av Mikael Winterkvist | feb 2, 2026 | Bluesky, Notiser, Threads
Théodore remembers the AI slop that tipped him over the edge.
The image was of two emaciated, impoverished South Asian children. For some reason, despite their boyish features they have thick beards. One of them had no hands and only one foot. The other was holding a sign saying it’s his birthday and asking for likes.
Inexplicably they are sat in the middle of a busy road in the pouring rain with a birthday cake. The image is full of tell-tale signs that it was made with AI. But on Facebook it went viral with nearly one million likes and heart emojis.
Something snapped in Théodore.
Källa: AI ’slop’ is transforming social media – and there’s a backlash
av Mikael Winterkvist | feb 2, 2026 | Bluesky, Notiser, Threads
Federal data from Tesla’s autonomous test fleet in Austin shows the company’s Robotaxi program has yet to achieve the reliability promised by CEO Elon Musk. Between July and November 2025, nine crashes involving the company’s self-driving Model Y were reported to the NHTSA. Across roughly 500,000 logged miles, that equals one crash for every 55,000 miles traveled, nearly an order of magnitude more frequent than typical human driver incidents.
TechSpot
av Mikael Winterkvist | feb 2, 2026 | Bluesky, Notiser, Threads
American workers adopted artificial intelligence into their work lives at a remarkable pace over the past few years, according to a new poll.
Some 12% of employed adults say they use AI daily in their job, according to a Gallup Workforce survey conducted this fall of more than 22,000 U.S. workers.
The survey found roughly one-quarter say they use AI at least frequently, which is defined as at least a few times a week, and nearly half say they use it at least a few times a year. That compares with 21% who were using AI at least occasionally in 2023, when Gallup began asking the question, and points to the impact of the widespread commercial boom that ChatGPT sparked for generative AI tools that can write emails and computer code, summarize long documents, create images or help answer questions.
Källa: How Americans are using AI at work, according to a new Gallup poll
av Mikael Winterkvist | feb 2, 2026 | Bluesky, Notiser, Threads
Apple officially launched CarPlay Ultra last year, but only for Aston Martin vehicles. It’s the next-generation version of CarPlay that the company first teased at WWDC 2022 with a revamped design and deeper integration with the car itself.
Today, a new report from Bloomberg reveals that CarPlay Ultra will come to at least one major new car later this year …
CarPlay Ultra expansion
In his Power On newsletter, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says that he’s been told CarPlay Ultra will launch for “least one major new Hyundai/Kia model in the second half of this year.”
This isn’t the first time we’ve heard that CarPlay Ultra could be destined for a future Hyundai car. The publication Top Gear reported last year that Hyundai’s upcoming IONIQ 3 EV will support the platform. The IONIQ 3 EV is expected to make its official debut in April and launch later this year.
Källa: CarPlay Ultra coming to at least one new car later this year, per report – 9to5Mac
av Mikael Winterkvist | feb 2, 2026 | Bluesky, Notiser, Threads
Apple is apparently pushing to turn its newly launched creative bundle into a brand of its own. Here are the details.
A new place to highlight creative work, hopefully
To mark the launch of Apple Creator Studio, Apple hosted an invite-only, multi-day event this week in Los Angeles, bringing together creators from around the world to showcase its new bundle of creative apps.
Now, Apple has launched @applecreatorstudio on Instagram, where it will likely highlight projects made with Apple Creator Studio apps.
Källa: Apple Creator Studio gets its own Instagram account – 9to5Mac
av Mikael Winterkvist | feb 1, 2026 | Bluesky, Notiser, Threads
An auction that featured Steve Jobs’ signed checks, his collection of Bob Dylan 8-track cassettes, computers, bow ties, and more has concluded, pulling down more than $8 million.
The check, regarded as ”the earliest known check drawn from Apple’s original bank account,” raked in $2,409,886, as part of the recent ”Steve Jobs & the Computer Revolution: The Apple 50th Anniversary Auction.” The auction realized a total of $8,153,074.
”This is the most important financial document in Apple history,” said Bobby Livingston, executive vice president at RR Auction. ”It captures Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak’s first true business transaction, and the final result shows that collectors recognized its significance above any other Apple material ever brought to market.
AppleInsider
