Thomas Ricker
CarPlay adds another row of apps.
The new row comes courtesy of Apple’s latest iOS 18.4 beta, but it only seems to show up on cars with larger displays. A welcome change while we wait for CarPlay 2 to arrive... someday.
Thomas Ricker
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A giant battery-powered dual-zone refrigerator / freezer on wheels.
Thomas Ricker
Thomas Ricker
YouTube turns 20.
The company was founded on today’s date, back in 2005, by three former PayPal employees: Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. On April 23rd Karim uploaded “Me at the Zoo” which is considered to be the first YouTube video. It’s just 19 seconds long.
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YouTube and Paramount extend.
“We’ve reached a short term extension as we work toward a deal with Paramount to keep their content on YouTube TV. YouTube TV subscribers continue to have access to Paramount channels, including CBS, and any recordings that are in their Library. We appreciate your patience as we continued to negotiate on your behalf. We also value Paramount’s partnership and willingness to work towards an agreement.”
YouTube TV and Paramount programming update
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Clean water for the end of the world and the roads that go there.
Thomas Ricker
Thomas Ricker
OG tech blogger Peter Rojas is now at Mozilla.
The guy who quit Gizmodo to launch Engadget before selling it to Aol is now at Mozilla where he will “build and scale new products.” Pete hired me in 2005 and changed my life. He told me he’d never speak to me again after I left to help start The Verge.
Thomas Ricker
Nintendo’s Osborne effect.
Nintendo’s latest earnings report is out and sales of the Switch console have plummeted after the Switch 2 rumors and announcement, exactly as you’d expect. Switch sales are now projected to hit 11.0 million for the year ending March, down from 12.5 million units forecasted.
Nintendo has sold 150.86 million Switch consoles since launch, behind only the Nintendo DS, which sold 154.02 million units over its lifetime.
Thomas Ricker
Samsung chief won’t be going back to jail, yet.
Nepograndbaby Jay Y. Lee was found not guilty of accounting fraud and stock manipulation around activities that secured his succession to the Samsung throne. The decision — presumably granted in response to an impassioned “It doesn’t even make any sense! I’m the eldest boy!” plea — can still be appealed to South Korea’s Supreme Court. The scandal dates back to 2017.
Thomas Ricker
Elon’s right about one thing.
Here’s the unelected government official speaking about his part-time hobby, Tesla:
“I recommend anyone who can afford it, get Tesla’s solar roof and Powerwall. Your family’s life might depend on it.”
Electrical grids are old, overtaxed, and increasingly unstable in the face of climate change. That’s why the energy independence business is booming inside Tesla (up a record 113 percent year-over-year) and from alternatives like Anker, Bluetti, EcoFlow, and Jackery which just announced its new solar roofs that mimic curved red clay tiles.
Thomas Ricker
Unintelligent Apple.
Siri still sucks, despite Apple blowharding about its AI advances and ChatGPT integration. Just read this damning and hilarious report over at One Foot Tsunami for the latest evidence:
With the absolute most charitable interpretation, Siri correctly provided the winner of just 20 of the 58 Super Bowls that have been played.
