I’ve become more of an Apple fan than I want to admit. I just got a new MacBook Pro 13" for work. And now I’m looking forward to see what magic comes out on September 10. Rumor has it the camera will be mightily improved which is high on my wishlist.

I’ll dive much deeper into electric (and autonomous) cars in a future issue, but for now, here’s a good, long read for anyone interested in this ever-accelerating disruptive innovation.

This is a few months old, but I can highly recommend a read if you’ve missed it. Mike’s stewardship of Blizzard was so successful for so many years; he has an amazing amount of insights to dispense. I truly wish he’ll write a book about it.

Speaking of tech CEOs, and with the risk of sounding biased (I was a software engineer before becoming a tech CEO), but this story makes a few important points. The CEO is the ultimate arbiter of truth within any company, and if that person does not intuitively understand product development and how technology inherently evolves the business, it will be harder to make the right decisions for the future. (Note, I’m not saying that all engineers would make a good CEO. I’m not that delusional ;)

Not to disregard the severity of the ongoing fires, but the public outrage is so symptomatic of the current media climate (including social media bubbles). Sometimes it feels like almost everything bad happening in the world is so blown out of proportion that it’s a wonder that all of humanity isn’t completely depressed, all of the time. We should slow down, take a deep breath, understand the true facts, and then figure out how to improve the world further. Yes, we need to act fast on many things, but don’t panic.

Speaking of facts, here’s something terrible that is actually getting worse (partially because of media attention). Sam Harris has some more balanced thoughts on the topic of gun ownership. But, for me as a Swede/European, the solution is so obvious.

I’m such a sucker for (almost) all things Star Wars, and this just looks amazing. Will the Star Destroyer also come to Disneyland Paris? Bonus: the Mandalorian trailer looks great. Bounty hunter ftw!

Seems I have a theme going today (tech CEOs), but I read this book during the summer and thought it was a great, quick read. Fun insights from Pixar’s rise to IPO and mega success, shared by its former CFO who worked closely with both Steve Jobs and Ed Catmull. (I’ve recommended it before, but don’t miss Ed’s book if you’re working in any creative endeavour!)