Tech Brew Ride Home Tue. 01/16 – Apple Tops Global Smartphones Sales For The First Time Ever
Jan 16, 2024
A news-sharing app modeled after TikTok is shutting down, highlighting the challenges in the tech space. Meanwhile, Apple achieves a historic milestone by overtaking competitors in global smartphone sales. Microsoft unveils Copilot Pro, enhancing productivity with AI tools in popular Office apps. Exciting details emerge about the Apple Vision Pro, including a 25-minute demo experience in-store. Lastly, a recent NFL streaming playoff game breaks viewership records, raising questions about the future of sports broadcast in the digital age.
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News on Social Media Struggles
- Artifact, a news aggregation app by Instagram's founders, is shutting down.
- They found the market wasn't big enough, highlighting the challenge of scaling news on social media.
Gaming News Overload
- Brian McCullough tried Artifact but his news feed became all gaming, all the time.
- This led him to switch to Apple News for better curation control.
Apple's Smartphone Triumph
- Apple achieved the top spot in global smartphone sales in 2023 for the first time ever.
- This win is attributed to the growing premium device market and aggressive trade-in offers.