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TechCrunch
Google Photos debuts redesigned editor with new AI tools | TechCrunch
The Reimagine feature uses generative AI to transform objects and backgrounds in photos with text prompts. ... Aisha is a consumer news reporter at...
CNBC
HP sinks 15% as company misses on earnings, guidance due to 'added cost' from tariffs
HP beat on revenue but came up short on earnings and guidance, partly due to President Donald Trump's tariffs.
Bloomberg
Apple to Rebrand Its Device Operating Systems to Mark Major Overhaul
Apple Inc. is planning the most sweeping change yet to its operating system names, part of a software overhaul that extends to all its devices.
Bloomberg
China’s Honor Developing Humanoid Robots in $10 Billion AI Plan
Honor Device Co., the smartphone maker spun out from Huawei Technologies Co., is developing humanoid robots as part of its push into China’s crowded artificial intelligence arena.
Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss Salesforce's plan to acquire Informatica for $8 billion after an earlier attempt fell through. Plus, they look at how Apple is coping with the threat of a 25% tariff if it doesn't move iPhone production to the U.S. And Elon Musk is set to address SpaceX workers about plans to reach Mars. (Source: Bloomberg)
Bloomberg
Texas Adopts Online Child-Safety Bill Opposed by Apple’s CEO
Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed an online child safety bill, bucking a lobbying push from big tech companies that included a personal phone call from from Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook.
Bloomberg
Qualcomm Releases Study Showing That Its Modems Beat Apple’s C1
A study commissioned by Qualcomm Inc. found that its modem chips worked better than a rival component developed by Apple Inc., especially for cellular customers in dense urban areas.
Bloomberg
Meta Rolls Out WhatsApp for iPad in Belated Concession to Tablet Users
Meta Platforms Inc.’s WhatsApp released an iPad-specific version of its popular messaging app, belatedly offering a larger-format experience to users with Apple Inc. tablets.
CNBC
Trump advisor Hassett says 'we don't want to harm' Apple with iPhone tariffs
Trump advisor Hassett says 'we don't want to harm' Apple with iPhone tariffs
Bloomberg
Top Africa Clothes Retailer Pepkor Sees Rise in Smartphone Sales
Pepkor Holdings Ltd. has increased its lead as South Africa’s biggest seller of mobile phones using prepaid wireless plans, with demand for access to online financial services spurring appetite.
CNBC
India's iPhone exports to the U.S. soared an estimated 76%. But Trump, Beijing won't make further growth easy
Shipments of iPhones from India to the U.S. rose 76% in April year on year, estimates from a technology market analyst firm shows.
Bloomberg
Apple Shares Face More Pain as Trump’s Tariff Threat Looms
Apple Inc. shares are coming off their longest selloff in more than three years, as escalating attacks from the White House threaten to further erode the company’s profit outlook, suggesting the stock’s struggles this year are far from over.
SCMP
Xiaomi posts record earnings in first quarter amid push into EVs, chips
Xiaomi’s first-quarter revenue surged nearly 50 per cent, as the Chinese smartphone giant doubled down on new initiatives, including electric vehicles (EVs) and semiconductors.
Revenue for the three months ended March 31 reached 111.2 billion yuan (US$16.46 billion), up 47.4 per cent year on year, the company said on Tuesday. Adjusted net profit reached a record high of 10.68 billion yuan, up 64.5 per cent from the year-earlier period.
The results came in slightly above analysts’ expectations of...
Bloomberg
Xiaomi Sales Beat Estimates on EV, Smartphone Growth
Xiaomi Corp. reported better-than-expected revenue in the March quarter as it moves to aggressively expand its presence in China’s EV market and grow its core smartphone business.
SCMP
Xiaomi refutes claims of using Arm-designed chip for XRing O1
Xiaomi has clarified that its advanced 3-nanometre XRing O1 system-on-a-chip (SoC) is not a customised solution from Arm, pushing back against speculation as the Chinese smartphone maker seeks to design its own integrated circuits (ICs) in-house to rival industry leaders Apple, Samsung Electronics and Huawei Technologies.
“[XRing O1 SoC] is not based on a complete solution provided by Arm, and claims about it being an Arm-customised chip are groundless,” Xiaomi said on Monday in a post to its...
CNBC
Tesla's Europe sales plunge 49% on brand damage, rising competition
Tesla has faced brand damage over the past few months amid CEO Elon Musk's political involvement with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Bloomberg
ChatGPT's Improved Memory Points Toward a More Personal AI - Bloomberg
... AI supercomputer in the country. Nvidia also said it will ... Power On for Apple scoops, consumer tech news and more; Screentime for a...
PYMNTS.com
Can AI-Powered Smart Glasses Help Spot Medication Errors? - PYMNTS.com
(UW) are working on ways to solve this problem in part by using artificial intelligence (AI), NBC News ... News, smart glasses, University of...
Bloomberg News
Jony Ive's OpenAI Deal Puts Pressure on Apple to Find Next Big Thing - Bloomberg News
Apple has flopped in artificial intelligence. While Google and Microsoft Corp. pushed the boundaries of generative AI, Apple watched from the...
Bloomberg
Jony Ive’s OpenAI Deal Puts Pressure on Apple to Find Next Big Thing
Jony Ive’s deal with OpenAI should cause major shockwaves at Apple, especially after a design-team brain drain and struggles in artificial intelligence. Also: Apple plans Meta-like smart glasses for late next year, and Trump threatens a 25% smartphone tariff. Looking ahead to WWDC, we have the latest details on the company’s operating system redesign plan and what’s likely to be its biggest AI announcement.
NPR
Why Tesla Cybertrucks drop sharply in value over time compared to other EVs
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Business Insider reporter Ana Altchek about the Tesla Cybertruck, which appears to depreciate significantly compared to other electric vehicles.
The Verge
Google I/O revealed more updates for Wallet, Wear OS, Google Play, and more | The Verge
Google revealed a bunch of smaller, but meaningful updates after its I/O keynote, including Live Updates coming to smartwatches in 2026 and new...
SCMP
‘Little, little screws’ one of many hurdles to US-made iPhones
Trump threatened a 25 per cent tariff on any iPhones sold, but not made, in the US, as part of his administration’s goal of reshoring jobs.
Bloomberg
Trump Threatens 25% Tariffs on Apple | Bloomberg Technology 5/23/2025
Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde discusses President Trump's threat to place a 25% tariff on Apple if it doesn't move iPhone production to the U.S. Plus, Andrew Ng, co-founder of Coursera and AI investor, discusses the skills shortage in advanced manufacturing that makes building iPhones and other tech in the US difficult. And the IPO market begins to heat up, spurring hope for tech startups and their investors. (Source: Bloomberg)
Bloomberg
Trump Targets Samsung, Apple Phones With 25% Tariff Threat
President Donald Trump said that the tariffs he threatened against Apple Inc. earlier Friday would also be aimed at a wider range of device makers, including Samsung Electronics Co., to spur them into moving manufacturing of their products to the US.
CNBC
Trump says Apple must pay a 25% tariff on iPhones not made in the U.S.
Shares of Apple were under pressure Friday after Trump's post on Truth Social.
PYMNTS.com
Report: Apple to Introduce AI-Enhanced Smart Glasses in Late 2026 | PYMNTS.com
Both companies, it appears from the news this week, are playing the long game. Amazon uses events like Memorial Day to reinforce its ecosystem and...
CNBC
Why Trump's iPhone tariff threat might not be enough to bring production to the U.S.
For now, most of Apple's most important products are exempt from tariffs after Trump gave phones and computers a tariff waiver — even from China — in April.