9to5Mac’s article “M6 MacBook Pro: Six new features coming later this year”:

Apple is expected to launch a redesigned M6 MacBook Pro later this year featuring a thinner and lighter design, new M6/M6 Pro/M6 Max chips built on advanced 2nm technology, and a touchscreen—the first ever on a Mac. Additional upgrades include an OLED display for better contrast and blacks, a Dynamic Island replacing the notch, and possibly cellular connectivity through Apple’s new C2 modem.

This feels like a meaningful upgrade rather than an iterative one. As my aging 15-inch M2 MacBook Air is starting to show its limits for some AI-related experimentation, I’ve been considering the MacBook Pro, though it definitely feels heavy to use on the couch. A slimmer design would make that transition much easier.

What do these two smoke?

No significant product issue!?

Off the top of my head:

- iPhone 6 ‘bendgate’
- iPhone 7 ‘loop disease’
- iPhone throttling (‘batterygate’)
- The butterfly keyboard fiasco
- 12-inch retina MacBook failing display cable (trapped in the hinge mechanism, IIRC)
- 24-inch iMacs with failing display cable

He is right. Gruber looks like a fanboy at times. The keyboard fiasco lasted so long.

If Google’s Gemini will be the core intelligence behind the “new Siri” this fall, as per Google’s recent statement, should I begin exploring it to understand its personality? 🤔

You do what you want but using Substack for photo sharing…? I don’t get it. Yet, I do follow a few really impressive photographers there even if I don’t visit Substack often, when I do, I’m always delighted. 🤷🏻‍♂️

A quote from John Ternus’ internal memo leaked today (emphasis is mine):

As you’ve by now heard, Tim has announced that he will be transitioning into the executive chairman role, and in September, I will become Apple’s new CEO. It has been such a privilege to lead the hardware engineering team, to be part of such remarkable work, and to see all of you in action, determined as ever to do everything we can for our users. I look forward to working with you very closely in my new role. Needless to say, I still plan to be very hands-on.

I like this a lot. I always admired people who can be very high-level and very hands-on while being relevant at both levels.

The latest Huawei folding phone kind of previews the iPhone Ultra — 9to5Mac

Apple is believed to be going for a wider screen on the outside of its foldable iPhone, which creates a wider aspect ratio for the larger screen on the inside.

I wasn’t very keen to such devices until I saw and okayed with one recently. I’m not sure about this form factor, though. It reminds me of the fat iPod nano. What’s I’d like to see in the future is a foldable iPad where the full size would be equivalent to the current 11-inch iPad, but once folded would be closer to a mix of the iPhone 17 Pro Max and an iPad mini.

App host Vercel says it was hacked and customer data stolen — TechCrunch

Vercel said the hack may affect “hundreds of users across many organizations,” and not just its own system, warning of potential downstream breaches spanning the tech industry.

All my web apps are hosted on Vercel. I got an email this morning to tell me my account wasn’t impacted by the data leak. Should I trust this statement? One thing that blows my mind: how on earth such a serious company don’t have a more restrictive policy as to what employees can download and test?