av Mikael Winterkvist | jan 31, 2026 | Bluesky, Notiser, Threads, Twitter
Tim Cook’s opening remarks on Apple’s fiscal Q1 2026 earnings call touched on how customers are using Apple Intelligence. Here’s what he said.
Carefully crafted non-specific details
If you’ve ever listened to one of Apple’s quarterly earnings calls, you know Tim Cook opens with a high-level overview of how each part of the business is performing.
That includes iPhone, iPad, and Mac, Apple Watch, AirPods, retail, services, and beyond.
Källa: Here’s how people are using Apple Intelligence, per Tim Cook – 9to5Mac
av Mikael Winterkvist | jan 31, 2026 | Bluesky, Notiser, Threads, Twitter
The non-profit Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) today launched an ”Encrypt It Already” campaign that calls on tech companies such as Apple, Google, Meta, and others to implement or expand end-to-end encryption on their platforms. iCloud already provides end-to-end encryption for more than a dozen data categories by default.
Källa: Apple Called Out in New ’Encrypt It Already’ Campaign
av Mikael Winterkvist | jan 31, 2026 | Bluesky, Notiser, Threads
Apple’s iconic Fifth Avenue store in New York City is normally open 24/7, but it will be closed overnight on some days next week. According to Apple’s website, the store will be closing at 10 p.m. local time each night on Monday, February 2 through Wednesday, February 4. The store will re-open each morning at 8 a.m. local time during this period. Apple is closing the store to complete maintenance on the signature glass cube entrance, according to a source familiar with the matter.
Källa: Apple’s Fifth Avenue Store is Closing Overnight Next Week, Here’s Why
av Mikael Winterkvist | jan 31, 2026 | Bluesky, Notiser, Threads
Benjamin Franklin and The Battle of Brooklyn — in AI?
That’s the premise of an intriguing, provocative new series that Darren Aronofsky is producing via his AI-focused venture Primordial Soup. Drawing on the tech of Google DeepMind, with which the company has a deal, Primordial Soup is dramatizing the scenes from some of the Revolutionary War period’s most pivotal moments and releasing them on Time’s YouTube channel.
Källa: Darren Aronofsky Has Reconstructed the Revolutionary War Using AI
av Mikael Winterkvist | jan 31, 2026 | Bluesky, Notiser, Threads
The exodus of talent from Apple’s artificial intelligence division is accelerating, with a top Siri executive and several key researchers leaving the company just as it prepares to launch a critical overhaul of its voice assistant. Among the departures is Stuart Bowers, a vice president who helped lead Siri’s modernization effort and has reportedly left for Google DeepMind.
Källa: Apple Loses Top Siri Executive and More AI Researchers to Google and Meta [Report]
av Mikael Winterkvist | jan 31, 2026 | Bluesky, Notiser, Threads
Macaulay Culkin has written an emotional tribute to his late Home Alone co-star Catherine O’Hara, who has died aged 71.
O’Hara played Kate, the mother of Culkin’s character Kevin, who accidentally leaves him behind in Chicago when the family goes on holiday to Paris in the 1990 Christmas classic, and they reappeared on screen together for the 1992 sequel Home Alone: Lost In New York.
Källa: Macaulay Culkin leads tributes to ’Home Alone’ co-star Catherine O’Hara: ”I thought we had time”
