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  • Apple Unleashes iPhone 16, Its First Smartphone Built for AI

    Apple took the wraps off the iPhone 16, the first generation of its flagship phones purpose-built for generative AI. The baseline iPhone 16 model will start at $799 (with a 6.1-inch screen) and the 16 Plus (6.7-inch screen) starts at $899, both with 128 gigabytes of memory. Those are available in five colors: black, white, …

  • Russia put SIM cards in its exploding one-way attack drones to use Ukraine's cellphone network for strikes, war expert says

    Russia has put SIM cards in its Shahed-136 drones this year and mounted antennae on their wings, the expert wrote in a report.

  • Apple embraces the AI craze with its newly unleashed iPhone 16 lineup

    CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Apple on Monday charged into the artificial intelligence craze with a new iPhone lineup that marks the company’s latest attempt to latch onto a technology trend and transform it into a cultural phenomenon.

  • The iPhone 16, new AirPods and other highlights from Apple's product showcase

    CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Apple squarely shifted its focus toward artificial intelligence with the unveiling of its hotly anticipated iPhone 16 along with a slew of new features coming with the next update to the device’s operating system. While the new phone lineup headlined Monday's showcase, the tech giant also shared updates to its smartwatch and AirPod lineups.

  • Apple appears to quietly admit defeat over a controversial iPhone accessory that's vanished from its website

    Apple seems to have quietly discontinued FineWoven iPhone cases a year after they launched. People criticized the cases' quality.

  • Huawei seeks to steal spotlight from Apple with launch of $2,800 tri-fold smartphone

    China's Huawei Technologies on Tuesday unveiled a $2,800 tri-foldable phone as it seeks to extend its lead in the world's biggest smartphone market and steal the spotlight from Apple hours after it debuted a new iPhone. The Chinese tech giant showed off its new Mate XT, which users can fold three ways like an accordion screen door, during a launch ceremony in the southern tech hub of Shenzhen. The entire global market for foldable phones was around 4 million units in the second quarter, according to research firm IDC.

  • Climate change was a lot less prominent in this year’s iPhone event

    Last year, Apple couldn’t say enough about the reduced climate impact of its products, going so far as hiring Octavia Spencer to play Mother Nature in a highly produced, five-minute promo spot. Apple spent just a few minutes, total, on the subject. Previously, only the aluminum and Ultra models were claimed as carbon neutral; this year, the higher end versions, now made with a recycled titanium case instead of stainless steel, qualify.

  • Apple’s AI push reinforces strong spending trends in tech: UBS

    Apple’s introduction of its iPhone 16 with integrated artificial intelligence (AI) marks the tech giant’s deeper foray into the AI race, a move that UBS says sees as the ongoing structural support for the AI trend and the increasing competition within the sector. “Without taking a view on individual companies, Apple’s foray into the AI race through its consumer AI services illustrates both ongoing structural support for the AI trend and the sector's increasingly competitive landscape,” UBS said. While the product launch may not have significantly spiked Apple’s stock, UBS analysts view it as a signal of the broader, longer-term growth in AI-related capital expenditures across big tech companies.

  • New Portuguese government to keep ban on Chinese 5G equipment

    Portugal's centre-right government will keep the previous administration's ban on telecoms firms using Chinese equipment in their 5G networks, a minister said, despite the projected cost of a position that is among the toughest in Europe. In May 2023, under the previous Socialist government, Portugal's CSSC cybersecurity board banned Chinese equipment from high-speed 5G mobile networks as well as from 4G platforms used as the basis for the new technology. The CSSC is the prime minister's consultative body and its move was a blow to efforts by Chinese technology giant Huawei to enter Portugal's 5G market and possibly extend existing contracts.

  • Apple Stock Slips. EU Tax Decision Adds Insult to iPhone Injury.

    Apple unveiled the iPhone 16 on Monday—but the new device failed to wow investors, judging by the market’s early reaction. The company will also have to pay back billions of dollars in taxes after failing to overturn a ruling by the European Union’s top court. Apple stock was down 1.8% to $216.99 on Tuesday, after closing flat the previous session.

  • Apple iPhone 16 Pro vs. the competition: Bigger, with more buttons

    We've broken down how the new Apple iPhone 16 Pro compares to the Google Pixel 9 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S24+, two other popular phones in the $1,000 range, on the spec sheet.

  • Oracle Stock Surges After Earnings Beat. What Has Wall Street Excited.

    Oracle stock was rising sharply Tuesday after the enterprise software company posted better-than-expected results and announced a new partnership with Amazon Web Services. Oracle reported adjusted earnings per share of $1.39 for the fiscal first quarter, topping the Wall Street consensus for $1.33. In the quarter, the company recorded 45% growth for its cloud infrastructure business, to $2.2 billion, while cloud application revenue was $3.5 billion, up 10%.

  • What is Bluesky? Everything to know about the app trying to replace Twitter

    It’s been almost two years since Elon Musk purchased Twitter, now X, leading people to set up shop on alternative platforms. Mastodon, Post, Pebble (which has already shuttered operations) and Spill have been presented as potential replacements, but few aside from Meta’s Threads have achieved the speed of growth Bluesky has reached. After being invite-only for almost a year, Bluesky became open to anyone in February 2024 and gained almost 800,000 new users in a day.

  • Apple quietly kills its terrible FineWoven iPhone cases

    When Apple revealed its FineWoven case, it was pitched as a leather substitute that used 68 percent post-consumer recycled content. But there are no iPhone 16-compatible FineWoven cases, period.

  • Apple’s iPhone 16 launch shows AI is shaking up the tech giant’s core market

    Apple is marketing its new AI features under the banner of Apple Intelligence.

  • Oracle beats quarterly estimates as demand for its cloud services rises

    Oracle quarterly results

  • Elon Musk Faces Backlash Over Alarming Response To Taylor Swift's Kamala Harris Endorsement

    X users are speaking out against the website's chairman following his comments about the Grammy winner.

  • Report Reveals Very Different Ways Trump And Harris Spent Commercial Breaks In Debate

    Here's what the candidates reportedly did when the cameras weren't rolling.

  • Trump Demands ABC Be Shut Down for Daring to Fact Check Debate

    Donald Trump called for ABC News to be shut down during a rant about the way he was treated by the network during his presidential debate against Kamala Harris. The former president called into Fox & Friends on Wednesday morning to complain that he’d faced a “rigged deal” with the debate, with moderators “correcting everything” he said while “not correcting with her.” Asked why he felt moderators hadn’t corrected Harris in the same way, Trump answered: “Because they’re dishonest.” “I think ABC t

  • Trump Tries to Dodge Harris’ Handshake Before Debate Starts

    Who saw that coming?In a shocking slice of professionalism, or perhaps mind games, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris shared an awkward handshake before Tuesday night’s presidential debate. Harris initiated the greeting, walking to behind Trump’s podium for the brief moment after they each took the stage—Trump from the left and Harris from the right on TV broadcasts. Read more at The Daily Beast.Get the Daily Beast's biggest scoops and scandals delivered right to your inbox. Sign up now.Stay informe