Daring Fireball
John Gruber — Writer, creator of Markdown
Commentary on Apple, technology, design, politics, and more.
daringfireball.netThe gold standard for opinionated tech commentary. John Gruber has been writing about Apple, design, and the tech industry since 2002, with a voice that's instantly recognizable — wry, exacting, and unafraid to call out bad decisions even from companies he admires. Daring Fireball reads like the tech column the major outlets wish they had: no filler, no SEO padding, just sharp thinking about how software should work.
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AirPods 5 With Wireless Charging Case Works With MagSafe, But Not Magnetically
In my long take yesterday on Apple’s event last week, I wrote that when you pay $20 extra to get the $150 AirPods 5 With Wireless Charging Case, that the case is compatible for inductive charging with “MagSafe, Qi, or Apple Watch pucks”. But the compatibility section of Apple’s tech specs page for AirPods 5 doesn’t list MagSafe: Works with USB‑C connector, Apple Watch charger, or Qi‑certified chargers That’s because for Apple, true MagSafe compatibility means magnetic attachment. The AirPo...
‘Apple Reference Image: A New Approach for Verified Photography’
Apple Security Research has released a concise, cogent paper describing how Apple Reference Image works, and why they made it. A terrific read. Here’s just one fascinating bit regarding privacy: Other industry solutions require a photographer or institution to vouch for an image using their own credentials. We are concerned this puts some photographers, such as those operating in conflict zones, in a difficult position; it should not be necessary to forgo anonymity in order to prove image au...
FT: ‘Steve Bannon and Bernie Sanders Unite in AI Safety Call’
Joe Miller, reporting for the Financial Times (via Political Wire): Veteran socialist Bernie Sanders and rightwing activist Steve Bannon are joining forces to call for greater guardrails on AI, even as Donald Trump insists concerns about the technology are a hoax that will help China overtake the US. In a sign of how the outcry over AI safety is reshaping the US political landscape, speakers from the far right and left of the political spectrum will join an event billed as the “Pro-Human As...
★ Thoughts and Observations on Apple’s ‘Surprise and Shine’ Event; the Announcements of the iPhones 18 Pro, AirPods 5, Apple Watches Series 12 and Ultra 4, and the iPhone Duo; and the Dawn of the Ternus, John Ternus Era at Apple
The Keynote I loved the keynote’s “You want a great opening scene?” opening, which ran through a series of genre-inspired hook-you-from-the-first-shot pretend movie openings. Apple started with a title card that said “The following was shot on iPhone”, but the whole keynote — including the fun fake-movie openings — was shot on iPhone 18 Pros. Apple started shooting its keynote movies using iPhone Pros in October 2023, with the “Scary Fast” Mac event. That first one was shot on the then-just-rel...
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