Apple
Apple Cash Split Bill: Apple Cleverly Uses AI On Something You Actually Do
While everyone was counting how many times Apple said "AI" at WWDC, they shipped the most useful one — point your camera at a restaurant bill and split it.
Artificial Intelligence
Apple Agentic Password Changer: The Moat Over Other Password Managers
Apple’s iOS 27 turns Passwords agentic: standard managers only alert, but standard-setting Apple Intelligence + Safari now automatically navigate sites, upgrade weak passwords, and sync to iCloud with one tap.
Meta
Meta Should've Used a Different Name for Meta AI
Meta called it Meta AI and tied it to the most privacy-sensitive brand in tech. Users now see Discover feed prompts as public and fear AI contractors seeing personal data. A detached name could keep distribution across family of apps while building trust.
The Infinite Dataset: How Google Incentivized the World and Pivoted to Synthetic Vision
We assume clicking on pictures of stoplights was just a security measure to keep bots out of our accounts. In reality Google was crowdsourcing millions of hours of free human labor to build the most advanced autonomous driving network on earth.
Artificial Intelligence
How Google and Meta Will Win the AI Software War
We assume independent laboratories will dominate the future of artificial intelligence software. The reality is a quiet silicon alliance between Google and Meta will commoditize the industry and crush standalone competitors.
Google Sans: The Font About to Conquer the Web
We assume corporate branding requires locking your proprietary font inside a strict walled garden. Google just open sourced their flagship typeface and made it the default in Docs to quietly dictate the visual aesthetic of the entire internet.
Netflix
Why AI Slop Will Crown YouTube and Netflix
We assume generative artificial intelligence will make our social feeds infinitely more engaging. The reality is that a tsunami of synthetic content will drive exhausted consumers straight back to the curated safety of YouTube and Netflix.
The Multi-Cloud Mandate: Why the Tech Duopoly Could Be Dead
We assume Amazon and Microsoft will forever control the internet through a rigid server duopoly. The reality is that terrified corporate executives are aggressively splitting their infrastructure to avoid catastrophic vendor lock-in.
Performance Marketing
The Pricing Power of Google Ads: Why Chatbots Will Not Break the Monopoly
We assume generative chatbots will inevitably destroy Google search volume and cripple their advertising business. The reality is their unmatched attribution tracking and forced algorithmic bidding guarantee their pricing power will only increase.
Gaming
How Dead Internet Theory Will Save the MMORPG
We assume a shrinking player base is an immediate death sentence for an online game. The recent integration of generative algorithms into private servers proves that synthetic players will permanently solve the multiplayer ghost town.
Gaming
Why macOS Just Won the Gaming War
We assume the Mac will never be a true gaming platform because human developers refuse to rewrite their code. A new era of algorithmic game porting just shattered this barrier, positioning the rumored M7 Ultra as an unparalleled gaming powerhouse.
Geopolitics & Defence
The Autonomous Coalition: Why American Supremacy Will Skyrocket
We assume American military supremacy still relies on building billion dollar aircraft carriers that take a decade to manufacture. The reality is a quiet coalition of agile tech startups is currently building an unstoppable, fully autonomous defense ecosystem.