Today, WIRED has posted a great excerpt from "Apple: The First 50 Years"--the inside story of how the iPhone was created! (Subscription required.)
www.wired.com/story/the-un...
Today, WIRED has posted a great excerpt from "Apple: The First 50 Years"--the inside story of how the iPhone was created! (Subscription required.)
www.wired.com/story/the-un...
For my book about Apple's first 50 years, I interviewed 150 people; sadly, several died before the book was done.
In my column today: Audio excerpts from my chat with the late Bill Atkinson, about creating the graphic interface (mouse, windows, iconsβ¦).
pogueman.substack.com/p/bill-atkin...
Last week, in my new, free, column βPogueβs Posts," I wrote about a harrowing go-around during a Delta landing in San Diego. Among the readers: The pilot himself! God bless the internet!
Today: A followup, in which he explains exactly what happened that day.
pogueman.substack.com/p/mystery-so...
Ring's Super Bowl ad, which seemed to depict a SkyNet-style surveillance network for finding lost dogs, backfired spectacularly. In today's free βPogueβs Postsβ column: My interview with Ring's CEO to learn what went wrong. substack.com/@pogueman/no...
20.02.2026 14:42 β π 1 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
Seedance 2.0 lets you generate movie scenes, complete with known movie stars. But in today's βPogueβs Postsβ column, I'm offering 7 reasons why this is not quite the Hollywood doomsday scenario you might think.
pogueman.substack.com/p/hollywood-...
I'm back to writing a weekly column! Free, no ads, no paywall.
Today's postβone of my favoritesβtells how 20 internet strangers cracked the mystery of my flight to San Diego. Why did suddenly abandon its landing? And did our Delta pilot lie about it?
pogueman.substack.com/p/the-myster...
After 12 years, I'm back writing a weekly tech column! Free, no ads, no paywallβcomes to you by email. Today's column: "Dammit! Tesla's Self-Driving Has Gotten Amazing."
pogueman.substack.com/p/dammit-tes...
Today's βPogueβs Postsβ column: Meet Moltbook, the new social media site exclusively for AI bots. The bots seem to be turning on us, and It's freaking people outβbut it shouldn't.
pogueman.substack.com/p/no-the-mol...
Today's βPogueβs Postsβ column: The strange, sycophantic new world of AI-generated, author-ego "book club" scams.
open.substack.com/pub/pogueman...
My βPogueβs Postsβ column today: Why having a "family code word" is a kinda dumb solution to AI phone scams.
pogueman.substack.com/p/ai-phone-s...
Today's βPogueβs Postsβ column: What it's like recording 22 hours of an audiobook... and a free bonus musical selection that I'm not legally allowed to include!
pogueman.substack.com/p/a-musical-...
βPogueβs Postsβ is back! 13 years after I left the NY Times, I've started a new, weekly tech column (via Substack, of course). No ads, no cost. Sign up here: pogueman.substack.com
21.01.2026 03:19 β π 11 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0
From today's "CBS Sunday Morning": Here's my annual mini-broadcast of the GOOD NEWS of the year 2025. Yeah, I actually found some!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKju...
For last week's "CBS Sunday Morning" story about what makes a great Christmas song, I wrote 30 seconds of a new song of my own that incorporated all of the success factors. Today, I've posted the full song (and video)! Happy hollydays! youtu.be/bRn-HHMMTT4
21.12.2025 17:26 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Oops... I mean HERE is the song! youtu.be/bRn-HHMMTT4
21.12.2025 17:23 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Thank you for your kind words. The full version is here!
youtu.be/bRn-HHMMTT4
It's ready now! :)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXrm...
When "CBSSunday Morning" assigned me a story about @PTXofficial (Pentatonix), the Grammy-winning a cappella quintet, they had no idea that I am a Pentaholic. What a thrill to hang out with these singers, onstage and off.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXrm...
My new cover story from "CBS Sunday Morning": What makes a great Christmas song? It concludes with a Christmas song I wrote myself, performed by Broadway star Kerry Butler. youtu.be/AbZLC1J7NnQ
14.12.2025 16:02 β π 9 π 3 π¬ 4 π 0
On "CBS Sunday Morning" today: Techno Claus's 17th annual visit, coming down the chimney, with a Walmart suit and unplaceable accent, to suggest some very cool tech gifts for the holidays. In rhyme!
youtu.be/dKDw7FAYSCs
My 3 related stories on "CBS Sunday Morning" today:
β’ A woman launches a food pantry in her backyard. youtu.be/mAt2sXurd5Q?...
β’ A "pay what you can" restaurant. youtu.be/PmuDPW3EWiU?...
β’ Food-truck training for people in tough times. youtu.be/eLaTH4W777A?...
Here's episode 6 of my PBS "Nova" micro-series, in which I explain the science behind viral videos. Today's installment: What's making that huge smoke ring in the sky? youtube.com/shorts/wL0jM...
15.11.2025 21:24 β π 5 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0Sadly, no, at least not in the near term. Paramount said it wasn't profitable. :(
14.11.2025 04:47 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
FREE AUTOGRAPHED BOOKPLATES to the first 500 requesters!
If you preorder my new book "Apple: The First 50 Years," Iβll sign a customized bookplateβa glorified stickerβand mail it to you, so you can slap it into your book. Details:
www.applefirst50.com/bookplate
This season, βCBS Sunday Morning" celebrates the U.S. upcoming 250th birthday. Today, my story explores why we lead the world in INVENTIONS: light bulb, zipper, plane, car, PC, internet, GPS, AI, etc. Features a group interview of "Shark Tank" judges.
youtu.be/Xd8wZ63JA34?...
Episode #3 of my new "NOVA" microseries, in which I explain the science behind viral videos in 90 seconds. This week: Frying food in a panful of hot salt!?
youtube.com/shorts/ZopJY...
In case you missed βCBS Sunday Morning" today: Here's my report on AI taking our jobs. It's a terrifying and very real phenomenonβbut just not in the way, and not on the timeline, you probably think.
31.08.2025 16:04 β π 7 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0Here it is, folks: episode 2 of my new "NOVA" micro-series, as an explainer of viral science videos. In today's installment, a dude on a boat seems to pause gravity...
27.08.2025 04:19 β π 10 π 3 π¬ 1 π 0
THIS is where I've been for the last two years: Writing a 600-page, full-color biography of Apple! 150 interviews, including current Apple brass. Pub date: March 2026, Simon & Schuster. Preorders are open!
www.AppleFirst50.com
If you (a) like music, and (b) missed "CBS Sunday Morning" today, here's my profile of the amazing Michael Feinstein, who's single-handedly trying to keep the Great American Songbook alive.
28.07.2025 00:15 β π 7 π 1 π¬ 1 π 1