Hard to tell. Sounds like they’re perhaps using biopolymers in place of leather (so pleather, but derived from plants), but it seems like the only real requirement is that these “premium” interiors don’t use animal products.

The article doesn’t really go into any significant detail about what has actually been replaced, and what it’s been replaced with.

I’ve been following this project for many years, and I’m glad to see it still making little bits of progress.

In a departure from the usual Betteridge’s Law of Headlines answer, probably yes, but no matter what I or the author thinks, it’s a guess. Only time will truly tell.

That’s great for you. Your personal experiences, however, do not reflect what the overall data is showing and continues to show.

Are you sticking your head in the sand or what ?

Do you have anything better than an ad hominem?

This is just 1 area where AI has a foothold, let alone coding, video generation, text and writing, research etc

Cool story, bro. Use ≠ usefulness. Just because people are using it does not mean it’s beneficial.

https://www.nextgov.com/artificial-intelligence/2025/07/new-mit-study-suggests-too-much-ai-use-could-increase-cognitive-decline/406521/

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/urban-survival/202509/hidden-mental-health-dangers-of-artificial-intelligence-chatbots

Barf. A bunch of marketing-speak saying virtually nothing except that they’re going to use AI to make money, touting AI as the answer to a problem nobody has, in order to bilk naive investors that this time, it’s not just snake oil.

It’s all gonna work out eventually! /s

That’s not even close to what is happening here.

Signal is based in California, but they’re a nonprofit.

Wish I was eligible to offer my thoughts, because as someone living through this waking nightmare, I have a few.

Good luck, friends from across the pond!

It always amazes me how much people love 13" laptops. There’s nothing wrong with it at all, but I just find it cool that there’s kind of an SFF laptop community.