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I’ve recently been asked to explain what an “agent harness” is (particularly after I wrote about my favorite app of the year so far, Open Minis). I realized it was one of those concepts I could understand intuitively but not quite articulate. Thankfully, other people have done a better job of explaining it than I […]
Ethan Millman, writing for The Hollywood Reporter: Apple Music will soon launch labels on songs created with artificial intelligence, the company said in an email sent out to industry partners on Thursday. In the email, obtained by The Hollywood Reporter, the streaming service said that AI music labels will come “later this year,” though Apple […]
Source: Apple. Today, Jungle released their fifth studio album, Sunshine. Alongside the release, Apple published a look at how the band used Apple Creator Studio to film 11 music videos in just four days, an impressive feat no matter the technology used. Source:Apple. The band’s toolbox included Logic Pro, Final Cut Pro, and Pixelmator Pro […]
Enjoy the latest episodes from MacStories’ family of podcasts: AppStories This week, John is joined by Christoper Lawley to discuss uses for a folding iPhone and Parchment, Lawley’s daily agenda app. On AppStories+, John and Chris dig into audio and video workflows for podcasting and YouTube. NPC: Next Portable Console This week, folding phones and […]
This week, in addition to the usual links, app debuts, and recap of MacStories' articles and podcasts: Should Apple Introduce an Ad Tier to Apple TV?, by Jonathan Bridging Pastebot 3 and Paste with CLI and MCP, by John A Lock Launcher Takeover, Open Minis Usage, and More, by Jonathan This Story is for Club Members Get weekly newsletters, exclusive stories, member downloads, and ad-free version of…
Late yesterday, OpenAI revealed the sort of automation catnip I love: Computer History. It’s a new feature for Pro, Business, and Enterprise subscribers that creates continuity for ChatGPT and Codex by converting the actions you take on your Mac into Markdown memory files that serve as context for subsequent interactions. The idea is that with […]
Jeff Johnson has a knack for finding spam on the App Store. Yesterday it was review spam, and today it’s app submission spam. In a post where he called out an individual for releasing 41 apps, and presumably contributing to slow app review times, Johnson proposed a solution: …bring back Apple Developer Program tiers and […]
I dove into Big Walk with no expectations at all. I’d seen trailers leading up to the launch and knew that it was a co-op puzzle game from House House, the makers of Untitled Goose Game, but that was about it. And because most of my gaming is done solo, I initially tuned out most […]
Source: Apple. The next big push for Apple Immersive Video on Vision Pro has been revealed: live baseball games. Starting August 28 and running through the rest of the regular MLB season, the company will stream one real-time immersive matchup per week exclusively on Vision Pro as part of its Friday Night Baseball lineup on […]
If you read MacStories, you might have caught John’s Finalist 1.0 review a few years back. A lot has changed since: version 4.0 is out this week, its biggest update yet. Finalist is a paper-inspired daily planner for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and now Apple Watch, giving you one place to plan your day, week and […]
