B2C and Consumer Tech

The developer of the ICEBlock app sued the U.S. government for alleged free speech infringements.

Chinese companies moved quickly into smartglasses after Meta's release, with Inmo and Rokid sold worldwide.

That includes the first of Google's AI glasses in partnership with Warby Parker.

Apple has seen extraordinary turnover in its top ranks over just the past week.

Alphabet Inc.’s Google said it’s working to create two different categories of artificial intelligence-powered smart glasses to compete next year with existing models from Meta Platforms Inc.: one with screens, and another that’s audio focused.

Bloomberg reported on Saturday that Srouji had told CEO Tim Cook that he was considering leaving.

Apple Inc. chip chief Johny Srouji, whose potential departure risked worsening a bout of executive turnover, told staff on Monday that he’ll stay at the iPhone maker for now.

... artificial intelligence (AI) offerings in this massive smartphone market. ... news release. “Consumers who purchased smartphones during the COVID-19...

ByteDance, the owner of TikTok, has moved to tighten controls on its artificial intelligence-powered smartphone after several of China’s most widely used apps restricted its voice-operated functions. The company said it had scaled back the capabilities of Doubao, the agentic AI that runs on the device. In a statement issued on Friday, ByteDance said it would prevent the Nubia M153 AI phone from claiming incentives that were intended for active human users. It was also disabling the assistant’s...

Meta has acquired the startup Limitless, which makes a small, artificial intelligence-powered pendant.

Chinese tech firm Xiaomi reaped returns from its artificial intelligence spending in 2025 that “far exceeded expectations”, the company’s president Lu Weibing said in a recorded video posted on Chinese social media platform Douyin. Lu said the Beijing-based company was pivoting to embodied AI after heavy investment in general AI over the past few quarters. The Beijing-based company’s efforts to apply AI in electric vehicles (EVs) and robotics are similar to Elon Musk’s plan of using the advanced...

Although Apple has continued to avoid naming a dedicated AI app or AI ... news of two more exec retirements. Kate Adams, who has served as...

The two executives reported to Apple CEO Tim Cook and are the latest members of senior leadership to exit the iPhone maker.

One thing has bucked the trend of rising prices: computing. Technological advances have underpinned a consistent drop in the cost of computers. But experts say that this may be reaching a limit.

Alan Dye was part of the redesign of Apple's software interface for iPhones, Macs, and Apple Watch called Liquid Glass.

Chinese telecoms giant Huawei Technologies has launched a new app to facilitate seamless data exchange between its proprietary operating system HarmonyOS and Apple’s iOS ecosystem. The “HarmonyOS Interconnect” app was recently made available on the App Store for MacOS devices, days after the release of the version for the iPhone and iPad. Once installed on an Apple device, it allows AirDrop-style transfers of files, images, videos and contact information between a device running on the latest...

Apple will ship 247.4 million iPhones in 2025, up just over 6% year-on-year, research firm IDC forecast.

Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day.

... AI-powered assistant. By that point, Giannandrea had already been sidelined, according to Bloomberg. The news organization reported that Tim Cook...

Apple — a laggard in the AI race — has been slow to add AI ... news provider, reaching billions of people worldwide every day. Reuters...

The AI infrastructure buildout is creating shortages of components including various types of chips that are also used in consumer electronics.

Samsung Electronics has announced the launch of its first multi-folding smartphone, as it faces growing pressure to keep up with innovations from competitors.

AI researcher Amar Subramanya has joined Apple as vice president of artificial intelligence ... Bloomberg News reported that Apple was searching for a...

Apple's top artificial intelligence executive is stepping down and will retire in 2026, an abrupt change at a company known for its careful...

Carlyle Group Inc. sold a troubled loan it provided to iRobot Corp. less than three years ago as the maker of Roomba vacuum cleaners is trying to stave off a potential bankruptcy filing.

Apple's AI chief is stepping down after experts say the company has fallen behind its peers when it comes to investing in AI data centers, chips and models.

Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo posted on X that he expected Intel to begin shipping its lowest-end M processor to Apple as early as second or third quarter 2027.

Intel's share price was down slightly premarket after a 10% spike on Friday after analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said the chip giant was nearing a deal to supply Apple.

Artificial intelligence is changing how people shop, with consumers using AI tools, like Google's Gemini and Open AI's Chat GPT, to research items and find the best deals.

Singapore will bar the use of smartphones and smartwatches in secondary schools starting in January, as countries debate how to curb children’s access to digital devices.