I would never guess that 200 Unreal Engine machines were running simultaneously for a Buzz Lightyear ride! My latest report goes into the unexpected high-tech ride updates at Disney, including new ways Imagineers are designing animatronics. I also interview… THE Muppets!! 👀 youtu.be/bGXbyIh0Fu0

A whole deep dive into the Muppet and Mandalorian (and Space Ranger) updates at Disney and the tech that powers it… love this @bridgetcarey.bsky.social video (and envious) youtu.be/bGXbyIh0Fu0?...

If you're a journalist, odds are that Google has turned your job upside down over the past 6 months. It's only gonna get worse, @drewmagary.bsky.social's latest www.sfgate.com/tech/article...

Yes, I use Siri. So it’s my job to help @iyaz.bsky.social this week understand what Apple users want from the Google-Apple partnership. We also trash AI assistants while drawing each other. Take that, AI! youtu.be/rzr0Csjwqiw

The ultimate Star Wars collectable goes on sale today at 1 pm Eastern: a $599 Baby Yoda robot programmed to come alive with 250 animations. I visited Hasbro’s HQ to talk with the designers behind this “dream toy” named Ultimate Grogu: youtu.be/RjdMIAspWwc

A little project I’m proud of: One More Thing has a newsletter! Every Friday morning you’ll get a quick digest of news and analysis on everything happening in the world of Apple 🍎. Here’s a preview: tinyurl.com/ywmfn34a Please subscribe over at cnet.com/newsletters and tell me what you think!

There’s a lot of loud hot takes this week, but I found this to be a truly refreshing convo about the future of Apple. Thanks @trickholland.bsky.social & @scottstein.bsky.social for the smart chat reflecting on the past 15 years of Cook and what changes come next in hardware youtu.be/SAjAk1RpA1U?...

New Samsung Galaxy phones announced soon - follow along with us live as it happens! With @iyaz.bsky.social! www.youtube.com/live/NqUCgpz...

Apple is showing a thing! Maybe more than one thing! I’ll be going on March 4, stay tuned. 😆

Anger and frustration toward Apple grows louder on social media — with some people calling to boycott or stop upgrading their products — after Tim Cook’s actions this week. It’s a tricky PR moment as Apple also launched two new products. I unpack it all in this week’s One More Thing video:

It's been an intense two days. Here are some deeply disturbing details people have shared with me. But there's also another tale: that of the Battle for Minneapolis and a community that's showing America what it means to resist. @notus.com: www.notus.org/immigration/...

Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026

My husband doesn’t like updating his iPhone. But Apple can be sneaky. It updated overnight. He’s assaulted with Liquid Glass, complex screenshots, pointless dizzying animations. I try to help, try to calm and coach him. But I can’t ease his pain. One week in and he is sending me… Android fan memes.

Heading back home after covering another exciting CES exploring future tech, meeting awesome people, and working with the best crew in the biz. ❤️ @cnet #ces2026 #bestofces

Behind the scenes of my @cnet.com video shoot today. I’ve entered my high-tech, high-fashion era. #iPhonePocket

Also watch the @bridgetcarey.bsky.social video I drop in for! youtu.be/V_sZ99xVFQ0?...

Got a look at the ROG Xbox Ally X today and Silksong. Controls on the Ally X felt great. Couldn’t explore the OS at all. Silksong was fun too but honestly just a brief demo and I have no idea what comes next -

I’m not often hyped about a TV streaming box, but the next Apple TV 4K might be different. Could we see a bigger focus on gaming at the iPhone event? Today’s “One More Thing”: www.cnet.com/tech/home-en...

Google is showing off a bunch of new Pixel devices today — tune in to our live show with analysis and hands-on impressions, the live banter kicks off at 12:30 ET: www.youtube.com/live/Wp1ynkJ...

I will miss calling it the Microsoft National Broadcasting Company.

Big tech is in a race to make an AI gadget that can take down the iPhone. But Tim Cook doesn’t seem worried. If you look at where Apple is heading, the next stage of AI will still help the iPhone and Apple thrive (even if Siri needs more time): www.cnet.com/tech/apples-...

Apple’s recently pulled down video (the parent presentation) is part of a pattern of problematic marketing from Apple, and it got me thinking about what is different now compared to the iconic “cool Apple” ads of the past: www.cnet.com/tech/apple-a...

Universal patented new tech to pull off wild animatronics at Epic Universe — and it’s amazing how robots interact with guests (Toothless is wild). Plus so many animatronics exposed to Florida heat! I spoke with Universal about it and, yes, drone dragons are in the works: www.cnet.com/tech/i-never...

My reporting this week has me in Florida at Epic Universe before the grand opening, learning how robot dragons work in 90 degree heat, and how AR visors are used to battle Bowser. The wild future tech you see in your feed is making it into theme parks — stay tuned, more coming soon #epicuniverse

We’re at a new level of tech in theme parks, where the fantastical comes to life by playing tricks on your mind, blending actors, robotics and display tech. In this Tech Therapy, myself and @scottstein.bsky.social go inside Epic Universe before it opens (no on-ride spoilers!) youtu.be/rC49sUf0hsc

Also, our Tech Therapy episode from there where we debrief and go over the top things we felt and the hiccups (pun intended) - it’s long, so have a coffee youtu.be/rC49sUf0hsc

I got to take a look at Epic Universe, which opens May 22 - its best moments made me feel a sense of mixed reality. Thoughts on all of it, and a big video from @bridgetcarey.bsky.social and myself: www.cnet.com/tech/my-trip...

Jumping on a flight today to report on something Epic

Joy-Con on my thighs 😅 www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8jexMsf/

Switch 2 news coming. My body is ready.

Hi! 👋 Been working on a new podcast project at CNET with @scottstein.bsky.social — because our tech world today is wild and we need to vent and laugh as we cope with change. We call it Tech Therapy. This week’s episode is impressive just from how many times we say “slop.” 🫠

I made it to GDC and the first thing I did was spank a giant cat butt controller. Grateful to @dayofthedevs.org for a chill space to try out rad games. www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2gBkQJd/

There’s much rage about Siri’s Intelligence being delayed. It’s bad marketing to boast about unfinished magic. But Apple isn’t the only guilty party. Now Apple is delaying to get it right. That’s better than treating us like guiena pigs with our most personal info. My take on the drama this week:

Back in November, I called out the early days of Apple Intelligence for missing the mark. (See below) Some aspects have improved since, but the Internet is all FURY this week for Apple delaying AI Siri. So of course I have more to say on this in tomorrow’s episode of One More Thing. Can’t wait. 😏

It’s your weekend Tech Therapy, where @bridgetcarey.bsky.social and I dive into iPad fatigue, digital “ownership” rot, and a hatching dino robots chaser youtu.be/tThnsYVEKb0

Horror in real life news today and then horror watching Severance at night. Okay I give up. I’ll actually pick up a book, build some Lego, paint with kids. Nothing good on screens right now.

This week I get to watch robot baby dinosaurs hatch from gooey eggs. Here’s an exclusive early look at a toy that will bring out the kid in any Jurassic Park fan. New York Toy Fair kicks off this weekend and I’ll be there to report how companies spare no expense on bringing toys to life with tech.

Every time an editor asks if the iPhone SE is going to be announced today

1. Musk is launching a digital wallet and peer-to-peer payment services on X Meanwhile, Musk's associates have just been granted access to confidential information about X's competitors, an official at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau told Musk Watch.

In preparation for today’s Super Bowl in New Orleans, state police forced over 100 homeless men and women onto buses under threat of arrest, dumping them in an unheated warehouse. Tents destroyed, belongings lost. Press are barred from the warehouse. The price tag for this cruelty? $17.5 million

And the new episode of Tech Therapy with @bridgetcarey.bsky.social and I: Pebble, Vision Pro, self-driving taxis and general anxiety youtu.be/xUrIvJhPUZI

The App Store cannot connect because all of America stopped watching and needs $10,000 from this Fetch app

It’s worth emphasizing that the Colombia fight was not about accepting deportations. It was that the Colombian president demanded deportees be treated humanely, and not as props for Trump’s performative cruelty. That simple request for decency was enough for Trump to instigate a trade war.

Tim Cook probably had a lot on his mind at Trump’s Inauguration. But why did he feel like he needed to play the game and donate? In this week’s “One More Thing” I go over the drama Apple will need to navigate in this new administration: m.youtube.com/watch?v=7YcH...

The Tim Cook pretending to be on Severance promo thing is weird because Tim C.’s outtie would clearly be one of those rich cult leaders that keep us in a locked system oh yeah I get it

I’ve done some occasional sharing of my links on Twitter for folks who still used it. But screw that mess. It’s not easy to grow on Bluesky but I hope maybe someone thinks I’m cool enough for a starter pack someday. What’s a retweet here? Blue me? Yes please blue me and I’ll blue you back.

Sudden urge to get a flu shot while I still can… 😳

Historian of fascism here. It was a Nazi salute and a very belligerent one too.

simple point i tried to convey in the post I just shared. if someone does a nazi salute at a political rally, i don't need to do a critical biography or do some deep dive on why they did it. if you want a research project, sure, whatever. but that doesn't matter. They did it. Thats all that matters.

People don’t just “accidentally” do a nazi salute. You cool with it? Are you going to shrug it off as him being socially weird? Or are you going to speak out? This man thinks he faces no consequences.