Apple Moment

 The big news item of the day is undoubtedly Tim Cook announcing his retirement as

head of Apple. As Le Monde pointed out, under his leadership Apple has gone from the most 

innovative to the most profitable BigTech firm. John Ternus, who will be taking the helm in 

September, comes from a hardware backgoung and is expected to concentrate on AI. 

Interestingly,Mr T. saw the appearance of the MacBook Neo, which runs on an iphone chip, and 

is less expensive than the other Books. 

Apple products are incredibly well made. My old Macbook Pro from 2009 still works

like Day1. (I have worn through 2 Microsoft Surface pros since then).  Only the software

is old. Actually played with Garage Band on it over the week-end. Daughter Lyse has an iPad to

which she has added a pink keyboard. Uses it for Artwork with the pen. Awesome colors and 

detail...

As for AI, I use it everyday. It is addictive and dangerous: one often doesn't know when

it is outdated or wrong. 

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From Le Monde:

Apple est passée de l’entreprise la plus innovante des années 2000 à l’une des plus rentables des années 2010 et du début des années 2020, avec 166 000 employés à travers le monde, 3 660 milliards de dollars de valorisation, 416 milliards de chiffre d’affaires et 112 milliards de bénéfices nets en 2025. Sous Tim Cook, le nombre d’employés a été multiplié par trois, le chiffre d’affaires et le bénéfice net par quatre, la valorisation en Bourse par dix.

Gemini AI:

The MacBook Neo is making headlines for exactly what you described: it is the first Mac to run on an iPhone-class chip.The MacBook Neo & The A18 Pro ChipThe MacBook Neo is Apple's new entry-level laptop ($599) designed to sit below the MacBook Air. To hit that lower price point, Apple took a unique approach:The Processor: It uses the A18 Pro chip, the same silicon found in the iPhone 16 Pro.

Performance: While it’s technically a "phone chip," it is remarkably powerful for a laptop. In single-core tasks, it actually outperforms the older M1 chip.The "Binned" GPU: To manage costs and supply, the Neo uses a slightly "binned" version of the A18 Pro. While the iPhone version has a 6-core GPU, the MacBook Neo version features a 5-core GPU.Design: Because the chip is so efficient, the laptop is completely fanless and silent, similar to the MacBook Air.

...there are strong rumors that the upcoming 2026 iPad mini (expected late this year) will also adopt the A18 Pro chip to bring "Apple Intelligence" features to the smaller tablet.