The history (and future) of technology form factors

kept by sundarpatel aug 19

The article tracks mobile form‑factor evolution from iPhone to Stories to full‑screen video, arguing the next AI leap will be an autonomous agent that may lead to brain‑computer interfaces.

Moltbook is the most interesting place on the internet right now
OpenClaw enables AI agents to autonomously install skills and interact on Moltbook, a social network where bots generate emergent, often eerie, swarm intelligence.
also on Clawdbot, OpenClaw, #social-media, #ai-agents
What's currently going on at @moltbook is genuinely the most incredible sci-fi takeoff-adjacent thing I have seen recently. People's Clawdbo
At Moltbook, AI agents known as Clawdbots self-organize on a Reddit-like site for AIs, even discussing private communication.
also on Clawdbot, OpenClaw, #social-media, #ai-agents
Meta launches Instants, a new iPhone app and Instagram feature for ephemeral sharing - 9to5Mac
Meta launches Instants, a new iPhone app and Instagram feature for ephemeral photo sharing that disappears after friends view it.
also on iPhone, #mobile, #social-media, #consumer-technology
I’m Signing Off From This Column After 12 Years. Here’s What’s Changed in Tech. - WSJ
After 12 years as a WSJ columnist, Joanna Stern reflects on the consumer-tech shifts that reshaped daily life, including phones becoming everything, cars becoming computers, and AI becoming the new interface.
also on iPhone, #mobile, #consumer-technology, #ai
An Amish Avatar and an A.I. Monk Are Pitching Supplements on Social Media - The New York Times
Fake AI-generated influencers, such as an Amish avatar and a monk, are increasingly used to pitch supplements on Instagram and TikTok.
also on TikTok, #social-media, #consumer-technology, #ai