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10/25/2024
21 : 34

Quiet. Thinking.

RIP Foursquare • Okay, Computer • Orion Definitely, Maybe • Polymarket Nonsense • Notion Mail I just love this clip of David Foster Wallace talking about the importance of quiet time – that is to say,
10/24/2024
21 : 4

Road Apples

Peter Todd In Hiding • Intel's Past Mistakes • Apple's Roadmap • 20th Century's Slate • Apple's Actual Intelligence Road Apples Peter Todd In Hiding • Intel's Past Mistakes •
10/23/2024
17 : 14

Stepping Out

Phone-Sized E-Reader • ARM vs. Qualcomm • Apple Intelligence Smarts • Tragedy and AI • Vision Pro's Halt Stepping Out Phone-Sized E-Reader • ARM vs. Qualcomm • Apple Intelligence Smarts • Tragedy
10/22/2024
18 : 14

Ushering In

Netflix's Theatrical Strategy • Blade Runner vs. Elon Musk • Disney vs. App Store • Anthropic's AI PC Control • AirPods Hearing Boost Ushering In Netflix's Theatrical Strategy • Blade
10/21/2024
18 : 14

Off to the AI Races

Apple's XR and AI Fight -- A New OpenAI Offshoot -- An OpenAI Co-Founder Nears Return -- Google Play Stay -- Trump and Cook Chat -- Disney's Succession Off to the AI Races Apple's XR and AI
10/20/2024
7 : 4

Looking Up

The Oscars Look Around, Meta Hold the Meta, Slow Horses Comfort, Barry Diller on Hollywood, SpaceX Achievements, Project Rudy, and a Prorated Vision Looking Up The Oscars Look Around, Meta Hold the
10/20/2024
6 : 34

On a String

RIP Steve O'Hear, HoloLens Losses, Satya's Process, A Cheaper Quest, Saving Starbucks, From Afar, an iPad Mini Appears... On a String RIP Steve O'Hear, HoloLens Losses, Satya's Process,
10/20/2024
6 : 4

Feature Creeps

Trump/Google, Qualcomm/Intel, AMD/Intel, Slow Horses/Apple, Color/Kindle, Threads/Status Feature Creeps Trump/Google, Qualcomm/Intel, AMD/Intel, Slow Horses/Apple, Color/Kindle, Threads/Status By MG
10/20/2024
5 : 34

Fourth Quarter

Waiting on Alexa, Open Source Meta, Apple Batteries, Bon Iver's Sable, Uber/Expedia, and the EU Comes for Elon... Fourth Quarter Waiting on Alexa, Open Source Meta, Apple Batteries, Bon Iver's
10/20/2024
5 : 24

Smelling the Roses

OpenAI and Microsoft, Google Re-org, Baseball, and Dune Soon Smelling the Roses OpenAI and Microsoft, Google Re-org, Baseball, and Dune Soon By MG Siegler • 18 Oct 2024 View in browser View in browser
10/8/2024
17 : 4

The Race for Server Space

Apple's Leak, Disney's Star Wars, Google's Epic Fail, OpenAI's Space Race The Race for Server Space Apple's Leak, Disney's Star Wars, Google's Epic Fail, OpenAI's Space
10/7/2024
17 : 4

Laughing Away from the Bank

Apple's Release Cadence, VCs for Harris, Amazon's Election Night, Auteur Flops, All AI Deals All the Time, AI Summarizing AI, Joker's Folly, Epic's Meta Verse Laughing Away from the
10/4/2024
16 : 14

The Best of Times...

Waymo Cars, Gross Movie Theater Drinks, Rings of Power Heats Up, NFL/Skydance Deals, and a 'Crisis' in VC... The Best of Times... Waymo Cars, Gross Movie Theater Drinks, Rings of Power Heats Up
10/3/2024
17 : 4

So Dramatic

OpenAI's Valuation, Meta Image Training, DirecTV's Streaming Hub, Amazon's AI Tablets, More Ads for Prime Video, Microsoft's Awkward AI, Meta's Awkward AI So Dramatic OpenAI's
10/2/2024
18 : 24

Augmented Trust

OpenAI's Round, Anthropic's Hire, Talk Tuah, Mutombo, Character's Path, Microsoft's Trust, Google's Glasses... Augmented Trust OpenAI's Round, Anthropic's Hire, Talk Tuah,
10/1/2024
19 : 24

I Saw the Colors Fade Away

Apple schooled by Snap & Meta, Oura Rings, beating AI bots, the end of HoloLens, a true consumer Copilot, and goodbye to some greats... I Saw the Colors Fade Away Apple schooled by Snap & Meta,
9/30/2024
17 : 4

It Rains...

OpenAI's for-profit path, SoftBank enters the room, DirecTV+Dish, Newsom's veto, Apple walks, Pixel Fold runs, Mega flops, Meta's puck, OpenAI deals It Rains... OpenAI's for-profit path
9/27/2024
16 : 34

Wolfs in the Henhouse

Tech Leaving Theaters, A's Leaving Oakland, ARM Circling Intel, Apple's 'FacePod', OpenAI Of Course, Meta's Cheap Quest Wolfs in the Henhouse Tech Leaving Theaters, A's Leaving
9/26/2024
17 : 4

The Chaos Ladder

Meta's Keynote, Microsoft's Consumer AI Attempt, OpenAI's Chaos, LG TV Ads, AI Voice Hypocrisy, and AI Hardware Remains Hard The Chaos Ladder Meta's Keynote, Microsoft's Consumer AI
9/25/2024
17 : 4

AI Day of Demos

Meta's Smart Glasses, Stability's Terminator Move, OpenAI's Voices Live, Zuck is Done with Politics, Microsoft is Done with Bad Design, AI is Coming for Some Jobs, Including Some in