Shawn Collins
@shawnsie.bsky.social
❤️ natural world, portray same with iPhone 12 Pro Max. Got geek: Mac/Win/iOS IT 35+years. Fascinated by digital, virtual, social, AI culture 🏠 = CO, USA 🏔🇺🇸
Looks like it’s important to update to the latest iteration of iOS 26 (26.3) (and iPadOS/macOS 26.3) !!! Fixes many bugs, adds new features and updates important security issues !!!
www.macrumors.com/guide/ios-26...
www.macrumors.com/guide/ios-26...
iOS 26.3 Features: Everything New in iOS 26.3
Apple released iOS 26.3 today, and while it doesn't have as many features as iOS 26.1 or iOS 26.2, there are still a couple of new additions...
www.macrumors.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Looks like it’s important to update to the latest iteration of iOS 26 (26.3) (and iPadOS/macOS 26.3) !!! Fixes many bugs, adds new features and updates important security issues !!!
www.macrumors.com/guide/ios-26...
www.macrumors.com/guide/ios-26...
An interesting comparison of M1 or M5 MacBook Pro laptops, in real life situations:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnYf...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnYf...
M1 MacBook vs M5 MacBook in 2026 - BIG Difference?
YouTube video by Marina Morre
www.youtube.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:38 PM
An interesting comparison of M1 or M5 MacBook Pro laptops, in real life situations:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnYf...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnYf...
"Mistral AI is a great example of how Europe is carving its own path in AI. While major players like OpenAI and Meta also offer open-source models, much of their technology remains proprietary and under licensing restrictions."
blog.lewagon.com/skills/the-e....
blog.lewagon.com/skills/the-e....
The European AI renaissance: Mistral and the open-source movement
How Mistral AI and the open-source movement are driving European AI innovation and joining the global AI race.
blog.lewagon.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:43 PM
"Mistral AI is a great example of how Europe is carving its own path in AI. While major players like OpenAI and Meta also offer open-source models, much of their technology remains proprietary and under licensing restrictions."
blog.lewagon.com/skills/the-e....
blog.lewagon.com/skills/the-e....
Your gmail may be collecting data from your emails to enhance and train the Google Gemini AI. Here is how to go into gmail settings and turn this automatic 'opt in' choice off!
www.huffpost.com/entry/if-you...
www.huffpost.com/entry/if-you...
Gmail Users Were Automatically Opted In to This Controversial Setting. Here's How To Turn It Off.
Plus: a quick guide to the two-step process for opting out.
www.huffpost.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Your gmail may be collecting data from your emails to enhance and train the Google Gemini AI. Here is how to go into gmail settings and turn this automatic 'opt in' choice off!
www.huffpost.com/entry/if-you...
www.huffpost.com/entry/if-you...
[Latest Tech Weird Alert]
On social media, people often accuse each other of being bots, but what happens when an entire social network is designed for AI agents to use?
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
On social media, people often accuse each other of being bots, but what happens when an entire social network is designed for AI agents to use?
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
What is Moltbook? The strange new social media site for AI bots
A bit like Reddit for artificial intelligence, Moltbook allows AI agents – bots built by humans – to post and interact with each other. People are allowed as observers only
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:48 PM
[Latest Tech Weird Alert]
On social media, people often accuse each other of being bots, but what happens when an entire social network is designed for AI agents to use?
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
On social media, people often accuse each other of being bots, but what happens when an entire social network is designed for AI agents to use?
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
The #AIintegration into many of our digital places/spaces continues onward with Google now enabling powerful AI features in the Chrome web browser:
blog.google/products-and...
blog.google/products-and...
The new era of browsing: Putting Gemini to work in Chrome
Learn more about new agentic capabilities coming to Chrome, powered by Gemini 3.
blog.google
January 30, 2026 at 12:10 AM
The #AIintegration into many of our digital places/spaces continues onward with Google now enabling powerful AI features in the Chrome web browser:
blog.google/products-and...
blog.google/products-and...
Research teams at University of Pennslyvania and University of Michigan have created a computerized robot smaller than a grain of rice that is solar powered, can 'swim' and is a programmable computer. It's eventual uses will be many:
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
Scientists create robots smaller than a grain of salt that can think
Researchers have created microscopic robots so small they’re barely visible, yet smart enough to sense, decide, and move completely on their own. Powered by light and equipped with tiny computers, the...
www.sciencedaily.com
January 24, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Research teams at University of Pennslyvania and University of Michigan have created a computerized robot smaller than a grain of rice that is solar powered, can 'swim' and is a programmable computer. It's eventual uses will be many:
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
Looks like Microsoft quick-outputted a fix to the infamous shut-down bug from the lastest series of Win 11 updates:
www.engadget.com/computing/mi...
www.engadget.com/computing/mi...
Microsoft issues emergency fix after a security update left some Windows 11 devices unable to shut down
The latest patch targets issues related to some users not being able to shut down or log in remotely to their Windows devices.
www.engadget.com
January 22, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Looks like Microsoft quick-outputted a fix to the infamous shut-down bug from the lastest series of Win 11 updates:
www.engadget.com/computing/mi...
www.engadget.com/computing/mi...
A great quote from Martin Luther King:
January 19, 2026 at 7:02 PM
A great quote from Martin Luther King:
Wanna sped a night on the moon? Comes at a price, but looks like the GRU Space company is working on an actual physical structure and ways to let the mega wealthy book rooms on the first Lunar Hotel:
arstechnica.com/space/2026/0....
arstechnica.com/space/2026/0....
You can now reserve a hotel room on the Moon for $250,000
We can't keep everyone living on that first ship that sailed to North America."
arstechnica.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Wanna sped a night on the moon? Comes at a price, but looks like the GRU Space company is working on an actual physical structure and ways to let the mega wealthy book rooms on the first Lunar Hotel:
arstechnica.com/space/2026/0....
arstechnica.com/space/2026/0....
Some editorial comments on Apple's decision to license Google's Gemini AI (in the first section of this post):
archive.thedeepview.com/p/apple-s-go...
archive.thedeepview.com/p/apple-s-go...
Apple's Google-powered Siri will reshape AI
archive.thedeepview.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Some editorial comments on Apple's decision to license Google's Gemini AI (in the first section of this post):
archive.thedeepview.com/p/apple-s-go...
archive.thedeepview.com/p/apple-s-go...
Looks as though Apple has decided on Google’s Gemini AI for Siri (and other?) AI functionality with the Apple digital ecosystem, in the coming months and years!
www.theverge.com/news/860521/...
www.theverge.com/news/860521/...
Apple picks Google’s Gemini AI for its big Siri upgrade
SIri, powered by Google.
www.theverge.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Looks as though Apple has decided on Google’s Gemini AI for Siri (and other?) AI functionality with the Apple digital ecosystem, in the coming months and years!
www.theverge.com/news/860521/...
www.theverge.com/news/860521/...
Soon, you will have your AI Agent do your shopping and purchases directly:
techcrunch.com/2026/01/11/g...
techcrunch.com/2026/01/11/g...
Google announces a new protocol to facilitate commerce using AI agents | TechCrunch
Google said that merchants can now offer discounts to users directly in AI mode results
techcrunch.com
January 11, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Soon, you will have your AI Agent do your shopping and purchases directly:
techcrunch.com/2026/01/11/g...
techcrunch.com/2026/01/11/g...
Is Q Day coming soon? (a possible REALLY big headache for the Crypto world)
mail.blockworks.com/p/q-day-may-...
mail.blockworks.com/p/q-day-may-...
🟪 Q-day may be coming for Satoshi’s coins
Reputational risk is coming either way
mail.blockworks.com
January 8, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Is Q Day coming soon? (a possible REALLY big headache for the Crypto world)
mail.blockworks.com/p/q-day-may-...
mail.blockworks.com/p/q-day-may-...