Myke Hurley

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The Philosophy of Obsidian, with CEO Steph Ango

New episode of Cortex out today: Myke talks to Steph Ango, CEO of Obsidian, about building tools for thought, working without meetings, managing knowledge with markdown and links, and how a seven-person team builds software used by millions. I have had the pleasure of having many thoughtful and interesting

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One Year with Sophia

Tomorrow Sophia turns one. This is obviously a time of reflection for Adina and me, especially today, as we think back to what we were doing before an unexpected early arrival. When I see pictures of myself on the day Sophia was born, I feel like I’m looking at

MacBook Neo

Introducing MacBook Neo. Stunning colors, durable aluminum design, 13” Liquid Retina display, all-day battery life, AI and Apple Intelligence.

Cortex #174: Marques Brownlee (MKBHD) – State of the Workflow - Relay

Myke talks to Marques Brownlee about how he builds his reviews, from shaping a product narrative and writing scripts to collaborating with his team, deciding what becomes a video, and managing the pressure of creating at massive scale.

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I’ll take ‘beach reading’ for $1000, Ken

So I had a pretty weird January. While planning for a week on vacation, two things happened that totally derailed me. The Wall Street Journal asked me to review David Pogue's book "Apple: The First…

Chance Miller (@ChanceHMiller@mastodon.social)

Apple is partnering with Netflix to bring the new ‘F1: Drive to Survive’ season to Apple TV Eddy Cue: "Netflix has played a pivotal role in growing F1 since the launch of Drive to Survive, and we're thrilled to make F1 content more broadly available to new and existing US fans on both Netflix and Apple TV." https://9to5mac.com/2026/02/26/new-f1-drive-to-survive-season-is-coming-to-apple-tv/

Cortex #178: The Process of Investigative Reporting, With Jason Schreier - Relay

Myke talks to Jason Schreier of Bloomberg about the realities of reporting – how stories start, how sources are built, and how he balances fast-moving news with the slower, deeper work of writing books.

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Attached: 1 image Boom! Approved. 🎉 See you Tuesday!

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Fifty Years of Apple, Twenty Years for Me

A couple of weeks ago, Tim Cook shared a letter on Apple’s website reflecting on the company’s upcoming 50th anniversary, noting that they would be recognising and celebrating it. Since then, a number of activities and events have been taking place in various locations around the world. In

Upgrade :relayfm: (@upgrade@relayfm.social)

WWDC is two weeks away, so it's time for us to consider what we'll be looking for from Apple in terms of features promised and promises delivered. https://relay.fm/upgrade/617 Upgrade+: What we've been working on for the last two months. (Get longer, ad-free episodes at http://getupgradeplus.com)

Cortex #177: How Major Life Changes Reshape Creative Workflows, With Quinn Nelson - Relay

Myke talks to Quinn Nelson of Snazzy Labs about adapting a creative workflow after becoming a parent – how major life changes reshape priorities, time, and systems, and how creators rebuild sustainable ways to keep making things.

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Riding the Press Release Tidal Wave

What a week it has been! I’ll be honest, the week-long rollout of press releases from Apple has left my head spinning a bit. When Apple holds a keynote, it’s very natural that I weigh products by their importance and focus on the ones that have the

Upgrade #606: Photogenic Lemon - Relay

This week, Jason reviews the MacBook Neo! Plus: Draft results, Jason is (back) in print, and new MacBook Pros and Studio Displays. But it's mostly about MacBook Neo!

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Me on the ‘Max Frequency’ Podcast

When I started the State of the Workflow series, I realised that it had been a long time since I’d been a guest on non-Relay podcasts — especially in an interview format. Once I started asking people to appear on my show, it only felt right that I should

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Meet Liquid Glass

Every year there are some WWDC videos worth watching, even if you aren’t a developer. This year, Meet Liquid Glass should be required viewing for anyone who cares about Apple’s operating systems. This video shows in great detail how Apple has considered the interaction and interface of Liquid

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It’s All Kicking Off

It feels like this week the Apple year has started to kick off. Next week we have the “Apple Experience” event, which will presumably be a week of press releases announcing new products. The expectation is that most of the announcements will be spec bumps to existing products, but the

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