… He oversaw the launch of Apple’s in-house chips, starting with the A4, and helped develop a range of other technologies used in Apple products, including batteries, cameras, storage controllers, sensors, displays, and cellular modems. “Johny is one of the most talented people I have ever had the pr…
… But Steve Jobs, famously, failed at inventing the future in the 1980s and got booted from Apple. …
… A video demo showed a future version capable of folding clothes. …
… He’s also been the face of announcing new Macs for years, including Apple’s first Macs with Apple Silicon in 2020 that profoundly transformed Apple’s computer lineup, continuing through the 15-inch MacBook Air in 2023 and a suite of M4 Macs last year. …
Apple Silicon chips. The iPhone’s dominance. Apple Vision Pro. During Tim Cook’s 15-year tenure as Apple CEO there were highs — and in the case of the Vision Pro, maybe a low — that helped define Apple as one of the most dominant forces in tech even without Steve Jobs. …
It’s been almost three years since Silicon Valley started aggressively pushing large language model-based chatbots like ChatGPT as the supposedly inevitable future of everything, and there’s no group that has felt the pressure quite like Gen Z. …
… That distant, imagined future was suddenly closer and realer than ever. On the first day, some attendees watched a short film called Slaughterbots, put together by the Future of Life Institute. …
… And then, with the transition to Apple Silicon in 2020, everything changed. The line was revitalized with hugely capable new chips, and Apple began prioritizing usability over thinness at all costs. The Mac is now in a new golden era, and yesterday’s changes at Apple bode really well for the future. …
… The Neo is surprisingly powerful for its low $599 price, and it’s a kind of culmination of the strengths Apple fostered in the Cook era. Cook oversaw the move to Apple designing its own silicon, which is how a previous-gen iPhone chip can be repurposed successfully in a brand-new laptop. …
… Stevie Bonifield Apr 5 Apple’s long, bitter App Store antitrust war Apple’s iPhone empire spans the globe — and so does legal pushback. …