The Morning After: TikTok loses Taylor Swift’s songs and the verdict on the Galaxy S24 Ultra
Following failed negotiations with TikTok, Universal music has come good on its threat to pull music from the social media platform. That means no more TayTay, no more Drake and no more… all the other artists that fall under its corporate umbrella. Elsewhere, the CEOs of the world’s most influential…
The Morning After: That AI-generated George Carlin comedy special was written by humans
As generative AI (and access to AI tools) continues to grow, expect to see more things like the tumult over “George Carlin: I’m Glad I’m Dead.” Released on (then pulled from) YouTube, it’s framed as an hour of new “material” by the comedian, who died in 2008. Of course, it’s…
The Morning After: NASA finally shows what’s inside its Bennu asteroid container
In a very relatable moment, NASA struggled for three months to get the lid off its asteroid sample container, having sent it into deep(ish) space and back. Same, NASA, same: I’ve struggled with jars of pickles. The space agency was finally able to get into the asteroid Bennu sample container…
The Morning After: Apple’s Vision Pro is almost here and Samsung’s AI gambit
Welcome back to your Saturday morning tech injectable. This week’s TMA focuses on two big tech launches. First of all, Samsung started 2024 early with its flagship smartphone series, announcing three S24 models set to go on sale at the end of the month. This time around, sure, they look…
Touring LG’s high-tech camping trailer at CES 2024
LG’s Labs department often takes technology and existing products and spins them into lifestyle-heavy ideas and notions. LG Labs was responsible for the Dukebox, a vacuum tube-driven speaker with a transparent OLED screen, an LG Gram with two displays, and several other projects. But the LG Bon Voyage concept trailer…
The Morning After: The biggest tech stories of 2023
What do you do when the tech world mostly grinds to a halt at the end of December? You reheat your hot takes, force a narrative thread on a company’s ups and downs and edit it all up for consumption. Yes, it’s a little quiet at the end of the…
The Morning After: The Apple Watch ban and Sony seems to be winning the console war
It’s Christmas Eve Eve, so I’ve phoned in this week’s TMA and shouted “Lost In Space!” to myself. What a time to be alive. I’m also stoking the flames of the console wars in 2023. Yes, Sony announced its sold 50 million PS5 consoles so far. Xbox doesn’t offer its…
The Morning After: The sad end of E3
It’s Saturday morning and I’m still thinking about the end of E3, once the biggest gaming show on earth, and the teenage dream destination for many Gen Z / Millennial gamers, by which I mean: me. Will there be a gaming (or tech) show in 2024 that will match my…
The Morning After: You might have to wait for an M3-powered MacBook Pro and MacBook Air
Are you waiting for an even more powerful Apple laptop? Well, you might have to hold on a little longer. Apple’s M3 MacBook Pro may arrive at the beginning of 2024, with the M3 MacBook Air likely to follow a few months later. That’s according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, who…
The Morning After: Netflix’s next big thing is branded retail stores
Netflix is reportedly planning to open several bricks-and-mortar venues, called Netflix House. The stores will sell merchandise for hit Netflix shows, hopefully of a higher quality than that Target Squid Game tee you sleep in. Talking of Squid Game, the two initial locations will reportedly feature obstacle courses based on…