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Star Wars has been shot on an iPhone (close enough)

Star Wars has been shot on an iPhone (close enough)

In 2007, I discussed how human brains can't compute Moore's law and, in general, any exponential change. Moore's law, being famous since the late 70s for describing how computing power doubles roughly every year and a half for the same cost, has been one

State of AI with Google Notebook: will we escape the big enshittification?

State of AI with Google Notebook: will we escape the big enshittification?

I am not very much sharing all the AI tools I've been testing these last months, nor the ones I currently use. That being said, I found the latest Google tool, Notebook, quite illustrative of the current state of AI. Notebook is designed as a sort of mood

Are you working on 80%-OK or 99%-OK problems?

Are you working on 80%-OK or 99%-OK problems?

Another concept I’ve been mulling over this summer is the distinction innovators face between problems that can afford to be mostly solved (80%-OK) before delivering their core value and those that demand near perfection (99%-OK). Take self-driving cars, for instance. Back in 2018, I predicted they’d

The Splintering of the iPhone

The Splintering of the iPhone

The iPhone experience in Europe is becoming more flexible and feature-rich, largely due to regulatory pressure pushing for greater consumer choice. Meanwhile, users in other regions, including the US, see fewer options. Europe is getting features like third-party app stores, custom browsers, and the ability to replace default apps, creating

The long and painful history of GM with software

The long and painful history of GM with software

In 2023, General Motors (GM) made a rather ambitious move for an incumbent automaker—ditching CarPlay and Android Auto in favor of rolling out its own proprietary software layer in partnership with Google. The decision was met with a collective groan from both industry insiders and everyday drivers, as it

Google doesn't know what's the point of its consumer AI tools

Google doesn't know what's the point of its consumer AI tools

Imagine you're one of the most advanced companies worldwide on AI technology and, at the same time, one of the largest, richest businesses on the planet with near infinite money for marketing and running ad campaigns. What would you pick as the perfect consumer use case for your