https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/02/salesforce-ceo-confirms-4000-layoffs-because-i-need-less-heads-with-ai.htmlhttps://www.nerdwallet.com/article/finance/tech-layoffshttps://www.crn.com/news/channel-news/2025/the-10-biggest-tech-company-layoffs-of-2025-so-far Tech-sector job cuts this year are tracking similarly to last year: as of July 31, Layoffs.fyi reports about 80,250 employees let go in 2025, versus 152,922 for the entirety…
Long List of Crypto ETFs Awaits Approval, Notably Missing: Blackrock
Another way to look at the list: SOL and XRP lead in the number of ETF applications. But does that really matter if they’re unlikely to attract inflows anywhere near…
Mistral Unveils Voxtral: The New Contender Outperforming Whisper
https://mistral.ai/news/voxtral Mistral has unveiled Voxtral, an exciting new AI audio model that positions itself as a strong open-source competitor to Whisper, the reigning champion of speech recognition. With claims of…
OpenAI’s Crown Is Under Siege — And the AI Race Is Just Getting Started
https://www.wired.com/story/sam-altman-meta-ai-talent-poaching-spree-leaked-messages/ It’s still too early to declare a winner in the AI arms race, but one thing is clear: the competition is accelerating, and OpenAI may struggle to maintain its…
Reasoning vs. Elaborating: Unpacking the Chain of Thought in AI
https://machinelearning.apple.com/research/illusion-of-thinkinghttps://futurism.com/apple-damning-paper-ai-reasoningAnother article about AI is not “reasoning” – https://www.zdnet.com/article/ais-not-reasoning-at-all-how-this-team-debunked-the-industry-hype/ While it may seem that Apple is disrupting the AI industry by releasing this paper, it’s crucial for everyone to understand…
My #WWDC25 Wishlist
Starting to write my WWDC25 wishlist #WWDC25 Wishlist: Can Apple fix m4b import into Books app? ePub works fine and can sync across to all devices with iCloud, but not…
Trapped in the Doom Loop: Key Takeaways from BBC1 Panorama: “Is Britain Broke?”
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002d37n This documentary paints a stark picture of the UK’s current financial predicament, arguing the nation is stuck in a “doom loop” of low growth, rising costs, and unmet public…
Forget ‘Seeing is Believing’: Check out these AI-Generated Video Clips
https://bgr.com/tech/17-insane-veo-3-ai-videos-thatll-stop-you-from-trusting-anything-you-see-online/
Been 6 years since Jony Ive left Apple, is io his second coming?
https://openai.com/sam-and-jony Jony Ive made a lot of money since leaving Apple, more than what he could have made at Apple. $6.5B is a great deal for him, the new entity…
From Hype to Habit: When Will AR/VR Become Daily Wear?
https://www.wsj.com/tech/they-paid-3-500-for-apples-vision-pro-a-year-later-it-still-hurts-496de341 It’s not surprising that “some” or even many early adopters of Vision Pro “regret” about their purchase. It’s kind of like a bet, if it works out and become…
If you still use Secure Notes in Keychain Access, you can still use it, but not recommended
https://lapcatsoftware.com/articles/2025/1/5.html You can still create new secure note, but it is not recommended. Apple recommends moving these to Notes in locked mode. But I don’t like this solution. I usually…
Cool project, real-time AI Voice Chat, local open source
https://github.com/KoljaB/RealtimeVoiceChat Cool project to play around with. Still haven’t found any good natural voice based computing system. Siri and others are just for small tasks around the house. But to…