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Japanese Stocks Rise for Fourth Day With Gains in Tech Stocks - Bloomberg
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The Verge
Nothing plans to launch 'first AI-native devices next year' - The Verge
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Reuters
Smartphone maker Nothing raises $200 million at $1.3 billion valuation - Reuters
... software sector while companies look to integrate the booming technology into their products in response to evolving customer demands. Business...
The Verge
Meta leaks its new smart glasses with a display - The Verge
A Meta video spotted by UploadVR shows new Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses with a display as well as new wraparound “Sphaera” Oakley smart glasses.
CNBC
Meta Connect 2025: AI-powered smart glasses take center stage
Analysts and investors will be watching how the public responds to Meta's big bet on smart glasses during its Connect event.
Bloomberg
Snap Revamps AR Glasses Software Ahead of Consumer Launch Next Year
Snap Inc. is rolling out an updated version of its operating system for augmented-reality glasses, a move that signals it’s getting closer to launching its first consumer smart glasses next year.
Bloomberg.com
Apple Loses Its Cool With iPhone Air While OpenAI Loses Its Purpose - Bloomberg.com
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SCMP
Xiaomi skips ahead to ‘17’ smartphone series to take on iPhone 17
Chinese tech giant Xiaomi will skip directly to the Xiaomi 17 smartphone series after last year’s Xiaomi 15 line-up in a bold move to compete against Apple, which unveiled the iPhone 17 family last week.
“The Xiaomi 17 series represents a generational leap in product capability,” said Lei Jun, the founder, chairman and CEO of Xiaomi, in a social media post on Monday. The new devices were “fully benchmarked against the iPhone and ready for head-to-head competition!” he added.
Xiaomi has moved up...
Bloomberg
Apple’s New iPhones Appeal With Core Engineering, Not AI
Welcome to Tech In Depth, our daily newsletter about the business of tech from Bloomberg’s journalists around the world. Today, Austin Carr details his misgivings about remaining a loyal iPhone user.
Bloomberg
Xiaomi Hastens Flagship Phone Release to Take On iPhone 17
Xiaomi Corp. will release its next flagship smartphone this month and update its branding in a measure to go head-to-head with Apple Inc. for a share of the premium smartphone market.
The Register
It's time mobile devs started to think seriously about foldable smartphones - The Register
Software. Software. All SoftwareAI + MLApplicationsDatabasesDevOps ... Personal Tech · 38 comment bubble on white. It's time mobile devs started...
CNBC
Can an Amazon AI voice guide you better than customer product reviews? It's starting to try
... AI version, and AI-fatigue is a risk as well. In this article ... Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes, and Market Data and Analysis.
Bloomberg
Apple Pitches a Return to Its Design Roots, Six Years After Jony Ive’s Exit
Apple spent much of its iPhone 17 keynote presentation pitching the message that it’s still deeply rooted in design. Also: Here’s what’s next after the new iPhones; the company prepares customers for $2,000 models; and the launch of the iPhone Air in China is delayed. Lastly: Another major AI exit at Apple.
Reuters
US appeals court declines Google bid to further pause Play store overhaul in Epic Games case
Alphabet's Google on Friday failed to persuade a U.S. appeals court to further freeze an order forcing it to make sweeping reforms to its app...
SCMP
Strong appetite for new iPhone in China as pre-orders break record
Pre-order sales of Apple’s new iPhone 17 series have got off to a robust start in China, shattering previous records despite delays in the shipment of the iPhone Air.
In the first minute after pre-orders began at 8pm Friday local time, sales on JD.com – one of China’s largest online shopping platforms – surpassed the first-day pre-order volume of last year’s iPhone 16 series, according to the e-commerce operator. The standard iPhone 17 with 256GB of storage emerged as the most popular variant,...
CNBC
Chinese EV players take fight to legacy European automakers on their home turf
Chinese electric carmakers Xpeng and GAC this week signalled aggressive expansion plans in Europe.
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Apple AI and Search Executive Robby Walker to Leave Company - Bloomberg.com
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Reuters
Apple's AI and search executive Robby Walker to leave, Bloomberg News reports | Reuters
Robby Walker, one of Apple's most senior artificial intelligence executives, is leaving the company, Bloomberg News reported on Friday,...
TechCrunch
How an over-the-air update made Quilt's heat pumps more powerful | TechCrunch
Quilt's software update unlocked an additional 20% heating and cooling capacity for all of its heat pumps, including those installed in customers'...
TechCrunch
Apple's latest iPhone security feature just made life more difficult for spyware makers
... technology stack, from software to hardware, unlike many of its phone-making competitors. Google offers MTE for some Android devices; the security...
CNBC
Apple iPhone Air's China release delayed
Wireless carriers in China must obtain regulatory approval before they can sell devices with an eSIM, the company said.
CNBC
Apple, Google and Meta are trying to build the universal translator - CNBC
Apple, Google and Meta are capitalizing on advancements in AI to bring new translation features to their latest hardware devices.
CNBC
Apple, Google and Meta are trying to perfect a science-fiction gadget: The universal translator
Apple, Google and Meta are capitalizing on advancements in AI to bring new translation features to their latest hardware devices.
SCMP
Apple postpones iPhone Air in China as Beijing keeps tight grip on eSIM approval
Apple is likely to delay Chinese shipments of its new iPhone Air, the thinnest model ever, as the company works with mainland authorities to resolve regulatory issues related to the use of an embedded SIM.
As of Friday morning, Apple had revised iPhone Air ordering details for the mainland, replacing the original launch schedule with “release information to be updated later”. Previously, the company stated that pre-orders would start at 8pm Friday local time, while deliveries would begin on...
Bloomberg
Apple Analyst Sentiment Hits Five-Year Low After Two Downgrades
Apple Inc. was hit with a pair of downgrades on Thursday, in the latest sign of caution toward the iPhone maker, which has sharply underperformed its large-cap tech peers this year.
Reuters
Amazon developing consumer AR glasses to rival Meta, The Information reports - Reuters
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Bloomberg
For Apple, SIM Cards Are the Next Headphone Jack
Welcome to Tech In Depth, our daily newsletter about the business of tech from Bloomberg’s journalists around the world. Today, Chris Welch explains why the launch of the iPhone Air spells the beginning of the end for what was long considered fundamental smartphone technology.
Bloomberg
Apple Starts Getting Customers Used to the Idea of $2,000 iPhones
When Apple Inc. launched the iPhone X in 2017, the company did more than usher in facial recognition and a sleek edge-to-edge screen. It also helped establish a new category: the $1,000 smartphone.
The Verge
Google pulls the Pixel 10's Daily Hub to 'enhance its performance' | The Verge
When Google launched the Pixel 10 line last month, it gave as much attention to its AI-enabled software tricks as it did the hardware upgrades.
Bloomberg
Apple Pitches iPhone Air as the Future, But Pro Models Are Better Today
Apple held its biggest product launch event of the year on Tuesday, ushering in four new iPhone models, an end-to-end refresh of its smartwatch lineup and updated AirPods. Here are my takeaways.