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AI-powered stuffed animals are coming for your kids - TechCrunch
Do A.I. chatbots packaged inside cute-looking plushies offer a ... TechCrunch Mobility is your destination for transportation news and insight.
Bloomberg.com
Does Apple Risk Falling Behind on AI? - Bloomberg.com
Executing its AI ambitions comes at a time when it reassesses its ... news and insight around the world. For Customers. Bloomberg Anywhere...
CNBC
Samsung taking market share from Apple in U.S. as foldable phones gain momentum
Samsung introduced two folding phones in July that are garnering praise on social media and putting pressure on Apple to deliver new types of iPhones
Bloomberg.com
AI Music Is Ubiquitous and Getting Harder to Spot - Bloomberg
Today, Ellen Huet checks in on AI-generated music and finds its rate of improvement striking ... Power On for Apple scoops, consumer tech news and more...
ARPU
Foxconn Now Makes More From AI Servers Than iPhones
The Great AI Re-platformingFor fifteen years, the story of Foxconn has been, in essence, the story of the iPhone. The Taiwanese giant became the world's indispensable manufacturer by mastering the intricate, high-volume assembly of Apple's flagship product. Its fortunes rose and fell with the iPhone
The Verge
HTC is getting in on AI glasses, too | The Verge
is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto ... AI voice assistant. The Vive Eagle glasses are currently only...
Reuters
Apple to bring blood oxygen feature to some US watches with software update - Reuters
... software update after receiving approval from the U.S. government amid a protracted legal dispute over the technology, it said on Thursday.
Bloomberg.com
Peloton Readies Updated Bike, AI Push and Accessories to Boost Sales - Bloomberg.com
The company will introduce an updated bike, treadmill, new branded peripherals, an integrated AI ... Provide news feedback or report an error · Site...
PYMNTS.com
Apple Bets on Tabletop Robot, Lifelike Siri to Regain AI Edge | PYMNTS.com
The report said Apple shares rose after the news and noted the initiatives follow the Vision Pro's soft sales and mounting criticism that Apple has...
CNBC
Apple Watch getting redesigned blood oxygen feature following legal dispute
In 2023, the International Trade Commission found that Apple's blood oxygen sensors infringed on intellectual property from Masimo.
Bloomberg
Apple Watch Blood Oxygen Tracker Back in US With Workaround
Apple Inc. is restoring the blood oxygen tracking feature on its smartwatch in the US following a years-long legal fight.
CNBC
Nvidia, AMD and Apple: Big Tech is paying its way out of Trump tariffs - CNBC
In just the last few days, Nvidia and AMD agreed to pay 15% of revenues from chip sales to China to the U.S. government. Apple CEO Tim Cook,...
SCMP
Xiaomi regains top spot in Southeast Asia’s smartphone market in second quarter
Chinese tech giant Xiaomi became the largest smartphone vendor in Southeast Asia for the first time in four years on the back of strong second quarter sales of its budget and premium handsets, bucking a downturn precipitated by US-China trade tensions, according to Canalys.
Xiaomi’s smartphone shipments in the region jumped 8 per cent year on year to 4.7 million units in the second quarter, propelling it to the top spot for the first time since the same period in 2021, the research firm said in...
Bloomberg
Whoop Refuses to Pull Blood Pressure Tool After FDA Warning
Whoop Inc., the maker of screen-less fitness bands, said it will not disable its blood-pressure tracking tool despite a request from the US Food and Drug Administration.
SCMP
Lenovo reports record quarterly revenue despite the ‘challenges’ of US tariffs
Lenovo Group said its first quarter revenue reached a record high despite ongoing challenges from US tariff policies, as the world’s largest personal computer (PC) maker pushes for the use of AI in both its consumer and enterprise products.
Revenue for the three months ended June rose 22 per cent year on year to US$18.8 billion – a record high for a first quarter – while profits advanced by the same percentage to US$389 million, the company said on Thursday.
Lenovo recorded double-digit...
CNBC
AI demand boosts iPhone maker Foxconn's second-quarter profit by 27%, beating forecasts
Foxconn reported a second-quarter operating profit beat on strength of its growing artificial intelligence server business.
The Verge
Apple's plan for AI could make Siri the animated center of your smart home | The Verge
Apple is developing a bunch of products and features to help it catch up in AI ... is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The...
Bloomberg
Lenovo Shares Slide After Margin Concerns Outweigh Results Beat
Lenovo Group Ltd. reported better-than-expected profit after companies accelerated PC purchases to get ahead of possible new US tariffs.
TechCrunch
Apple dismisses Elon Musk's claims that App Store favors OpenAI over other AI apps
... AI company besides OpenAI to reach #1 in the App Store.” ... TechCrunch Mobility is your destination for transportation news and insight.
Bloomberg
Apple Plots Expansion Into AI Robots, Home Security and Smart Displays
Apple Inc. is plotting its artificial intelligence comeback with an ambitious slate of new devices, including robots, a lifelike version of Siri, a smart speaker with a display and home-security cameras.
Bloomberg.com
Ring Doorbells Are a Showcase for Amazon's Most Useful AI Yet - Bloomberg
... business of tech from Bloomberg's journalists around the world. Today, Austin Carr makes the case for Amazon's AI-powered Ring cameras.
SCMP
Apple eyes Douyin Pay for China App Store while speculation swirls on new iPhone
Apple has started testing Douyin Pay as a new mobile payment service on its China App Store, according to mainland media reports, while purportedly leaked images of the iPhone 17 stirred up discussion on Chinese social media this week.
Once tests are completed, Douyin Pay is expected to serve as the fourth payment platform on the mainland App Store, after Ant Group’s Alipay, Tencent Holdings’ WeChat Pay and state-run China UnionPay, according to reports on Tuesday by online local media IThome...
CNBC
Musk-Altman battle escalates as Tesla CEO drags Apple into the spat - CNBC
Elon Musk and Sam Altman, who were longtime friends and helped start OpenAI, are in an extended legal battle that now involves Apple ... news app in the...
The Verge
Google posts an official look at the Pixel 10 Pro Fold | The Verge
He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Google's next Pixel launch event doesn't happen until next week, but the company has...
SCMP
Meta leads AI glasses surge, as Xiaomi emerges as dark horse
The global smart glasses market saw shipments more than double in the first half of the year, driven mostly by strong demand for Meta Platforms’ glasses, along with new offerings from rising competitors like China’s Xiaomi, according to an industry report.
The 110 per cent year-on-year surge in shipments was fuelled by robust interest in the artificial intelligence glasses segment, which accounted for 78 per cent of total smart frame shipments, according to the report on Tuesday by market...
Bloomberg
Sony and Nintendo’s Tariff Resilience Makes Japan a New Safe Haven
Welcome to Tech In Depth, our daily newsletter about the business of tech from Bloomberg’s journalists around the world. Today, Vlad Savov looks at the outburst of optimism about big tech names in Japan, where gaming and AI are fueling stocks to new highs.
CNBC
Musk threatens 'immediate' legal action against Apple over alleged antitrust violations
ChatGPT was ranked No. 1 in the top free apps section of the American iOS store. Apple has tied up with OpenAI to integrate ChatGPT into its products.
Bloomberg
Musk Accuses Apple of Unfairly Favoring OpenAI on iPhone
Elon Musk lashed out against Apple Inc.’s app store practices late on Monday, accusing the iPhone maker of favoring OpenAI.
NPR
Ford says it will roll out a cheaper electric pickup truck
Ford announced it will retool its Louisville Assembly Plant to focus on electric trucks. Its goal: to bring down prices for U.S. buyers and compete with Chinese EV makers on the global market.
SCMP
Huawei’s Ren Zhengfei shares EV sector insights with Changan Automobile chairman
Huawei Technologies founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei, who has been the face of China’s resilience to US tech restrictions, has provided some guidance to the head of Changan Automobile, as the state-owned carmaker pushes its go-global strategy and eyes a potential merger with Hong Kong-listed Dongfeng Motor Group.
According to his post on Chinese microblogging site Weibo, Changan chairman Zhu Huarong said he visited Ren, 80, at Huawei’s headquarters in Shenzhen last Friday to discuss the state of...