Connected 603: Ungraded for Style: 512pixels.net
","summary":"This week on the podcast, Gurman has details on iOS 27, Google has new laptops, and Myke has an obligation to skip the third topic.","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/05/connected-603-ungraded-for-style/","date_published":"2026-05-14T20:32:17+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-14 20:32","date_timestamp":1778790737,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90162617","content_html":"‘Grok is the RC Cola’ of the AI World: 512pixels.net
","summary":"Joe Wilkins, writing at Futurism: In the AI world, there are what the tech scholar Kate Crawford has called the “Great Houses of AI.” These are Microsoft, Amazon, Google, and Meta — giant tech monopolies which happen to also be four of the six top US corporations by market value. Then there are the ...","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/05/grok-is-the-rc-cola-of-the-ai-world/","date_published":"2026-05-14T14:55:44+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-14 14:55","date_timestamp":1778770544,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90112090","content_html":"Surprise! xAI is Running a Bunch of Unpermitted Turbines in North Mississippi: 512pixels.net
","summary":"Tim De Chant, TechCrunch: Elon Musk’s xAI is running nearly 50 natural gas turbines at its Mississippi data center, power plants that the state is currently not regulating thanks to a loophole. The power plants are considered “mobile” by the state of Mississippi because they are sitting on flatbed t...","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/05/xai-unpermitted-turbines-north-ms/","date_published":"2026-05-13T20:20:53+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-13 20:20","date_timestamp":1778703653,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90029098","content_html":"Indigo: 512pixels.net
","summary":"Are you getting it? It's not two apps...","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/05/indigo/","date_published":"2026-05-12T15:31:26+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-12 15:31","date_timestamp":1778599886,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90002648","content_html":"Building Artemis II’s Fault-Tolerant Computer: 512pixels.net
","summary":"Logan Kugler, writing in early April: The computer system aboard the current Artemis II lunar space mission is from a different world that the one from the Apollo era. Apollo astronauts navigated to the lunar surface using a computer with a 1-MHz processor and roughly 4 kilobytes of erasable memory,...","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/05/building-artemis-iis-fault-tolerant-computer/","date_published":"2026-05-12T14:53:51+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-12 14:53","date_timestamp":1778597631,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90002646","content_html":"Clarus Can Walk: 512pixels.net
","summary":"I am freaking out.","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/05/clarus-can-walk/","date_published":"2026-05-11T20:57:04+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-11 20:57","date_timestamp":1778533024,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90002643","content_html":"Connected 602: Computer Too Good: 512pixels.net
","summary":"It's Home Assistant. Are you really surprised?","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/05/connected-602/","date_published":"2026-05-07T21:03:59+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-07 21:03","date_timestamp":1778187839,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90002640","content_html":"Google Fitbit Air: 512pixels.net
","summary":"Apple, take my money...","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/05/google-fitbit-air/","date_published":"2026-05-07T14:57:04+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-07 14:57","date_timestamp":1778165824,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90002637","content_html":"Anthropic Taking Over All Capacity of xAl’s First Memphis Data Center: 512pixels.net
","summary":"xAI just... doesn't need Colossus 1 anymore?","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/05/claude-and-grok-roommates/","date_published":"2026-05-06T19:12:29+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-06 19:12","date_timestamp":1778094749,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89346877","content_html":"Connected #601: I Love Wrists — A Tier List of Tim Cook Quotes: 512pixels.net
","summary":"This week on the podcast: In honor of Tim Cook’s pending retirement, Federico, Myke, and Stephen rank some of his quotes from the last 15 years. This was quite the trip down memory lane.","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/04/connected-601/","date_published":"2026-04-30T21:20:40+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-30 21:20","date_timestamp":1777584040,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89346876","content_html":"The Wonderful World of Artemis II Photos: 512pixels.net
","summary":"Hank Green has made something really cool. Called the Artemis II Photo Timeline, it’s an interactive way to scroll through photos from NASA’s recent crewed mission to cislunar space — but pinned to NASA’s official schedule of the mission. Nick Heer has more: It is also a tribute to publicly availabl...","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/04/the-wonderful-world-of-artemis-ii-photos/","date_published":"2026-04-30T20:14:44+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-30 20:14","date_timestamp":1777580084,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89339560","content_html":"AI Psychosis Reaches the Executive Suite: 512pixels.net
","summary":"Jake Handy: An NBER study of nearly 6,000 CEOs and CFOs across the US, UK, Germany, and Australia found that roughly 90% of firms reported zero measurable impact on productivity or employment from AI over the past three years. The average employee AI usage was 1.5 hours per week. The average CEO AI ...","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/04/ai-psychosis-reaches-the-executive-suite/","date_published":"2026-04-30T18:48:04+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-30 18:48","date_timestamp":1777574884,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89278014","content_html":"Sam Altman Apologizes to British Columbia Community, Wonders Who Could Have Stopped Such Violence: 512pixels.net
","summary":"OpenAI, in a nameless blog post: Mass shootings, threats against public officials, bombing attempts, and attacks on communities and individuals are an unacceptable and grave reality in today’s world. These incidents are a reminder of how real the threat of violence is—and how quickly violent intent ...","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/04/sam-altman-apologizes-to-british-columbia-community-wonders-who-could-have-stopped-such-violence/","date_published":"2026-04-29T21:19:45+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-29 21:19","date_timestamp":1777497585,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89199677","content_html":"Pedometer++ 8.0: 512pixels.net
","summary":"Today, we shipped a huge update to Pedometer++. We have full details over on the Pedometer++ blog, and David has a post up as well: Today I’m beyond delighted to announce the release of Pedometer++ version 8. I worked with legendary designer Rafa Conde to re-design the appearance and layout of the w...","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/04/pedometer-v8-new-watch-app/","date_published":"2026-04-28T20:01:38+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-28 20:01","date_timestamp":1777406498,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89186237","content_html":"CHATBOT Act Introduced in Senate: 512pixels.net
","summary":"The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, in a press release today: U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), John Curtis (R-Utah), and Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) today introduced the CHATBOT Act, legislation that would put...","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/04/chatbot-act-introduced-in-senate/","date_published":"2026-04-28T15:07:45+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-28 15:07","date_timestamp":1777388865,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89105126","content_html":"‘Debating New iPhone Colors for a Living’: 512pixels.net
","summary":"I was honored to join Eric Schwarz for the first episode of his new podcast, named Magical & Revolutionary. We had a wide-ranging conversation about my background and career, touching on the weirdness of covering large companies, my issues with xAI’s presence here in Memphis, and a lot more.","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/04/debating-new-iphone-colors-for-a-living/","date_published":"2026-04-27T13:32:51+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-27 13:32","date_timestamp":1777296771,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89025216","content_html":"The Problem With AI: ‘Software Brain’: 512pixels.net
","summary":"I'm not dumb enough to believe the genie can be put back in the bottle, but I'm also smart enough to know that we have no idea what we're doing.","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/04/patel-decoder-ai-software-brain/","date_published":"2026-04-25T00:09:20+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-25 00:09","date_timestamp":1777075760,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88937300","content_html":"Control Center is Homeless: 512pixels.net
","summary":"Last night before going to bed, I told my iPhone to install iOS 26.4.2 and when I picked it up this morning, I was greeted by a Control Center bug that has been around since iOS 26 first launched: For months, HomeKit controls will be missing after an iOS update or device restart. In this […]","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/04/homekit-control-center-missing/","date_published":"2026-04-24T14:49:25+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-24 14:49","date_timestamp":1777042165,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88891976","content_html":"Connected 600: Tommy Siri: 512pixels.net
","summary":"It’s a big week on Connected: Stephen plays audio from a website, Federico prefers to talk about products, Myke takes a victory lap, Tim announces his retirement, and John gets a new job.","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/04/connected-600/","date_published":"2026-04-23T23:43:21+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-23 23:43","date_timestamp":1776987801,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88785506","content_html":"The Framework Laptop 13 Pro: 512pixels.net
","summary":"I think the most interesting company in the personal computer space may be Framework, the small company dedicated to making repairable and upgradeable notebooks and desktops. It launched its first laptop — named the Framework Laptop 13 — in 2021 and you can still replace and upgrade components in it...","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/04/the-framework-laptop-13-pro/","date_published":"2026-04-22T14:27:21+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-22 14:27","date_timestamp":1776868041,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88730209","content_html":"A Presidential Proclamation Marking Tim Cook’s Retirement: 512pixels.net
","summary":"A very official and normal statement from the President: I have always been a big fan of Tim Cook, and likewise, Steve Jobs, but if Steve was not taken from the Planet Earth so young, and ran the company instead of Tim, the company would have done well, but nowhere near as well as it […]","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/04/a-presidential-proclamation-for-tim-cook/","date_published":"2026-04-21T18:21:42+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-21 18:21","date_timestamp":1776795702,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88668007","content_html":"Cook Out: 512pixels.net
","summary":"Tim Cook, writing on apple.com: For the past 15 years I’ve started just about every morning the same way. I open my email and I read notes I received the day before from Apple’s users all over the world. You share little pieces of your lives with me and tell me things you want me […]","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/04/cook-out/","date_published":"2026-04-20T20:57:52+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-20 20:57","date_timestamp":1776718672,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88129569","content_html":"The Future of the Artemis Program: 512pixels.net
","summary":"Eric Berger: The Artemis era well and truly began Friday evening when a shiny spacecraft that had traveled 700,000 miles around the Moon, carrying four astronauts, splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. For NASA, for its international partners, and for all of humanity the su...","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/04/the-future-of-the-artemis-program/","date_published":"2026-04-12T23:10:47+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-12 23:10","date_timestamp":1776035447,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88085563","content_html":"iPhones in Spaaaaaaaace: 512pixels.net
","summary":"Tim Cook on X (gross), about iPhones being used on the Artemis II mission: Congratulations to Artemis II on a successful mission! You captured the wonders of space and our planet beautifully, taking iPhone photography to new heights, and we’re grateful you shared it with the world. Your work continu...","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/04/iphones-in-spaaaaaaaace/","date_published":"2026-04-12T02:56:42+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-12 02:56","date_timestamp":1775962602,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88024140","content_html":"The Artemis II Crew is Home: 512pixels.net
","summary":"Stephen Clark at Ars: Slamming into the atmosphere at more than 30 times the speed of sound, NASA’s Orion spacecraft blazed a trail over the Pacific Ocean on Friday, returning home with four astronauts and safely capping humanity’s first voyage to the Moon in nearly 54 years. Temperatures outside th...","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/04/the-artemis-ii-crew-is-home/","date_published":"2026-04-11T02:04:13+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-11 02:04","date_timestamp":1775873053,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}}]}