Apple Introduces iPhone 17, iPhone Air and Updated AirPods at Annual Event
The Silicon Valley giant also introduced updates to its traditional smartphones, as well as its AirPods and Apple Watch.
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United Arab Emirates Joins U.S. and China in Giving Away A.I. Technology
The Persian Gulf nation has “open sourced” technology meant to compete with OpenAI and China’s DeepSeek.
Amnesty calls out Pakistan for mass telecom surveillance
Pakistan is spying on millions of its citizens using a Chinese-built internet firewall that censors social media and a phone-tapping system, in one of the most comprehensive examples of state surveillance outside China, Amnesty International said. In a report released on Tuesday, the rights watchdog said that Pakistan’s growing monitoring network was built using both … Read more
Europe’s most valuable AI startup secures €1.7bn with ASML as lead investor
Mistral AI, a French artificial intelligence startup, has raised 1.7 billion euros ($2 billion) in its latest funding round led by Dutch chip equipment maker ASML, the companies said on Tuesday, confirming a Reuters report from Sunday. ASML is investing 1.3 billion euros in Mistral AI as part of a series C funding round, making it … Read more
Musk’s SpaceX strikes $17b deal to boost Starlink 5G expansion
Elon Musk’s SpaceX said Monday it will buy wireless spectrum licenses from EchoStar for its Starlink satellite network for about $17 billion, a major deal crucial to expanding Starlink’s nascent 5G connectivity business. The companies also agreed to a deal that will enable EchoStar’s Boost Mobile subscribers to access Starlink direct-to-cell service to extend satellite … Read more
A Tech Reporter’s Side Gig: Music Writing
Every so often, Mike Isaac swerves from his Silicon Valley beat to write about bands.
A.I. Could Make the Smartphone Passé. What Comes Next?
As Apple prepares to release new iPhones this week, industry veterans shared their predictions for what will be the next big thing in personal computing.
PhysicsWallah, India’s edtech unicorn, files for $437m IPO amid listing surge
Indian education technology platform PhysicsWallah has filed for an initial public offering worth 38.20 billion rupees ($437 million), draft papers showed, as the market for new listings picks up pace. India's ed-tech industry has weathered a challenging few years in which SoftBank-backed Unacademy and Tiger Global-backed Vedantu cut staff while Byju's US lenders pushed the … Read more
Microsoft cloud platform hit by cable cuts in Red Sea
Global tech giant Microsoft on Sunday said network traffic for its Azure cloud computing platform was experiencing increased delays in parts of the Middle East due to “undersea fibre cuts” in the Red Sea. Microsoft did not explain what caused the cuts to the submarine lines, but noted its network had been affected since Saturday. … Read more
The Spectacular Comeback Tour of Ross Ulbricht, the Founder of Silk Road
Ross Ulbricht, who created the Silk Road dark web marketplace and was serving a life sentence for drug distribution, has embarked on a strange and unexpected comeback after President Trump pardoned him in January.