I have started listening to Designed in California on Relay, and it is excellent: hosts and guests I enjoy and trust, telling Apple’s story well. Even after many books, including David Pogue’s Apple: The First 50 Years, I still learn something new.
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All micro postsMeta AI Glasses (linked article)
Glasses built to discreetly record the people around you are a privacy problem, not a feature. They have also changed how I see Ray-Ban, the brand lending its name to them. I will not recommend these glasses, nor the companies behind them.
Apple Unveils iPhone Duo (linked article)
Apple’s first foldable iPhone: 5.4 inches closed, 7.6 inches open. For iOS developers, the comfortable world of portrait and landscape ends here. Apps now have to handle folded, unfolded, and every transition in between, gracefully.
Between Intelligence and Consciousness
As artificial intelligence grows increasingly capable, a familiar assumption follows close behind: that intelligence inevitably becomes consciousness. But are we confusing performance with experience? Drawing from neuroscientist Anil Seth’s arguments, current research, philosophy, and the economic incentives shaping modern AI narratives, this essay explores a quieter position - one rooted not in technological optimism or fear, but in intellectual restraint.
Why I Still Write a Blog and Record a Podcast in the Age of AI
As social media and AI accelerate content creation and distribution, personal blogs and podcasts are often seen as outdated. In reality, they offer something increasingly rare: ownership, depth, and a lasting record of thought.
Your Website Is Your Digital Headquarters
Social media platforms may attract attention, but they are not the center of a company’s digital presence. A website remains the only place where a business fully controls its content, structure, and long-term communication. It is the digital headquarters of the organization.
What the Young Generation Needs to Understand About Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity for the younger generation is not about software-it’s about identity, exposure, and understanding how social media and AI can be used against you.
On Language, Agency, and the Quiet Reality of Artificial Intelligence
A restrained essay on language, agency, and why artificial intelligence is neither sentient nor magical, but a powerful tool that demands judgment, limits, and human responsibility.
On Quiet Intelligence
Artificial intelligence has become part of the underlying structure of modern work. Used with restraint, it sharpens judgment, shortens distance, and leaves space for human intent.