reports we've read. [...] They want to…
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Sat 11 Mar 2023
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Thu 16 Feb 2023
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God Did the World a Favor by Destroying Twitter
Tempting to link to everything ftrain writes, but this one is especially good.…
Sun 12 Feb 2023
ChatGPT Is a Blurry JPEG of the Web…
Sat 28 Jan 2023
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From last year, but the advice feels timeless.…
Thu 26 Jan 2023
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I’ve been totally Fred-pilled and this interview was really great.…
Fri 28 Oct 2022
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So, so spot on.…
Thu 15 Sep 2022
A trillion-dollar carbon removal market?
Hopeful, feels good.…