Meta has hired two more senior Apple researchers for its newly formed Superintelligence Labs division, continuing its aggressive recruitment of top artificial intelligence talent. According to a report by Bloomberg, Mark Lee has already joined Meta, while Tom Gunter is expected to come on board shortly. Both were part of Apple’s AI team and worked … Read more
China‘s largest mid-year shopping festival, 618, ended on Wednesday with record sales, though daily spending dropped amid an extended sales period aimed at enticing consumers to part with more of their hard-earned money. The longer sales period helped the combined gross merchandise value (GMV), a business metric commonly used in e-commerce, reach an all-time high … Read more
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett has long steered clear of Silicon Valley’s flashiest trends. But as he prepares to step down as chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway later this year, the investment firm he built is now deeply exposed to the engine driving today’s technology boom: artificial intelligence. Apple and Amazon, two companies at the heart … Read more
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The race to build the thinnest flagship smartphone is clearly on. With Samsung already launching the Galaxy S25 Edge at just 5.8mm thick, Apple seems to be prepping to give a strong response. The iPhone 17 Air, which is expected to launch in September alongside the rest of the iPhone 17 lineup, is already the … Read more
New Delhi: Apple is reportedly working on a major overhaul of its Health app, introducing an AI-powered health coach to provide personalised wellness guidance. According Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, this initiative, internally referred to as “Project Mulberry,” aims to transform the Health app into a more interactive and insightful tool for users. As per the report, … Read more
Image: borodai/Envato Elements The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority has found that Apple is restricting competition in the country by limiting the use of rival browsers on its iOS devices and effectively requiring developers to use its WebKit browser engine. This, and a number of other concerns, is “holding back innovation and could be limiting … Read more
Image: Gage Skidmore U.S. President Donald Trump has called on Congress to “get rid of” the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act, arguing the semiconductor funding law funnels billions to foreign companies without meaningful returns for the U.S. Speaking during a joint address to Congress on March 4, Trump criticized the act’s $39 billion in semiconductor … Read more
Apple has officially confirmed that iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4 will be rolling out in April, bringing a bunch of new features and updates for iPhone and iPad users. While the first beta of the update is already available for developers and public testers, the final release promises to introduce some notable additions, including a … Read more
European politicians and advocacy groups are adamant that the region’s legislation is not hardline enough to dismantle the monopolies of Big Tech companies. In the last week, two open letters have been penned to regulators criticising how Apple and Google remain unchecked. On Jan. 16, four digital rights groups responded to the measures proposed by … Read more