From Apple II to the iPhone, time and again this extraordinary company has anticipated the value of opening up computing to everyone.
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Poor usability feels unforgivable for a company built on founder Steve Jobs’ mantra: ‘It works like magic’.
Ritual bathing at the confluence of large rivers has long held special significance in Hindu rituals. Sangam, where the Ganga and Yamuna are believed to meet the fabled Saraswati, is the most revered.
Apple is marketing its new AI features under the banner of Apple Intelligence.
Burn Book is is a witty and engaging account of the rise (and often fall) of internet companies and the often dysfunctional talents behind them, told by an exceptionally well-connected outsider.
The pros and pitfalls of this type of thinking
The late Christopher Alexander’s groundbreaking work on patterns has informed the development of technology for decades, but it’s the architect’s later work that holds the key to a healthier digital life.
Despite its ‘innovator’ status, Apple usually wasn’t the first one to offer groundbreaking new features. But it knew how to adopt existing features in groundbreaking ways.
A fruitarian diet is a more restrictive form of veganism, and not one to be recommended.
Podcasting exploded due to the lack of gatekeepers. Now big tech companies are starting to act like traditional media networks, signing popular hosts to exclusive contracts and establishing paywalls.
The film about old toys and new turns 25 this year. Heralded as the first computer animated film, a re-examination indicates it was cautiously innovative rather than a complete break with the past.
Tech companies use product launches to position themselves as the heroes of the digital revolution.
Some will point to Apple’s lost talisman as the reason for the company’s current woes. They needn’t bother.
Leaders in private and public organizations should seek creative problem-solving skills to better innovate. Design thinking may be the answer.
To become a successful innovator, follow Marie Curie, Mahatma Gandhi and today’s female social entrepreneurs – focus on ideas and social value, not money.
Silicon Valley’s chip supplier de choix scored a massive own goal with smartphones. If it has got driverless cars wrong too, it could be goodnight Santa Clara.
There are some benefits to the uptick in billionaire newspaper and magazine owners, who can weather short-term losses for the sake of long-term gains. But whose interests are really being served?
Society needs intelligent and mature leaders. Acquiring such skills is a lifelong process.
Apple is already the biggest company in the world and looks set to grow even faster in the future. Is that necessarily a good thing?
The latest Steve Jobs film does not shy away from showing the darker sides of his character and the cult of leadership that surrounded him.
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Director of UWA Centre for Software Practice, The University of Western Australia
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School of Social Sciences, Monash University
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Professor, Computer Networking and Telecommunications, University of Salford
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Former Professor and Head, Department of Industrial Psychology and People Management, University of Johannesburg
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