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Writes like a poet, thinks like an engineer, complains like a philosopher.

Apple’s acquisition of MotionVFX, a Final Cut Pro plugin maker, suggests a renewed focus on pro software, potentially integrating its offerings into Apple Creator Studio.

https://9to5mac.com/2026/04/04/new-apple-acquisition-telling-sign-of-company-software-direction-spending/

Apple’s latest acquisition is telling sign of where the company is headed - 9to5Mac

Last month, Apple acquired a popular Final Cut Pro plugin maker: MotionVFX. It isn’t clear what this acquisition will turn...

9to5Mac

Our pockets hold more than we realise. Over time, some everyday objects, carried close, become more than just tools: they turn into personal companions woven into the fabric of our daily lives.

https://secrid.com/en-global/stories/30-years-of-evolution/

30 Years of Product Evolution

Our pockets hold more than we realise. Over time, some everyday objects, carried close, become more than just tools: they turn into personal companions woven into the fabric of our daily lives.

First impressions matter, so how do you make yours count? Communication consultant Rebecca Okamoto outlines five simple ways to introduce yourself in 20 words or fewer, setting up any interview or conversation for those three crucial words: "Tell me more."

https://www.ted.com/talks/rebecca_okamoto_how_to_introduce_yourself_and_get_hired

Rebecca Okamoto: How to introduce yourself — and get hired

TED

Apple is developing a new feature for the Shortcuts app that will allow users to generate unique actions using Apple Intelligence models.

https://www.macrumors.com/2026/03/31/ios-27-shortcuts-app-custom-actions-ai/

iOS 27 Shortcuts App May Write Custom Actions for You Using AI

Apple continues to develop a new feature for its Shortcuts app that will let users generate unique actions using Apple Intelligence models, based on...

MacRumors

After a stroke left Walt Whitman disabled, he found solace in nature. He reflected on the meaning of life, finding contentment in its simple pleasures, and documented his thoughts in a book and deliberately maintained a positive outlook.

https://www.themarginalian.org/2017/12/20/walt-whitman-specimen-days-meaning-of-life/

Walt Whitman, Shortly After His Paralytic Stroke, on What Makes Life Worth Living

“Tone your wants and tastes low down enough, and make much of negatives, and of mere daylight and the skies.”

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Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’ by Matty Juniosa on Britain’s Got Talent, after a chat about the Jedi in Star Wars and how this contestant was too gay to ever watch it so Simon’s analogy between the BGT Judges and the Jedi Council simply failed. 🤷🏻‍♂️

https://youtu.be/YMa8cDRSfnM

Matty Juniosa turns Prince's 'Purple Rain' GOLDEN! | Auditions | BGT 2026

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“Every old person knows what it is to be young, but no young person can know what it is to be old.” -The Pitt, S02E12

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt38079877/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

Arm Releases First Ever AI Chip, With Meta As Initial Customer https://youtu.be/zkTrk_ymh4g?si=QKup07VBtTBsYWjA via @YouTube
Arm Releases First Ever AI Chip, With Meta As Initial Customer

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How satellites are powering smartphones | BBC News https://youtu.be/BJfrEE7Rfvs?si=6i_BmPV-GS0KBzTt via @YouTube
How satellites are powering smartphones | BBC News

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