by bleffel | Jun 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
Microsoft is heading to San Francisco this week in a bid to win back developers at its Build conference. I’ve been attending Build since the days when Microsoft called it the Professional Developers Conference, and I can’t remember a more pivotal moment....
by bleffel | Jun 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
Computex 2026 is kicking off in Taipei, Taiwan this week, where Nvidia, AMD, Qualcomm, Intel, and other tech brands are announcing new laptops, handhelds, chips, and more. Nvidia unveiled RTX Spark, its first family of consumer PC chips, arriving in laptops and...
by bleffel | Jun 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
Today I’m talking with Harvey Mason Jr., who is CEO of the Recording Academy — that’s the outfit that puts on the Grammy Awards. I last talked to Harvey in 2024, when it was obvious that generative AI would upend the music industry, but still not exactly clear how...
by bleffel | Jun 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
The popular fitness-tracking platform, Strava, is restricting access to its API as part of efforts to clamp down on AI scraping, as reported earlier by TechCrunch. Developers who want to build an app using Strava’s data now need to pay for a flat $11.99 / month...
by bleffel | Jun 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
Things are bad out there. Despite 2026 shaping up to be a great year when it comes to actual games, it couldn’t really be worse for the people that make them or the industry as a whole. Hardware prices keep going up, layoffs have shown no signs of stopping, and...
by bleffel | Jun 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
In cities and states around the country, universal childcare programs are finally having their moment. That includes New Mexico, where 15 years of work culminated in a successful ballot initiative authorizing a massive, permanent funding increase for early childhood...
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