By now, it should surprise no one that Meta is methodically weaving AI deeper into its communications stack. The recent announcement of Manus Minutes — an AI-powered way to capture, summarize, and extract meaning from conversations — feels like one of those features that doesn’t stay standalone for long. Here’s my prediction: Meta will integrate … Read more
There’s something wonderfully nostalgic about The Jetsons, the 1960s animated sitcom that gave us a peek into “the future” as imagined from the space age. Orbit City’s flying cars, robot maids, and meals in pills still evoke laughter and awe. But take a closer look, and you’ll find that many of those fanciful ideas aren’t … Read more
Start with the numbers, not the mythology. Pew’s latest report, Americans Social Media Use 2025, puts WhatsApp at about one third of U.S. adults, up from 23 percent in 2021. That is a serious mid-tier platform in a country where everyone assumed SMS and iMessage had permanent squatter’s rights. Drill into Pew’s earlier Americans Social … Read more
