AI is blowing up music production
…I never thought it would change, but actually, that’s not true. I knew it was going to change, because it’s all been changing so fast. But the quality of what…
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Microsoft to unveil new AI models and Windows improvements at Build
…As Microsoft continues to reshuffle its entire business around AI, it’s moving Build into a smaller, more intimate venue. Trust in Windows and GitHub is at an all-time low, and…
The Stepback
…Hawkins Mar 8 How MLB can make baseball relevant on a fast-changing internet The old sport is going all-in on chasing virality. Mia Sato Mar 1 America desperately needs new…
The cost of the smart home is going up
…One AI-powered camera warned me of a brown bear in my backyard in coastal South Carolina. (It was my dog). To really change the game for the smart home and…
Why isn’t the Trump phone made in the USA?
…It’s a low-margin business, which doesn’t leave much room for manufacturers to absorb higher labor costs from US employees. “You’re being asked to build some of the hardest…
It’s a bad time to want a new computer
…When asked in a recent interview by PC Gamer the one thing he would change about the Steam Machine, Valve engineer Yazan Aldehayyat said: “Make it cheaper.” While the company hasn’t…
How to win — and lose — Decoder
…The thing that has changed, and I think this is the reason the feedback is getting mixed, is that on Decoder, particularly, we have a business audience, and there’s real product…
Google’s taking a big swing at AI health with the Fitbit Air
…Was I not seeing double? But as my press briefing went on, my opinion started changing. The Air is sort of like the OG Fitbits that Whoop then duped once Fitbit went…
Companies weaponize TOS against you
…Do you think that that is going to change? Because it doesn’t seem that tenable to me. I don’t think it’s going to change at the Supreme Court, not…
Windows is back on the Microsoft menu
…Microsoft Scout is an always-on assistant that integrates into Microsoft 365 apps like Outlook, OneDrive, and Microsoft Teams, allowing businesses to assign a virtual assistant to employees to help with organizing…