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Francesco Pretelli

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💼 Engineering Manager @ Mercari JP 📱 iOS Indie dev 🏎️ F1 Fan 👾 Gamer 🗼 Tokyo 🚀 bitfolio.app 📰 ainews.ninja 📲 istory.timelabs.io

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Francesco Pretelli @timefp.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
For the next couple of days NewsNinja is 50% off. #indieAppSales apps.apple.com/app/newsninj...
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NewsNinja: Smart RSS Reader App - App Store
Download NewsNinja: Smart RSS Reader by Timelabs Ltd on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more apps like NewsNinja: Smart RSS…
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Francesco Pretelli @timefp.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
LM Studio expands beyond chat with Bionic, a new AI agent app for open models share.ainews.ninja/jdsz57vs
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LM Studio expands beyond chat with Bionic, a new AI agent app for open models
LM Studio is launching LM Studio Bionic, a new app for Mac and Windows that uses open models to handle coding, research, and complex work with documents and files. Here are the details. LM Studio has…
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Francesco Pretelli @timefp.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
This seems like an amazing tool!
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The Safari MCP server for web developers
In Safari Technology Preview 247, we’re introducing the Safari MCP server — a Model Context Protocol server for web developers that makes your web development and debugging workflow faster and more…
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Francesco Pretelli @timefp.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
iOS 26.5.2 has such a negative impact on my battery that made me move to iOS 27 beta!
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Francesco Pretelli @timefp.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
It's since last Thursday that NewsNinja is waiting for review from Apple... minor version, a simple bug fix affecting users, but sure, take your time.. 😢 #Apple #AppStore #AppReview
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Francesco Pretelli @timefp.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Exciting and about time! share.ainews.ninja/wft41694 #apple #ai #wwdc
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Expanding Private Cloud Compute
Alongside the next generation of Apple Intelligence, today we’re expanding Private Cloud Compute (PCC) beyond Apple’s data centers. When Apple introduced Private Cloud Compute in 2024, we defined a…
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Francesco Pretelli @timefp.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
It's that time of the year again! WWDC and installing beta 1 on all your devices! 🥳 #wwdc26 #ios27 #apple
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Francesco Pretelli @timefp.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Nice, more competition is always welcome share.ainews.ninja/loyub0a6 #ai #nvidia #arm #pc
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Nvidia announces RTX Spark as ‘the most efficient PC chip ever built’
This fall, Nvidia will officially become a consumer PC chipmaker like Intel, AMD, Apple, and Qualcomm, putting a complete computing chip — not just graphics — into the very heart of laptops and…
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Francesco Pretelli @timefp.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Sigh 😢
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The golden age of handheld gaming is already over
For a few glorious years, a $399 portable gadget could run almost anything you’d want to play. In 2022, the Steam Deck finally made PC gaming portable and affordable. I played through the vast…
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Francesco Pretelli @timefp.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
App Store review time for MacOS is getting ridiculous. 5 days to a week for a release and 3 days for TestFlight beta? 🫠 #apple #appstore #mac
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Francesco Pretelli @timefp.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Shortcuts always have been useful but complex and frustrating to create! This is exactly what we needed! share.ainews.ninja/46xkxzpr #apple #ai
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Introducing Shortcuts Playground: Create Apple Shortcuts with Claude Code or Codex
Today, I’m pleased to introduce something I’ve been working on for the past six months: Shortcuts Playground, a plugin for Claude Code and Codex that can create any shortcut for Apple’s Shortcuts app…
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Francesco Pretelli @timefp.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Yup! share.ainews.ninja/9gunxr6c #ai #apple
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★ AI Is Technology, Not a Product
Steven Levy, writing for Wired last month after Apple’s CEO transition was announced, under the provocative headline “Apple’s Next CEO Needs to Launch a Killer AI Product” (News+ link to get around…
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Francesco Pretelli @timefp.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Playing Forza Horizon 6 and can't stop smiling! It's so fun. #gaming #xbox
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Francesco Pretelli @timefp.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
This is so funny sad and interesting at the same time share.ainews.ninja/9ceqo2wo #ai
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Someone Shared a Real Monet Painting as AI and Asked for Critiques
A fascinating art social experiment unfolded on social media this week after someone shared an actual Monet painting as an AI-generated artwork and asked people to explain what makes the “AI image”…
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Francesco Pretelli @timefp.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
This is actually great, I use Codex daily and being able to monitor it from mobile it's a great addition! #ai #openai #codex share.ainews.ninja/wtz7w7vb
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Work with Codex from Anywhere
Codex is now in the ChatGPT mobile app so you can stay in the loop from anywhere while Codex gets work done across your laptops, devboxes, or remote environments. As agents take on longer-running…
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Francesco Pretelli @timefp.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
This could go incredibly well or incredibly wrong! But definitely a good step forward! #ai #apple share.ainews.ninja/e9h7haj9
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Apple Working on Plan to Allow AI Agent Apps on the App Store
Apple is looking into ways to better support apps that include AI agents and AI coding capabilities in the App Store, reports The Information. Apple is designing a system that would maintain its…
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Francesco Pretelli @timefp.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Reviews like this always make my day. #iOS #iOSDev #AppStore #Apple #IndieDev
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Francesco Pretelli @timefp.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Interesting, curious to see if it will be successful: share.ainews.ninja/hfv2epoi #google
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Google announces its Chromebook successor: the Googlebook
Google is announcing a new line of laptops coming in the fall calledGooglebooks. Details are sparse for now, asthe teaseis just a small part of various Android announcements during Google’sAndroid…
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Francesco Pretelli @timefp.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Now it would be a great time to release some new hardware like Apple TV or Mac Mini M5 share.ainews.ninja/jwr5bm7w #apple #mac
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Apple Releases iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5 With End-to-End Encrypted RCS, New Wallpaper, and Maps Updates
Apple today released iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, the newest updates to theiOS 26andiPadOS 26operating systems. The software comes nearly two months after Apple releasediOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4. The new…
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Francesco Pretelli @timefp.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
I like Valve in general, but this should not happen in 2026 share.ainews.ninja/wka7ujmu #gaming #steam #steamController
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I can't wait to buy this cool contr- Oh.... right...
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Francesco Pretelli @timefp.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Something something Google and privacy and AI...
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Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent
Two weeks ago I wrote about Anthropic silently registering a Native Messaging bridge in seven Chromium-based browsers on every machine where Claude Desktop was installed [1]. The pattern was: install…
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Francesco Pretelli @timefp.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
I got a new toy! 👾#gaming #gt7 #ps5
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Francesco Pretelli @timefp.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Really interesting, Apple capital expenses are tiny compared to other big tech: share.ainews.ninja/9czky9cu #ai #apple
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Apple's Binary Bet
In 2021, Apple spent $11.1B on CapEx for the year. In 2022, that number fell slightly to $10.7B. In 2023, it was back to $11B. By 2024, it was down a bit to $9.4B. 2025 saw a jump to $12.7B. 2026?…
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Francesco Pretelli @timefp.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Ouch! share.ainews.ninja/pzquh7d6 #apple #mac #ai
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Apple says supply constraints for Mac mini and Mac Studio to persist for several months
On its quarterly earnings call today, Apple CEO Tim Cookaddressed the ongoing supply shortagesfor Apple’s pro desktop Macs. Many configurations of Mac mini and Mac Studio arecompletely out of stockat…
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Francesco Pretelli @timefp.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
I'm really hoping they will release the M5 Mac mini at some point! #apple #mac #ai share.ainews.ninja/bpachj3s
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Why are the Mac mini and Mac Studio gradually becoming impossible to buy?
It’s a good time to be in the market for a MacBook, between the affordability of theMacBook Neo, thepower of the M5 Pro and M5 Max MacBook Pros, and the all-around appeal ofthe M5 MacBook Air. But…
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Francesco Pretelli @timefp.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Here’s a sneak peek at something coming in NewsNinja 3: preview cards for shared articles or content! share.ainews.ninja/ziun5tn8
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MacBook Neo: Review
A basic review of the 2026 MacBook Neo.
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Francesco Pretelli @timefp.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
I'll never get tired or watching rocket launches! #nasa #artemis #space
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Francesco Pretelli @timefp.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
NewsNinja 3 Is Coming: Here’s Everything New #iOS #apple #MacOS #apps medium.com/@timefrances...
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NewsNinja 3 Is Coming: Here’s Everything New
NewsNinja 3 is bringing podcasts, Twitter, Mastodon, Bluesky, calendar, reminders, weather, and stocks into one customizable app built…
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Francesco Pretelli @timefp.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Welcome back 8/256! #MacbookNeo
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Francesco Pretelli @timefp.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
My latest fun project, a F1 Bingo game! Pick your events, compete with friends, climb the leaderboard! Still in early alpha, not even sure if it will ever get out but was fun making it to test current LLM capabilities. Check it out! formula-bingo.vercel.app #f1 #ai
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Francesco Pretelli @timefp.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Happy 2026! 🎉
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Francesco Pretelli @timefp.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
I got a PSVR2! Mostly for playing GT7! But what a pleasant surprise, I wasn't expecting it to be so good and immersive!!
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Francesco Pretelli @timefp.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
After few months with the iPhone Air: - Love it - Recording videos has this annoying mic issue where somehow audio get distored - Low light photo quality is so-so Hopefully the 2nd gen will fix these annoyances.
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Francesco Pretelli @timefp.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
I decided to swap my Airpods Max with new Bose QC Ultra 2nd gen and I wish I've done it sooner! The Max are great headphones but too heavy and uncomfortable to wear for me. With the Bose I can finally just listen to music without being constantly aware of wearing headphones.
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Francesco Pretelli @timefp.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
Merry Xmas, world 🎄
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Francesco Pretelli @timefp.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
New app icons to celebrate the holidays!
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Francesco Pretelli @timefp.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
NewsNinja Lifetime is 70% OFF until Dec 1st. No ads. No accounts. Just smart AI-powered news from RSS, Reddit & YouTube. Grab it while it lasts! ✨ apps.apple.com/app/newsninj... #BlackFriday #ios #macos
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NewsNinja: AI RSS News Reader App - App Store
Download NewsNinja: AI RSS News Reader by Timelabs Ltd on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more games like NewsNinja: AI RSS…
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Francesco Pretelli @timefp.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Excited to share a deep dive into the engineering behind Mercari’s new global app! 🚀 Our iOS team explains how we evolved Mercari’s codebase into a modern, multi-product monorepo: engineering.mercari.com/en/blog/entr... #iOS #iOSDev
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Evolving Mercari’s iOS codebase into a multi-product monorepo
This article is part of the series discussing how we developed a new global application, and covers some of the decision
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Francesco Pretelli @timefp.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
These #Kirby surprise eggs are really great! Lucky to have found the "special" Kirby.
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Francesco Pretelli @timefp.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Xbox Gamepass was such an amazing product for us consumers. It will be even harder to sell Xbox consoles with the new consoles.
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Francesco Pretelli @timefp.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Amazing: The Lego Game Boy has already been modded to play games for real | The Verge www.theverge.com/news/790093/...
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Behold: The Lego Game Boy has already been modded to play games for real
This is not an emulator.
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Francesco Pretelli @timefp.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
PlayStation x Reebok Sneaker Capsule Release Date - Modern Notoriety modernnotoriety.com/reebok-plays...
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PlayStation x Reebok Capsule Celebrates 30 Years of Gaming - Modern Notoriety
Dropping in the PS1's original launch regions: Japan, USA, and UK.
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Francesco Pretelli @timefp.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
I might or might not be at the Tokyo Game Show today and tomorrow. #TokyoGameShow
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Francesco Pretelli @timefp.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Taking my first ride on the Tokyo subway with the AirPods Pro 3 and wow: they are significantly superior to the 2s. Perhaps it's due to their fit in my ears, they are the first AirPods that actually stay in place without slipping out. #AirpodsPro
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Francesco Pretelli @timefp.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
After few days with the iPhone Air I'm actually quite impressed. Coming from a 15 Pro, the one and only thing I'm missing is Cinematic Mode for videos. Everything else is superior, including battery. 👏 #iPhone #iPhoneAir #Apple
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Francesco Pretelli @timefp.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Just found an amazing extension for redirects! Perfect if (like me) you don't have Instagram, but still need to check events/institutions posts (or your friends’ brainrot memes). This app allows you to open them without IG’s annoying web limitations 🙌 🔗 apps.apple.com/us/app/redir... #iOSApps
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‎Redirect Web - Browser Ext.
‎Redirect Web is a browser extension that sends you straight to where you meant to go. Skip detours, save clicks, and stop wasting time. — WHY YOU’LL LOVE IT — • Quickly and easily create clear “from…
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Francesco Pretelli @timefp.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
finally wrapped up cyberpunk 2077 after all these years 🌃🔥 cross-save between #ps5 and #switch2 works flawlessly, and wow… can’t believe i slept on this for so long. #gaming #Cyberpunk2077
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Francesco Pretelli @timefp.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Last night #F1 qualifying was almost surreal, but lot of fun honestly. Today's race is gonna be great! #AzerbaijanGP
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Francesco Pretelli @timefp.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Pretty impressed after one day with the iPhone Air. Coming from a 15 Pro: battery last longer, screen is bigger, much lighter, thinner and brighter! #iPhoneAir #iPhone
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Francesco Pretelli @timefp.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Been trying out the new OpenAI GPT-5 Codex this past week. Impressed by the improvements, overall more reliable (at least for me) than Claude Code. #AI #GPT5 #Claude
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