Things aren’t going so well for AI hardware startups. After years of development, startup Humane launched a $700 wearable in early April that leans heavily on artificial intelligence. The original pitch for the Ai Pin was that you no longer need to juggle different apps; its operating system can “search for the right AI at … Read more
A few representatives from smaller browser companies also expressed that they wanted more information included with Apple’s choice process, like definitions of what a browser is for less tech-savvy users and descriptions of the different browsers’ specialties. “Giving people information about the choice, and also information about what they’re choosing is really, really important,” says … Read more
Apple said it had removed Meta’s WhatsApp messaging app and its Threads social media app from the App Store in China to comply with orders from Chinese authorities. The apps were removed from the store on Friday after Chinese officials cited unspecified national security concerns. Their removal comes amid elevated tensions between the U.S. and … Read more
Samsung ranked as the top seller among smartphone manufacturers in the first quarter, edging out Apple, according to a report from industry research firm IDC released Monday. Global sales of smartphones went up by 7.8 percent to 289.4 million in the first three months of 2024, according to the report. Samsung had 20.8 percent market … Read more
A majority of U.S. voters hold unfavorable views of Amazon founder and executive chairman Jeff Bezos and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, according to a new survey from The Tech Oversight Project. Sixty-five percent of registered voters said they have a somewhat or very unfavorable opinion of Zuckerberg, who runs the parent company of Facebook and … Read more
During the early days of the pandemic, Migicovsky became fixated on fragmented messaging—the generally recognized fact that most people have to use a variety of different apps to keep in touch with their contacts. Migicovsky and Murray started building a service that would collate all messaging in one app container, using an open source, decentralized … Read more
The tech giants have overthrown capitalism. That’s the argument of former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis, who became famous trying to defend debt-laden Greece from its German creditors. Varoufakis has never quite regained the notoriety of 2015. But he has remained a prominent left-wing voice. After a failed campaign for a seat in the European … Read more
EU antitrust regulators are checking if an Apple proposal would comply with their order to let Spotify and other music streaming services inform users of payment options outside its App Store, the European Commission said on Monday. The iPhone maker risks antitrust charges and fresh fines if its proposal announced last Friday fails to satisfy … Read more
Apple is going to be laying off more than 600 employees in California, a new state release said. According to a WARN notice posted by California, 614 employees at eight different facilities in Santa Clara County will be permanently laid off. Employees were given notice of the layoffs on March 28 and the terminations will … Read more
Tesla is trying to get Apple to help prove that a Model X driver who worked for the tech company was playing a video game on his iPhone when he was killed in a crash while Autopilot was engaged. Apple Is Still Trying to Make Your Phone Into Your Car Key This is happening despite … Read more
