A recent article starts to genuinely approach the real danger of Artificial Intelligence (AI). We’ll have zero visibility into how it thinks and its internal cultural values.
Why Home Automation Adoption is Slow - And What Apple Can Do
Home automation is, in principle, a worthy technical development. But its adoption is slow, and there are many reasons why. This is Apple’s challenge.
What Happens When Super Computing Super Powers Mine Crypto
What happens if a country like China, Russia, or the United States sets its most powerful super (and quantum) computers on cryptocurrencies?
Apple May Be Ready to Unleash a Slew of New Macs
Events and portents suggest that Apple may be finally ready to refresh a good part of its Mac lineup.
iOS 12 Will Be Wicked Fast
In his Rants & Raves column this week and next, Dr. Mac offers his take on the most significant things announced at WWDC last week and what he thinks of them.
Why Apple Won't Need to Launch a New Mac mini After All
The assumptions we’ve been making about the market positions for the Mac mini and the future Mac Pro may be all wrong.. Or so John now thinks.
Apple is Figuring Out the TV Industry. Competition Beware
There are certain levels of infrastructure, expertise and consumer acceptance that are required to be a major player in the TV industry. Apple is now properly putting those pieces into place.
Facebook Bug Made 14 Million Users' Posts Public over 5 Days in May
The bug was the result of an un-proclaimed Facebook test, and that Facebook then made all posts created by affected users into private posts. Without telling them. Because [Facebook].
Why There Was No New Hardware Announced at Apple's WWDC 2018
There’s always a fuss when Apple doesn’t take the opportunity to announce new hardware at WWDC. How should we react this time? Especially regarding the Mac.
Those Shiny Apple Beta OSes: 2018 Edition
Dr. Mac says what’s important is that you clearly understand the meaning of the phrase “public beta” before you even think about installing any of the shiny new pre-release software you heard about on any of your Apple devices.
Paul Kent's Houserockers Rock the House at Jim Dalrymple's The Loop Bash
SAN JOSE – As is customary, Jim played a few songs with the band, and truthfully, I’ve never seen The Bearded Wonder happier than he was jamming with Paul Kent.
Apple's macOS Mojave is Stunning. What We've Waited For
Apple has knack of knowing just what we need. macOS Mojave delivers with some great UI and operational enhancements.
Thinking Deeply About the Browser We Use: Chrome, Safari, Firefox?
Recent revelations about Facebook practices combined with ongoing surveillance capitalism suggest that a purposeful privacy strategy — and browser choice — is mandatory.
How Apple Might Approach an ARM-based Mac
Recent reports suggest that Apple may be working on a hybrid Mac, one that has a touchscreen and also runs iOS apps. Just how, exactly, would this work?
1Password V7 - The Best Release Yet
Dr. Mac has good news this week about the new version of 1Password for the Mac (1Password 7), which came out last week, which he says is “easily the best version of 1Password so far.”
Tim Cook Tweet - Wait, What's that iPhone X without a Notch in Tim's Pic? (Probably Just a White iPhone)
What some have noticed is a device being used at a nearby table with neither a notch nor space for a Home button—what in the world could that be?
Apple to Begin Reporting Government App Store Removal Requests
Apple released its semiannual Report on Government and Private Party Requests for Customer Information for the end of 2017 on Friday.
A Great Collection of WWDC 2018 Wishlists
Technical journalists don’t have access to Apple’s roadmaps, but they do have pretty good ideas about what might help us all with Apple’s new hardware and software.
New Jury Awards Apple $539 Million for Samsung Copying iPhone
The verdict reached on Thursday awards Apple $539 million, down from the $1.05 billion Apple was originally awarded, but higher than the $28 million Samsung was arguing it owed.
About that Time Alexa Recorded a Background Conversation and Sent it to a Friend
Alexa’s been getting a bit presumptuous*, it seems, having recorded a conversation taking place in the background, bundling it up nicely, and packing it off to a friend of her owner.
