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The Lesser Creep Chronicles of Apple Vision Pro: Brian’s Alter Ego

If anything, it was the VisionOS 1.1 update that showed me that I still have the capacity to grow. I can tell you agree from the fact that you’re carrying on a normal FaceTime call without stopping every few seconds to tell me how weird my Apple Vision Pro Persona looks. The headset made me re-enroll my face to get this new persona – and frankly, it’s for the best. I’m not saying my new face definitely won’t frighten children, but I don’t think they’re going to lose much sleep over it. I should mention that even in its 1.1 iteration, the Persona feature is still technically in beta – albeit a beta open to anyone with a Vision Pro.

Ava Patel
March 8, 2024

Apps

Hey Engages in Another Dispute with Apple, This Time Over a Calendar Application

Basecamp founders’ email service Hey is fighting with Apple again — this time over the rejection of its new calendar app from the App Store. Last week, Basecamp launched an integrated calendar service with Hey, along with a new standalone app for it. On Saturday, Hey’s co-founder David Heinemeier Hansson posted on X that Apple has rejected Hey’s standalone calendar app. In 2020, Apple first rejected Hey’s email app because users couldn’t sign up for the service on the app. So Hey’s calendar app should be allowed on the App Store.

Max Chen
January 8, 2024

Startups, Venture

The Return of Unicorns: A Miracle Spotting!

Unicorn births declined 89% in Q1 from their peak, the worst result since Q3 2017 This slowdown in unicorn creation is likely due to a number of reasons. First and…