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Looks like it could be a useful app for tracking miscellaneous stuff but will I remember it exists when I need something like it?

The two companies are in active negotiations to let Apple license Gemini, Google’s set of generative AI models, to power some new features coming to the iPhone software this year

Spicy rumor! It's easy to speculate that this is being driven by Apple being behind the leaders in genAI capabilities. I assume Apple has observed Microsoft's strategic investments and see the value in following a similar path. With users likely to explore billions of different use cases on their devices, Apple could face increased regulatory attention from anything they launch using AI. It's possible that Apple aims to profit from this platform as they enhance their genAI features, potentially securing a lucrative new multi-year agreement in spaces they are not motivated to enter (yet) like search. But, who knows! Buttering my popcorn.

It’s not just that their customers want to make some of the money that Nvidia has been raking in — it’s that they can’t afford to keep paying so much. Microsoft “went from spending less than 10 percent of their capital expenditure on Nvidia to spending nearly 40 percent,” Luria says. “That’s not sustainable.”

That is serious money. One must assume MSFT and others are investing in alternative solutions.

Been meaning to understand the tech behind Passkeys better.

We discovered that by resting the battery in the discharged state, lost capacity can be recovered and cycle life increased.

Goes against guidance EV manufacturers often mention.