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  1. 15 hr ago • Subscribers Only

    iPhone 18 Pro Reviews, iOS 27 + Siri AI are OUT, AI Annihilation or Nah?

    iOS 27 and Siri AI are out (sorry EU) and there’s a big asterisk on HomeKit cameras, plus iPhone 18 Pro reviews, Apple Watch Series 12, Meta launches insane subscriptions, and is AI gonna kill us all or what? iPhone Duo's always-on battery percentage https://x.com/avstorm/status/2098718957943332962?s=20 New Apple CEO John Ternus attending Emmy Awards (and sporting iPhone Duo) https://9to5mac.com/2026/09/14/new-apple-ceo-john-ternus-attending-emmy-awards-and-sporting-iphone-duo/ Widow's Bay sweeps 78th Primetime Emmy Awards as Apple TV scores 9 more wins https://9to5mac.com/2026/09/14/widows-bay-sweeps-78th-primetime-emmy-awards-as-apple-tv-scores-9-more-wins/ HBO boss reacts to Apple TV winning more Emmy awards https://9to5mac.com/2026/09/15/hbo-boss-reacts-to-apple-tv-winning-more-emmy-awards/ Threads post https://www.threads.com/?xmt=AQG0VjzOI5-T4B8QkktQRTRyGKE_tXK_2hMiP9DteCyAt02i7S16UwMmyVVLjLlFVSGyCeo 150+ NEW iOS 27 Features (no Siri AI) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-AsK8wivl8 Expect to pay up to $60 to use Apple's home security AI summaries https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/09/15/apple-intelligence-homekit-secure-video-summaries-cost-up-to-60-per-month 50 Ways to Use Siri AI Right Now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnru4vuIQjY iPhone 18 Pro: A Photographer's Review https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6cDErtCKAc iPhone 18 Pro Camera Review: Dunton, Colorado — Austin Mann https://www.austinmann.com/trek/iphone-18-pro-camera-review-dunton iPhone 18 Pro review https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EE7D3XgaYw iPhone 18 Pro Max Review - Apple's Hyping The Wrong Thing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHYaESEzFHc Apple Reference Image: A New Approach for Verified Photography https://security.apple.com/blog/apple-reference-image Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 review: More personal than ever before https://9to5mac.com/2026/09/17/apple-watch-series-12-and-ultra-4-review/ Everything New in iOS 27.2 Beta 1 https://www.macrumors.com/guide/ios-27-2-beta-features/ Dario Amodei — We Must Pace the Frontier https://darioamodei.com/post/we-must-pace-the-frontier AI Leaders Are Calling for a Slowdown. Trump's Team Says It's on Them https://www.wired.com/story/ai-leaders-are-calling-for-a-slowdown-trumps-team-says-its-on-them/ AI Companies Love to Tell Us How Dangerous Their Products Are. This Time They Mean It https://apple.news/ACsIkWe6ORgqwePmJ-QxD_g Your AI Apocalypse Questions, Answered — The Vergecast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/your-ai-apocalypse-questions-answered/id430333725?i=1000790085083 How AI CEOs sound then VS now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ylUZnuhO6E Humanoid robot crashes into a wall during a sprint test at the 'Robot Olympics' in Beijing https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qD6Uynzlk2A Meta's new One subscriptions put a price on social media and AI https://www.theverge.com/tech/995453/meta-one-subscriptions-ai Apple might make servers again to cash in on the AI rush https://www.theverge.com/tech/996321/apple-servers-ai-nvidia

    iPhone 18 Pro Reviews, iOS 27 + Siri AI are OUT, AI Annihilation or Nah?

  2. 10 Sept • Subscribers Only

    iPhone Duo Steals the Show, Apple Watch is Always Listening, LG TVs Are Spying on You

    Apple officially announced its first foldable iPhone, creating all new paradigms of interaction with iOS, Apple Watch’s new Audio Intelligence feature might be problematic in the real world, iPhone 18 Pro has variable aperture, and LG TVs are spying on you. Stephen’s iPhone Duo Event Recap https://youtu.be/TShm3W3QP9M Tim Cook's Brief Appearance at the iPhone Duo Event Was Apple Stagecraft at Its Best https://www.inc.com/jason-aten/tim-cooks-brief-appearance-at-the-iphone-duo-event-was-apple-stagecraft-at-its-best/91403503 I Said Apple Would Never Ship a Foldable. Then I Saw the iPhone Duo https://www.inc.com/jason-aten/i-said-apple-would-never-ship-a-foldable-then-i-saw-the-iphone-duo/91403508 Jason Was Right About AI on Apple Watch https://apple.news/AemdtlbsHTriy0imDQaf4vw Apple unveils iPhone Duo https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/09/apple-unveils-iphone-duo/ TikTok post from Apple https://www.tiktok.com/@apple/video/7683602784398167326 X post from Adam Hlaváč on the iPhone Duo's 1.40:1 aspect ratio and IMAX https://x.com/adamhlavac/status/2097747350366326857?s=46 iPhone Duo - First Look & Hands-On! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdCruGl8ORU iPhone Duo First Look: Apple Finally Made a Foldable https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Tve9mDy3LU iPhone Duo First Look: The $2,000 Foldable iPhone! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQnZAZEZyW8 Apple Event September 9 2026: Introducing iPhone Duo and more https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39BalPDuTo0 iPhone Duo Folio with Kickstand https://www.apple.com/shop/product/mkr64zm/a/iphone-duo-folio-with-kickstand-taupe Introducing Apple Watch Series 12, with the all-new Health Sensing System https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/09/introducing-apple-watch-series-12-with-the-all-new-health-sensing-system/ About Audio Intelligence features on Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4 https://support.apple.com/en-us/148354 Audio Intelligence Privacy Overview (PDF) https://www.apple.com/privacy/docs/Audio_Intelligence_Privacy_Overview_Sep_2026.pdf Apple Adds AppleCare One Family Plan for Up to Six People https://www.macrumors.com/2026/09/09/applecare-one-family-plan/ AppleCare https://www.apple.com/applecare/#footnote-3 Apple debuts iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/09/apple-debuts-iphone-18-pro-and-iphone-18-pro-max/ iPhone 18 Pro hands-on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKfHv_xOZRw Apple introduces AirPods 5 with best-in-class open-ear Active Noise Cancellation https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/09/apple-introduces-airpods-5-with-best-in-class-open-ear-active-noise-cancellation/ Apple Plans to Squeeze More Revenue From the App Store, Report Says https://www.macrumors.com/2026/09/07/apple-squeeze-more-revenue-from-app-store/ OpenAI claims it solved elusive math problem with a $1 million prize https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/09/09/openai-claims-it-solved-elusive-math-problem-with-1-million-prize/ Meta debuts its Muse AI agent. Will consumers trust it? https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/08/meta-debuts-its-muse-ai-agent-will-consumers-trust-it/ LG TVs caught spying even when offline or on standby https://www.theverge.com/tech/991190/lg-tv-spying-standby-recording-wi-fi-scanning-gamers-nexus 216,000,000 Spy TVs | The LG Smart TV Problem https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IFVTcM28KA

    iPhone Duo Steals the Show, Apple Watch is Always Listening, LG TVs Are Spying on You

  3. 3 Sept • Subscribers Only

    iPhone 18 Event Preview, John Ternus is  CEO, Local AI Smart Home

    Apple's new CEO John Ternus joins X, we preview what to expect at iPhone 18 event, Anker debuts MindBase AI smart home video with Matter 1.5, Trump Admin sides with OpenAI vs NYT, and beware scam apps. Dyson CameraJet Electric Toothbrush https://www.dyson.com/oral-care/electric-toothbrush/camerajet/ceramic-pink-set This is the future of Apple Vision Pro - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EY7CKQcaq_Q Red Sox, Yankees get first Apple Vision Pro broadcast https://www.mlb.com/news/red-sox-yankees-get-first-apple-vision-pro-broadcast Apple's Phil Schiller Steps Down from Running App Store and Product Events https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-31/apple-s-phil-schiller-steps-down-from-running-app-store-and-product-events New Apple CEO John Ternus now has his own X account https://9to5mac.com/2026/09/01/new-apple-ceo-john-ternus-now-has-his-own-x-account/ X account for John Ternus https://x.com/johnternus Meta Says Threads Hits 500 Million Monthly Users https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2026/06/16/threads-metas-x-competitor-hits-500-million-monthly-users/ Apple's updated Shortcuts share image - Stephen’s Threads Post https://www.threads.com/@stephenrobles/post/DczXW4oFcS6 Apple Response to OpenAI (DocumentCloud) https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28592913-apple-response-to-openai/ Philips Hue adds more affordable options for syncing smart lights with your TV https://www.theverge.com/tech/988363/philips-hue-play-screen-sync-entertainment-lighting Hands-on with Philips Hue's new Liane 360° Rope Lights https://www.theverge.com/tech/989014/philips-hue-liane-360-rope-lights-smart-lighting-interior-design Anker Unveils MindBase With Matter 1.5 and HomeKit Secure Video Support https://homekitnews.com/2026/09/03/anker-unveils-mindbase-with-matter-1-5-and-homekit-secure-video-support/ Aqara Debuts Five Matter Smart Lights With Apple Home Support https://www.macrumors.com/2026/09/03/aqara-matter-smart-lights/ Belkin introduces its first longer-lasting semi-solid-state power banks https://www.theverge.com/tech/988248/belkin-ultracharge-pro-boostsolid-cell-power-bank-battery-safer I tried Sonos Ace Ultra, and it does something your Bluetooth headphones can't https://www.tomsguide.com/audio/headphones/i-tried-sonos-ace-ultra-and-it-does-something-your-bluetooth-headphones-cant Sonos is ready to steal back the soundbar crown with the new Beam Ultra https://www.tomsguide.com/audio/soundbars/sonos-is-ready-to-steal-back-the-soundbar-crown-with-the-new-beam-ultra How to Use Sonos Portable Speakers as Surround Sound for Home Theater https://www.sonos.com/en-us/blog/sonos-portable-speakers-as-surround-sound Nvidia is buying Hugging Face for almost $13 billion https://www.theverge.com/tech/985474/nvidia-buying-hugging-face-deal Anthropic upgrades Claude with new Fable 5.1 model, details here https://9to5mac.com/2026/09/01/anthropic-upgrades-claude-with-new-fable-5-1-model-details-here/ Trump Administration Sides With OpenAI in New York Times Copyright Lawsuit https://www.wired.com/story/trump-administration-sides-with-ai-giants-new-york-times-lawsuit/ Researchers fear safety disaster ahead of OpenAI's Astra release https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/988334/openai-astra-ai-monitoring-safety iPhone 18 Pro pre-orders could kick off slightly later than usual https://9to5mac.com/2026/08/28/iphone-18-pro-pre-orders-could-kick-off-slightly-later-than-usual/ Threads post warning about the sketchy "Valid" app for kids https://www.threads.com/@caffeineandcab/post/DcjZpIum1kt

    iPhone 18 Event Preview, John Ternus is  CEO, Local AI Smart Home

  4. 27 Aug • Subscribers Only

    iPhone Ultra Imminent, M6 Mac mini, Instagram’s New Teen Restrictions

    Apple teases their next event, “Surprise and shine” where we’ll likely see iPhone 18 Pro and foldable iPhone Ultra, plus upgraded Mac Studio and M6 Mac mini released. Meta accepts sweeping teen restrictions in major lawsuit settlement, the OpenAI breach is scarier than we thought, and we debate what makes an app “whimsical.” Apple announces iPhone 18 Pro and foldable iPhone Ultra event: 'Surprise and shine' https://9to5mac.com/2026/08/26/apple-officially-announces-iphone-18-pro-foldable-event/ Apple introduces new Mac Studio with M5 Max and M5 Ultra https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/08/apple-introduces-new-mac-studio-with-m5-max-and-m5-ultra/ Apple unveils a more powerful Mac mini featuring the all-new M6 and M5 Pro https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/08/apple-unveils-a-more-powerful-mac-mini-featuring-the-all-new-m6-and-m5-pro/ Threads post from Stephen Robles ("Courage") https://www.threads.com/@stephenrobles/post/DcgIWgqEVYx Apple Won't Allow These Ad Categories in the Maps App https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/15/apple-maps-ad-prohibitied-categories/ Mastodon post from Joe Rosensteel (The Healing Circle Psychic Services) https://duck.haus/@joesteel/117162274235727435 Ads on Apple Maps – Apple Ads https://ads.apple.com/maps Meta agrees to heavy restrictions on teen users in major lawsuit settlement https://www.theverge.com/policy/985032/meta-state-ag-kids-online-safety-settlement Our Agreement With Bipartisan Attorneys General: Calling on TikTok and YouTube to Join Us in Supporting Teens https://about.fb.com/news/2026/08/agreement-with-state-attorneys-general-supporting-teens/ An Open Letter to TikTok and YouTube to Join Us in Supporting Teens https://about.fb.com/news/2026/08/open-letter-to-tiktok-and-youtube-to-join-us-in-supporting-teens/ OpenAI releases its official report on the Hugging Face breach https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/26/openai-releases-its-official-report-on-the-hugging-face-breach/ The choices we make about AI now are critical https://www.gatesnotes.com/a-turbulent-ai-era-and-critical-choices-to-make Netflix reportedly considers opening its app to other streamers https://www.theverge.com/streaming/983741/netflix-open-app-peacock-fox-one "Sandra Bullock" - SmartLess - Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sandra-bullock/id1521578868?i=1000783341741 Sandra Bullock on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sandrabullock/ Mac Power Users #863: 20 Years of Things with Werner Jainek https://relay.fm/mpu/863

    iPhone Ultra Imminent, M6 Mac mini, Instagram’s New Teen Restrictions

  5. 20 Aug • Subscribers Only

    AirPods with Camera: Bad Idea? Claude Watermarking Explained, AI Slop Fight Intensifies

    Apple's camera-equipped AirPods are seen in leaked footage, are they a bad idea? Anthropic reveals how Claude watermarks text (it’s not great), Robin Williams' children return to Instagram to fight AI Slop, the college tech load out, and Jason revives Aperture. Our Apps Element Photo App https://shortcut.bot/element-photo Kan Do Task App https://shortcut.bot/kan-do Contextly Notes https://shortcut.bot/contextly Our Links Top Five Tech | Stephen’s Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/top-five-tech/id1894113824 Creative Effort | Jason's Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/creative-effort/id1865014092 Watch on YouTube! https://youtube.com/@primarytechshow Show Notes via Email http://eepurl.com/dI2lkn Email Us: podcast@primarytech.fm @stephenrobles on Threads https://www.threads.net/@stephenrobles @jasonaten on Threads https://www.threads.net/@jasonaten Links from the show The HÅG Capisco Is A Great Chair For People Who Sit Weird - Aftermath https://aftermath.site/hag-capisco-office-chair-ergonomic-review-sit-weird macOS 27 Golden Gate beta 6 features redesigned traffic light window controls - 9to5Mac https://9to5mac.com/2026/08/17/macos-27-golden-gate-beta-6-features-redesigned-traffic-light-window-controls Apple's Camera-Equipped AirPods Confirmed: See Them in Action - MacRumors https://www.macrumors.com/2026/08/17/camera-equipped-airpods-macos-26-7 Camera-equipped AirPods reportedly won’t launch in 2026, despite demo video leak - 9to5Mac https://9to5mac.com/2026/08/19/camera-equipped-airpods-reportedly-wont-launch-in-2026-despite-demo-video-leak Apple Accidentally Leaked More Than 10 New Products in macOS Update - MacRumors https://www.macrumors.com/2026/08/19/apple-leak-macos-26-7 Apple Maps opens ad booking for businesses, promotional offer available - 9to5Mac https://9to5mac.com/2026/08/14/apple-maps-opens-ad-booking-for-businesses-promotional-offer-available How Claude's text watermarking works - Anthropic https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-text-watermark Daring Fireball: Anthropic’s ‘Watermark’ Text Adulteration in Claude Is a Perversion of Writing https://daringfireball.net/2026/08/anthropics_watermark_text_adulteration_in_claude_is_a_perversion_of_writing Mastodon post from Stephen Robles: "Hey Claude, never say 'opine' again, thx" https://mastodon.social/@stephenrobles/117119017203972904 Back to School Tech Deals 2026 https://beard.fm/blog/back-to-school-tech-deals-2026 declaude: rewrite AI-flavored text as plain prose https://declaude.org OpenAI lays out new security changes after its AI hacked Hugging Face | The Verge https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/981640/openai-security-changes-ai-hugging-face-hack Apple announces changes for apps in the European Union - Apple https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/08/apple-announces-changes-for-apps-in-the-european-union Disney’s ABC Sues FCC Over Challenge to Its Broadcast Licenses - WSJ https://www.wsj.com/business/media/disneys-abc-sues-fcc-over-challenge-to-its-broadcast-licenses-64e8f794?st=XTL4tA Comcast is putting motion sensing into millions of homes — using its existing Wi-Fi routers | The Verge https://www.theverge.com/news/981381/comcast-xfinity-shield-wifi-motion-sensing Robin Williams' Kids Revive Instagram to Combat 'AI Abuse' of His Image - TheWrap https://www.thewrap.com/culture-lifestyle/culture/robin-williams-kids-revive-instagram-ai-videos An update to how we count public views across YouTube - YouTube Community https://support.google.com/youtube/thread/433409976?hl=en Nomad 65W USB-C AC Adapter https://nomadgoods.com/products/ac-adapter-65w-usb-c

    AirPods with Camera: Bad Idea? Claude Watermarking Explained, AI Slop Fight Intensifies

  6. 13 Aug • Subscribers Only

    Pixel 11 Has Some Good Ideas, Zuck's AI Fever Dream, Spotify's Worst Idea Yet

    Google unveils the Pixel 11 lineup and takes on Wispr Flow dictation and computational photography, Zuck writes an AI manifesto about wanting to be with the cool kids, Claude explains how it plans to label AI-generated text, and Spotify tries to end podcasting, again. Apple Announces 3D MLB Games Coming to Vision Pro https://www.macrumors.com/2026/08/10/apple-announces-3d-mlb-games-on-vision-pro/ The 7 biggest announcements of Google's Pixel 11 launch https://www.theverge.com/tech/978712/google-pixel-11-event-everything-announced Made by Google '26 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c84y9gAY90c Google Pixel 11 Hands on - The Phone Crisis Begins https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaaOwLnuyPU Pixel’s Magic Camera - Instagram Reel https://www.instagram.com/reels/Db9TPGwjQ3L/ Google aims for influencers with the Pixel 11 Creator Suite https://www.theverge.com/tech/977888/pixel-creator-suite-influencer-camera-features Google is making the Pixel cameras better by making them worse https://www.theverge.com/tech/978084/google-camera-looks-interview-computational-photography Google Unveils $29 Pixel Tag to Take On Apple's AirTag https://www.macrumors.com/2026/08/12/google-pixel-tag/ The Future is for Everyone (Meta) https://www.meta.com/thefutureisforeveryone/ How to spot AI writing https://www.economist.com/culture/2026/07/30/how-to-spot-ai-writing?giftId=YWNmMzkyMzAtNTRjMy00MTYyLWE4MGUtYjRmNTMyYjIzY2Fm How Claude marks AI-generated content https://support.claude.com/en/articles/16266773-how-claude-marks-ai-generated-content Spotify threatens industry with ad-skipping tool https://podnews.net/article/spotify-threat-ad-skipping Spotify will label 'AI Persona' profiles and exclude their music from recommendations https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/11/spotify-will-label-ai-persona-profiles-and-exclude-their-music-from-recommendations/ OpenAI puts the brakes on a new model because it's supposedly too powerful https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/976948/openai-astra-model-pause-critical-cyber-capabilities YouTube now requires creators to have twice as many watch hours to start earning money https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/10/youtube-now-requires-creators-to-have-twice-as-many-watch-hours-to-start-earning-money/ I made the PC I couldn't buy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HgAN5cEmkk

    Pixel 11 Has Some Good Ideas, Zuck's AI Fever Dream, Spotify's Worst Idea Yet

  7. 6 Aug • Subscribers Only

    September iPhone Event, Why Bending Spoons Ruins Everything, AI Slop Google Maps

    Apple gears up for its September iPhone event, Google Earth's AI imagery enabled fabricated scenes of bombings, Claude’s models broke containment and even tried to trick real people, and why Bending Spoons ruins everything it touches. Kan Do: Stephen’s New Task App! https://shortcut.bot/kan-do Apple News Ad - John Gruber Mastodon post about Apple News ads https://mastodon.social/@gruber/117044545772667716 MasterCraft Brings CarPlay And Android Auto To Its Pontoon Boats https://apple.news/AiYtZjMpLSiWPeuGBvPrCvA Apple Starts Preparing for September iPhone Event - MacRumors https://www.macrumors.com/2026/08/04/apple-september-iphone-event-preparation/ Q3 results: 3D pricing, EGOT timing, and underestimating demand – Six Colors https://sixcolors.com/post/2026/07/q3-results-3d-pricing-egot-timing-and-underestimating-demand/ One Reason Apple's Computers Are Mostly Made In China: A Tiny Screw | Texas Standard https://texasstandard.org/stories/one-reason-apples-computers-are-mostly-made-in-china-a-tiny-screw/ The US government just banned Roombas | The Verge https://apple.news/AVw9YrlYBR8S34_9RgsBxPg X post from FCC Chairman Brendan Carr https://x.com/BrendanCarrFCC/status/2082470223379136955?s=20 Friend re-launches its AI pendant with a speaker that talks to you, for twice the price | The Verge https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/973163/friend-re-launches-its-ai-pendant-with-a-speaker-that-talks-to-you-for-twice-the-price X post from Avi Schiffmann about the Friend protest in NYC https://x.com/AviSchiffmann/status/1980046529135312940 Apple is getting this wrong | OpenAI https://openai.com/index/apple-is-getting-this-wrong/ X post from Sam Altman about a ChatGPT family calendar podcast use case https://x.com/sama/status/2083221585792762171?s=20 Your Fitbit data can now connect directly to Apple Health | The Verge https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/974778/google-health-fitbit-data-apple-health-syncing Google just announced a major shakeup of its top AI leadership | The Verge https://www.theverge.com/tech/975677/google-deepmind-ai-demis-hassabis-shakeup See how Google Earth let people make fake scenes of bombings, riots and destruction https://apple.news/A8XE3J39zT5ib-90cUxvCjw Anthropic says Claude accidentally hacked real companies too | The Verge https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/973670/anthropic-claude-hacked-organizations-during-cyber-tests Rogue AI agents created fake online identities in another hacking attempt | The Verge https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/975577/aisi-openai-anthropic-agent-hacking Incident Report: unsanctioned agent behaviour during cyber testing | AISI Work https://www.aisi.gov.uk/blog/incident-report-unsanctioned-agent-behaviour-during-cyber-testing Bending Spoons to buy Airtable for $1.28B | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/04/bending-spoons-to-buy-airtable-for-1-28b/ After $18B IPO, Bending Spoons founder says success comes from minimizing luck | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/01/after-18b-ipo-bending-spoons-founder-says-success-comes-from-minimizing-luck/ Evernote cuts back on free plans, pushing users to upgrade | TechRadar https://www.techradar.com/pro/evernote-cuts-back-on-free-plans-pushing-users-to-upgrade WeTransfer owner snaps up apps, then sacks workers and raises prices | Follow the Money https://www.ftm.eu/articles/wetransfer-owner-buys-up-apps-then-makes-them-more-expensive Europe's AI labeling and transparency rules are now in effect | The Verge https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/974571/eu-ai-act-transparency-labels-rules-deepfakes Reddit comment on r/nerdfighters about Hank Green admitting he used ChatGPT for his latest video https://www.reddit.com/r/nerdfighters/comments/1vbmoj5/comment/p0vzmog/

    September iPhone Event, Why Bending Spoons Ruins Everything, AI Slop Google Maps

  8. 30 Jul • Subscribers Only

    Is Apple Leasing a Good Deal? AI is Jurassic Park, Streamers Try Everything but Make Good Content

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