How AI Stole the ✨ Sparkles ✨ Emoji
One day, AI companies all started using this icon. I set out to understand why, and wound up in Japan.
iMessage, World War 2, and A Mathematical Theory of Communication
Ideas from the past may have influenced how we communicate in the present. You can read the article version of this story here.
How the Italian Renaissance can save the smartphone camera
Modern optics clash with classical art. But they can exist in harmony. Read my longform article on this topic here.
The perfect imperfection of Google's Material You
My video on why Google’s Material You UI is the best thing it can do for the Pixel line of smartphones. Read my written article here.
On Google's Pixel 6, Tensor, and the age of ambient computing
Google’s master plan is about a lot more than making its own phones. It’s about dictating how we use technology in the future.
Read my longform article on this topic here.