What’s the role of a simple fitness band in the AI health era?
…of my life in order to get that personalized context? This was never an issue with the old Fitbit. Even as I appreciate how advanced this category has become, how health features…
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Apple’s Screen Time updates are too little, too late
…That’s something Apple is unlikely to ever get behind, and something that, as your child gets older, becomes increasingly untenable for a whole host of reasons. I’m not going…
Thread Direct looks to solve Matter’s biggest setup headache
…The feature, called Thread Direct, is designed to let users set up Thread-powered devices — such as smart plugs and smart locks — using only a phone or mobile device equipped with a…
Apple Rumors
…His sources indicate that, unlike the rumored foldable iPhone , the $3k Mac-like tablet is tied up in development issues, around its weight, features, and OLED display. Apple’s Planned Foldable iPad…
Read this before you vibe-code another app
…He’s working on a version of the app in which nothing a user types is stored by AI, even briefly, and a separate version that would let users route everything through…
Cybersecurity
…Ordinarily we keep detailed bug reports private for several months after shipping fixes and issuing security advisories, largely as a precaution to protect any users who, for whatever reason, were slow to…
Online Shopping
…Sephora is partnering with Korean beauty retailers Olive Young to bring more K-beauty products to international consumers in-store and online. In the last decade, K-beauty has had a meteoric…
AI video is moving beyond clip slop
…One issue this is aiming to solve is consistency. Generative AI has long struggled with keeping characters looking the same from clip to clip. In the new version of Flow, users can…
Twitter - X
…After suffering multiple issues last month, X is down again to kick off February. Downdetector and NetBlocks both confirmed the outage. Users are reporting that the most recent posts they’re able…
These are the laptops I recommend for pretty much anyone
…2.87 pounds There is no better laptop for a tinkerer than the user-repairable, user-upgradeable Framework Laptop 13. There’s also the Framework Laptop 16 if you want something bigger…