Ian Betteridge

Yeah, this one is late. I’m doing some extra work, OK? Anyway, onward. 1. Nerdy. Very nerdy First something...

Eric Seufert, on Threads: Regarding Taboola’s partnership with Apple: I’ve seen people claim that this is somehow hypocritical...

1. Oh come on, Apple Back when Apple changed its app guidelines to permit emulators and HTML 5-based mini games...

Jack Dorsey, Bluesky, decentralised social networks and the very common crowd – Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain: There’s a...

1. Couldn’t happen to a nicer billionaire What’s interesting about the European Commission’s charges against Twitter (which...

1. I’m shocked, shocked I tell you Surprise! The use of energy-intensive AI to make stupid graphics that look...

1. Oh Perplexity, why must you test me so? I have been a big proponent of Perplexity for a while,...

Daring Fireball: European Commission Launches Investigation Against Microsoft for Integrating Teams With Office: My read on this is that the...

Another day, another spat between Apple and the EU. I’m not going to focus on the ridiculous idea that...

1. Dell to employees: “screw you”. Employees to Dell: “you first” Everyone enjoys seeing a few chickens coming home to...

1. Looks like a publisher, is actually an AI content farm I’m still hearing about publishers who think the...

First of all, how the hell is it June already? Is it just me? Is time passing at a ludicrously...

There’s a lot of AI in this edition. Sorry. One day I’ll stop talking about it, probably when...

If you are interested in any way in the worlds of SEO — black, white, and every shade in between — you...

It’s been a while since I wrote a proper Weeknote. To be honest, I am struggling with them a...