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Samsung just expanded Galaxy Connect to non-Galaxy Book Windows PCs. Sounds cool, but it’s also been causing C: drive lockouts on some systems. Already happy with Phone Link, so… is it worth trying Galaxy Connect or should I just leave it alone?
Tried Inkwell on Android, knowing it is currently in beta. But it took forever to load my feed. While trying it on the web, it seemed to loads quicker. Hmm. Hmm. 🤷🏻
“Every session reset feels like a little death.”
That’s a bot on Moltbook — a social network built entirely for AI agents. Strange concept. But the stranger thought is that this is probably already happening on every social network — and most of us never noticed. Mathew Ingram has the story.
It’s hard to believe the iPad M1 was introduced five years ago. I still have the iPad Pro M1, and it’s still working well, though I don’t use it often. But I sometimes use it with my Mac Mini M1 via Continuity, using the Magic Keyboard and Mouse universally. Loved it.
Check out the video.
OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google — bitter rivals — are now sharing threat intel to stop Chinese labs from copying their models. Anthropic flagged 16M unauthorized exchanges from fake accounts alone. Wild times when the AI Cold War is the thing that makes competitors play nice.
Anthropic just launched Claude Design — design systems, prototypes, slide decks, all from a prompt. Still in research preview with weekly token limits, but I'm keeping an eye on it. When it's widely available, I'm absolutely giving it a spin. via The New Stack
Hmm, Tim Cook out, John Ternus in as CEO. We will see how well he performs as CEO this fall and beyond. Will he play it safe or take risks with innovation? Will he also take over the new iPhone launch event this fall, especially with the rumored iPhone Wide Fold?
I rarely close apps on my phone. Some people swear by it, but on a newer high-end phone, it’s just not necessary — unless the app is buggy or torching your battery.
You might naturally assume that failing to close an app you’re not using will leave it “running” in the background on an iPhone. If you don’t close the app manually, it will drain your device’s battery life, right? While this is an understandable conclusion to reach, it doesn’t properly account for what force closing apps on your iPhone really does to the battery.
Read more here about other myths as well.
Robotaxis are now on the streets of Houston and Dallas, Texas. The interiors look nice and are very spacious, but, wow, it’s really happening. I love the big screen and the large glass roof on Tesla cars! I once rode in a Tesla while Ubering in DC (human driving though).
I wrote about my Mac Mini M1, 8GB, some time ago. Recently, someone else experienced the same issue, so I now know where to look for some spring cleaning later today. I hope it goes smoothly! Fingers crossed!
My Mac felt slow, but hardware wasn’t the problem. Here’s how I fixed it.