🍎 ആപ്പിൾ Launched "Creator Studio"

Apple launched Creator Studio for $12.99/month.

Six pro apps including Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro, plus some AI features.

Adobe charges $60/month for Creative Cloud.

Will this kill Adobe? Honestly? No clue yet.

Other stuff happening:

• Meta pivoting from metaverse to superintelligence (again?)

• NBC using face-tracking AI for Olympic coverage

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In today’s post:

• 🎬 Apple's $13 Bundle Destroys Adobe's $60 Monopoly

• 🧠 Meta Abandons Metaverse for AGI Arms Race

• 📱 NBC's AI Stalks Athletes for Mobile Olympics

Apple's $13 Bundle vs. Adobe

Apple just dropped Creator Studio, a subscription bundle that packs six pro apps for just $12.99/month.

It includes heavy hitters like Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro, now upgraded with practical AI tools.

It is a direct shot at Adobe's wallet.

🔍 The Key Points

• Get 6 apps including Final Cut, Logic, Motion, and Compressor for one low monthly price.

• Find clips in Final Cut Pro instantly just by describing them (e.g., 'sunset beach').

• The Numbers app now predicts and fills out your spreadsheets automatically.

• Keynote turns your plain text notes into full slide drafts in seconds.

🚨 Why This Matters

• Adobe charges $60/month for Creative Cloud. Apple's $13 deal is a massive discount.

• Apple isn't building chatbots; they are building tools to speed up real work.

• Small teams and freelancers get Hollywood-grade tools without the Hollywood budget.

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Meta Dumps the Metaverse for Superintelligence 🧠

Remember when Mark Zuckerberg wanted us all to live in VR headsets?

That dream is fading fast.

Meta just flipped the script, moving billions of dollars from the Metaverse to building "Superintelligence" (AGI). 

While Zuck buys all the computer chips he can find, Wharton professor Ethan Mollick showed off a new "Generative UI" that builds itself.

The tech world is changing fast, and things are getting wild.

🔍 The Key Points

• Meta is buying 600,000 Nvidia H100 chips to power their new AI brain.

• The Metaverse project (Reality Labs) was losing $16 billion every single year. Ouch.

• Meta is now fighting OpenAI and Google directly to build the smartest AI first.

🚨 Why This Matters

• Generative UI means you won't use boring static apps anymore. The software will adapt to you.

• Meta is making their AI open for everyone, while OpenAI keeps theirs secret. This is a huge clash of philosophies.

• The VR hype train has officially crashed. We are now fully in the AI era.

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NBC Uses AI to Auto-Zoom on Athletes 🏅

Watching sports on a phone usually means squinting at tiny dots on a field.

NBC is changing that for the Winter Olympics.

They are using a new AI tool called viztrick AiDi (developed by Nippon TV).

It automatically spots athletes' faces and crops the video to fit your vertical phone screen perfectly.

No more pinching to zoom.

🔍 The Key Points

• Facial recognition locks onto players like Simone Biles and follows them.

• It creates vertical video automatically, perfect for mobile watching.

• NBC is fighting TikTok. They need to keep your short attention span hooked.

• This turns a messy wide shot into a personal highlight reel.

🚨 Why This Matters

• Over 50% of U.S. sports streams now happen on phones.

• Better viewing means you watch longer, and NBC sells more ads.

• It solves the biggest problem of mobile sports—seeing the action clearly.

🚨 Quick L8R Summary

• Apple Creator Studio: $13/month for six pro apps destroys Adobe's $60 monopoly with practical AI.

• Meta's Pivot: Metaverse is dead, superintelligence gets $16 billion and 600K chips.

• NBC's AI Olympics: Face-tracking creates personalized sports feeds for mobile-first viewers.