Why SpaceX made a $17B bet on the direct-to-cell market
Explaining SpaceX's aggressive move to dominate satellite-to-phone connectivity.
Read moreI want to love Apple’s new iPhone Air, but the iPhone 17 is a better deal
I was within a heartbeat of preordering the new iPhone Air. But a closer looks at the specs changed my mind.
Read moreMandelbrot and Fat Tails
The Mandelbrot set is the set of complex numbers c such that iterations of f(z) = z² + c remain bounded. But how do you know an iteration will remain bounded? You know when it becomes unbounded—if |z| > 2 then the point isn’t coming back—but how do you know whether an iteration
Read moreApple’s creator-centric iPhone 17 Pro will make the vlogging camera obsolete
Apple unveiled its new line of iPhones on Tuesday, and the iPhone 17 Pro is making a direct appeal to content creators.
Read moreThe iPhone Air is a hint at the iPhone’s future, which could include foldables
Over time, Air could perhaps become Apple's base model, while the Pro remains the upgraded version for power users and professionals. That would make room for new devices, like a foldable or whatever else comes next.
Read moreMicrosoft to lessen reliance on OpenAI by buying AI from rival Anthropic
The move to diversify its AI partnerships by tapping the shoulder of OpenAI’s top rival comes as the AI company also pursues independence from Microsoft with its own AI infrastructure and a potential LinkedIn competitor.
Read moreApple’s new iPhone 17 devices don’t have an AI-powered Siri yet. It doesn’t matter.
Until now, Apple has only released what could be considered baseline AI features for its devices, like AI writing tools, summarization, generative AI images (which some complain are not very good), live translation, visual search, and Genmoji, among others.
Read moreiPhone 17, iPhone Air, AirPods Pro 3, and everything else announced at Apple’s hardware event
From a new slim iPhone Air model to redesigned AirPods, here's what to expect from this year's Apple event.
Read moreApple debuts the $999 ultra-thin iPhone Air
The star of Apple's iPhone 17 event was the iPhone Air, its thinnest and lightest model to date.
Read moreApple launches iPhone 17 Pro with major camera upgrades
Apple launched the iPhone 17 Pro and the iPhone 17 Pro Max today with a new design and an upgraded camera system. The devices are powered by the new A19 Pro chipset and have a larger battery, Apple said. Plus, it noted that eSIM-only models will have a slightly larger
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