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Apple Should Buy HBO

Apple Should Buy HBO

Backing the Winner

Backing the Winner

How to Scale Paramount

The Anemic Vision Pro

The Anemic Vision Pro

Love Cinemas, Actually

Love Cinemas, Actually

The EU Plays Itself

The EU Plays Itself

Nothing Boring About OpenAI's Board

Nothing Boring About OpenAI's Board

About That AI PC "Supercycle"

About That AI PC "Supercycle"

Inventing the Future vs. Extrapolating It

Inventing the Future vs. Extrapolating It

Ferrari's Apple Car

Ferrari's Apple Car

Comparing Oranges to Apple

Comparing Oranges to Apple

The Real Life Bananaphone!

The Real Life Bananaphone!

Threads is Thinking and Acting More in Real Time

Threads is Thinking and Acting More in Real Time

Lowering the Boom on the New Boom Times

Lowering the Boom on the New Boom Times

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

23

Mark Zuckerberg's "Thoughts on Open Source AI"

#ai

Jul

23

At Least the ROI Gods Are Watching Apple TV+

#apple tv+

Jul

23

Warner to NBA: No, Sorry, We're Not Breaking Up

#nba

Jul

22

When Steve Jobs Called the Design World to Arms

#design

Jul

22

The EU's Blue Flag of Tech Death

#security

Jul

22

The EU, Trapped in Tech Amber

#eu

Jul

22

A Tall Tale of Twisters

#film

Jul

19

One-Way Ticket to Clown Town 📧

#from afar

Jul

19

Apple Opens the Vision Pro Content Spigot a Bit

#vision pro

Jul

18

Apple Should Buy HBO

#streaming

Jul

17

Nostalgia for the iPod

#apple watch

Jul

17

Apple Needs Some Penicillin

#advertising

Jul

16

Backing the Winner

Premium

#politics

Jul

16

Does it Come in Midnight?

#homepod

Jul

15

Google's XR Re-Entry Point

#xr

Jul

15

Paramount's Master 'P'

#design

Jul

13

'Strawberry' Fields of Research

#ai

Jul

12

Showtime! 📧

#from afar

Jul

11

How to Scale Paramount

Premium

#skydance

Jul

11

The Anemic Vision Pro

#vision pro

Jul

11

Love Cinemas, Actually

#film

Jul

10

The EU Plays Itself

#eu

Jul

10

Oh, What a Tangled Web of NVIDIA Chips We Weave

#nvidia

Jul

10

Nothing Boring About OpenAI's Board

#openai