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13 posts
2025-10-12
RIP Clips.  [embedded post]
2025-10-12 View on X
MacRumors

Apple discontinues Clips, a video editing app it launched in 2017, removing it from the App Store for new users, and says Clips will no longer be updated

Apple has essentially discontinued Clips, its video-editing app designed to allow users to combine video clips, images …

2025-07-19
Massive escalation.  Reminds me of when Apple took legal action against Gizmodo for leaking the iPhone 4.  Interested to see how this plays out.  Members of the press typically have great liberty to report on information as long as they themselves didn't obtain it illegally.  [embedded post]
2025-07-19 View on X
MacRumors

Apple sues YouTuber Jon Prosser and an Apple staffer's friend over iOS 26 leaks, for allegedly accessing the staffer's iPhone; Prosser denies the claim

here's what to expect from Apple's next big iPhone update The Economic Times : Apple sues YouTuber Jon Prosser over iOS 26 leaks Jose Enrico / Tech Times : Apple Sues YouTuber Jon ...

2025-07-18
Massive escalation.  Reminds me of when Apple took legal action against Gizmodo for leaking the iPhone 4.  Interested to see how this plays out.  Members of the press typically have great liberty to report on information as long as they themselves didn't obtain it illegally.  [embedded post]
2025-07-18 View on X
MacRumors

Apple sues YouTuber Jon Prosser and an Apple staffer's friend over iOS 26 leaks, for allegedly accessing the staffer's iPhone; Prosser denies the claim

Earlier this year, YouTuber Jon Prosser shared multiple videos showing off what he claimed to be re-created renderings of what was then presumed …

2025-07-01
I wrote about the A18 Pro MacBook rumor and why it might not be cheap enough to enthuse budget-oriented customers.  We saw this with the iPhone 16e: Apple doesn't make cheap products.  How can we expect this one to be any different?
2025-07-01 View on X
9to5Mac

Kuo: Apple plans to launch a cheaper, ~13" MacBook powered by iPhone 16 Pro's A18 Pro chip, expected to enter mass production in late Q4 2025 or early Q1 2026

9to5mac.com/2025/06/30/f...  [embedded post] Ernie Smith / @ernie.tedium.co : Interesting.  I sort of struggle to see why Apple would want to ruin the separation between the M seri...

2025-05-06
I'm actually pretty excited about this, especially if it's included in a Plus subscription.  I don't really like Cursor.  [embedded post]
2025-05-06 View on X
Bloomberg

Sources: OpenAI reaches an agreement to acquire Windsurf, an AI coding tool formerly known as Codeium, for ~$3B; Windsurf was valued at $1.25B in August 2024

OpenAI has agreed to buy Windsurf, an artificial intelligence-assisted coding tool formerly known as Codeium, for about $3 billion …

2025-04-06
masterful gambit [embedded post]
2025-04-06 View on X
Reuters

Sources: a TikTok US deal, which was largely finalized by April 2, was put on hold after China indicated it would reject the deal over President Trump's tariffs

Donald Trump has given TikTok a 75-day extension for the second time … M. Faiz Zaki / Tempo : ByteDance Still Negotiating with US Over TikTok's Fate Jacob Burg / Santa Clarita Vall...

2025-04-05
masterful gambit [embedded post]
2025-04-05 View on X
Reuters

Sources: a TikTok US deal, which was largely finalized by April 2, was put on hold after China indicated it would reject the deal over President Trump's tariffs

A deal to spin off the U.S. assets of TikTok was put on hold after China indicated that it would not approve …

2025-03-02
I've written too many “Apple is behind in AI” blog posts this year to give a damn anymore.  [embedded post]
2025-03-02 View on X
Bloomberg

An in-depth look at Apple's AI crisis, as some in Apple's AI division believe that a true conversational “LLM Siri” won't be ready until iOS 20 at best in 2027

Also: An inside look at Tim Cook's trade with President Donald Trump, the iPad Air sees shortages ahead of a pending refresh …

2025-02-05
$400 for a streaming box is insanity.  And knowing Sonos, the software isn't going to be any good.  What are they thinking here?  What's the plan?
2025-02-05 View on X
The Verge

Sources: Sonos will release an Android-based streaming box in the coming months, priced between $200 and $400, combining Netflix, Max, Disney+, and more content

After the most tumultuous nine months in Sonos' history, the brand is trying to find its footing again.

2024-12-17
As if those third parties weren't already training on the top YouTubers' content.  [embedded post]
2024-12-17 View on X
TechCrunch

YouTube adds a tool to let creators authorize third parties, including Amazon, Anthropic, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, and OpenAI to train AI models on their videos

Here's How It Works Chandraveer Mathur / Android Police : YouTubers can now choose if their videos are used to train AI Bluesky: @eshumarneedi.com : As if those third parties weren...

2024-12-13
“Why isn't OpenAI feuding with Google?”  —  Because Google shipped a mildly decent LLM product for the first time only a day ago.  [embedded post]
2024-12-13 View on X
The Information

Sources detail Anthropic and OpenAI's rivalry: OpenAI boosted ChatGPT's coding skills in response to Claude, Anthropic's safety focus, exec bad blood, and more

Because Google shipped a mildly decent LLM product for the first time only a day ago.  [embedded post] X: Stephanie Palazzolo / @steph_palazzolo : Anthropic's accelerating growth i...

2024-12-12
Gotta get that product placement in too, while he's at it.  [embedded post]
2024-12-12 View on X
Wall Street Journal

Meta donates $1M to President-elect Trump's inaugural fund; sources say Mark Zuckerberg gifted Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses to Trump at Mar-a-Lago on November 27

President-elect had blasted the tech tycoon during the presidential campaign, but ties have been improving

2024-12-05
“Competitive with Google Gemini” isn't exactly a good thing.  [embedded post]
2024-12-05 View on X
Simon Willison's Weblog

Amazon Nova LLM first impressions: the models are competitive with Google Gemini and extremely inexpensive, and may position Amazon as a top tier model provider

Amazon released three new Large Language Models yesterday at their AWS re:Invent conference.