For those of you who, like me, fall into the center of the Venn diagram of “those who follow Instagram memes” and “those who listen to Yacht Rock”, might I suggest adding Cilla Black’s “Surprise Surprise” to your playlist. You won’t be disappointed.
I have Apple Intelligence. I use Apple Music. Please make it so I can use both to seamlessly beat match tracks on my playlist automatically. Spotify already has something similar with select playlists. Come on, Apple.
So changing the region from US to UK back to US – in both Siri and Region Settings – fixed it 🤷🏻♂️
Anyone have an estimate as to how long this should last? It’s been like this for about 24 hours now. To be fair it hasn’t always been plugged into power.
Anyone have an estimate as to how long this should last? It’s been like this for about 24 hours now. To be fair it hasn’t always been plugged into power.

One of the features on iPhone 16 Pro that impressed me the most? Not Apple Intelligence, not camera control, not standby mode. But rather hearing my morning alarm loop in a 4 bar tempo correctly in time rather than cutting out for a second before repeating like on my old 12 pro. Truly magical.
- Buy new iPhone 16 Pro.
- Buy Apple Magsafe silicone case for said iPhone.
- Buy Belkin 2 in 1 Qi2 charger.
- (Last step and this is critical!) Look up difference between Magsafe and Qi2.
It only makes sense to do the research AFTER the purchases.
Tried out the free (!) ElevenLabs app. For an absolutely free app (no subscriptions), it’s pretty slick. You can link to a news article and have it read to you in your favorite AI voice, or try out the new podcast tool where the article is summarized in podcast form.
It’s the beginning of the end for landline phone service.