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Apple’s iPhone is getting its biggest makeover yet — both to its features and release schedule. Here’s what’s happening to the company’s flagship product. Also: The Mac Pro is on the back burner, and Tesla is finally adding support for CarPlay. Lastly, Apple’s longtime operating chief wraps up his time at the company.

Early Friday, a crowd of people lined up outside Apple Inc.’s SoHo location in New York to be among the first to get their hands on a new, limited-edition product: an up to $230 iPhone pouch the company said is “inspired by the concept of a piece of cloth.”

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Hangzhou-based AI and augmented-reality (AR) glasses maker Rokid on Thursday unveiled a lightweight, AI-powered eyewear device built in partnership with Chinese eyewear brand Bolon, as rivals race to make smart glasses the next mass-market device after the smartphone. The new model features a 38.5g D-shaped black frame and supports customised prescription lenses, allowing it to be worn like a regular pair of sunglasses with a more fashion-focused look. It includes a physical control button and a...

Elon Musk's autos and energy business said it will replace all affected units for Powerwall 2 customers in the U.S.

Major League Soccer games will be added to the standard Apple TV streaming service, leaving behind the add on subscription package known as Season Pass.

The Mini Apps Partner Program offers app developers the better fee in exchange for using some of Apple's technology to build their apps.

Tesla Inc. is developing support for Apple Inc.’s CarPlay system in its vehicles, according to people with knowledge of the matter, working to add one of the most highly requested features by customers.

The OnePlus 15 has top-tier gaming performance and can control TVs as a universal remote.

Google just announced a major AI upgrade for Google Maps, integrating its powerful Gemini model to create a "hands-free, conversational driving experience." The new features, which include landmark-based navigation and proactive traffic alerts, are being positioned as helpful, incremental improvements. But a closer look reveals a far more

Tencent Holdings Ltd. has struck a deal with Apple Inc. that will see the iPhone maker handle payments and take a 15% cut of purchases in WeChat mini games and apps, resolving a high-profile dispute that’s dogged the world’s largest smartphone arena.

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The US gaming company behind the popular, handheld Steam Deck is making a living-room device for PC games 

Whoop Inc., the maker of popular screen-less fitness bands, is eyeing an initial public offering as soon as in the next two years and is exploring adding glucose monitoring to its health-tracking platform.

Chinese technology companies are stepping up their push into the smart-glasses market with new software and hardware innovations, intensifying competition to lead in the next generation of artificial intelligence-driven devices. Ant International, the overseas arm of Chinese fintech giant Ant Group, on Wednesday unveiled what it described as the world’s first iris-authentication technology for payments via smart glasses. Chinese electronics makers Xiaomi and Meizu will be the first to offer the...

Former DeepSeek researcher Luo Fuli says she has joined Xiaomi, months after the smartphone and electric vehicle giant reportedly started recruiting the renowned Chinese artificial intelligence prodigy. In a post on her WeChat account on Wednesday, Luo said she had joined Beijing-based Xiaomi, a move that is expected to burnish the company’s AI credentials. “Intelligence will step beyond language into the physical world,” Luo wrote. “I’m at Xiaomi MiMo, with a group of creative, talented and...

CEO Tom Hale spoke with CNBC's Arjun Kharpal in an exclusive interview at Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal.

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CEO Tom Hale spoke with CNBC's Arjun Kharpal in an exclusive interview at Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal.

Welcome to Tech In Depth, our daily newsletter about the business of tech from Bloomberg’s journalists around the world. Today, Takashi Mochizuki and Vlad Savov look at the tiny slivers of cloud on Nintendo’s bright horizon.

Apple Inc. has faced plenty of criticism from Wall Street for not spending as aggressively on artificial intelligence as its Big Tech rivals. But that strategy is suddenly a blessing for the iPhone maker.

Sony Group Corp. raised its profit outlook after reporting stronger-than-expected earnings, buoyed by its entertainment portfolio and resurgent demand for its premium smartphone camera sensors.

US consumer durables and personal goods inflation decelerated in October for the first time in three months, reflecting a slight pickup in the degree of merchant discounting, according to OpenBrand price data.

OneSkin, all over TikTok, merges the beauty industry’s fixation with antiaging and tech’s fantasy of halting death.

Apple is planning a series of upgrades to its satellite features for the iPhone and its smartwatches. Also: The company is nearing a $1 billion-a-year deal to power a revamped Siri with a custom Google Gemini model, and Apple is readying the first low-cost MacBook in a bid to compete with Windows laptops.

International brands led by Tesla are intensifying their efforts to compete with Chinese electric-vehicle (EV) manufacturers like BYD, as they showcase advanced intelligence and autonomous-driving technology to attract visitors at the world’s largest import-export trade fair in Shanghai. The 12 major carmakers, including General Motors and Volvo, are leveraging the China International Import Expo (CIIE), which runs through Monday, to promote their latest models featuring longer ranges, enhanced...

Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss the impacts of comments made by OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar that suggested the government might backstop AI chip investments. Plus, they dig into Elon Musk’s bold promises for Tesla, after shareholders approved a $1 trillion compensation package. And the CEOs of Affirm and DraftKings discuss their companies' earnings. Correction: This video has been edited to fix a graphic error. One of the milestones for Elon Musk's pay package is delivering 20 million vehicles over the next decade. A previous version of the graphic said 20 million vehicles annually. (Source: Bloomberg)

Humanoid robots, cyber dogs and robotic arms have made a strong impression at the eighth China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, as a robotics boom has turned machines from the sector into showstoppers. Hangzhou-based Unitree Robotics made its third appearance at the CIIE, where it displayed new models, including the lightweight, consumer-facing R1, a taller and more facially human-like H2, and an upgraded industrial-grade legged robot, the A2. At Unitree’s booth, crowds eagerly...

There's a lot of talk about how to monitor screen time for kids. But for kids to have healthy relationships with technology and smartphones, parents need to model good habits. Here's how.