Five Takes to End 2025
2025 was a year where a lot of assumptions across the tech industry were seriously put to the test. Instead of simply making predictions or tallying wins and losses, I wanted to write out a handful of takes on what actually happened and what it says about where things are headed next.
Five Takes to End 2025Keynotes are Bad Because Products Can’t Speak for Themselves Anymore
That Google event yesterday was very strange, from Jimmy Fallon’s general awkwardness to the uncomfortable QVC-style segment to the overuse of high profile celebrities. That’s already been discussed at length, so I won’t dwell on it. But it did get me thinking a lot about the state of product …
Keynotes are Bad Because Products Can’t Speak for Themselves AnymoreGood Wearable AI Gadgets Are Already Here, And You Might Already Own One
We’ve all been waiting for the first good AI wearables to come along. There have been tons of attempts, from wrist-worn recording devices to pins with lasers to glasses with cameras. Company’s are throwing everything at the wall to see what might stick. Some of these gadgets have been …
Good Wearable AI Gadgets Are Already Here, And You Might Already Own OneA Tale of Two IOs: What it Looks Like When Apple Doesn't Lead
We are at more than just an inflection point; we’re at a moment where the global technological order may be about to fundamentally change. Don’t think about this just as an “iPhone moment” but as an “Apple acquires NeXT” event. A NeXTus event if you will. When Apple acquired NeXT, it kicked …
A Tale of Two IOs: What it Looks Like When Apple Doesn't LeadGemini, Siri, and Default Assistants on iOS
I do not want to harp on the Siri situation, but I do have one suggestion that I think Apple should listen to. Because I suspect it is going to take quite some time for the company to get the new Siri out the door properly, they should do what was previously unthinkable. That is, open up iOS to …
Gemini, Siri, and Default Assistants on iOSGemini Integration Could be a Huge Upgrade Over ChatGPT in Siri
A few weeks ago Federico Viticci wrote a great piece on MacStories about how one of Gemini’s greatest strengths in the LLM competition is that it’s the only one with Google app extensions. On Friday, Apple released the first beta of iOS 18.4 and while many of the AI updates that we were …
Gemini Integration Could be a Huge Upgrade Over ChatGPT in Siri