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AI Can Reproduce Writing, But Not the Process of Writing

AI Can Reproduce Writing, But Not the Process of Writing

'Stargate' Gazing

'Stargate' Gazing

The Endless Rebranding of AI

The Endless Rebranding of AI

The Killing of a Sacred Late Show

The Killing of a Sacred Late Show

The Great Okay Part II

The Great Okay Part II

Meta’s AI Relativity Theory

Meta’s AI Relativity Theory

Open Source AI was the Path Forward

Open Source AI was the Path Forward

We're Seemingly Still in the "Throw Money At It" AI Era...

We're Seemingly Still in the "Throw Money At It" AI Era...

An OpenAI Acquisition Turns Into a Google 'Hackqusition'...

An OpenAI Acquisition Turns Into a Google 'Hackqusition'...

Escalated, the AI Browser Wars Have – Quickly

Escalated, the AI Browser Wars Have – Quickly

Apple is Ripe

Apple is Ripe

Apple's Formula for F1

Apple's Formula for F1

iPadOS 26 Turns the iPad Into a Sort of 'Mac Jr.'

iPadOS 26 Turns the iPad Into a Sort of 'Mac Jr.'

Taking a Bite Out of the Latest Box Office "Records"

Taking a Bite Out of the Latest Box Office "Records"

Can Meta Buy the Future of AI?

Can Meta Buy the Future of AI?

Meta's 'Godfather' Offer

Meta's 'Godfather' Offer

Zuck's Eleven

Zuck's Eleven

Hey Siri, Time for that Lobotomy

Hey Siri, Time for that Lobotomy

Meta's Open Source AI Mistake

Meta's Open Source AI Mistake

Return of the MacBook?

Return of the MacBook?

Apple Finally Has a Hit Movie, But at What Cost?

Apple Finally Has a Hit Movie, But at What Cost?

$100M AI Signing Bonuses

$100M AI Signing Bonuses

Apple’s Pitt Stop

Apple’s Pitt Stop

Dr. Yes

Dr. Yes

Begun, the AI Browser Wars Have

Begun, the AI Browser Wars Have

Apple Lives Long Enough to Become the Ad Villain

Apple Lives Long Enough to Become the Ad Villain

Whittling Down Apple's Big AI M&A Options

Whittling Down Apple's Big AI M&A Options

Pixar Peters Out

Pixar Peters Out

Meta Hackquires a VC Fund

Meta Hackquires a VC Fund

Does Emo AI Dream of Mundane Tasks?

Does Emo AI Dream of Mundane Tasks?

You the User

You the User

Netflix Really Is TV Now

Netflix Really Is TV Now

OpenAI and Microsoft Risk Open War

OpenAI and Microsoft Risk Open War

Big Journalism Is Finally Losing... It

Big Journalism Is Finally Losing... It

Hackquisitions & Hackquihires

Hackquisitions & Hackquihires

While 'iOS 26' Will Ship in 2025, 'Siri 26' Will Ship in 2026

While 'iOS 26' Will Ship in 2025, 'Siri 26' Will Ship in 2026

Hungry. Foolish.

Hungry. Foolish.

The Mind-Blowing Mac-ness of iPadOS 26

The Mind-Blowing Mac-ness of iPadOS 26

Liquid Glasslighting

Liquid Glasslighting

Apple Tries to Hide AI Under Liquid Glass

Apple Tries to Hide AI Under Liquid Glass

Meta's $10B+ AI Reset

Meta's $10B+ AI Reset

Reasoning About the Reasoning of Reasoning Models

Reasoning About the Reasoning of Reasoning Models

Siri Doomed Apple in AI, Just Like Alexa Did with Amazon

Siri Doomed Apple in AI, Just Like Alexa Did with Amazon

Atlas Would Have Shrugged at 'Mountainhead'

Atlas Would Have Shrugged at 'Mountainhead'

The Menu Bar, HyperCard, the Double-Click

The Menu Bar, HyperCard, the Double-Click

Movie Theater Attendance Is An Issue So Let's Show More Ads

Movie Theater Attendance Is An Issue So Let's Show More Ads

Can Meta Make Headsets Happen?

Can Meta Make Headsets Happen?

App Store Changes Here to Stay with the Denial of Apple's Stay

App Store Changes Here to Stay with the Denial of Apple's Stay

Alphabet is Literally Worth Less Than the Sum of Its Parts

Alphabet is Literally Worth Less Than the Sum of Its Parts

The Washington Post's Plan to Become Forbes, or HuffPo, or Substack, or Something

The Washington Post's Plan to Become Forbes, or HuffPo, or Substack, or Something

The Fans Demand Netflix's 'Frankenstein' in Theaters

The Fans Demand Netflix's 'Frankenstein' in Theaters

Around Many Horns

Around Many Horns

With AI, Email May Actually Morph Into a Task List

With AI, Email May Actually Morph Into a Task List

'Stranger Things' Ends In Communal Binge Installments

'Stranger Things' Ends In Communal Binge Installments

"We've gone sideways."

"We've gone sideways."

Bring Back the True Detectives

Bring Back the True Detectives

Profiles in Courage: Apple Edition

Profiles in Courage: Apple Edition

NYT Lands an AI Partner, and Presumably a Lot of Money

NYT Lands an AI Partner, and Presumably a Lot of Money

Apple Veers Into Microsoft Branding Territory

Apple Veers Into Microsoft Branding Territory

Might Apple's Gaming Ambitions Have a Hidden Quest?

Might Apple's Gaming Ambitions Have a Hidden Quest?

Apple's Star Wars with Elon Musk

Apple's Star Wars with Elon Musk

A Cook In Trump's Doghouse

A Cook In Trump's Doghouse

Burning the Browser Boats

Burning the Browser Boats

Apple Still Searching For the Fountain of Good Movies

Apple Still Searching For the Fountain of Good Movies

The Stargate Data Center Layer Cake

The Stargate Data Center Layer Cake

Out of Pocket

Out of Pocket

Apple Eyes 2026 for Smart Glasses

Apple Eyes 2026 for Smart Glasses

The Anti iPhone

The Anti iPhone

OpenAI & IO

OpenAI & IO

Google Slams on the AI Gas

Google Slams on the AI Gas

An Epic Game

An Epic Game

The Geminification of Chrome

The Geminification of Chrome

Ovation Inflation Revisited

Ovation Inflation Revisited

There's No Free Lunch at Apple

There's No Free Lunch at Apple

Microsoft Zoom, Zoom, Zooms to the Defensive About AI

Microsoft Zoom, Zoom, Zooms to the Defensive About AI

Goo Goo Google

Goo Goo Google

"I had a little problem with Tim Cook yesterday..."

"I had a little problem with Tim Cook yesterday..."

It's Not Max. It's HBO Max. Again.

It's Not Max. It's HBO Max. Again.

On the Road to Airbnb's Reinvention

On the Road to Airbnb's Reinvention

"Not a Normal Company"

"Not a Normal Company"

Digital Skeletons in the AI Closet

Digital Skeletons in the AI Closet

Hollywood's 'Black Bag' Problem

Hollywood's 'Black Bag' Problem

ESPN Minus the Plus

ESPN Minus the Plus

Just Jony

Just Jony

Trying to Solve the Apple Safari Google Search Riddle

Trying to Solve the Apple Safari Google Search Riddle

Apple Hits Google's Battleship

Apple Hits Google's Battleship

“Get Book”

“Get Book”

Microsoft's OpenAI Equity Jigsaw Puzzle

Microsoft's OpenAI Equity Jigsaw Puzzle

OpenAI Attempts to Have Their For-Profit Cake and Eat It Too

OpenAI Attempts to Have Their For-Profit Cake and Eat It Too

Good Vibrations Between Apple & Anthropic

Good Vibrations Between Apple & Anthropic

Big Tech’s Big Stakes in Big AI

Big Tech’s Big Stakes in Big AI

The Year-Round iPhone

The Year-Round iPhone

Tim Cook Chose Poorly, Now Apple Can Choose Wisely

Tim Cook Chose Poorly, Now Apple Can Choose Wisely

Apple's Low Energy Earnings

Apple's Low Energy Earnings

Epic Won Because Everyone Won, Because Apple Lost

Epic Won Because Everyone Won, Because Apple Lost

Tim Sweeney’s Last Laugh

Tim Sweeney’s Last Laugh

Meta's Sloppy AI Social Network

Meta's Sloppy AI Social Network

Chrome Is Worth $100B+ to Google

Chrome Is Worth $100B+ to Google

Hey Jealousy

Hey Jealousy

In the Chat Where It Happens

In the Chat Where It Happens

Aug
26

Google Lost a Search Antitrust Case. Will Gemini Take the Blame?

#google
Aug
26

The 3 iPhone Problem

#iphone
Aug
25

KPopping Netflix's Theatrical Stance

#netflix
Aug
24

The Fab Four Anthologies

#the beatles
Aug
23

Apple's Great AI Bake Off

#siri
Aug
21

Peering Back at the OpenAI "Constellations"

#openai
Aug
20

Google's Distractingly Smarmy Pixel Event

#google
Aug
20

Super Ultra Megaintelligence™

#podcasts
Aug
19

The Scale is New, the Idea Isn't

#money
Aug
19

Meta Shoves More Shit Into IG

#instagram
Aug
18

M.S.N.O.W.

#branding
Aug
14

The US Government Inside Intel

#intel
Aug
14

That First Cellular MacBook Pro May Be Very Close...

#apple
Aug
12

Perplexity's Perplexing and Positively PR Offer to Buy Chrome

#perplexity
Aug
12

OpenAI Moves Fast and Breaks ChatGPT

#openai
Aug
11

Disney & Fox Bundle to Back Into Venu

#streaming
Aug
11

The Art of the Quid Pro Quo

#nvidia
Aug
09

The Captains of CapEx

#apple
Aug
06

OpenAI Figures Out Their Path Back to "Open"

#openai
Aug
04

Marvel, We Have a Superhero Problem

#movie theaters
Aug
02

Meta's 'Anti-Godfather' Offers

#meta
Aug
01

Apple Backed Into an AI Corner

#apple