Mastodawn

Some good news: I don't know if Apple had a change of heart or what, but you *can* enable Xcode's intelligence features on the MacBook Neo with 8GB RAM, including ChatGPT and Codex support. Previously, this was limited to 16GB devices — I have no idea when that switch happened? 😯

Regardless, great move, clearly intended for this device

Emilio Pavia Mar 4

The MacBook Neo essentially acknowledges that the iPad, as a low-end computer device, failed. Instead of integrating macOS into the iPad, they opted to incorporate the iPad’s hardware into a MacBook.

Emilio Pavia Feb 18

This is the new Apple-style "do not ask again". Showing over and over again...

Emilio Pavia Feb 12

Manton Reece Feb 11

Mark Gurman reports that the new Siri is delayed again, from iOS 26.4 next month to 26.5 or later:

"As recently as late 2025, internal versions of the new Siri were so sluggish that people involved in development believed the company would need to delay the introduction by months."

Apple is very set in their old processes and release cycles. But OpenAI ships major new features multiple times a month. I don’t see how Apple can be competitive in AI unless they rethink how they work and release software.

Emilio Pavia Feb 10

Finally! This was quite huge

Emilio Pavia Jan 29

Tony Arnold Jan 28

I have spent my career leaning on Apple's excellent design chops when building my own apps.

Now they've broken the design language of their operating systems so badly that it's not possible to build excellent, bug free user experiences.

I've lost a north star here, and it's heartbreaking because there's no real way for them to turn this around for a very long time.

Apple Creator Studio

Are you into #opensource ? And in the #eu ?
There is a Call for Feedback by the European Commission for a 'European Open Digital Ecosystem Strategy' For strategic approach to #foss in Europe, and a framework for using open source within the European Commission. You can respond until 3 February. It is useful to respond even if your point has already been submitted by someone else. The number and repetition of arguments is used as a weight. https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/16213-European-Open-Digital-Ecosystems_en cc #fosdem

Emilio Pavia Jan 7