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Paul Thurrott

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145 posts
2025-10-16
“Sam Altman says OpenAI is ‘not the elected moral police of the world’” Right. That's Apple.
2025-10-16 View on X
CNBC

Sam Altman says OpenAI is “not the elected moral police of the world”, after receiving backlash for saying that ChatGPT will offer “erotica for verified adults”

plus 3 other reasons I've switched to Claude for productivity Grace Priscilla Teo / Tech in Asia : Sam Altman says OpenAI shouldn't act as global moral authority Jensen Huang / Mon...

2025-08-29
“Microsoft's Copilot AI is now inside Samsung TVs and monitors” Gross!
2025-08-29 View on X
The Verge

Samsung rolls out Microsoft's Copilot AI assistant in its 2025 lineup of TVs and monitors, letting users ask for movie suggestions, plot recaps, and more

Emma Roth / The Verge :

2025-06-10
Forget about the visual changes. iPadOS FINALLY gets background tasks. This was the biggest issue for pro apps.
2025-06-10 View on X
The Verge

Apple unveils iPadOS 26 with features to “fluidly resize” app windows, move them, and open more app at once, a new Files app, a Mac-like Preview app, and more

how to download the developer beta now Kahekashan / The Hans India : Apple Introduces Fresh Design and Smarter Features with macOS Tahoe, iPadOS 26, and More at WWDC 2025 Harsh Shi...

2025-03-28
“Facebook Goes Back to Basics With “Friends” Tab Without Suggested Content” Back to basics for Facebook is undermining democracy.
2025-03-28 View on X
New York Times

Meta adds a Friends tab on Facebook that will show content just from users' friends, with no recommended posts, as it brings back “OG” Facebook experiences

Here's How to See Posts From Your Friends Instead of Algorithms Jonathan Vanian / CNBC : Meta debuts Friends tab, Mark Zuckerberg pushes ‘throwback to OG Facebook’ Emma Crabtree / ...

2025-03-01
Employee: I see.  What do we get for killing ourselves in that fashion?  Brin: We'll fire you because AI can do your job.
2025-03-01 View on X
New York Times

Memo: Sergey Brin says Google could reach AGI if employees worked harder and were in the office more, saying “60 hours a week is the sweet spot of productivity”

The tech giant's co-founder said that if employees worked harder and were in the office more …

2024-12-05
Thread Users Can Now Follow Mastodon, Other Fediverse Accounts
2024-12-05 View on X
The Verge

Threads users can now follow fediverse accounts that have interacted with a Threads post; users won't see fediverse posts in feeds, but will on account profiles

However, I believe that interoperability is necessary for survival of all of these platforms. … Eugen Rochko / @Gargron@mastodon.social : @mosseri just announced that #Threads user...

2024-10-29
Want to trade in your PC—any PC—to get a new Mac mini? Apple is offering awesome trade-in values. Cough. [image]
2024-10-29 View on X
The Verge

Apple updates the Mac mini with a much smaller design, M4 or M4 Pro, two front-facing USB-C ports, up to 64GB of RAM, and more, shipping November 8 for $599+

As part of the company's week of Mac-focused announcements, Apple has just introduced a smaller, yet even more powerful Mac Mini.

2024-09-15
“What Is AI Best at Now?  Improving Products You Already Own” Duh and/or hello.
2024-09-15 View on X
Wall Street Journal

Recent announcements from Apple and Google show that AI is most useful as a feature in devices and software we already use, rather than a standalone product

Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal :

2024-07-03
“Sources: Apple will get an observer role on OpenAI's board, with Phil Schiller chosen for the position, as part of their partnership announced last month” Phil and the Microsoft observer will employ “rock, paper, scissors” when they disagree on strategy.
2024-07-03 View on X
Bloomberg

Sources: Apple will get an observer role on OpenAI's board, with Phil Schiller chosen for the position, as part of their ChatGPT partnership announced in June

CDK Says ‘Substantially All’ Car Dealerships Restored After Hack  —  Northern Data May Be Testing Limits of AI Frenzy With Unit IPO

2024-06-29
“Microsoft's AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman says content on the open web is ‘freeware’ that anyone can copy or use to reproduce, due to the fair use ‘social contract’” And I say you're a f#$%ing thief with no sense of your legal or ethical obligations.
2024-06-29 View on X
Windows Central

Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman says content on the open web is “freeware” that anyone can copy or use to reproduce, due to the fair use “social contract”

Microsoft's CEO of AI said that content on the open web can be copied and used to create new content.

2024-06-26
“Google Schedules Pixel Event for August” “Samsung schedules its next Galaxy Unpacked event for July 10” I assume Apple's going to reschedule its 2024 iPhone event for next week now.
2024-06-26 View on X
The Verge

Samsung schedules its next Galaxy Unpacked event for July 10 at 9AM ET in Paris, where Galaxy AI updates, the Galaxy Z Fold 6, and Galaxy Z Flip 6 are expected

Samsung's next Unpacked summer launch event will take place on July 10th in Paris, France, the company announced on Tuesday.

2024-06-19
Former Windows head Terry Myerson once told me the goal of partnering with Qualcomm on Windows on Arm was to “get those f#$%ing Intel stickers off of PCs.” Mission accomplished, Terry. There are no Intel stickers on the new Qualcomm-based Copilot+ PCs. [image]
2024-06-19 View on X
Wall Street Journal

On its Korean website, Samsung says its new Snapdragon-powered Galaxy Book 4 Edge is not compatible with or cannot install some Adobe apps, Fortnite, and more

Popular games, other software are found incompatible with model using Microsoft Windows and Qualcomm chip

“Apple has reportedly paused work on Vision Pro 2 in favor of making a cheaper MR headset” It's the old HoloLens/Windows Mixed Reality strategy! I'm sure this time it will work. /s
2024-06-19 View on X
The Information

Source: Apple told at least one supplier it has suspended work on the next Apple Vision Pro; sources say Apple still plans a cheaper model by the end of 2025

Apple Suspends Work on Next High-End Headset, Focused on Releasing Cheaper Model in Late 2025 Apple has told at least one supplier …

Former Windows head Terry Myerson once told me the goal of partnering with Qualcomm on Windows on Arm was to “get those f#$%ing Intel stickers off of PCs.” Mission accomplished, Terry. There are no Intel stickers on the new Qualcomm-based Copilot+ PCs. [image]
2024-06-19 View on X
Windows Central

ASUS VivoBook S 15 Copilot+ PC review: Snapdragon X Elite is incredible, all-day battery, a gorgeous 15.6" OLED screen, and $1,299 for 1TB SSD and 16GB of RAM

2024-05-24
“A bill strengthening the UK Competition and Markets Authority to regulate tech giants like Apple and Google heads toward approval before the UK's July election” I mean, they nailed it with the Activision Blizzard acquisition, so why not? \cricket chirps
2024-05-24 View on X
TechCrunch

A bill strengthening the UK Competition and Markets Authority to regulate tech giants like Apple and Google heads toward approval before the UK's July election

https://techcrunch.com/...  Wouldn't have happened if not for the continuing efforts of @owa and in-kind contributions from Apple's legal team.  Nothing pulls people together like ...

2024-05-12
“Apple made generative AI a tent-pole project after Craig Federighi and John Giannandrea spent weeks testing ChatGPT and found Siri to be antiquated” Um. THAT'S how they figured out Siri was antiquated?
2024-05-12 View on X
New York Times

Sources: Apple made generative AI a tent-pole project after Craig Federighi and John Giannandrea spent weeks testing ChatGPT and found Siri to be antiquated

here's the key upgrades Adam Davidson / Pocket-lint : Siri is outdated, but a better version might be coming The Economic Times : iOS 18: Your iPhone may soon have ChatGPT Griffin ...

2024-05-11
“Apple made generative AI a tent-pole project after Craig Federighi and John Giannandrea spent weeks testing ChatGPT and found Siri to be antiquated” Um. THAT'S how they figured out Siri was antiquated?
2024-05-11 View on X
New York Times

Sources: Apple made generative AI a tent-pole project after Craig Federighi and John Giannandrea spent weeks testing ChatGPT and found Siri to be antiquated

Apple plans to announce that it will bring generative A.I. to iPhones after the company's most significant reorganization in a decade.

2024-05-05
Microsoft, 2002: “Secure by design, secure by default” Microsoft, 2024: “Secure by design, secure by default” Microsoft, between those announcements: “Tee-hee-hee”
2024-05-05 View on X
The Verge

Microsoft outlines security principles and goals tied to executive compensation packages, following a scathing US Cyber Safety Review Board report in April 2024

expanding Microsoft's Secure Future Initiative Tom Krazit / Runtime : Microsoft wants to be judged on security Nick Heer / Pixel Envy : Microsoft Says It Is Prioritizing Security A...

2024-05-04
Microsoft, 2002: “Secure by design, secure by default” Microsoft, 2024: “Secure by design, secure by default” Microsoft, between those announcements: “Tee-hee-hee”
2024-05-04 View on X
The Verge

Microsoft outlines security principles and goals tied to executive compensation packages, following a scathing US Cyber Safety Review Board report in April 2024

expanding Microsoft's Secure Future Initiative Tom Warren / The Verge : Read Satya Nadella's Microsoft memo on putting security first Tom Krazit / Runtime : Microsoft wants to be j...

2024-03-22
“Apple says the US DOJ's lawsuit sets a dangerous precedent and empowers the 'government to take a heavy hand in designing people's technology'” Note that Apple celebrated this when it happened to Microsoft.
2024-03-22 View on X
TechCrunch

The US DOJ's Apple lawsuit has many parallels to its Microsoft lawsuit in the 1990s, but Apple's monopoly position is not nearly as clear-cut as Microsoft's was

“Apple inhibits third-party smartwatches from maintaining a reliable connection with the iPhone.”  —  To be fair, Apple does that to its own smartwatches too. X: Charles Arthur / @...