Apple’s WWDC Retreat, Liquid Glass and One Question, Meta Puts $14.8 Billion Toward an AI Reset

A variety of announcements at WWDC, and why Apple’s lack of jaw-dropping news or boundary pushing plans was the most sensible approach available this year. Then: Questions about Meta’s AI execution, as the company reportedly invests $14.8 billion in Scale AI and its CEO Alexander Wang.

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Meta + Scale AI?, Meta’s Reset, AI as Sustaining Innovation — Stratechery Update (stratechery.com/2025/meta-scale-ai-metas-reset…)

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