When technology gives a voice to someone who had to be silent for most of her life… Such a great story!

Here's my “CBS Sunday Morning 🌞 Morning” story today: A deep dive into the forces that keep adding complexity to the design of our software, cars, and machines. Hint: The manufacturers are only partly to blame. youtu.be/-aWQhtiA_Wc?si…

We don’t say, “He speaks the Italian.” We don’t say, “She writes in the Italian.” We don’t say, “I’m learning the Italian.” So why do we say, “Translated from the Italian?”

Today, OpenAI released ChatGPT 4o (pronounced “four-oh”). Its voice talks, laughs, breathes, clears its throat, and even sings—all while conversing with you with a realism that’s like some sci-fi movie. Watch the video examples in this thread…

Skydiver drops phone from 12,000 feet—finds it the next day without a scratch on it. newsweek.com/sky-diver-drop…

My new story for New York Magazine’s Intelligencer: This week, ChatGPT just got a whollllle lot more human. “Her”-like, really. ChatGPT can whisper, emote, sing, laugh. It clears its throat, sighs, gasps, slips into sarcasm. Just one question: Do we WANT this? nymag.com/intelligencer/…

Anyone want to book a trip down to see the wreck of the Titanic in a first-of-its-kind submersible, made of a pioneering new hull material? (Too soon, my good man.) nytimes.com/2024/05/28/sci…

As predicted, Apple is building AI into its operating systems. What does that mean? Here are my notes on this “Apple Intelligence” from today’s keynote at #WWDC.

In case it’s useful: Here my notes about this fall’s iOS 18, based on today’s Apple #WWDC presentation:

More Pogue notes from today’s Apple #WWDC announcement. Here’s what’s coming this fall on the Mac, Watch, and iPad.

Finally, the last of my notes on today’s Apple #WWDC presentation: Some of what’s coming to the new, AI-infused Siri!

From today’s “CBS Sunday Morning 🌞 Morning”: My report on the Wayback Machine (The Wayback Machine), a key feature of the Internet Archive. It’s an essential backup of the Web, going back to 1996—and now, it’s in danger of being sued out of existence. youtu.be/nQ6V9FkrO9U?si…

Catching a flight from SFO. My Dr. phones in a prescription to a Walgreens nearby. Pharmacist calls: “We’re out of stock! Want me to call around to nearby stores?” 15 min later, calls back: “Found it! I transferred the prescription for you—ready shortly.” Made it! SERVICE HERO!

Hey cool! Amazon is eliminating those hollow clear plastic shipping pillows! nytimes.com/2024/06/20/cli…

From today’s “CBS Sunday Morning 🌞 Morning”: Here’s my report on the crisis of ethics in the Supreme Court. No matter what your political leanings, the fact that only 16% of Americans fully trust the Supreme Court means big trouble. youtu.be/mY23LdJULTI?si…

Here’s some AI-colorized footage from the 1924 Olympics. Certainly not perfect, but it definitely makes this 100-year-old event feel more accessible… youtube.com/watch?v=IuNCR8…

Pilot, as we wait for takeoff: “Weather delay in NY, folks. Looks like we’ll be here another 15 minutes.” But my Flighty app says we’ll be 1.5 HOURS late, which I announce to nearby rows. And sure enough: 30 min later, the pilot returns to say: “Uh, actually, another hour…”

Just in time for the Paralympic Games… a powerful mini-film from Apple Accessibility…. apple.com/accessibility/…

In case you missed “CBS Sunday Morning 🌞 Morning”: here's my story about the dawn of ELECTRIC planes! Quieter, safer, cleaner—and they take off VERTICALLY. So they don't even need airports! (Amazon, UPS, and Fedex are losing their MINDS...) youtu.be/XWfJft1AoPc?si…

What the hell!? They're discontinuing Finale, the Microsoft Word of sheet-music software. When I was 27, I wrote its manuals, so this is personally awful. But also a nightmare for musicians: Orphaned files, cost and learning curve for a new app—awful. finalemusic.com/blog/end-of-fi…