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How AI Stole the ✨ Sparkles ✨ Emoji
This was my favorite emoji. And then AI companies hijacked it.
iMessage, World War 2, and a Mathematical Theory of Communication
Maybe computers were never made for us in the first place.
How the Italian Renaissance can save the smartphone camera
Modern technology clashes with classical art. But they can exist in harmony.
The perfect imperfection of Google's Material You.
Google's new Material You UI is wonky, and wacky, and imperfect. It is bold, and brash, and individual. And that might be the best thing it can do for its brand identity.
On Google, Tensor, and the age of ambient computing
The groundwork was laid in 2016, but the real work is just getting started