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January 14, 2026 – New details on Apple-Google deal
2+ hour, 1+ min ago (219+ words) Seth Kurkowski has been following the rocket launches from Florida for sense 2018 after seeing SpaceX's Falcon Heavy Demo launch. He also help start Space Coast Launch Ambassadors, a outreach group advocating for space exploration while helping the general public enjoy…...
Apple model combines vision understanding and image generation
4+ hour, 22+ min ago (413+ words) Apple researchers have published a study about Manzano, a multimodal model that combines visual understanding and text-to-image generation, while significantly reducing performance and quality trade-offs of current implementations. Here are the details. In the study titled MANZANO: A Simple and…...
Digg and Reddit creators relaunch Digg to compete with Reddit
8+ hour, 23+ min ago (347+ words) Digg is officially back. After months in closed beta, the rebooted platform is now open to the public, relaunching with a focus on trust signals, transparency in moderation, and defenses against AI-driven spam. Last March, Digg's founder, Kevin Rose, joined…...
Does Apple Creator Studio make subscription apps palatable?
10+ hour, 29+ min ago (691+ words) It's been close to a decade since I first started being grumpy about subscription apps. I did acknowledge the benefits right from the start, including giving many developers a more sustainable income, but expressed my unease about where we were…...
Apple Creative Studio icons are 'unique' and not for all standalone purchase apps
11+ hour, 42+ min ago (262+ words) Apple Creative Studio is a mighty good value for an impressive suite of pro apps. It also makes up a... Apple Creative Studio icons are "unique" and not for all standalone purchase apps Apple Creative Studio is a mighty good value…...
Apple faces critical shortage as AI boom strains supply chain
22+ hour, 16+ min ago (373+ words) Nikkei Asia reports that Apple has been scrambling to solve a glass cloth shortage, with the supply crunch projected to last until at least the second half of 2027. Here's what that means. According to Nikkei Asia, Apple was one of…...
Apple to fine-tune Gemini independently, no Google branding on Siri, more
23+ hour, 8+ min ago (932+ words) The Information has published a report with interesting tidbits about Apple's partnership with Google, which will have Gemini serve as the foundation for its AI features, including the new Siri. Here are the details. Yesterday's joint announcement that Apple had…...
January 13, 2026 - Apple Creator Studio launch
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (217+ words) Seth Kurkowski has been following the rocket launches from Florida for sense 2018 after seeing SpaceX's Falcon Heavy Demo launch. He also help start Space Coast Launch Ambassadors, a outreach group advocating for space exploration while helping the general public enjoy…...
Apple’s new AI server chips are reportedly coming this year
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (243+ words) Apple just struck a big deal with Google to power future AI features, and now per Ming-Chi Kuo, it sounds like the company is gearing up to mass-produce its in-house AI server chips soon. Ming-Chi Kuo writes in a post…...
Pages, Numbers, Keynote, and Freeform becoming freemium apps
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (208+ words) Apple has long made its own productivity apps completely free to use on any of its hardware, but that's about to change. While core features will remain free, Pages, Numbers, Keynote, and Freeform are set to get AI and premium…...