Shila Ray

Why would #airpods3 support portugese over spanish? #apple

#AIfail

@1password.bsky.social not available on #appleappstore. #sherlocked

You can now download the source code that sparked the AI boom - Ars Technica

When will #Microsoft revamp #OneNote?

18F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated shortly after midnight. Read our letter to the American people:
18f.org

It’s fine to muse about being #1, but let’s not all strive to become just like #1.

Our unhealthy fixation with emulating #1 Being "undefeated" or "#1" might be more luck than you know.

From @asmartbear:

Being "undefeated" or "#1" might be more luck than you know.

longform.asmartbear.com/copy-number-...?

Now that DeepSeek has made its point, does StarGate need less funds?

On the (un?)importance of design You redesign your entire website, customers and employees say it's better, but none of the metrics change… Does design even matter?

A functional design beats it every time .... longform.asmartbear.com/design/ (credit @jason cohen)
another good example is amazon.com and gmail.com - just does the job so well. We are so much used to these interfaces, that its a big risk for the companies to change the interface.

USA - no AI regulation
EU - stringent AI regulation

An A.I. Boom Makes Electricians Flock to Central Washington (Gift Article) The rural region is changing fast as electricians from around the country plug the tech industry’s new, giant data centers into its ample power supply.

The atoms and molecules powering the bits and the bytes.

[A.I., the Electricians and the Boom Towns of Central Washington](www.nytimes.com/2024/12/25/t...)

surely the world doesn't need an 'EOY wrap' for all platforms and digital tools!!

The Ghosts in the Machine, by Liz Pelly Spotify’s plot against musicians

Great article on the history of #spotify, music industry and ML/AI
harpers.org/archive/2025...

Did #threads launch push the @bsky team to fast forward their roll out plans.