Artikel-Archiv: „September 2026“

„Why the iPhone is about to get more expensive“

via BasicAppleGuy In other words, AI isn’t just making electronics cost more. The memory shortage is changing which electronics companies bother making in the first place. Rani Molla | The Verge Der Aufhänger des Artikels ist das iPhone – was auch sonst. Der Artikel selbst reicht allerdings darüber hinaus, hätte aber noch stärker auf die sichtbaren…

Kalenderwoche 31: Paris brennt und AI schreibt ALT-Text

Zeug aus KW31, das ich gelesen, geschaut, gehört und genossen habe: Notes from a burning Paris Meine Ferien im Megafeuer How funerals keep Africa poor The App That Reminds You You’re Going to Die The Bear I Accidentally Saved Half A Million Dollars Darknet Diaries über Ubiquiti A Guide to Alt Text Good Tools Are…

„Why the Metaverse Failed“

via WSJ Throughout this piece I haven’t mentioned Apple. While Apple did release a headset in 2024, It was never meant as a consumer product. The Apple Vision Pro was meant to test the waters, collect data, and build up their developer platform before the real AR product (probably some glasses) ships in the next…

„THE PEOPLE DO NOT YEARN FOR AUTOMATION“

In this way, software brain has ruled the business world for a long time. AI has just made it easier than ever for more people to make more software than ever before — for every kind of business to automate big chunks of itself with software. It’s everywhere: the absolute cutting edge of advertising and…

„Apple’s Next Big Thing Is a Push Into Visual Artificial Intelligence“

Tim Cook, in der modernen Version von „I think the wrist is interesting“. In a recent all-hands meeting with employees, Cook said that Apple “unquestionably” has a “huge advantage” in the AI space, touting the company’s installed base of 2.5 billion. He mentioned Apple Intelligence again and gave a shoutout to one specific feature. You…

„Hardware does matter“

Notice what Apple didn’t do? They didn’t spend the entire event breathlessly hyping “AI” like every other tech company. This is good, Apple: do what you know best. Let others pioneer the technology, then mainstream it when it’s ready for normal humans. And that is why the company needs to go back to its old…

„Google brings Content Credentials to phones for the first time“

via blog.google.com C2PA on a phone is a substantial step for content authenticity, especially as mobile photography adopts an increasing number of AI-powered features, some of which are applied automatically when you take the photo. Phones also come with a litany of accessible, easy-to-use AI editing tools. Google was already adding a metadata flag if…

„Apple and the Ghosts of Companies Past“

Consider this in the context of AI: the iPhone does have AI apps from everyone, including ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek, etc. The system-wide assistant interface, however, is not open: you’re stuck with Siri. Imagine how much more attractive the iPhone would be as an AI device if it were a truly open platform: the fact…