Apple just named a new AI chief with Google and Microsoft expertise, as John Giannandrea steps down
The move is being characterized as a shake-up, but was seemingly inevitable in retrospect.
Month: December 2025
Notes on Bhutan
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Mathematics Without Numbers (1959)
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Vanguard’s 50M+ clients will soon have access to crypto ETFs
Vanguard CEO Salim Ramji ruled out crypto ETFs on its platform in August, but consistent demand for crypto has seemingly changed his firm’s tune.
Samsung’s Z TriFold is official and it looks like a tablet with a phone attached
I kind of wish they’d called it the Z Fold Fold. Samsung is officially announcing the Z TriFold, its much-anticipated foldable with not one, but two hinges. It’ll launch first in Korea on December 12th, with a US launch planned for the first quarter of 2026. There’s no price just yet, but if a phone … Read more
What Electrification Teaches Us About AI’s Real Value Layer
Technological revolutions do not repeat themselves, but they do follow patterns. Today, the world is trying to make sense of artificial intelligence (AI), and most of the excitement is focused on model performance, GPU supply constraints, and the staggering scale of training runs. It is very similar to another moment in history when society became … Read more
Nimony (Nim 3.0) Design Principles
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The Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 are $50 off, but only until the end Cyber Monday
The Powerbeats Pro 2 are available in purple, orange, white, and black. Unless you want an open-style clip bud, getting high-quality workout earbuds has become more difficult in the past few years. Companies aren’t focusing on them as much, or are completely leaving the market as Jabra did at the end of 2024. Thankfully, some … Read more
Rule Engine + LLM Hybrid Architectures for Safer Code Generation
AI-generated code is no longer science fiction—it’s part of the modern developer’s toolkit. Tools like GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT have dramatically accelerated development workflows, automating boilerplate and suggesting complex algorithms in seconds. But as more engineering teams adopt LLMs (Large Language Models) for critical code generation, a hard truth emerges: LLMs are brilliant… but not … Read more
One of Google’s biggest AI advantages is what it already knows about you
The promise is AI that’s uniquely helpful because it knows you. But the risk is AI that feels more like surveillance than service.
The Apple Watch Series 11 is $70 off, beating its Black Friday price
The Apple Watch Series 11 currently starts at just $329, which is its lowest price ever. Cyber Monday is usually just a repeat of Black Friday, but occasionally the annual, online-focused shopping event brings something even better. For example, the 42mm Apple Watch Series 11 with GPS is even cheaper than it was a few … Read more
The Luigi Mangione legal saga
One year after the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan, his alleged shooter, Luigi Mangione, faces charges of first and second degree murder, criminal possession of a weapon, stalking, forgery, and others. Mangione has become a folk hero to many online, amid debates over wealth inequality, healthcare affordability, and even content moderation. His … Read more
Changpeng Zhao, YZi Labs Seek Shakeup at BNB Treasury Firm After Stock Craters
Binance co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao and YZi Labs are seeking a management overhaul at publicly traded BNB treasury, CEA Industries.
Measuring Non-Linear User Journeys: Rethinking Funnels Metrics in A/B Testing
Introduction In a mature product, it is often difficult to achieve a statistically significant impact on key business metrics such as revenue per user or the number of orders. Most changes are aimed at point improvements in the funnel or individual stages of the user journey, and the impact of such changes on business metrics … Read more
‘Mad Cow Disease’: Grand Theft Auto Dev Warns That Generative AI Could Harm Games
Famed GTA developer Dan Houser said models trained on synthetic data could degrade game quality as creators rapidly adopt AI tools.
OpenAI just made another circular deal
OpenAI announced an ownership stake in the private equity investment firm Thrive Holdings, whose parent company, Thrive Capital, is one of the main investors in, you guessed it, OpenAI. While OpenAI did not spend money on the ownership stake, according to an anonymous source cited by The Financial Times, the company announced it would provide … Read more
Bitcoin’s lack of price strength due to sheepish spot buyers: What happens next?
Bitcoin fudged the breakout to $93,000 as global TradFi markets stumbled and BTC spot investors failed to provide the necessary volume.
We found 25 great laptop deals you can still grab for Cyber Monday
There are deals on gaming laptops and MacBooks, as well as gaming laptops that want to be MacBooks. We’re well into Cyber Monday, and many of the same laptop deals that impressed us during Black Friday and the following weekend are still here. In fact, not only can you still save hundreds on great notebooks … Read more
U.S. FDIC Chief Says First GENIUS Act Regulations Heading for Proposal This Month
FDIC Acting Chairman Travis Hill is set to testify at a House hearing that his agency is ready to propose a stablecoin application rule before the month is out.
Vanguard to Allow Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP ETF Trading in Major Crypto Pivot
Vanguard will allow trading of crypto-focused ETFs and mutual funds on its brokerage platform, ending years of resistance.
Zillow drops climate risk scores after agents complained of lost sales
The move is a loss for homebuyers, who through Zillow had ready access to a property’s climate risks scores from First Street.
Apple AI chief steps down amid Siri struggles
Apple AI chief John Giannandrea is stepping down from his position, according to an announcement on Monday. The change comes as Apple struggles to get the launch of its AI-powered Siri back on track after delaying its launch earlier this year. Now, Amar Subramanya will serve as Apple’s vice president of AI. Subramanya spent 16 … Read more
My Journey Navigating Through The Vibe Coding Labyrinth
“Just a few more tokens” I hit ‘agent mode’ and submit the prompt. The terminal churrs; green blocks of code pour onto the screen — frontend components, controllers, environment variables, everything. Less than a minute has passed. The prototype actually works. “This is incredible,” I think, as I cross the threshold. 1. At first, I … Read more
GenAI-Referenced Media: A New Earned Media Tier That Impacts Generative Search and Answers
Generative AI is now a decision layer between your brand and your buyers. Large language models, like OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, and Perplexity, now mediate product research, vendor comparison, and category exploration across both consumers and enterprise workflows. Your PR team has a major opportunity in front of them, because earned media is one of the … Read more