Spyglass @spyglass.org · 16hSome thoughts on OpenAI 'Dots'... spyglass.org/openai-dots-...spyglass.orgOpenAI's Dots DichotomyChatGPT's cutesy AI assistant feels torn between work and play... 000
Spyglass @spyglass.org · 29/09/2026💭 Thoughts On... ⛈️ Anthropic's Apocalyptic S-1 💼 Meta Enterprise spyglass.org/thoughts-on-...spyglass.orgAnthropic's Apocalyptic S-1 • Meta EnterpriseAnthropic's leaked prospectus suggests that the what is likely to be the largest IPO in history may also be the strangest, shrouded in doom but perhaps not gloom? Meanwhile, while we already knew abou... 001
Spyglass @spyglass.org · 28/09/2026He speaks like a regular human being, he references 'Annie Hall', he laughs. A lot. spyglass.org/steve-jobs-c...spyglass.orgAs the AI Communication Crisis Mounts, Here's Steve JobsHandling a completely different communication crisis, in a completely different era, but still... just a masterclass. 012
Spyglass @spyglass.org · 27/09/2026Disney has picked a director for Star Wars Episode X. Seemingly everyone has a bad feeling about this... spyglass.org/star-wars-ep...spyglass.orgStar Wars: Episode TentativeJon Watts seems a safe director choice, perhaps way too safe... 001
Spyglass @spyglass.org · 26/09/2026As we bury Foursquare, it's just wild how buried "Where I've Been" information is... spyglass.org/where-ive-be...spyglass.orgWhere is the 'Where I've Been' Service?With Foursquare faded, it's sort of wild that no one has stepped up, especially in our AI age... 000
Spyglass @spyglass.org · 25/09/2026 Inklings 📆 September 25, 2026 • Meta's Vision Pro • Copilot's 'Super App' • Streaming Ads • DoJ Helps Apple • Dark 'Artificial' Trailer spyglass.org/inklings-met...spyglass.orgInklings #027 📧Meta's Vision Pro • Copilot's 'Super App' • Streaming Ads • DoJ Helps Apple • Dark 'Artificial' Trailer 001
Spyglass @spyglass.org · 25/09/2026Meta VR Glasses still seem far from perfect, but are at least a credible consumer product... spyglass.org/meta-vr-glas...spyglass.orgMeta Unveils the Vision Pro Apple Should Have ShippedMeta VR Glasses still seem far from perfect, but are at least a credible consumer product... 000
Spyglass @spyglass.org · 24/09/2026That was the best Meta keynote in a long, long time... spyglass.org/meta-muse-co...spyglass.orgThe M-pire Strikes BackMeta. Muse. Mark. Make a pretty killer Connect keynote... 000
Spyglass @spyglass.org · 23/09/2026💭 Thoughts On... 🐎 The Great AI Agent Race 🦹 A "Super" AI Rebrand Attempt spyglass.org/thoughts-on-...spyglass.orgThe Great AI Agent Race • A "Super" AI Rebrand AttemptMuse has likely kicked the AI agentic race that was already well underway into a higher gear, with seemingly all of Big Tech and Big AI set to respond. Or should I say, Big "SI" – you know, "Super Int... 011
Spyglass @spyglass.org · 23/09/2026It's quite the dichotomy to read headlines about AI being on the verge of destroying humanity, while at the same time reading stories that it can't figure out how to make a phone call. spyglass.org/meta-muse-ai...spyglass.orgMeta Muse is PeopleHumans backing up AI isn't new, but won't help the trust issues... 011
Spyglass @spyglass.org · 22/09/2026Now we have Android, ChromeOS, and Googlebook OS. Because why have one project when you can turn two into three? spyglass.org/googlebook-a...spyglass.orgSoylent Googlebook is AndroidGoogle's latest OS seems more about Android vs. Windows (and maybe Mac) than about some new AI PC play... 001
Spyglass @spyglass.org · 21/09/2026💭 Thoughts On... 🤖 Amazon Blocks Meta's Muse ✏️ Apple's iPhone Duo Pencil Pivot spyglass.org/thoughts-on-...spyglass.orgAmazon Blocks Meta's Muse • Apple's iPhone Duo Pencil PivotWell, it didn't take long for a full-on AI Agentic War to break out. No, not the kind that could potentially end humanity, but the kind that could end civility between the various players in Big Tech.... 001
Spyglass @spyglass.org · 21/09/2026Call it the 'less wood behind more arrows' strategy? spyglass.org/why-didnt-go...spyglass.orgWhy Didn't Google Build Muse?Meta shipped the AI assistant that Google should have long ago... 000
Spyglass @spyglass.org · 19/09/2026Listening to him, even in these very early days as CEO, talk about Apple's products, he feels... natural. spyglass.org/john-ternus-...spyglass.orgThe Apple NaturalJohn Ternus seems in command when talking about Apple products... 012
Spyglass @spyglass.org · 18/09/2026 Inklings 📆 September 18, 2026 • Meta's Camera-Less Glasses • Apple's Surveillance • Claude Unifies • Prime Bundles • Dario Writes • Bond, Jack Bond spyglass.org/inklings-met...spyglass.orgInklings #026 📧Meta's Camera-Less Glasses • Apple's Surveillance • Claude Unifies • Prime Bundles • Dario Writes • Bond, Jack Bond 001
Spyglass @spyglass.org · 17/09/2026💭 Thoughts On... 🍎 Apple's NVIDIA Challenge 🤓 Snap's Specs Shitshow spyglass.org/thoughts-on-...spyglass.orgApple's NVIDIA Challenge • Snap's Specs ShitshowMight Apple make their own AI chips? It's easy to think of a few reasons why they would want to... Will Snap's SPECs fail to launch? I mean, come on... Read on, for thoughts on... Apple's NVIDIA Pla... 001
Spyglass @spyglass.org · 16/09/2026Muse, Meta's AI assistant, is actually a pretty great product... spyglass.org/metas-amusin...spyglass.orgMeta's Amusing MuseThey shipped a pretty killer AI assistant, can they keep people using it? 000
Spyglass @spyglass.org · 16/09/2026Apple TV is the new HBO... in terms of big Emmy wins. spyglass.org/apple-tv-hbo...spyglass.orgApple TV Dethrones HBOWell, in Emmy wins at least. And Netflix too! 022
Spyglass @spyglass.org · 15/09/2026There are nearly an infinite range of outcomes here between being fine and being dead... spyglass.org/ai-end-of-hu...spyglass.orgAI's "No Fate" FutureIs AI about to end humanity? No one knows – most notably those proclaiming such things... 010
Spyglass @spyglass.org · 12/09/2026The marketing speak may be the same, but you get the sense that Ternus knows these products backwards and forwards – he simply must given his previous role literally helping to engineer them. Somehow, that knowledge translates into the presentation. spyglass.org/the-ternus-n...spyglass.orgApple Unveils the CEO HandoffThe first John Ternus keynote was a success, and there's a clear path for them to get even better... 012
Spyglass @spyglass.org · 10/09/2026Some thoughts on the iPhone Duo event... spyglass.org/iphone-duo-e...spyglass.orgThe Apple Event Smelled of a Rich MahoganySome thoughts on the iPhone Duo event... 000
Spyglass @spyglass.org · 09/09/2026$2,000? For a Phone?! Yes. spyglass.org/iphone-duo/spyglass.orgLet There Be 'iPhone Duo'A few last-minute details about Apple's first foldable... 022
Spyglass @spyglass.org · 08/09/2026💭 Thoughts On... 🤖 AI's Maniacal Mixed Messages 🧑💻 Siri AI's Potential Developer Problem spyglass.org/thoughts-on-...spyglass.orgAI's Mixed Messages • Siri AI's Potential Developer ProblemDo you feel like every other headline and talking point coming out of the companies at the AI frontier contradict each other? You're not alone there. The future is so bright... because of the nuclear ... 000
Spyglass @spyglass.org · 08/09/2026Which is part of the reason why the 'You Can See Everything' teaser is so great. It tells you almost nothing, and yet everything you need to know. It's almost like a one-minute and eleven-second piece of art in its own right... spyglass.org/you-can-see-...spyglass.orgYou Cannot Unsee 'You Can See Everything'What did I just watch? 002
Spyglass @spyglass.org · 07/09/2026I hadn't considered that Apple could actually be in favor of making the App Store rules *more* onerous. spyglass.org/app-store-po...spyglass.orgWho is Holding the App Store Line?And is that line about to shift – in a good or bad way? 012
Spyglass @spyglass.org · 04/09/2026 Inklings 📆 September 4, 2026 • App Store Succession • Cybercab Launch • Azure Reporting • No Google Breakup • Snap's Specs Situation • NVIDIA's Profit Crown spyglass.org/inklings-app...spyglass.orgInklings #025 📧App Store Succession • Cybercab Launch • Azure Reporting • No Google Breakup • Snap's Specs Situation 000
Spyglass @spyglass.org · 04/09/2026It’s a question as old as time. Or at least as old as Terminator 2. Is AGI here? spyglass.org/agi-2026/spyglass.orgOpenAI's AGI Eras TourWith 'GPT-6 Astra', AGI is here! Congrats, everyone! 000
Spyglass @spyglass.org · 03/09/2026💭 Thoughts On... • Back to the Frontier AI Races • Netflix Out-YouTubes YouTube spyglass.org/thoughts-on-...spyglass.orgBack to the Frontier AI Races • Netflix Out-YouTubes YouTubeThe caution flags have been lifted. We're back off to the frontier model races this week! While the Netflix and YouTube race continues unabated. Read on for thoughts on... Back to the Frontier AI Ra... 001
Spyglass @spyglass.org · 02/09/2026We seem to be in a full-on race once again towards the mythical personal assistant... spyglass.org/the-swiss-as...spyglass.orgCan Someone Finally Architect Personal Assistant AI?The always promised product that always fails to deliver... 000
Spyglass @spyglass.org · 01/09/2026💭 Thoughts On... • OpenAI's Comeback • Hollywood's Ticket Disaster spyglass.org/thoughts-on-...spyglass.orgThoughts On: OpenAI's Comeback • Hollywood's Ticket DisasterAn OpenAI cover story gets thrown for a loop when their models hack a partner (one which NVIDIA may or may not be buying). And throwing some ice cold water on the blockbuster movie year for Hollywood.... 000
Spyglass @spyglass.org · 29/08/2026 Inklings 📆 August 28, 2026 • NVIDIA's Profit Crown • NVIDIA's Hugging Face Deal • Hugging Face's Duck Robot • Meta's 'OpenClaw for Normies' spyglass.org/inklings-nvi...spyglass.orgInklings #024 📧NVIDIA's Profit Crown • NVIDIA's Hugging Face Deal • Hugging Face's Duck Robot • Meta's 'OpenClaw for Normies' 101
Spyglass @spyglass.org · 28/08/2026Past is prologue for Meta's AI efforts... spyglass.org/meta-ai-cont...spyglass.orgMeta’s Complicated AI ContextMeta is back in the AI discussion, but are they actually at the table? 001
Spyglass @spyglass.org · 27/08/2026Meta makes more money in a month than these settlement damages. spyglass.org/metas-poke-o...spyglass.orgMeta's Poke on the WristWhy Meta is quitting their legal fight... 000
Spyglass @spyglass.org · 26/08/2026💭 Thoughts on... • Bill Gates, Doomer • The Mac Mini Morphs 🔒 spyglass.org/thoughts-on-...spyglass.orgThoughts On: Bill Gates, Doomer • The Mac Mini MorphsUh, Bill Gates sounds a lot like... Dario Amodei in writing up his thoughts on where he thinks the world is headed with regard to AI. It's a good essay, worth the read, but it's certainly not going to... 001
Spyglass @spyglass.org · 25/08/2026The stage is set, prize is clear: to be the main UI for all streaming content. spyglass.org/streaming-bu...spyglass.orgBegun, the Bundle Wars HaveThe battle to control streaming has shifted... 000
Spyglass @spyglass.org · 24/08/2026💭 Thoughts on... • NVIDIA & Perplexity • Fable’s Stalled Growth 🔒 spyglass.org/thoughts-on-...spyglass.orgThoughts On: NVIDIA & Perplexity • Fable’s Stalled GrowthWhy might NVIDIA want to buy – sorry, "hackquire" – part of Perplexity? And why might Fable's growth be stalling for Anthropic? Read on for thoughts on... 001
Spyglass @spyglass.org · 23/08/2026In other words, if people intend to use these AirPods with cameras as surveillance tech, it's going to be pretty shitty surveillance tech. spyglass.org/pervpods/spyglass.orgSo Much For the 'PervPods'Apple may aim to combat any 'surveillance tech' backlash with comically low AirPod AI camera resolutions... 112
Spyglass @spyglass.org · 22/08/2026 Inklings 📆 August 21, 2026 • Newfangled 'Hackquisitions' • Epic v. Apple • Meta v. States • OpenAI v. Apple • 'Stripe of AI' • Vision Pro Pickle spyglass.org/inklings-new...spyglass.orgInklings #023 📧Newfangled 'Hackquisitions' • Epic v. Apple • Meta v. States • OpenAI v. Apple • 'Stripe of AI' • Vision Pro Pickle 001
Spyglass @spyglass.org · 21/08/2026He-Man has the power! Well, on streaming at least. spyglass.org/masters-of-t...spyglass.orgBy the Power of StreamingHe-Man finds his Sword of Power on Amazon Prime Video... 011
Spyglass @spyglass.org · 21/08/2026YouTube and Netflix have seemed like they were on a slow-motion collision course for years. Now things are speeding up... spyglass.org/youtube-and-...spyglass.orgYouTube and Netflix Head to WarThe battle has been brewing, forcing creators to pick a side escalates... 001
Spyglass @spyglass.org · 19/08/2026The caution flags are out, some AI cars have spun-out, the Frontier cars are slowing down, but not all of the cars are... spyglass.org/ai-frontier-...spyglass.orgPushing or Pacing or Pulling Back From the AI Frontier?Is this a breather in AI development, or something more? 011
Spyglass @spyglass.org · 18/08/2026The Apple/EU agreement on App Store fees lining up with at least one key proposed US fee does not seem like a coincidence. It seems coordinated. spyglass.org/apple-eu-app...spyglass.orgApple's EU App Store ArmisticeMight it point to a path forward for the US App Store too?... 101
Spyglass @spyglass.org · 18/08/2026Ray-Ban Meta glasses look like Ray-Bans. AirPods with cameras, at least from what we can see here, look like AirPods. That obviously matters as both companies try to negate the "Glasshole" problem. spyglass.org/airpods-visi...spyglass.orgApple Versus the GlassholesLeveraging AirPods as their first true AI wearable should help ease Apple into a tricky market... 000
Spyglass @spyglass.org · 17/08/2026It's just an awful decision and precedent to manipulate your product in this way. Even if you don't notice? *Especially if you don't notice.* spyglass.org/anthropic-ai...spyglass.orgYou Gotta Fight For Your WriteBy pissing on their product, Anthropic pisses off everyone... 002
Spyglass @spyglass.org · 17/08/2026Unfortunately, it sounds like it's comically under-implemented, to the point of being pointless... spyglass.org/google-pixel...spyglass.orgThe Pixel 'HiLight' is a LowLightWhat was Google thinking here? 001
Spyglass @spyglass.org · 16/08/2026Using AI to write is not quite so black and white... spyglass.org/ai-writing/spyglass.orgThe Write StuffUsing AI to write is not quite so black and white... 022
Spyglass @spyglass.org · 14/08/2026The 'Made by Google' event clearly isn't for me. But is it for anyone? spyglass.org/google-pixel...spyglass.orgGoogle (Again) Brings a Comedian to a Tech KeynoteThe 'Made by Google' event clearly isn't for me. But is it for anyone? 001
Spyglass @spyglass.org · 13/08/2026Apple will argue that if the longer stay isn't granted, it will cause major harm to their business because again, it will effectively end the App Store cut as we know it... spyglass.org/apple-app-st...spyglass.orgApple's App Store Fees Live to Die Another Day...perhaps today. Almost certainly soon. 001
Spyglass @spyglass.org · 13/08/2026A chat about Apple's component predicament, Microsoft's accounting, and yes, Google's AI situation (just before it was shaken up)... spyglass.org/predicting-g...spyglass.orgPredicting Google's AI EarthquakeA chat about Apple's component predicament, Microsoft's accounting, and yes, Google's AI situation (just before it was shaken up)... 001
Spyglass @spyglass.org · 10/08/2026As anyone could have predicted, now that they're popular and a potential opening, Meta is all about "open" models again... spyglass.org/meta-open-ai...spyglass.orgMeta's Open Weight WhiplashZuck returns to his "open" AI arguments at an opportune time... 011
