Thoughts

Mark Zuckerberg is planning a big push into personal AI agents, and Meta is “all in” (see Verge).

Remember when Meta was “all in” on VR? It spent $80B and even changed their business name.

Watching The Odyssey by Christopher Nolan

Stunning.

I'm convinced the 5th generation iPod Classic is just one of the most beautiful devices. I had a black one back in the day. The glassy front and chrome silver back was such a winning combination. I've genuinely been considering getting one again.

The EU are at it again! The European Commission have issued guidance to Google for AI Interoperability on Android devices.

John Gruber has a good write up on Daring Fireball.

Watching Backrooms by Kane Parsons

Good film, doesn’t touch Obsession, but it’s great to see Horror having a moment again.

The New Siri is an Improvement, Not Much More

After waiting for years for Apple to catch up and have a credible AI offering, I was hoping for a bit more with the new Siri AI. I’ve given it a good go over the last month. It works much better than old Siri, but it’s nowhere near as capable as Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini…

The EU's DMA is Failing the Consumers it was Meant to Protect

I've always leaned towards being pro EU, particularly against the backdrop of the economic fallout from the self inflicted wound of Brexit. But I strongly believe the EU's continued interventions on technology have been detrimental to consumers. I'll skip the mess of GDPR and cookie compliance and focus on the most recent flawed legislation: the…

Elon Musk Becomes the World's First Trillionaire

It's absolutely wild that Elon Musk has become the world's first trillionaire, following SpaceX's IPO. To put that into context, that makes him richer than 46% of the entire world combined. Obviously the majority of this wealth are in assets, and are not liquid, but it's still a historical moment. My concern is that with…