A Weekend With Someone Else's Vision Pro
A weekend borrowing a friend's Apple Vision Pro during the first big wave of return-window stories, and what actually made me hesitate wasn't the price.
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Day Fourteen: The Vision Pro Return Window Closes Today
Today's the 14-day return deadline for Vision Pro launch-day buyers, and the "Vision Pro face" red-mark photos going around this week explain a lot about why lines are forming to send them back.
The Morning My Timeline Turned Into a Film Festival
OpenAI dropped Sora this morning and my whole timeline turned into a film festival, but the thing that stuck with me was smaller and weirder than the demo reel.
Snap's Terrible Wednesday, and Why I Never Deleted the App
Snap's stock got shredded this week after a rough earnings call, right on the heels of Meta's record-setting dividend pop. Some notes on why one of these companies is fine and the other is not.
That Senate Hearing Actually Got To Me
A quick reaction to Wednesday's Senate hearing on child safety, where Zuckerberg was pushed to turn around and apologize to families in the room, and why that one moment landed differently than the rest of the theater.
Apple's New EU Rules and the Fifty-Cent Catch
Apple's new EU compliance rules include a 50-cent-per-install fee that applies even outside the App Store, plus a quiet decision to kill home screen web apps entirely.
Rabbit R1 and My Drawer of Dead Gadgets
CES just wrapped and everyone's talking about the $199 Rabbit R1. I've got a drawer full of gadgets that promised the same thing, so here's why I'm cautiously optimistic but not buying yet.
The Rabbit R1 Is $199 and I Still Don't Want One
CES wrapped up this week and the gadget everyone's buzzing about is a tiny orange box called the Rabbit R1. Im glad its cheap, but Im not convinced its anything more than a really charming demo.
The Week You Couldn't Buy an Apple Watch
Apple pulled the Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 from shelves for a week over a patent fight with Masimo, right in the middle of holiday shopping. A quick rundown, plus why I'm not that broken up about the blood oxygen sensor.
Apple Just Pulled Its Own Watches Off The Shelf Days Before Christmas
Apple pulled the Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 from its online store days before Christmas after losing a patent fight over the blood oxygen sensor, and the timing could not be worse for holiday shoppers.
That Gemini Demo Video Has Been Bugging Me All Week
Googles Gemini launch video looked like real-time magic. A closer read of Googles own blog post makes it a lot less magical, and that gap is the part nobody screenshotted.
The Shortest CEO Tenure in Tech Right Now
A weekend recap of OpenAI's leadership chaos, focused on the strangest footnote of all: Emmett Shear's few days as interim CEO before Sam Altman came back.