The chess world is in chaos after Magnus Carlsen accused 19-year-old Hans Niemann of using AI to cheat. On Vox Media’s Today, Explained podcast, Wall Street Journal sports reporter Andrew Beaton runs through the fallout from chess’ biggest scandal in years in under 30 minutes.
This write-up doesn’t detail exactly what we should expect from his post-Apple design firm LoveFrom, but it does dive into his background, as well as his history with Apple and Steve Jobs.
...exactly 12 years after Steve Jobs had walked out the door to launch NeXT Inc., Jobs returned as CEO of Apple.
Ive, then 30, assumed Jobs would hire a more renowned designer to replace him, but something unexpected happened at their first meeting. “I clicked with Steve in a way that I had never before done with someone and never have since,” says Ive.
In addition to today’s Apple TV 4K review from Chris Welch, we also have a feature incoming from Adi Robertson that you won’t want to miss. The flow of earnings news will also continue, with Paramount, Qualcomm, Fisker, and Robinhood among those scheduled.
But first, a few non-Elon stories:
Audio-Technica re-released its “Sound Burger” record player from the 80s, which costs $199 and adds USB-C and Bluetooth.
Tim Stevens digs into the “quirky gimmicks and outré styling exercises” that abound in modern cars, electric or otherwise.
Tumblr will not nerf nudes now.
Google’s standalone Street View app still exists, but not for long.
SpaceX has pioneered reuseable rocket boosters by guiding them back waiting drone ships, but Rocket Lab’s approach is to try and slow them down with parachutes and then catch them on a hook dangled from a waiting helicopter.
An attempt in May almost worked but slipped away, and now they’ll try again in a few days.
When we reviewed the Whoop 4.0, Victoria Song said it was comfortable, but a pricey $30 per month subscription and recovery-focused tracking means it’s only for serious athletes.
Now the company is selling its wearable via Best Buy, both in stores and on the site, for $300. That covers a year of service, but once it’s done, you’ll have to resubscribe with another $300 upfront, or pay $30 monthly.
Car salesman / media exec Elon Musk is apparently ready to negotiate on pricing.
One thing he didn’t mention in this response to Stephen King is how his leveraged buyout of the company is a reason Twitter’s suddenly saddled with more bills to pay.
We’re correcting our report from Thursday night that included Twitter Chief Customer Officer Sarah Personette among the executives fired by Elon Musk as he took over, along with the CEO, CFO, general counsel, and policy chief.
This morning Personette tweeted she resigned on October 28th from the position she’d held since June of last year, leading its advertising business and brand partnerships.
Platformer editor Casey Newton indicates she may not be the last executive leaving, either, as head of product Jay Sullivan and Redbird manager Nick Cald’s Twitter bios suddenly changed.
As it turns out, there is news outside of the Elon Musk Show. Today we’re expecting another burst of quarterly earnings results that will include Match, Pfizer, SiriusXM, Uber, and EA.
Sony’s results indicate fewer people are spending more money on its PlayStation subscriptions.
Creatives are wrestling with Pantone’s new business model for Photoshop that’s paywalling colors.
Allison Johnson just updated our advice guide on the best phone to buy right now.
Apple is losing two more key executives, including the vp in charge of its online store and CIO Mary Demby.
Peacock is launching a Friday the 13th prequel series created by Bryan Fuller.
And Netflix acquired Cozy Grove and Alphabear game developer Spry Fox.
The character Wonder Man in Marvel’s comics was the source of the brain patterns used to build the android Vision.
Separately, the TV show Wandavision provided the source material for endless Vishawn memes, and these two things are apparently nearing a crossover point.
