Richard Lawler
One more thing about Apple’s new CEO.
If you haven’t learned enough about John Ternus, this WSJ profile has a note about his race car hobbies, and a pic from his college yearbook.
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William Joel
Jess Weatherbed
A fancy twist on FontBook.
Software developer Josh Pucket has released Pica: a macOS app for managing fonts that’s currently optimized for latin script. It’s yet another free tool for the design community (yay!) and it even has a fun launch animation that sends characters cascading down your desktop.
Charles Pulliam-Moore
Studio Ghibli is conjuring up a new short film.
Ghibli’s getting a little meta with Night in the Valley of Witches — a new animated short co-directed by Goro Miyazaki and Akihiko Yamashita that is set in a fictionalized version the studio’s real world theme park. You’ll be able to see the movie at the actual theme park beginning on July 8th.
David Pierce
Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
There’s finally an easy way to see your Thread network.
The Thread Group has released a new Thread Network Diagnostic app that lets you “explore, monitor, and visualize your Thread network.” It displays network topology, connection status, and device roles to help troubleshoot issues. It’s Android only for now, but an iOS version is in the works.
Thread connectivity problems have been one of Matter’s biggest pain points — most recently with Ikea’s Matter-over-Thread rollout. There are some apps that let you see your network, but a dedicated tool like this could be very useful. I’ll report back after testing it out.
Thread Network Diagnostics
[Google Play Store]
Does Tim Cook’s newly announced successor have what it takes to regain the company’s lost ground in the AI race?
Hayden Field
Hayden Field
President Trump said “it’s possible” Anthropic and the Pentagon could reach a deal eventually.
During a television interview with CNBC, he said Anthropic, which has been enmeshed in a dramatic lawsuit with the Department of Defense, had a positive meeting at the White House. Anthropic had come to discuss Mythos, its buzzy private model. “We had some very good talks with them, and I think they’re shaping up,” he said. “They’re very smart, and I think they can be of great use.”
Charles Pulliam-Moore
Get in the robot, Sydney.
Netflix has announced the leading cast for its upcoming Gundam movie from director Jim Mickle (Sweet Tooth), and the lineup looks like… an interesting group of faces, to say the least.
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Image: Netflix
Andrew Webster
Andrew Liszewski
LG upgraded its portable StanbyMe 2 TV with a larger 4K screen.
After debuting at CES 2025, the StanbyMe 2 launched last July with a 27-inch 1440p display (the original was only 1080p). Less than a year later LG is introducing a new 32-inch version with a resolution bump to 4K and a slightly longer 4.5 hour battery. It’s launching in South Korea for around $1,080 but US availability hasn’t been confirmed.
1/3The StanbyMe 2 has a removable wheeled stand for moving it around your home. Image: LG
It’s either a gilded pathway to the stars or a financial black hole.
Georgina Torbet
Jess Weatherbed
“I was very impressed with myself to have the head of Apple calling to ‘kiss my ass.’”
President Donald Trump had some interesting words to say on Truth Social about Tim Cook’s announced departure, claiming the Apple CEO personally requested his aid on several occasions during his presidency. “He makes these calls to me, I help him out (but not always, because he will, on occasion, be too aggressive in his ask!).”
