Getting ready to head off to sleep. At the moment I am watching season 2 of Fallout and Season 1 of Pluribus but at the moment I am catching up on news because as frustrating as the world can be the only thing more frustrating is being completely oblivious to what is happening. Having a look through the Chrome platform status it appears that Chrome 144 will be released tomorrow so when I log into my work laptop I’ll see if it is available along with whether patch Tuesday is made available on my work laptop. The reason why I keep tracking is because I like to ensure that before I start work that all my software is up to date along with the clearing of cookies and cache on my browser to avoid any issues during the day (we have Amazon Connect integrated into Salesforce, the integration isn’t always smooth sailing).
I’ve read a few articles recently about the slow update of iOS 26.x I do think that a lot of the analysis being used is more an example of confirmation bias rather than any evidence showing people are actively rejecting iOS 26.x. As I’ve said in the past, the 26.x series do have some rough edges due to the large UI update that too place which is why I’ve kept mum on iOS 18.7.x so unless one is considered an ‘early adopter’ (or a ‘seeker’ to use a Microsoft terminology) you’ll find that you won’t get offered the upgrade automatically. Having had a look online it appears that some people have received 26.2 as an automatic update but I’d hazard to guess that we may not see iOS 26.x being pushed out as an automatic update until maybe 26.3 or even 26.4. One thing to keep in mind is that the push to get people updating as quickly as possible isn’t as great as it was in the past because in the past there would be massive changes, Apple wanted developers to adopt the new technology but that could only be done with widespread adoption. This isn’t surprising given that the adoption rate of Android has slowed down because just like iOS in the past, there were big updates such as Android Runtime gaining JIT (Just In Time) support and then later AOT (Ahead Of Time) support but today the changes a lot more incremental.
Oh, and today there was the big announcement which pretty much confirmed the world’s most well known secret regarding Apple using Google’s Gemini (link). In the article it talks about it being a multi-year deal and I’ve attempted to see whether there are any details regarding the exact length of the deal but nothing so far can be found. I have a feeling that what we’re going to see Apple most likely using Gemini until such time that their internal project is ready for prime time (if there is an internal project it is probably based around technology that go beyond that is currently being used at the moment). I don’t think there is much benefit to Apple reinventing the wheel given that the value is what sits on top such as the integration of the model into Apple’s platforms (cloud, operating system and bundled applications) and how useful it is to third party developers to take advantage of, in particular when it comes to on device processing.
A good leader is someone who leads from behind, who provides leadership but is able to dig in and help the team rather than just barking orders then calling it leadership. If you want your team to do something a certain way then you need to lead by example and demonstrate that you don’t ask them to do something that you couldn’t do yourself then actually carry out the work. For me, I worked in hospo so you don’t have the luxury of being ‘hands off’ when managing a team which means you’re going to be running orders, making sure the cabinets holding the burger ingredients, getting fries cooking then on top of that dealing with the occasional customer complain. Oh, and most importantly, always have your your crew members back particularly when it comes with dealing with difficult customers who get abusive – stand by your crew and defend them.
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