Gemini training and Apple Creator Studio all in one week? Yeah, it's a lot, but I've got all the breakdowns to help keep things straight. www.hilli.tech/apples-week-...

We can't believe it's only been a week since we announced Mothership on Post Games. All week, we've been watching our lives change before our eyes as we realize just how many people have been longing for a site like Mothership. We're so excited you found us! Only 10 more days til take-off...

Breaks my heart to share this, but today is my last day at The Verge and I am looking for work! I'd really like to stay in video games, preferably in some kind of journalistic capacity but I can do PR/Marketing and maybe even a lil Narrative Design. Please get in touch! www.ashparrish.com

They weren't unexpected, but they were surprising: Google Gemini is coming to Apple Intelligence, and Apple Creator Studio is coming at a price on the AppleInsider Podcast.

now wait just a second

Without a pro camera system, I can't buy an iPhone Fold.

This excellent question brought to you by our listener @hilli.tech! If you have fun qs about Kingdom Hearts you want us to answer, send us a Message In A Bottle!

Makes for a great spatial scene lock screen on iPhone.

Animal Crossing

On today’s stream, we’re joined by @midimyers.com and @zoehhannah.com to talk about @mothership.blog, their very exciting new site at the intersection of gender and games. We go live at 4 PM ET twitch.tv/aftermathdot...

Spotify has worse quality audio, accepts money to display ads from ICE, charges more than competitors, and pays artists less. What more reason do you need to use a better music service?

Animal Crossing is so good yall. We all need to take some time and disappear into an island paradise ruled by a tyrannical raccoon.

Meta closing a bunch of VR studios because it is essentially giving up on Meta Quest is a good thing for Apple Vision Pro fans. Apple has an opportunity to draw in some devs to build games for the platform. No other move would make any sense.

Wild that people just let Netflix call these new TV shows podcasts and everyone is just going along with it.

But is it mother's milk?

It still fascinates me to no end that there are people that take time out of their day to click a link, log into a forum, then comment that they're not interested in and not buying a product. What purpose does that serve?

When I say Apple is the only one capable of providing private, local, secure, and personalized AI without any threat of user data collection, I'm referring to stuff like what ChatGPT is doing. The company is now offering "personalization" if you let it crawl your Gmail and health data. Don't.

Social media websites under fascist control: - Facebook - Instagram - Threads - X - TikTok We should all be working to make Bluesky and similar platforms better, not giving our data, time, and attention to fascists. Even if you don't delete your account, get these apps off of your device.

I don't block very often, my whole list is 15 long, but replying to nearly all of my posts with overly negative and contradictory statements is a good way for that to happen. Disagreement is one thing, but this was next level. Not how I want to interact with social media, sorry.

Idk why people pay for The Information, but I sure hope it isn't Apple news. Anyway, here's a report filled with stuff we already knew, and a couple of new things that seemed likely anyway.

Let's clear some things up: Apple Foundation Models still power Apple Intelligence and Siri, on and off device. Google gets none of your data, nor is a Gemini model running on your Apple tech. Wild how much incorrect info has come from this two paragraph press release.

Well that was an easy $130 from me. Pixelmator Pro on iPad means my Mac virtually has zero remaining uses. Excited to try this out.

Let's clear some things up: Apple Foundation Models still power Apple Intelligence and Siri, on and off device. Google gets none of your data, nor is a Gemini model running on your Apple tech. Wild how much incorrect info has come from this two paragraph press release.

Social media websites under fascist control: - Facebook - Instagram - Threads - X - TikTok We should all be working to make Bluesky and similar platforms better, not giving our data, time, and attention to fascists. Even if you don't delete your account, get these apps off of your device.

Meta's new President is a Trump appointee, so I'll ask again, why the fuck are you on Facebook, Instagram, or Threads? Why are you on X? Ya'll must really like Nazis.

All of the headlines saying "Gemini will power Siri and Apple Intelligence" are incorrect and only make my job harder. Ugh. Training Apple Foundation Models is not the same thing as a complete replacement. Google is not running Apple features. That isn't what's happening nor what the statement said

This is interesting, Apple has come out with a rather vague statement, but it changes very little about what I've been writing about Apple Intelligence this past year. It's still Apple Foundation Models powering Siri and other features, but these models will have been trained in part with Gemini.

There needs to be more people going back to posts from November 2024 to February 2025 with people saying the things he "would never do" and sharing them now for public shaming.

Today’s ep examines Deep Jungle, Disney’s Tarzan, and the IP struggle between our beloved series and the Burroughs Estate… as though we needed the IP rights to get any more complicated! open.spotify.com/episode/1W76...

It's been a rough week in the news. I share a bit about my yearly theme of reorganization, plus some thoughts on CES and sharing health data with ChatGPT. Oh, and fuck ICE. www.hilli.tech/apples-week-...

It's been a rough week in the news. I share a bit about my yearly theme of reorganization, plus some thoughts on CES and sharing health data with ChatGPT. Oh, and fuck ICE. www.hilli.tech/apples-week-...

The weekly blog post going out in the morning since it's already so late. I get into my yearly theme of reorganization and consider this question again. Would like to hear back from readers if this is something they'd be interested in seeing more of.

Cleaning up my music library by removing singles and adding their full albums under each artist, then listening to albums in their entirety. No idea why I became so focused on singles for the past decade when I grew up listening to CDs. Anyway, here's my most recent albums. Album names in alt text.

idk guys, at this point I see using Spotify no different than using X, Instagram, or Meta. I wouldn't want my face, name, or money associated with any of these entities.

I wonder if I should do a blog post on some of the product changes I've made in my home over the past year. Subscriptions, cleaning supplies, and rethinking organization and storage. For example, we purchased a large container to store 26 pound bags of cat food safely, and that saves us $20/6 weeks

idk why Alt text has to be such a difficulty for people. You spent the time to write the post and add an image, take 20 seconds to say it's a black dog panting in front of green curtains. It's not hard people.

ChatGPT was involved in helping a kid overdose after they used it for advice on taking illicit drugs, and you're really going to upload your entire medical history to it and ask for advice? Fucking hell.

Apple Card needs new categories or custom ones. "Shopping" and "Food and Drink" both don't read as "groceries" and worse, they both also read as "groceries." Add utilities, groceries, subscriptions, and media and I'd be happy.

Love this kind of work. These decisions are tough and personal, so don't let anyone tell you you're doing it the wrong way. Some services you are forced into because of work, others are where your friends or family live. Leaving a platform, app, or service isn't always cut and dry.

At this point, I can’t understand why any international traveller would visit the US Even if you think you’re not at risk, you could get caught in the crossfire of ICE gunning people down in residential streets or have masked gunmen storm your restaurant and haul kitchen staff away as you eat lunch

And there it is

I love Apple Card and am glad to see it will live on. Let's hope that JPMC pushes new perks and cash back options since it Goldman Sachs basically gave up 3 years ago and hasn't done anything for it since.

Idk this person but I find it odd that they'd be offended by my post that wasn't directed at them, then insult me and say I don't use Instagram because I don't have any friends, then block me so I can't see it anyway. Why? Because I asked why anyone would want to use a platform hosted by Nazis.

I LOVE the Shinjuku messenger! I have a review about it on the blog. basicappleguy.com/basicapplebl...

Today’s murder by ICE deserves George Floyd-levels of organization and protest. Fuck ICE.

Why are the people that would write "fuck ICE" on the Nazi platform anyway? Also, fuck ICE.

Every example a company shows of its users using AI shows the dumbest, most uninteresting, incapable people on earth devoid of any critical thought and terrified of making a choice.

Trump Kidnaps President Maduro, Targets Venezuelan Oil & Ditches "America First" youtu.be/HDSzUfMZRHE