Sean Hollister
We just tried — and tore down — the Framework Laptop 13 Pro.
I just updated my story with some hands-on impressions and a photo gallery; we should have a quick video coming later today too!
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Stevie Bonifield
Richard Lawler
The Curiosity rover’s latest Mars discovery.
A rock NASA’s Curiosity rover drilled in 2020 contained “the most diverse collection of organic molecules ever found on the Red Planet,” including seven never previously detected on Mars. The finding published today in Nature was made using its onboard Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) laboratory.
Andrew Liszewski
Oppo’s Android version of the iPad Mini has a larger screen and smaller bezels.
Following a teaser earlier this month, Oppo’s Pad Mini Android tablet has launched in China. Its 8.8-inch OLED screen is larger than the iPad Mini’s, but the Pad Mini has slimmer 2.99mm bezels and is just 5.39mm thick. Pricing starts at 3,699 CNY (around $542) for 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage.
Cook’s relentless optimization propelled Apple’s fortunes to new heights and an era of predictable profitability.
Allison Johnson
Lauren Feiner
Jay Peters
Tim Cook: “I am healthy. My energy is high, and I plan to be in this new role for a long time.”
Apple’s outgoing CEO and incoming executive chairman addressed employees today about the transition, Bloomberg reports.
John Ternus, who will take over as CEO, also spoke to staff, noting that AI — something that Apple has struggled with, to put it mildly — is “going to create almost unlimited potential.”
Richard Lawler and Sean Hollister
Nilay Patel
Wait, who is Canva’s biggest competitor?
Canva CEO Melanie Perkins dodged this question with a lot of charm and verve, but I wonder if the answer is quickly going from Adobe to Anthropic. More on this week’s Decoder!
Sean Hollister
Framework’s first laptop sleeve is made of space-age Tyvek.
Don’t call it duct-tape! Tyvek is a plastic that feels (and creases) like paper, similarly made of fibers bonded together. I have a wallet made of the stuff. The bag has dedicated pockets for Framework’s Expansion Cards, screwdriver, and up to a 13-inch laptop. The $39 sleeve comes in silver or black.
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1/2A silver bag Image: Framework
Antonio G. Di Benedetto
Hmm… 🤔 that photo in Framework’s keynote looks familiar.
While hyping up its couch keyboard, Framework CEO Nirav Patel showed images of how people use its computers in the living room. It gave me a Leo DiCaprio moment as I noticed a photo from my time testing Bazzite on the Framework Desktop. How about a photo credit, Nirav?
Did Framework just catch up to premium laptops?
Sean Hollister
