av Mikael Winterkvist | apr 13, 2025 | Bluesky, Mastodon, Notiser, Threads |
Apple has always kept its Maps app locked away in its walled garden. The company recently started expanding access to it. Last year, it launched a beta version of Apple Maps for web browsers – though it was a work in progress.
Initially, users could only access the Maps web app from desktops or tablets. Now, Apple has quietly dropped the beta tag from the URL and opened the service to other mobile devices, including its rival – Android.
Källa: Apple Maps web app is now available on all devices, including Android
av Mikael Winterkvist | apr 13, 2025 | Bluesky, Mastodon, Notiser, Threads |
More than four years after Mark Zuckerberg rebranded Facebook as Meta to chase his metaverse vision, the company has poured tens of billions into the effort – with little to show for it. The ongoing losses have raised serious doubts about the strategy and its long-term viability.
Insiders say the metaverse project has become a financial sinkhole, consuming $45 billion by early 2025. That’s nearly equal to the combined market caps of social media rivals Snap and Pinterest – or the amount Elon Musk paid to acquire Twitter. Worse, Zuckerberg warned in last year’s earnings report that losses would continue to ”increase meaningfully,” whatever that means.
Källa: Four years in, Meta has burned through $45 billion chasing its metaverse dream
av Mikael Winterkvist | apr 13, 2025 | Bluesky, Mastodon, Notiser, Threads |
The star-studded line-up at the Coachella music festival included an unexpected guest on Saturday night.
In a surprise appearance before a massive crowd at the Indio festival, Sen. Bernie Sanders took the stage to deliver a rousing speech blasting President Donald Trump and exhorting the young audience to stand up against billionaires, the fossil fuel industry, “greedy insurance companies” and states that are rolling back abortion rights across the nation. As he spoke under a full moon, hundreds of screaming fans rushed over, cameras in hand, to capture the senator’s unannounced address, which followed a blockbuster set from Charli xcx at a neighboring stage.
Källa: Bernie Sanders Blasts Trump and Musk During Surprise Coachella Appearance
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av Mikael Winterkvist | apr 13, 2025 | Bluesky, Mastodon, Notiser, Threads |
Apple hasn’t abandoned its previously rumored plans to release a less expensive Vision Pro, according to Bloomberg. Mark Gurman reports in the Power On newsletter this weekend that the company has two new models in development: one that’s lighter and cheaper than the first generation headset, and one that would tether to a Mac. While Apple had once considered the latter setup for AR glasses, it shifted the idea over to the Vision Pro so it can “create an ultra-low-latency system for streaming a user’s Mac display or for connecting to high-end enterprise applications,” according to Gurman.
Källa: Apple is reportedly working on two new versions of the Vision Pro
av Mikael Winterkvist | apr 13, 2025 | Bluesky, Notiser, Threads |
Steve Jobs’ personality led to some interesting events during his time at Pixar, including firing board of directors members for failing to disagree with him.
The managerial style of Steve Jobs can be described by some as abrasive, and strong-willed by others, during his time at Apple. It’s also something that was apparent during his time at Pixar, with stories from Ed Catmull, co-founder of Pixar Animation Studios, which had Steve as a majority shareholder.
In an interview about Jobs for the Steve Jobs Archive released on Friday, Catmull and guests discussed the Apple co-founder’s managerial style.
Källa: Steve Jobs didn’t tolerate yes-men, understood his influence at Pixar
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av Mikael Winterkvist | apr 13, 2025 | Bluesky, Mastodon, Notiser, Threads |
Sydkorea, Kina och Japan har enats om att stärka sin frihandel. Historiskt har trion varit fiender. Frågan är om de tre länderna nu kan utmana Donald Trumps tullar.
I slutet av mars enades Sydkorea med Japan och Kina om att stärka frihandeln länderna emellan. Mötet ägde rum i den sydkoreanska huvudstaden Seoul, under en tid då världsekonomin var i gungning efter den amerikanske presidenten Donald Trumps aggressiva tullpolitik.
Källa: Historiska fiender enas: Kan Kina, Japan och Sydkorea utmana Trumps handelskrig?
