Of course viewers are giving up on Netflix shows
…But Netflix’s binge model trained audiences to cluster around shows for brief windows before moving on to the Next Big Thing that folks are yapping about on social media. The binge…
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Someone out-Trumped the Trump phone
…They’d actually already been announced in China in March, but no one seemed to notice, not least because there was no sign of any release date, pricing, or actual specs. That…
Apple iPhone16 Event
…We’re expecting Apple to unveil the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, and a brand-new thinner model called the iPhone Air. The big question: Do people want thinner phones? Will it…
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate gets a price cut but loses new Call of Duty games
…I reported nearly two years ago that Microsoft had been debating whether to put new releases of Call of Duty into Game Pass, with concerns from some at the company at the…
Microsoft reports sinking Xbox revenue as its cloud business climbs
Microsoft’s Xbox hardware revenue continues to tumble, with the company revealing a 33 percent decline as part of its earnings report released on Wednesday. Even though the rest of Microsoft’s…
Read this before you vibe-code another app
…There have been improvements in models with things like Mythos, the same Anthropic model that set off alarm bells for how easily it finds vulnerabilities to attack, which can also be used…
Snap is sticking with Qualcomm for its next AR glasses
…Snap has been working on smart glasses for a decade, with the first model of its camera-equipped Spectacles glasses launching in 2016. But the past couple generations, which have been AR…
Tim Cook was an innovator — just not the Jobs kind
Under Steve Jobs, Apple released the groundbreaking products that defined the company. But the company wouldn’t be what it is today without Tim Cook’s reign of ruthless efficiency. Jobs’ legacy…
OpenAI’s new social video app will let you deepfake your friends
…released. [Video: Sora2_SUP backflip] Sora users can give their friends — or, if they’re feeling bold, everyone — permission to create “cameos” with their own likeness using the new video model…
Electric Cars
…NHTSA Administrator Jonathan Morrison said that the Model Y demonstrated “lifesaving potential of driver assistance technologies and sets a high bar for the industry.” Trump’s Transportation Department Announces Tesla Model Y…