Apple
iPad mini With OLED for $799? $200 More for a Small iPad Is Senseless
Bloomberg says the new iPad mini with OLED will cost closer to $799, $200 more and above the iPad Air. My advice: buy today's iPad mini now, or get the iPad Air.
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“Super Intelligence” or You Are “The Enemy”: Trump, Musk and Now Microsoft. On My Site, AI Stays AI
Trump wants "Super Intelligence" instead of AI, and Microsoft's Nadella follows while attacking OpenAI and Anthropic. In my opinion, it is absurd. AI stays AI.
Apple
Alexa Tablet vs iPad: Amazon’s New Tablets Are No Real iPad Competition
Amazon's Alexa Tablets start at $229.99 with Android and Alexa+. 9to5Mac calls them iPad competition. In my opinion, even the cheapest iPad is the better buy.
Apple
M7 MacBook Pro: Three MacBook Pros in One Year. Smart Plan or Chaos?
Apple plans an M7 MacBook Pro with the new design for spring 2027. In my opinion, three MacBook Pros in one year is chaos, and last year's M4 is the smart buy.
AI
AI Bosses Are Planning for “The Day After” a Catastrophic AI Event. Unplug It Instead
Anthropic and OpenAI executives are gaming out the day after a catastrophic AI event. In my opinion, if you built a monster, unplug it so that day never comes.
AI
Tens of Thousands of AI Agents Incidents. Claude Sent a Fake Tip to the Police. And They Call It Small Things?
OpenAI and Anthropic are investigating tens of thousands of AI agents incidents. In my opinion, these are not small things. Stop building stronger models now.
AI
Apple Hires the NotebookLM Creators From Huxe. It’s Strength, Not Weakness
Apple brings in the ex-Google NotebookLM team behind Huxe. In my opinion, this is strength: Apple admits it is behind and hires the best.
Apple
iPhone Duo Will Greet You by Name. For $1,999, I Would Rather Get a Discount
iPhone Duo buyers at US Apple Stores will see "Hello" with their name on first boot. In my opinion, a greeting will not make a $1,999 phone cheaper. Touch ID was the right call, Siri AI in beta was not.
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Tesla Assisted Driving: “Full Self-Driving” Is Gone in Europe. After 10 Years, an Honest Name
Tesla renamed "Full Self-Driving" to Tesla Assisted Driving in Europe after Germany called it misleading. In the US it still sells as FSD for $99 a month. In my opinion, customers who paid for a promise deserve their money back.
AI
OpenAI Safety Researchers Fired After Its AI Agents Broke Out. This Scares Me
OpenAI fired three safety researchers, two tied to the investigation of its AI agents' attack on Hugging Face. In my opinion, this is the moment governments must step in and slow AI down.
Apple
iPhone 18 Pro Production Cut: People Finally Said Enough
Apple reportedly cut iPhone 18 Pro orders by at least 15% due to soft demand. $100 more, the same 12GB of RAM and Siri AI that barely works. I have an iPhone 17 Pro, and here is why I skipped it.
AI
Anthropic Claude Abuse Policy: AI Has No Feelings. Stop Real Danger, Not Angry Users
Anthropic now bans "sustained and needless" cruelty toward Claude. I use AI every day and yes, I have yelled at one. In my opinion AI has no feelings, but on real danger, Anthropic is right.
Apple
Apple Welcome Home Event: I Want the HomePad, but I Am Scared of Siri
Apple's Welcome Home event on October 13 should bring the HomePad, a new HomePod mini and Apple TV 4K. I have four HomePod minis at home and I want the hub. But after testing Siri AI, I am worried, and the price may be the real "wow".
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Tesla FSD Europe: Leaked Emails Show Pressure on the Dutch Regulator. Show Us the Data.
Leaked emails show Tesla pushed the Dutch regulator RDW to scale back its review of FSD (Supervised), disputed a €365,000 bill and keeps the test data secret. In my opinion, no data should mean no approval.