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  1. The portability superpower

    · · Office Hours

    An Office Hours question asked by Fred S, June 9, 2026. Q: With MLX, you can write for Apple Silicon and then migrate to Nvidia’s chips — a kind of reverse Trojan horse, since people usually build tools to migrate the…

  2. More than meets the eye

    · · Research

    A first look at the eyewear market To see the future of wearables, I said look to where jewelry has been worn. The places where people trust metal against skin is where compute inevitably will reside. The categories are…

  3. Apple and Broadcom extend deal through 2031

    · · Nota Bene

    Broadcom, Apple extend chip supply deal through 2031 July 6, 2026 8:07 AM July 6 (Reuters) – Broadcom ‌said on ​Monday ​it has agreed to expand its partnership with Apple through 2031 to develop ‌and supply a range of…

  4. Will agents kill the app economy?

    · · Office Hours

    An Office Hours question asked by Dave Emery, June 9, 2026. Q: Will agentic AI replace the vibrant app economy, consolidating revenue to Apple and the agent providers? Or will it enable a new set of apps? The premise of…