By Michael Brown

A blog about the things I’m thinking about and the things I’m making.

Apple vs. Google: The Privacy Paradox of Search and Data

A deep dive into Apple vs. Google and where things should go.

June 18, 2024 · 3 min · 580 words

Gemini goes to India

Now on Mobile, Multilingual, and More Powerful For Your Everyday Tasks

June 18, 2024 · 1 min · 178 words
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WWDC 2024 Live Blog (Threads Edition)

Kicks off at 1PM ET on June 10th

June 10, 2024 · 3 min · 556 words

Pep Talk

A Pep Talk to Yourself

June 9, 2024 · 1 min · 51 words
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Screen Scene: Week 3

Dive into this weeks mobile mosaic

June 9, 2024 · 2 min · 307 words
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AI Face-off

Apple Keeps it’s AI Name Simple, Google Gets Deep (Space Deep)

June 8, 2024 · 3 min · 617 words

Google NotebookLM Now Available to Over 200 Countries and Territories

Who’s actually using it?

June 6, 2024 · 2 min · 300 words
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Texting 911 Gets a Major Upgrade for Android Users

Coming this winter, you’ll be able to use RCS to text 911 using the Google Messages app on Android!

June 6, 2024 · 1 min · 212 words
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Gemini + Google Sheets Tutorial

a quick tutorial of what Gemini can do in Google Sheets.

June 6, 2024 · 0 min · 0 words

The Pour Over Newsletter

One of my current favorite newsletters

June 2, 2024 · 1 min · 60 words