Civilization VII is coming to Apple Arcade
Civilization VII is coming to Apple Arcade Sid Meier’s Civilization VII is headed to the Apple Arcade on February 5th, allowing you to play the strategy game across your iPhone, iPad, or Mac through the company’s $6.99 / month subscription. The game has the same premise as the original PC title, where you’re tasked with […]
What Apple and Google’s Gemini deal means for both companies
What Apple and Google's Gemini deal means for both companies For years, Apple and Google have had a will-they-won’t-they type of relationship, as far as which AI company Apple would pick to underpin its Siri virtual assistant and give it new AI-fueled personalization and agentic capabilities. Apple has spent the last year or two playing […]
Apple picks Google’s Gemini AI for its big Siri upgrade
Apple picks Google's Gemini AI for its big Siri upgrade Apple will use Google’s Gemini AI model to power a more personalized Siri coming this year. “After careful evaluation, we determined that Google’s technology provides the most capable foundation for Apple Foundation Models and we’re excited about the innovative new experiences it will unlock for […]
Trump’s fundraisers asked Microsoft for its White House ballroom donation
Trump's fundraisers asked Microsoft for its White House ballroom donation The Trump administration approached Microsoft for its donation to fund the White House’s $300 million ballroom, documents released by Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s (D-MA) office reveal. In response to a Democrat-led letter questioning Big Tech’s involvement in the ballroom’s construction, Microsoft counsel Karen Christian writes that […]
I’ve never used a trackball, but Keychron’s Nape Pro looks like the perfect one
I've never used a trackball, but Keychron's Nape Pro looks like the perfect one Put this ball under your board. Keychron announced new mechanical keyboards with marathon battery life at CES, but this trackball stole the spotlight. The Nape Pro is Keychron’s first trackball, and its slender frame means it can work on your desk […]
Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai are cowards
Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai are cowards The tech moguls in happier times (at Trump’s inauguration.) Since X’s users started using Grok to undress women and children using deepfake images, I have been waiting for what I assumed would be inevitable: X getting booted from Apple’s and Google’s app stores. The fact that it hasn’t […]
Chase is taking over Apple’s credit card
Chase is taking over Apple's credit card On Wednesday evening, Apple announced that JPMorgan Chase will become the new issuer of Apple Card, replacing Goldman Sachs, which has backed the company’s credit cards since their launch in 2019. This ends speculation about a new partner for Apple Card stretching back a few years, as Goldman […]
Is this the folding iPhone’s creaseless display?
Is this the folding iPhone's creaseless display? The concept panel (right) lacks the obvious crease down the middle that you can see on the Galaxy Z Fold 7 (left). Samsung Display showcased a new foldable OLED panel at CES that doesn’t have a visible crease – something that currently blights every foldable phone on the […]
The Pluribus finale showed there’s a lot more to the story
The Pluribus finale showed there's a lot more to the story It’s a good thing that we already know a second season of Pluribus is on the way. Because the season finale for the show – a sci-fi drama on Apple TV, helmed by Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan – made it clear that things […]
Apple is going to allow third-party app stores in Brazil, too
Apple is going to allow third-party app stores in Brazil, too Apple is set to allow third-party app stores on iOS in Brazil next year after settling with the country’s competition watchdog in a legal battle dating back to 2022, as reported by 9to5Mac. According to a machine translation of a press release from the […]