Diablo IV’s open beta was fun

I’m not a Diablo expert but I did spend some (read: too much) time with Diablo IV this past weekend. My goal was to get a sense of whether I’d want to purchase and play the full title when it releases. I’m more interested …

Apple should make Siri smart enough to generate Shortcuts

Given that GPT-4 can write code well enough to generate functional games and web sites, Siri ought to be good enough to listen to a user input and spit out a working Shortcut. Imagine saying “hey Siri, make me a shortcut that allows m…

I’m not convinced by Redfall yet

It appears a preview event embargo was lifted for Redfall, as several outlets and creators have published their videos today. They’re all full of the same b-roll, so the meat of this round of content are the opinions and analyses shar…

Apple really ought to say/do something about Siri

Apple should publicly do or say something related to LLMs and Siri to reassure customers that real improvements are coming to their virtual assistant. They were well behind the curve before ChatGPT blew up and now that it has, the gap betwe…

Generative content in Google docs

Google is bringing generative AI features to Workplace. Looks useful—much better showing than when they revealed Bard. When this type of content generation is normalized, I wonder if those who can skillfully edit it will separate themselves…

Arc CEO, Josh Miller, live reacted to MKBHD’s team talking about his product and I wish more tech CEOs did this sort of thing. He also said something wise about disruptive products in response to David Imel struggling to describe Arc …

Five Figma tips that are essential to my workflow

Navigate the layer panel with keyboard Much faster than clicking around. If this list was one item long this would be it. Apply Auto Layout with zero padding Adding Auto Layout to a single object applies default padding that’s equal t…

I’m already exhausted by the deluge of AI-related news, products, and grifts that have followed Bing’s ChatGPT reveal—except for Kevin Roose’s piece in the Times about its alter ego, Sydney, which is fascinating and should…

Apple MR headset reveal (maybe) set for WWDC in June

Gurman reports the delay for Apple’s next big thing: Apple’s earlier plan was to unveil the product in early spring at a launch event aimed at consumers. It could then provide more extensive details and development tools to third-part…