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Miriam Pawel, in an op-ed in The New York Times arguing that the University of California should not bring back the SAT requirement for admission: What has made the University of California exceptional is its commitment to increase access without sacrificing excellence. [...] Students on University…
Victoria Song, in her Optimizer column/newsletter for The Verge: I’ve been aggressively avoiding Muse since it launched a few weeks ago. Sure, some of that is because I was busy testing other devices. But the number-one reason why is that I am horribly vulnerable when faced with extreme cuteness…
Great interview from Stern, as usual, seemingly conducted on the old set of Three’s Company . She opened by asking if AI is going to wipe out humanity, and I think Zuck whiffed by not simply laughing and saying no. She also directly asked his thoughts on people calling Meta Glasses “pervert…
Meta’s annual keynote yesterday was a tight 55-minute live event held on their campus in Menlo Park. I watched the whole thing this morning, before recording tomorrow’s episode of Dithering . (Which you should subscribe to.) It was a good keynote. Consumer products announced: Third-generation Meta…
Apple Newsroom: Apple today announced the opening of Apple Music Hall, a brand-new state-of-the-art live music venue in London’s storied Battersea Power Station, designed to connect artists and fans through bespoke, intimate performances unlike anywhere else. Apple might be the most interesting…
Dan Luu serves up some copiously documented claim chowder: After this point, most further predictions that I saw were either non-falsifiable or resolve in the future. Note that I didn’t attempt to catalogue statements that are nonsensical or were simply factually incorrect statements at the time…
Join Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus, Lucy, and the rest of the gang and tune in to watch "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" for free for everybody on Apple TV. Here's how, and when. Watch 'It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown' on Apple TV For many of us, Charlie Brown and the "Peanuts" gang mark…
Remember the Tesla Semi? The long-gestating, heavy-duty truck first introduced in concept form in 2017 is finally in volume production as of April 2026 - nearly a decade after its initial introduction. On Thursday evening, the company held yet another event for the Semi to demonstrate to customers…
Remember when Microsoft wanted everyone to know that "Copilot Plus PCs" were the ones to get, because those were the PCs that that'd have enough built-in AI muscle to get things done? Two and a half years later, Microsoft and Qualcomm seem to be admitting the brand is already dead. Windows…
Apple’s YouTube channel shared a video today showcasing how parents can manage the new and existing features of Apple’s Child Accounts. Watch it below. more…
“ Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars ,” Apple TV’s docuseries about the pursuit of the culinary world’s highest honors, is back. Here are the details. more…
