We've essentially been witnessing a game of "will it / won't it" for the past few months when it comes to rumors and leaks about whether Apple will make the Dynamic Island punch-hole cutout smaller on the upcoming iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max or not. Today a tipster on X claims to have received new CAD files for the upcoming devices (if true, then most likely from a case maker who in turn got the files from Apple itself). As you can see in the image below, these new CAD files show a much ..

Humanoid robots are being added to the automation of waste sorting.

OpenAIs cofounder and president revealed in federal court on Monday that hes one of the largest individual stakeholders in the AI lab.

Sierra's $950 million Series E funding round was led by Tiger and Google's GV, with participation from Benchmark, Sequoia, Greenoaks and others.

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The Trump administration is reportedly considering an executive order to create a working group that could review advanced AI models before public release. The shift follows concerns over Anthropic's powerful Mythos model and its cyber capabilities, with officials weighing whether the government should get early access to frontier models without necessarily blocking their release. The New York Times reports: In meetings last week, White House officials told executives from Anthropic, Google and ..

James Dyett joined OpenAI in 2023, shortly after the company underwent a period of explosive growth with the launch of its ChatGPT chatbot.

Palantir reported better-than-expected revenue and profit, driven by growth in sales to U.S. government agencies.

CEO Andy Jassy said Amazons massive AI spending reflects a once-in-a- generation opportunity and will ultimately reward investors.

Pixel battery woes may be catching up with Google, as many of you say youve switched or plan to leave in our latest poll.

Samsung launched the Galaxy Z Flip7 FE last summer alongside the Galaxy Z Flip7, and the FE model was offered in the US for a while, until mid-December when Samsung stopped selling it. We obviously assumed the Flip7 FE was gone for good from the US market, but apparently not. Interestingly, Samsung has now started selling it again. You can grab one from the Korean company's online store for $899. That amount nets you the device with 128GB of storage. The problem with that pricing is that the ..

During Q1 2026, the base iPhone 17 became the world's top-selling smartphone, outdoing not only the competition but also the premium iPhone models. The standard iPhone 17 was the world's top-selling smartphone during Q1 2026. Across the world, and especially in key markets like China and the United States, the iPhone 17 range has proven to be quite popular with consumers. Apple made that clear when it revealed its record-breaking March quarter results. Apple experienced a 20% increase in iPhone ..

CNBC's Jim Cramer said the computer-driven economy doesn't care about oil prices or interest rates.

Pinterest cut nearly 15% of its workforce and reduced office space in January as it pushes more resources into AI.

White House officials are forming an AI working group to discuss AI model oversight and review processes, a reversal of President Trump's previous stance.

An anonymous reader quotes a report from 404 Media: A new, bipartisan bill introduced (PDF) by Democratic Senator of California Adam Schiff and endorsed by the biggest AI developers in the world -- including OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft -- would change the K-12 curriculum to shoehorn in "AI literacy," something that young people and teachers alike already hate in schools. The Literacy in Future Technologies Artificial Intelligence, or LIFT AI Act, would empower the new director of the National ..

Micron has warned on the gravity of the RAM crisis, meaning that every major memory chip maker has now done so.

Apple doesn't want to fight a battle on two fronts in the ongoing Epic Games case, so it has turned to the Supreme Court for a pause on proceedings in the Circuit Courts. Apple's control of the App Store continues to be challenged in court The Apple vs Epic case could go down as one of the more convoluted cases Apple has ever faced. The back and forth that has taken place since Epic first filed a lawsuit in 2020 will take you at least two hours to read through. In a new filing viewed by ..

Musk did not admit wrongdoing.

The tiny desktop is no longer Apple's most affordable computer The Mac Mini is the latest victim of the AI-fueled RAM-pocalypse. Last week, Apple discontinued the 256 GB version of the system, which cost $599. To get in now, you'll need to drop at least $799 on a 512 GB version.

Intel appoints Alex Katouzian to lead client computing and physical AI efforts and confirms Pushkar Ranade as CTO, signaling a deeper shift toward AI-driven and edge computing systems

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The Trump administration is said to be discussing an executive order that would establish a government review process for new AI models before theyre released to the public.

A working group could vet new models before they're publicly released.

Are you eligible for a payout? Probably, but it might take a while and will likely be pretty small.

Devs not thrilled that Git extension added the bot as co-author by default Imagine working your butt off on a project, only to have VS Code put an attribution into your commit that says Copilot helped you, even if it did not. Microsoft has reversed a change that added a default AI attribution notice after user complaints that the bot was claiming credit for human-authored code.

A Tennessee solar farm integrates cattle grazing using adjustable panels, offering potential income diversification as agricultural revenues decline across the United States.

Google's Pixel 11 lineup could see RAM cuts or lower starting configurations because of the global memory shortage, with leaks suggesting the base model may drop from 12GB to 8GB while Pro models could add 12GB versions below the current 16GB tier. The Verge reports: There will be 16GB configurations available for each, but adding a lower-spec model could mean the 16GB version is getting a price hike. However, the silver lining is that the specs from MysticLeaks also include camera upgrades and ..

I've had my doubts about Microsoft's campaign to fix Windows 11 this year, but they're slowly melting away.

Apple's vice president of products & regulatory law Kyle Andeer lashed out at the European Union's Digital Markets Act, repeating the refrains that unfair targeting and requirement that it must share tech with rivals will put users worldwide at risk. Apple slams EU DMA over privacy and innovation risks Two years after the Digital Market Act went into effect , Apple is still vehemently opposed to the European Union telling it what to do. It's hardly a new stance. Apple has been beating the same ..

Familiar Machines & Magic is a new company with Roomba ties and an interesting looking new home robot companion.

The SEC and Elon Musk agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by the regulator last year against the world's richest person.

46% say age checks are easy to bypass, and nearly a third admit getting around them Its been months since the UK government began requiring stronger age checks under the Online Safety Act, and recent research suggests those measures are falling short of keeping kids away from harmful content. In some cases, even drawing on a mustache has been reported as enough to fool age detection software.

The Register gets a look inside AWS' networking lab in Cupertino FEATURE In an unassuming three-story office building in Cupertino, California, engineers from Amazon Web Services are busy trying to make networking inconspicuous.

After years in beta, Homebridge 2.0 brings support for even more devices to Apple Home , as well as other Matter platforms. Here's what's new. Homebridge 2.0 brings Matter support to help bridge the future of smart home devices Homebridge launched in 2015 with the simple goal of bridging unsupported devices into Apple Home. With plugins, this locally-run server would allow many devices like Dyson fans or Ring cameras to work in the Apple Home app. In 2018, AppleInsider created a helpful ..

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