helluva headline for Laurene Powell Jobs’ publication to run, story glazes Jony (not surprising), for what it’s worth I think it’s an oversimplification and frankly a bit misguided but I do agree they should bring back keynotes!
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/tim-cook-ternus-apple/686893/?utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=the-atlantic&utm_medium=social&utm_content=edit-promo
Apple Is Boring Now
Fifteen years after Steve Jobs’s death, the company is a successful, if unexciting, powerhouse.
the rush of getting your creative juices back after weeks of a rut is electric
I still yearn for the Liquid Glass Ivory redesign Apple’s been featuring in the iOS 26 marketing materials
Taking the Apple Agents Concept Even Further with Shortcuts, a Store, and Access Anywhere:
https://parkerortolani.blog/2026/04/24/taking-the-apple-agents-concept.html
Taking the Apple Agents Concept Even Further with Shortcuts, a Store, and Access Anywhere
The reception to my Apple Agents concept the other day was tremendously positive and I had to expand on it. Imagine being able to build agents with Shortcuts and natural language, browsing an Agent Store for more advanced automation tools, and even the ability to chat with your agents from anywhere on your iPhone from the Dynamic Island.
was inspired by the new OpenAI agent characters and put together a quick concept of how Apple could adapt little Finder guy into a series of mascots for their own agents
love the ChatGPT agent icons… very classic Tapbots vibe
Loving the new Gemini Mac app, but the icon that’s stuck with the default Tahoe gray background is driving me crazy. I made two alternate icons you can download to replace it with.
got myself a new lil finder friend
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