Watch Apple.com until my iPhone is back in stock nearby

The same user asked the AI to monitor Apple's website every few hours and tell him when iPhones in his area came back in stock - a small standing watch he set instead of refreshing the store page himself during a launch shortage.

How it works

Tell the AI which iPhone and area to watch
The AI checks Apple's site every few hours
Alerts him when local stock appears

Why it’s worth knowing

A flagship-phone shortage turned into a background job: the store page gets refreshed by an agent on a timer, not by a hopeful human.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on news.ycombinator.com. See the original ↗

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