Muse – Stratechery by Ben Thompson

An Interview with Joanna Stern About the iPhone Duo and AI for Normal People

Thursday, September 17, 2026

An Interview with Joanna Stern About the iPhone Duo and AI for Normal People

The iPhone Duo, The Intelligent Personal Hub, Apple Watch Audio Intelligence

Thursday, September 10, 2026

Apple once again demonstrated the power of integrating hardware and software, but it’s biggest AI blindspot might be its belief in the primacy of apps.

OpenAI Does Math, Reward-Hacking, Meta Launches Personal Agent

Wednesday, September 9, 2026

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OpenAI solving one of the most famous math problems is extremely impressive, and of little impact to most people’s lives; Meta’s Muse agent launch has the potential to be the exact opposite.

iPhone 18 Pro

iPhone 18 Pro

(Preview) Doom Debates Go Mainstream, AI Religion and the Economic Future, Several Vectors of the China Question

(Preview) The Limited Potential for a Pacing Deal; MSS on PRC AI Risks; Distillation and Data Security; The Party’s Approach to Social Media

An Interview with Joanna Stern About the iPhone Duo and AI for Normal People

Salesforce AI Force, Agents as UI, The Race to Headless

OpenAI Ads, Amazon Ads in ChatGPT, Walmart to Accept Apple Pay

iPhone 18 Pro

(Preview) Doom Debates Go Mainstream, AI Religion and the Economic Future, Several Vectors of the China Question

(Preview) The Limited Potential for a Pacing Deal; MSS on PRC AI Risks; Distillation and Data Security; The Party’s Approach to Social Media

An Interview with Joanna Stern About the iPhone Duo and AI for Normal People

An Interview with OpenAI President Greg Brockman About Astra and Alignment

An Interview with Figma CEO Dylan Field About Design and AI