San Francisco’s most cursed public art somehow keeps giving www.sfgate.com/local/articl...

Amazon is offering $1,000 prizes for delivery drivers who share stories about why they love their jobs www.bloomberg.com/news/article... via @josheidelson.bsky.social

A fun game is to drive across the Bay Bridge into San Francisco and hold your breath until you see a billboard that’s *isn’t* about AI. Actually, maybe don’t be driving when you do this.

Glad someone’s watching out for the robots! www.bloomberg.com/news/article... via @natalielung.com

Friday the 13th and the Ides of March are both this weekend. Best advice is to stay away from anyone carrying a knife.

The Big Lebowski, which debuted 28 years ago this weekend, is famous for flopping at the box office. But that's some pretty serious competition!

Business reporters have been anticipating this for years, and it finally happened today. Amazon is now larger than Walmart in total revenue, becoming the biggest company in the world by that measure. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Waiting for the Siri upgrade is starting to feel like waiting for those final Game of Thrones books www.bloomberg.com/news/article... via @markgurman.bsky.social

Would have been amazing if he had said, “Actually guys, I’m going to perform some material from my new album. Hope you like it!”

This has to be the worst trap in the history of the NYT’s Connections game

Seems like a high-level joke that the Wordle is going to start repeating the same words *on Groundhog Day* www.tomsguide.com/gaming/wordl...

Samsung’s Ballie robot, first announced six years ago (!), is unlikely to be released anytime soon www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

As we start 2026, I’m grateful that we’re doing better than the Planet of the Apes timeline

I’m having second thoughts about 2026, guys… “Chewy is on track to become the new crunchy. Ingredient of the Year: Vinegar. Celery will show up in desserts. Cinnamon rolls will be everywhere. And finally, the vegetable of the year: Cabbage!” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/d...

Apple’s new iPhone pouch costs up to $230 and was “inspired by the concept of a piece of cloth” (?)...and it’s already sold out www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

If you were hoping to play the long-delayed “Grand Theft Auto VI” before the 2026 midterm elections, I have some bad news www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

This has to be the biggest Subway sandwich-based legal controversy since the genetically ambiguous tuna news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and...

Just heard NPR describe Andrew as “the British royal formerly known as a prince,” and yes I’m old enough to get this reference.

If you're waiting for Apple to sell a giant foldable iPad, you'll have to wait a little longer www.bloomberg.com/news/article... via @markgurman.bsky.social

Microsoft’s new fluid-cooling system for chips somehow looks extremely steampunk www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Apple is basically soft-launching the idea of $2,000 iPhones www.bloomberg.com/news/article... via @markgurman.bsky.social

The new world’s richest man is an up-and-coming fellow who’s been kicking around Silicon Valley for the past 50-odd years www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Apple sets a Sept. 9 date for its big iPhone launch, which will have the tagline “awe dropping” www.bloomberg.com/news/article... via @markgurman.bsky.social

Sonos says it will have to hike prices due to tariffs www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Took me longer than I care to admit to get this one

I wish we could agree on what the generation names mean. Gen Zers are age 18-28??

The next Vision Pro headset will probably be a similar size and shape, but Apple is working on a new strap that makes it more comfortable www.bloomberg.com/news/article... via @markgurman.bsky.social

We rewatched “Jaws” for the 50th anniversary, and it’s kind of amazing to realize that sharks weren’t a big part of popular culture before the 1970s. But I suppose we’ve all lived through something like that more recently with narwhals (pretty damn obscure before the 2000s).

Kind of amazing. I’m listening to Nvidia’s shareholder meeting. The first guy presenting a shareholder proposal mispronounces Nvidia’s name (over and over). The second guy presenting a shareholder proposal does the same thing. Guys, this is the most valuable company on Earth.

San Francisco: 59 degrees New England: 108 degrees

Once again, a sequel/reboot beats out a movie with an original idea (despite the reviews) www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Andreessen Horowitz is leading a $15 million funding round for an AI startup with the slogan “cheat on everything.” www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Apple, which has never done an M&A deal over $3 billion, has discussed the idea of buying AI startup Perplexity (currently valued at $14 billion) www.bloomberg.com/news/article... via @markgurman.bsky.social

A footnote to Apple's WWDC event: the Intel Mac era is finally nearing the end www.bloomberg.com/news/article... via @markgurman.bsky.social

Spotted in the Haight: backpack with live birds inside

Now she can call the songs Taylor’s Version 1.0 and 2.0 www.bloomberg.com/news/article... via @ashleycarman.bsky.social

Apple is renumbering all its operating systems with a year-based system, which means iOS 18 will be succeeded by iOS 26 www.bloomberg.com/news/article... via @markgurman.bsky.social

With Nintendo’s Switch 2 about to drop, Apple looks to prove that it too can be a hot gaming platform www.bloomberg.com/news/article... via @markgurman.bsky.social

Qualcomm has commissioned a study showing that its modem chips are better than Apple’s new in-house replacement. (If you recall, Apple didn’t make a lot of claims about the *performance* of its modem, just that it saved battery life.) www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Kind of wild how big the “Lilo & Stitch” franchise has gotten in the past five years (even before the latest movie) www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Pour out a little liquor for the camera-equipped Apple Watch. Gone before it even arrived www.bloomberg.com/news/article... via @markgurman.bsky.social

Dog-bites-man weather story

Apple’s Vision Pro will soon let you scroll through software just with your eyes www.bloomberg.com/news/article... via @markgurman.bsky.social

This is New Coke-level ridiculousness www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Man, what will these corporate branding consultants come up with next? *DISNEY'S NEW SPORTS STREAMING SERVICE IS CALLED ESPN

Apple is preparing an AI-powered tool for iOS 19 that will extend your battery life on the iPhone www.bloomberg.com/news/article... via @markgurman.bsky.social

Apple is planning a big year of new product releases. Unfortunately, that year is 2027 www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet... via @markgurman.bsky.social

I finally learned what the word priceless means ($17.99)

Sonos’ CEO says the company has “turned the corner” after what had to be one of the most catastrophic app updates in tech industry history www.bloomberg.com/news/article... via @markgurman.bsky.social

’90s kids remember when you needed the Palm OS Graffiti to do a PDA gesture