The Enthusiast

Today is the day!

Today is September 1, 2026 — the day that John Ternus becomes CEO of Apple.

It is that time again!

New episode of Cortex today: Myke talks to Mark Gurman of Bloomberg about his workflow for reporting on Apple, building and verifying sources, balancing speed with accuracy, and how publishing a scoop can uncover the next part of the story.

Another year has passed, and Relay is now 12 years old.

Over the last month or so, at the end of Connected, Stephen has been asking me why I haven’t been publishing anything to my blog.

New episode of Cortex today!

I have been trying to write a post of some kind since our campaign ended on Wednesday, but the words just aren’t coming to me.

I published a new episode of Cortex today: Myke talks to Loryn Brantz – illustrator, poet, and bestselling author – about her journey from Sesame Street and BuzzFeed to becoming an independent creator, how her poems grew into a book, and the routines she…

The Kickstarter campaign for Designed in California has just 10 days left to go.

I implore you to read this beautiful essay Federico posted to MacStories today: It’s my last day at Apple Park for my seventh in-person WWDC, and as I’m waiting for my final briefing just outside the Steve Jobs Theater – ever so magnificent in its polish,…

I am sitting in a hotel room in Cupertino, the day after the WWDC keynote.

TL:DR: Jason Snell and I are working on an ambitious new podcast project and we are turning to Kickstarter to get it off the ground.

New episode of Cortex out today: Myke talks to Steph Ango, CEO of Obsidian, about building tools for thought, working without meetings, managing knowledge with markdown and links, and how a seven-person team builds software used by millions.

New Cortex: Myke talks to Jason Schreier of Bloomberg about the realities of reporting – how stories start, how sources are built, and how he balances fast-moving news with the slower, deeper work of writing books.