Acquired by Apple

Apple plans to acquire the team behind Pixelmator. The apps will remain unchanged for the time being, but it will be exciting to see what the future brings. The Pixelmator Team writes in »A new home for Pixelmator« Pixelmator has signed an agreement to be acquired by Apple, subject to regulatory approval. There will be no material changes to the Pixelmator Pro, Pixelmator for iOS, and Photomator apps at this time. Stay tuned for exciting updates to come. ...

November 1, 2024 · 1 min · 95 words
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Hamburger Alster

This photo, which I took on New Year’s Day 2020, shows the Alster in Hamburg. In the background the Hamburg TV tower is faintly visible due to the misty atmosphere. The sky is cloudless, but visibility is softened by a layer of fog, creating a calm, almost ethereal scene. You can download this and other photos free of charge and at full resolution from unsplash.com. Click here to see the photo ...

October 31, 2024 · 1 min · 88 words

Auf den menschlichen Touch angewiesen

Recently I had a conversation with an experienced manager responsible for over 300 employees. She expressed the view that in the next ten years we could see such significant advances in artificial intelligence (AI) that the skills shortage will no longer be a problem and we could all work less for the same productivity. I find that perspective interesting, but I’m more skeptical about what AI can actually do. While AI can certainly help automate repetitive tasks, I find the fear that AI could fully replace human creativity and complex interpersonal skills problematic. Creativity is more than recognizing patterns; it involves creating something entirely new — something that often has subtle, authentic nuances. ...

September 2, 2024 · 2 min · 338 words

Creativity

Esther Perel posts on Instagram Creativity is an active engagement with the unknown, it’s risk-taking, it’s curiosity, it’s exploration, it’s discovery, it’s mystery. It’s all of that.

September 1, 2024 · 1 min · 27 words

Waydroid

“Waydroid” is an exciting project that provides a full Android system in a Linux container. It runs on ARM, ARM64, x86, and x86_64 CPUs and has direct access to the hardware, since it is not a virtual machine (VM). Although it may seem obvious, I still want to mention it: this project is Open Source. The text was automatically translated from German into English. The German quotations were also translated in sense. ...

August 31, 2024 · 1 min · 72 words