Understanding AI
A great roundup about the new terms of the craft, which new and old programmers will face sooner rather than later in our careers.
Notes
Topics to bring up in your next virtual coffee
Apple’s 2025 WWDC
Apple’s WWDC this year felt a bit underwhelming with no standout features to get excited about. The liquid glass interface looks neat, but that’s it.
Letter to Arc members 2025
Josh Miller answers the questions everyone is asking him about Arc
Notion API has native webhooks
Notion Integrations now can send webhooks, but Notion only announced it on X
Did you know that Apple’s FindMy didn’t work in South Korea?
Hwang Ho-chan, a regular Apple user, single-handedly pushed Apple to enable the Find My feature in South Korea after 15 years of it being disabled. His persistent 19-month campaign, from protests to petitions, finally paid off with the feature rollout in 2025
Rootkid creates an old-school phone that reads poetry
Rookids artistic installations are otherwordly, check how he builds them in his youtube channel!
Obscura VPN and Online Privacy
Reflections on the growing trend of monetizing privacy, raising concerns about trust in such services
Anger as Meta AI chatbot added to WhatsApp, raising privacy fears
WhatsApp users are annoyed with the new Meta AI chatbot feature that can't be removed, sparking privacy concerns over chat data being used for training. Another case of a tech giant forcing unwanted features on users
How to build a smartwatch with Eric Migikovsky
Eric Migicovsky is running a new video podcast series on how to build a smartwatch
Stripe: A conversation with Jony Ive
Jony Ive discusses the profound impact of design on society, emphasizing the importance of maintaining human-centered values, fostering deep connections through experiences, and addressing the rapid technological changes with responsibility and care
Amazon, Finally, Now Has a ‘Get Book’ Button in Its iOS Kindle App
Should apple have allowed purchase of kindle books on the web since the beginning?
Raycast for iOS is out at last
Raycast for iOS is finally out, and it’s awesome with its integration with shortcuts and widgets. It’s hands-down the best chat interface on both desktop and iPhone now
Ewan McGregor and Charlie Boorman get back on their bikes for Apple TV+
Ewan McGregor, Charley Boorman, and their two vintage bikes are back on an epic journey across Europe
Karpathy’s Digital hygiene
Andrej Karpathy provides an in-depth guide to digital hygiene, offering practical strategies to protect personal information and minimize digital vulnerabilities across various online platforms and services.
Why Cursor is not an extension
Visual Studio Code is reshaping the development landscape by creating a divide between its proprietary version and open-source alternatives, pushing users towards Microsoft services while complicating the ecosystem for developers