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John Ternus will be Apple's next CEO (starting September 1, 2026)
Apple: Tim Cook to become Apple Executive ChairmanJohn Ternus to become Apple CEO
Under Cook’s leadership Apple has grown from a market capitalization of approximately $350 billion to $4 trillion, representing a more than 1,000% increase, and yearly revenue has nearly quadrupled, from $108 billion in fiscal year 2011 to more than $416
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Our computers are just too good
Andy Nicolaides: I’m not a Pro, and that’s okay.
I started to realise recently, but was fully reconciled in my mind after using the MacBook Neo for a few days. The realisation is that, when it comes to my personal devices at least, I’m not a pro and I don’t need
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What if games could be "pretty successful" and not out the developer out of business?
I really loved this quote from John Linneman on a recent Digital Foundry podcast:
There was a time when they could produce games in a moderately sustainable fashion, it seems, and they didn't need to be multi-million sellers. And in fact, the big multi-million sellers could help support this wide range
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No vibe coded visionOS bump
This post on Reddit caught my attention:
Been curious about the state of the visionOS ecosystem so I pulled the
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Will iPadOS 27 bring back split view?
Zac Kew-Denniss: iPadOS 26 multitasking is so bad that I’ve replaced my iPad with an Android tablet
The biggest mistake Apple made in iPadOS 26 was making all of these changes in the iPad’s default mode. I’m the go-to tech support for a large group of older family members and
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The "heads I win, tails you lose" mentality
Antonio G. Di Benedetto for The Verge: I tested three Windows laptops in the MacBook Neo’s price range — there’s no contest
Each has an eight-core processor (versus six on the Neo), 16GB of RAM instead of 8GB, and between 256GB and 1TB of storage — the slowest of which is twice the speed
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Chrome gets side tabs
David Pierce: Vertical browser tabs are better and you should use them
The good news here is, you don’t have to take my word for it. Switching browsers is hard, and maybe you don’t want to do it just for vertical tabs. But update Chrome, right-click the tab bar, and just see
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Nintendo's digital games will be cheaper than physical
Nintendo: About Nintendo Switch 2 Game Pricing
Beginning in May 2026, and starting with preorders for Yoshi™ and the Mysterious
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OpenAI against the world
Ben Thompson: Apple’s 50 Years of Integration
It’s also worth noting that OpenAI has, in its relatively short life, managed to frame itself as a competitor to basically everyone in tech, from Google to Meta to Microsoft, only to find itself forced to pivot in the face of Anthropic and its focused approach
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Switch 2 sales estimates drop, and why I think console gaming is currently in decline
Jess Weatherbed: Nintendo cuts Switch 2 production amid weakening console sales
Nintendo will produce fewer Switch 2 units than it previously projected in response to weakening demand for the console in the US, Bloomberg reports. Four million units of Nintendo’s flagship device are expected to be made this quarter instead of the six million
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Analyst hat comes off, reviewer hat goes on
Jason Snell thought my MacBook Neo review missed the point of the product:
But this entire conversation misses the most important thing about the MacBook Neo: It is sold in every Apple Store, on Apple’s website, and in every Apple sales channel. Most people won’t think to cruise for a refurbished Air—they
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DLSS 5 looks like ass (and this is coming from a huge DLSS fan)
Cameron Faulkner, Richard Lawler: DLSS 5 looks like a real-time generative AI filter for video games
Nvidia announced DLSS 5 on Monday during its GTC conference, and based on early reactions, it’s going to be a divisive update, with some reactions calling it “slop” that unacceptably alters artistic intent. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang
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The different lessons learned using a Mac
Sam Henri Gold: “This Is Not The Computer For You”
Yes, you will hit the limits of this machine. 8GB of RAM and a phone chip will see to that. But the limits you hit on the Neo are resource limits — memory is finite, silicon has a clock speed, processes cost something. You are learning
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"This is an Xbox" gets in the bin
Chris Kerr: Microsoft quietly retires 'This is an Xbox' marketing campaign
When searching for the blog post that kicked off the marketing beat earlier today, I noticed it has been removed from Xbox Wire (Microsoft's Xbox-focused news repository). In fact, the only post currently available on the 'This is
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Encrypted RCS is coming in iOS 26.4
Juli Clover: iOS 26.4 Beta Adds End-to-End Encryption for iPhone-to-Android RCS Texts
iPhone users will need to install the second beta of iOS 26.4 to exchange encrypted messages with Android users, while Google users need to have the latest version of Google Messages.
You love to see it. Next
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I waited on this rumor so long we already know it's wrong
Joe Rossignol: Apple's Upcoming Studio Display 2 Rumored to Have an Unusual Feature
The tipster believes that a 90Hz refresh rate would make sense due to bandwidth considerations. Thunderbolt 5 can support 5K resolution at 120Hz without any compression, but they think Apple likely wants to ensure there will be plenty of remaining
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Of course it can use pro apps. It’s a computer
When I started doing YouTube in 2020, I was in the middle of my iPad era, and the only Mac in my life was a 2012 Mac mini. I don't remember its exact specs, but suffice to say it positively sucks by 2026 standards. And while it was very slow, it did technically
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New wallpaper generator just dropped
ColorFlow is a really cool new wallpaper and animation generator from the folks over at ls.graphics, and it'
