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Macworld During Apple surprise Mac announcements last week, the company declared in its press release that the Mac Studio features a next-generation SSD architecture built on PCIe Gen 6. However, that mention has since been removed from the Mac Studio press release and site, as spotted by MacGeneration . The PCIe Gen 6 statement has been removed from the Apple U.K., Apple Germany, and Apple Japan press releases, though strangely, the PCIe Gen 6 reference still exists in the Apple France press release . The releases still list August 25, 2026, as the day of publication and have no record of an update, but we, along with many other outlets, quoted the PCIe Gen 6 in our original stories and havent been contacted by Apple about a correction. The press release now reads, Storage performance is up to twice as fast, with a next-generation SSD architecture, delivering industry-leading read and write speeds for rapid project loading, file transfers, and loading huge LLMs. The twice as fast comparision is to the M3 Ultra Mac Studio. The Internet Archive has a copy of the U.S. Mac Studio press release, recorded on August 25 at 13:03:29, and it contains the PCIe Gen 6 reference. Other copies recorded by the Internet Archive on August 25 still have the reference, but the first record of the press release on August 26 at 02:03:13 shows that the release was revised to remove references to PCIe Gen 6. PCIe Gen 6 is the next generation of the PCIe interconnect standard, offering performance upgrades over the PCIe Gen 5 standard. Apple did not specify that the M5 Ultra Mac Studio implements PCIe Gen 5, but the M5 Pro and M5 Max chips are equipped with it. So its likely that the M5 Ultra has it too, and Apple made an error in its press release. Apple was contacted for clarification and had yet to respond at the time of this posting.
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Macworld Bloombergs Mark Gurman reported on Monday that Apple executive Phil Schiller is stepping down from his roles as leader of the App Store and manager of product events. The news comes on Tim Cooks last day as Apple CEO . Schiller became an Apple Fellow in 2020 after initially stepping down as SVP of Worldwide Marketing, a position he had held since 2000. He joined Apple as a product marketing manager in 1987, but left in 1995 for Macromedia. He rejoined Apple in 1997 when Steve Jobs returned to the company. When Schiller became an Apple Fellow, he relinquished his marketing role to Greg Joswiak , but he continued to lead the efforts for the App Store and product events. The App Store duties move over to Apples services division, which is run by SVP Eddy Cue. Carson Oliver will run the App Store on a daily basis. Apples events team is now run by Nola Weinstein, who has acted as Schillers deputy since 2023, according to Gurman. Weinstein reports to Kristin Huguet Quayle, Apples vice president of communications and public relations. Schiller will still serve as an Apple Fellow and will work on unspecified initiatives, but the change is an indication that Schiller is moving towards full retirement. When he stepped down as SVP in 2020, it was viewed as the start of a gradual move towards leaving the company. Apples executive suite has been undergoing a series of personal changes in the past few years as leaders age towards retirement. Lisa Jackson (VP for Environment, Policy, and Social Initiatives) retired in January, John Giannandrea (SVP, Machine Learning and AI) retired in April, and Katherine Adams (SVP Government Affairs) will retire by the end of the year. In 2025, Luca Maestri (CFO) and Jeff Williams (COO) retired , whille Alan Dye (VP Human Interface Design) left for Meta. And of course, Tim Cook steps down as CEO this week. The executive changes will be a challenge for incoming CEO John Ternus , but the company is in a position where it is seeing growth and success with all of its products. At the same time, Apple clearly needs to show it can develop and incorporate AI-based technologies to show progress going forward. New blood can help drive Apple towards that goal.
Phil Schiller, another prominent name from the Apple fold, is set to step down from his role leading the App store and product events, Bloomberg reported citing sources.
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LG Energy Solution signs a 10-year Arkansas lithium deal starting 2029
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Apple Watch Series 12 (2026): Everything we know so far
Macworld If youre thinking about buying an Apple Watch, youll want to know whether or not Apple is likely to launch a new model in the near future. After all, there are few things worse than spending hundreds of dollars on a tech device only to see it superseded by something better (and potentially cheaper) a couple of months later. Macworld is here to help you avoid that nightmare scenario. At the time of writing, Apple sells three smartwatches: the SE 3 , the Series 11 , and the Ultra 3 . All three were announced in September last year, which means were expecting at least one to be updated in the next few months. In this article weve gathered all the information currently available about the new Apple Watch(es) coming in 2026. This includes rumors about the likely release date, changes to the design, the tech specs and features of the new models, and their expected pricing. For detailed comparison of Apples smartwatches, check out our giant guide to the best Apple Watch in 2026 . Apple Watch Series 12 release date: Will Apple release a new Apple Watch soon? The next Apple Watch will launch on September 9 Apple products can be divided into two categories: Those that get a new model every year like clockwork (the iPhone and the Apple Watch), and those that dont (everything else). In other words, yes, Apple is going to release a new watch soon. Every September since 2016, the company has announced a new Series brand Apple Watch. The schedule is so regular that you can set your smartwatch by it. So the Series 12 will almost certainly make its first appearance at a special press event in September 2026, alongside the iPhone 18 Pro , which will be held on September 9. What about the Apple Watch SE 4 and Ultra 4? The latest rumors say we will be getting an Ultra 4 but will have to wait at last another year for a new SE. The SE and Ultra sub-brands are less predictable, unfortunately, than the Series models. Yes, the SE 3 and Ultra 3 were both announced on September 9, 2025. But new models dont come out every year. The schedule is less regular: SE 1: September 2020 SE 2: September 2022 SE 3: September 2025 Ultra 1: September 2022 Ultra 2: September 2023 Ultra 3: September 2025 Apple Watch Series 12 design: Is the new Apple Watch getting a redesign? A major redesign appears unlikely Ceramic option could return Last summer, a report from DigiTimes raised hopes that 2026 would see the Apple Watch get its first major redesign . But such rumors come up fairly regularly (there was lots of talk about a flat Apple Watch Series X around the time of the Series 7), and so far none of them have materialised. Indeed, three months later, the Weibo poster Instant Digital insisted that neither the Series 12 nor the Series 13 would get a new look, and that the big redesign was actually coming in 2028. This is how it tends to go: pundits and leakers get publicity from predicting Apple Watch redesigns, and then Apple ends up sticking to essentially the same design because it dominates the market and doesnt need to take any risks. Based on this, and the fact that nobody has leaked any radical new CAD drawings or photos of a redesigned chassis from the supply chain, wed cautiously predict that (aside, potentially, from a slightly larger screen, fractionally slimmer bezels, or a new color), the Apple Watch is going to stay essentially the same for yet another year. But for the sake of variety, wed love to be wrong about that. However, a report from Bloombergs Mark Gurman claims that Apple has tested a white and dark gray ceramic model that could make an appearance this year. The last time Apple sold a ceramic watch was the Edition model in 2019. Apple Watches have looked roughly the same for years. David Price / Foundry Apple Watch Series 12 specs and features: Will the new Apple Watch get a major upgrade? Faster S12 processor Same battery life Continuous heart-rate tracking Whereas design tends to stay largely the same from year to year, as discussed above, Apple habitually makes worthwhile upgrades to the Apple Watchs internals. S12 processor Lets start with the processor, and this is one pattern that changed last year. Every Apple Watch from Series 1 to 10 had a corresponding chip, from the S1 to the S10. But the Series 11 came with the S10 again. Even the Ultra 3 was stuck with the previous years chip. Its unlikely that Apple will freeze the processor for another year, so wed expect the Series 12 to get something new. Whether that will be an S11 (logical) or S12 (neater, since it matches the Series number, plus it sounds newer and therefore better) doesnt really matter to customers, since the labels are more of a marketing tool than anything else. The real-world performance upgrade varies widely from generation to generation; in fact, the S6, S7, and S8 were essentially identical. Our expectation would be an S12 processor with a moderate performance bump from the S10. But processing speed isnt much of a bottleneck for the Apple Watch anyway, so we should be looking elsewhere for more meaningful change. Continuous heart-rate monitoring A report in August from Bloombergs Mark Gurman claimed that Apple has been testing a feature that will allow the Apple watch to continuously collect data throughout the day through the heart-rate sensor. Currently, it collects sporadic readings when not in the Heart Rate, Mindfulness, or Workout apps. microLED screen Perhaps the screen will get an upgrade? The Apple Watch has always had an OLED screen, and the past three Series models have been capped at 2,000 nits of brightness. (The Ultra 3 can go up to 3,000.) But there have been rumours for some years, dating back to the Apple Watch X theories, that Apple would like to switch to superior microLED tech. microLED means improved color fidelity and better power efficiency. But the biggest impact could be on brightness. At CES in 2025, Samsung showed off a concept capable of 4,000 nits . Theres a good chance this is coming at some point, but it may not happen in 2026. The Series 11 has an always-on screen, but it leaves something to be desired on the brightness front. David Price / Foundry Touch ID Another long-running rumor, but one that gained traction in late summer 2025. Apple has at the very least been exploring the idea of putting a fingerprint sensor in the Apple Watch. Macworld has seen developer code clearly referring to the 2026 Apple Watch models and mentioning support for AppleMesa, Apples internal codename for Touch ID. No previous models have featured such mentions in their code. At the time of discovery, this appeared to be at the prototype stage, so we cant be sure its coming to actual shipping products. But Touch ID on the Apple Watch, whether hidden in a side button or beneath the screen, would be useful for Apple Pay, health/fitness apps, and private messaging, not to mention unlocking the device when its companion iPhone isnt around. Blood glucose tracking Apple often gives the Apple Watch a new health or safety feature from time to time, but its been a few years since the last such upgrade. While the Series 8 was the first model to get crash detection, and hypertension and sleep apnea notifications were new on the Series 9, the Series 10 and 11 missed out in that department. The Series 12 could reverse that trend with blood glucose tracking, yet another long-term rumor. Really long term, in fact: Macworld reported on this back in 2017, when sources claimed Apple had a secret team of biomedical engineers working on non-invasive, continuous glucose monitoring to help diabetes patients, and its since emerged that research on this topic was underway in the Steve Jobs era. Activity by a British medical sensing firm led to more speculation in 2021 , and we understand that the feature reached the proof of concept in 2023. This could finally be the year, but the feature remains a long shot. watchOS 27 and Siri AI As the latest incarnation of Apples smartwatch hardware, the Series 12 will of course run the companys latest software, which means plenty of new features that havent been available in the past (and wont be available on some older Apple Watches ). watchOS 27 was announced at WWDC in June 2026 and will become publicly available in the fall. For a detailed discussion of its changes and new features, have a listen to episode 988 of the Macworld Podcast. The biggest news on the software front, however, concerns Siri AI . The Apple Watch hasnt previously had access to Apples AI tech, but thats all changing this year. watchOS 27 with Apple Intelligence and Siri AI requires an Apple Watch Series 9 or later, Ultra 2 or later, or SE 3. Youll also need a compatible iPhone . Apple Watch Series 12 price: Will the price of the Apple Watch go up this year? We expect the Series 12 to start at around $429 On June 25, 2026, Apple announced dramatic price rises across most of its range, including iPads, Apple TVs, HomePods, and both desktop and laptop Macs. The Apple Watch escaped unscathed, which is good news, right? Probably. Its important to note that Apples statement at the time said the company had now reached a point where we need to begin raising prices on a number of products, including todays increases for iPad and Mac. That suggests that theres more to come, which may include higher starting prices for the new Apple Watch (and iPhone) models in the fall. The main point in favor of flat pricing for the watches is their comparatively low RAM allocation. Rising RAM prices are one of the main contributors to the situation, and Apple Watches have far less RAM than iPads and Macs. But wed expect a small price increase compared to the Series 11, which (at time of writing!) starts at $399, or $499 for the cellular models. Around $429 seems likely. Should you wait to buy the Apple Watch? We think so. Now is a bad time to buy an Apple Watch at full price, and even if you can get one on sale, you should wait if you possibly can. Well get new Apple Watches in September 2026: certainly the Series 12, and potentially the Ultra 4 and SE 4. These devices will have better specs and features than the current models, and should be worth waiting a few months. While the new watches may be slightly more expensive, the existing models will still be available from third-party retailers or second hand (including Apples official Refurbished Stores, both U.S. and U.K. ). The moment new models are announced, the asking price for the late-2025 Apple Watches will drop.
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Tim Cook will be stepping down as Apple's CEO on September 1, with the company's hardware engineering John Ternus set to take over. With the transition set to take place tomorrow, there have been quite a few headlines about Cook lately. The latest story comes from 9to5Mac , which said it has obtained Cook's full memo to Apple employees on his final day as CEO of the company. We have pasted the memo as they shared it below: Team, Today is my last day as CEO of Apple. This is a moment I always knew would come one day, and yet it is still hard to believe it has arrived and I am writing these words. I love this company and the team behind it, and I couldn't let this day pass without sending a note to you, to tell you how grateful I am for the outpouring of affection you've sent my way, for the way you've shown up each and every day, and most of all, for the privilege of a lifetime serving as your leader. The truth is, whatever there is to say about my success, I know it is all because of you. You have brought out the best in me. In all my life, I have never seen or been with such an extraordinary team of people before, and every day I get to see more examples of that. There is something truly special about Apple. I am most proud of what an annual report could never capture. This place is proof that culture triumphs over everything. We share a belief that what we build matters, and that we have both the opportunity and the responsibility to leave the world better than we found it. That purpose is part of what makes this place extraordinary. Apple helps nurture it, but I believe it lived within each of you long before you arrived here. It is what brought you to this company and what continues to drive the work you do every day. Together, we have created something far greater than any one of us could have imagined or accomplished alone. And that's the secret to our success. We bring out the best in each other. We lift each other up. We have made it possible to leave our dent in the universe, as Steve once described it, because of who we are and what we believe, because of what we value and how we see the world. How fortunate we are. How fortunate I am. As you know, I am not leaving Apple. But I am stepping away from a role that I have loved deeply. I will miss this work in ways I can only begin to imagine, even as I remain completely at peace with my decision. I will miss leading you and being with you for every step, even as I take enormous comfort in handing the helm to someone as brilliant and wonderful and capable as John. Few people understand what it takes to build products that change the world the way John does and I could not be more excited for his leadership. I hope you know how much I appreciate you and what an honor it has been to be your CEO. Most of all, I hope you will continue to be proud to be part of this remarkable place we call Apple and always give it your very best. When we bring our whole selves to this work, with care for one another and for the people we serve, there is no limit to the profound difference we can make. I look forward to seeing you in my new role at Apple Park and around the world. With all I have and all I am, I am always Yours, Tim Cook also shared a message to customers today. Sending lots of love to the Apple community on my last day as CEO, said Cook, in a social media post. My title changes tomorrow, but the love I have for the Apple community never will. Thank you for being a constant source of inspiration. My gratitude is endless, and I'm excited for the next chapter! Sending lots of love to the Apple community on my last day as CEO. My title changes tomorrow, but the love I have for the Apple community never will. Thank you for being a constant source of inspiration. My gratitude is endless, and I'm excited for the next chapter! Tim Cook (@tim_cook) August 31, 2026 Bloomberg 's Mark Gurman published an in-depth story about Cook and Ternus on Sunday evening. While unrelated to the CEO transition, the story revealed a previously-unreported detail: Vision Pro layoffs apparently extended to employees working on the device's security, audio engineering, Siri integration, testing, and visionOS. Gurman also revealed that Apple is seeking an executive bodyguard who must be capable of hiking/backpacking for several miles at a time in austere environments. Cook is a big fan of hiking and U.S. national parks, leading Gurman to suspect that the job listing relates to Cook, who will probably have more time to spend outdoors. Cook will remain at Apple as the company's executive chairman. Tag: Tim Cook This article, Tim Cook Comments on His Final Day as Apple CEO first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
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The One Club for Creativity, a U.S. non-profit organization that promotes excellence in advertising and design, today announced that Apple has been selected as the first brand to be inducted into its newly established Brand Hall of Fame. Apple's most famous ads include its iconic 1984 Super Bowl commercial for the original Macintosh, the Think Different campaign from the late 1990s, the iPod silhouette commercials from the early 2000s, the I'm a Mac, and I'm a PC commercials from the late 2000s, and the Shot on iPhone campaign. Tag: Apple Ads This article, Apple Inducted Into 'Brand Hall of Fame' for Iconic Ads first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
Centre notifies Semicon 2.0 worth 1,27,500-crore with projects implementation on pari-passu basis
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Apple Watch Series 12 features leaked ahead of Apple
Macworld Apples Surprise and Shine iPhone event is a week from Wednesday, and while all eyes will be on the iPhone 18 Pro and folding iPhone Ultra, Apple is also expected to unveil the Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4. Rumors suggest that the updates will be minor, but a new report sheds some light on what will be new this year. In his latest Power On newsletter , Bloombergs Mark Gurman confirms that Apples new Series 12 and Ultra 4 watches will be fairly minor upgrades, but shares some information about the new models, particularly the Series 12. Of note, he reports that there will be many new band colors and configurations this year, including a possible reemergence of ceramic Edition models (codename Iceman), which havent been sold since 2019. Gurman says white and dark gray options have been tested for the Series 12, but doesnt say whether the Ultra will be getting new ceramic options as well, but due to its rugged nature, its unlikely. Gurman points out the other than the new bands, Apples 2026 watches are unlikely to look much different than the ones released over the past several years. Instead, upgrades will once again be on the inside. He doesnt mention whether there will be any new sensors, but he spotlights an upgrade to an existing one. Apple is reportedly testing the ability of the heart-rate sensor to continuously collect data throughout the day. As it currently works , Apples heart-rate sensor only monitors your heart rate in real time for workouts, Breathe and Reflect sessions, and when you open the Heart Rate app. It also takes sporadic readings throughout the day to check for unusually high, low, or irregular rhythms.This new feature would allow it to work all day to get a clearer and constant picture of your health. He also says Apple is revamping its fitness and health app software to better compete with screenless trackers from Whoop and Oura. As we wrote in our comparison test , Whoop has a superior app experience, which includes a journal of daily habits to personalize the fitness experience.Gurman says the refresh will show more wellness-related metrics. Finally, Gurman says Apple is indeed working on a big redesign, as has been rumored for a while, but its still at least a year away.
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Google will limit how much memory Android apps can use from February 2027
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Meta planned to cut some teams by 60% and replace the work with AI
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Tim Cook Steps Down as Apple CEO Tomorrow
The end of an era is upon us, as Tim Cook will be stepping down as Apple's CEO on September 1, after 15 years of leading the company. Cook has been Apple's CEO since 2011 Tomorrow, Apple's hardware engineering chief John Ternus will become the company's next CEO. Cook will remain at Apple as the executive chairman of the company's board of directors. In this new role, Apple said Cook will assist with certain aspects of the company, including engaging with policymakers around the world. Cook became Apple's CEO in August 2011, after Steve Jobs stepped down due to health problems. Under his leadership, Apple became the world's most valuable company on multiple occasions, and it launched products and services such as the Apple Watch, AirPods, HomePod, Vision Pro, Apple Music, Apple TV, and much more. Apple has set all-time quarterly revenue records over its past few quarters, so the company is in a strong financial position as Cook hands the reins to Ternus. Ternus (left) and Cook (right) It has been the greatest privilege of my life to be the CEO of Apple and to have been trusted to lead such an extraordinary company, said Cook. I love Apple with all of my being, and I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to work with a team of such ingenious, innovative, creative, and deeply caring people who have been unwavering in their dedication to enriching the lives of our customers and creating the best products and services in the world. John Ternus has the mind of an engineer, the soul of an innovator, and the heart to lead with integrity and with honor, said Cook. He is a visionary whose contributions to Apple over 25 years are already too numerous to count, and he is without question the right person to lead Apple into the future. I am filled with optimism about what we can achieve in the years to come, and I am so happy to know that the most talented people on earth are here at Apple, determined to be part of something bigger than any one of us, said Ternus. Tag: Tim Cook This article, Tim Cook Steps Down as Apple CEO Tomorrow first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
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The project is scheduled to be executed by February 2029
Apple finally hits a VR home run
Macworld Ive never had a desire to buy a Vision Pro . Even if I had $4,000 to blow at the Apple Store, Id probably pick up a loaded MacBook Pro or a Mac mini with a Studio Display XDR instead of Apples cutting-edge handset. But Friday Night Baseball in Apple Immersive changed my perspective. The first-ever broadcast of a live Major League Baseball game with 3D video recorded in 8K with a 180-degree field of view, watching the Red Sox-Yankees game on the Vision Pro was almost as breathtaking as being at Yankee Stadium. Even if I was able to take screenshots of the experience, it wouldnt have done it justice. Its literally the kind of thing you need to see to believe. Most of the time I was watching the game from just beside the dugout of the team that was batting. I could turn to see the on-deck batter warming up, watch the pitch come in, and see the whole park in front of me. As usual for Apples Friday Night Baseball, the picture quality was outstanding, from the on-field action to the footprints and sunflower seeds in the dirt below my view. Ive visitied many baseball stadiums and sat in all kinds of seats, but nothing compared to the immersive view Apple provided. You can get a sense of it in the post below, but a flat image doesnt really do it justice. While the camera put me inside the stadium, the broadcast still let me know that I was watching Apple TV. Paul Severino and Xavier Scruggs were the dedicated announcers (different from the ones on the Apple TV broadcast), and they often reminded viewers that they were witnessing something special. If I looked up, I could watch the flat Apple TV broadcast and see relevant stats. Live immersive MLB on Apple Vision Pro. It felt like I was at Yankee Stadium. The whole experience was incredible. Shot through the lens with iPhone since it cant be recorded on headset. pic.twitter.com/oF1J9tBTd8 Justin Ryan (@justinryanio) August 29, 2026 There were a few replays that were particularly impressive, including Ben Rices first-inning double that made it feel like I was practically playing left field. I was so close to the action that I could hear muffled chatter in the dugout and see sunflowseeds spit in my direction. Between innings was particularly magical. There were no commercials, so the view stayed in the stadium, with the camera shifting to the broadcast booth above home plate numerous times to get an expansive overhead view of the whole field. And when David Bednar came in to close the ninth inning, the camera view shifted to center field so I could see his full bullpen entrance and watch him jog to the pitchers mound while his walkout song, Styxs Renegade, played in the stadium. It was so enthralling, I wanted a way to mute the broadcast to soak in the sounds of the stadium. It wasnt so much that the announcers were bad (though Apple TV has never been known for its broadcast crew), but the Spatial Audio microphones were so clear that the ambiance of the ballpark was enough. Unfortunately, the game ended 1-0, so there wasnt a ton of action other than a solo home run, but one particular play stands out as a showcase for what the immersive broadcast brings. In the top of the 7th inning, the Red Sox loaded the bases with one out, so I strapped on my Vision Pro to watch the rest of the inning. It only took two pitches to end the Red Sox threat. Wilson Contreras hit a fly ball to left field that was caught by Cody Bellinger, who fired the ball home to get a tagging-up Ceddanne Rafaela and end the inning. Watching the play unfold and turning to watch the throw reach home was incredible and and better than any TV boardcast Ive ever watched. A near homerun As we wrote in our review, Vision Pro is a pretty heavy device, so keeping it strapped on for two-plus hours isnt ideal. I dont have the Dual Knit Band, so that might help, but as it was, I watched the game in spurts. I took it off after the first three innings and then returned to it whenever there was a runner in scoring position. Theres also the issue of eye strain. I have prescription lenses for the Vision Pro, which could exasberate the issue, but my eyes quicky get tired when using Vision Pro. This was compounded by the sheer immersiveness of the picture that didnt give my eyes and time to rest. But Im already looking forward to the next game on Friday between the LA Angels and Pittsburgh Pirates. Its a shame Vision Pro is so expensive, because every baseball fan should get to experience it. Maybe Apple can sell Vision Pro tickets next season and start sell hot dogs at the Apple Store.
ChatGPT, Reddit, Roblox to adhere to EU's very large platform rules
Very large platforms and search engines also need to limit risks for fundamental rights, electoral processes and public security
Honda and Nissan will share the software in their cars from 2029
Eighteen months after their merger fell apart over who would control whom, Honda and Nissan have agreed to share the software inside their cars. The twosigned a joint development agreementon Monday covering electronic control units, an in-vehicle operating system, middleware and vehicle control software, with the first cars arriving from fiscal 2029. The agreement is [] This story continues at The Next Web
Singapore is putting S$220M into fintech as private funding hits a decade low
Singapore has committed S$220M, about $173M, to its fintech sector over the next three years. It made the announcement three days after KPMG reported that private investment in Singaporean fintech had fallen to its weakest first half in roughly a decade. The timing is not a coincidence, and nobody is pretending otherwise. Gan Kim Yong, [] This story continues at The Next Web
Pinterest CFO Julia Donnelly is leaving to join an early-stage company
Pinterests chief financial officer is leaving for a private, early-stage company, and investors reacted quickly. Julia Donnelly will step down on October 30, Reuters reported, with the companys shares falling as much as 3.8% in after-hours trading on Friday. Donnelly joined Pinterest in 2023 from Wayfair, where she was global head of finance, and has [] This story continues at The Next Web
Europe is buying another AI supercomputer, and this one is headed to Kajaani in northern Finland. LUMI-AI is a 387.8 million system, roughly $449 million, that will be built by Bull, the French supercomputer maker that the French state bought outright five months ago. The order is the sixth AI Factory procurement contract signed by [] This story continues at The Next Web
AI summaries are reducing clicks to original websites, pushing publishers to block crawlers and raising fears that future AI answers will rely increasingly on low-quality or AI-generated content.
AI scribes are getting drug names and diagnoses wrong in NHS records
A patient in England was told they had demyelination, the nerve damage that underlies conditions including multiple sclerosis. The test result had actually read null demyelination, and an AI scribe had dropped the word that reversed the meaning. That case appears in a warning from Healthwatch England, the statutory patient watchdog,reported by the Guardian today. [] This story continues at The Next Web
Meta projected spending up to $10bn a year on Anthropic
Meta has become one of Anthropics largest customers, at the same time as Mark Zuckerberg has been attacking the company in public. At one point this year Meta internally projected that it could spend as much as $10bn a year on Anthropics models, The New York Times reported, citing two people who declined to be [] This story continues at The Next Web
Apple Maps launches ads on iPhone
MUMBAI: Apple has officially introduced ads on Apple Maps, with the new feature set to roll out more widely in the coming weeks.According to 9to5Mac, theyre marked with a blue ad icon, similar to the ads Googles had in its Maps app for years now. There are two places where one will find ads in []
MIT report says AI can complete almost any undergraduate assignment it sets
An MIT committee report says AI can produce credible responses to almost any written assignment in its undergraduate curriculum and has driven measurable shifts in campus culture in under three years. In the EU, systems that monitor students during tests are high-risk under the AI Act and emotion recognition in education has been prohibited since [] This story continues at The Next Web
Atlassian bets big on India as AI changes software development
The India site has grown to more than 2,700 employees, with a large portion working across engineering, product and design, while the company is also expanding its sales workforce in the country
Bahwan CyberTek bullish on AI-driven products and public sector tech spending
A localized delivery model and nimble organisational structure is giving us an edge in the competitive market, says new MD and CEO
AI is like a marathon, but you have to run it like a sprint: Ganesh Gopalan of Gnani.ai
How Bill Gates uses AI, and why he thinks nobody is preparing for it
Bill Gates has published a memo proposing a tax on AI, a category of jobs reserved for humans and new institutions to manage the transition, and told GeekWire that industry leaders are worried privately while staying quiet publicly. He proposed a robot tax in February 2017, the same month the European Parliament adopted robotics rules [] This story continues at The Next Web
Sony Music and Warner Chappell sue Anthropic over song lyrics in Claude
Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell have sued Anthropic in California over song lyrics allegedly taken from pirate archives, naming Dario Amodei and Benjamin Mann personally and seeking up to $150,000 per composition. A Munich court ruled in November 2025 that memorising lyrics inside a model is reproduction and that the text and data mining [] This story continues at The Next Web
Trust levels for generative AI drops below 40%, yet consumers rely on AI product advice: McKinsey
The data showed this distrust extends beyond digital channels, as recommendations from family and friends also score poorly among younger demographics
Thomas Wolf has spent a decade convincing the world that open-source AI is not a charity project. On August 27, 2026, the market settled the argument. Nvidia agreed to buy Hugging Face, the company famous for hosting the open-source AI ecosystem with more than 3 million open-source LLMs, for $12.9 billion, according to The Information, [] This story continues at The Next Web
Genrobotics signs MoU with Territorial Army for defence, disaster-response robotics
The lineup also included Genbot, designed for critical missions requiring human-level accessibility in infrastructure, a robotic rover and G-KAI, a rehabilitation device for upper-body recovery
OpenAI to stop supplying models to Cursor after SpaceX acquisition
OpenAI is ending its contract to supply models to Cursor following SpaceXs $60B acquisition, with access shutting off on 12 November and its forthcoming Astra model withheld. Cursor and SpaceXAI shipped Grok 4.5 together in July, which is available in Cursor on every plan. OpenAI is ending its contract to supply models to Cursor. The [] This story continues at The Next Web
Four Chinese ministries have begun a yearlong vehicle quality campaign that bars carmakers from changing technical parameters through over-the-air updates after test samples are sealed, with penalties including suspension from the product catalogue. A separate mandatory standard requires physical controls for 19 functions from July 2027. Four Chinese ministries have launched a yearlong inspection campaign [] This story continues at The Next Web
This graphite-free battery could break China
Pure Lithium says a laboratory cell with no graphite anode completed 9,315 charge and discharge cycles with almost no capacity loss, a result no third party has validated. The EU wants to process 40% of its own strategic raw materials by 2030 and cap any single country at 65%, while China processes more than 90% [] This story continues at The Next Web
OpenAI to end partnership with SpaceX's Cursor
OpenAI said it was not confident that SpaceX would use its technology within our terms of service.
OpenAI to end partnership with Cursor after SpaceX acquisition
OpenAI said it has informed Cursor that it will wind down their contract with a proposed shutoff date of Nov 12
Sandhya Devanathan exits Meta after a decade; to join OpenAI as VP South East Asia, Australia
Sandhya Devanathan, is leaving the social media giant and is all set to join OpenAI as Vice President for South East Asia and Australia
Infosys Public Services chief Lax Gopisetty unreachable after Nepal floods
The company said it is working with relevant agencies to establish contact and remains in close communication with Gopisettys family.
The data center boom will be judged not only by how much infrastructure we build, but by whether the people building it return home safely. Major opportunities bring a rush for capital, market share, and industry leadership. Schedules tighten, hiring accelerates, and safety can be treated as an obstacle. From what I have seen in [] This story continues at The Next Web
Why businesses need clearer limits before AI agents are authorized to act
A 2026 IBM study points to questions about AI readiness, visibility, and control. The survey of 2,000 C-level technology executives found 11% felt fully prepared for the AI-agent deployment expected over the following year. Two-thirds of CIOs and CTOs said they were accountable for AI systems they did not fully control, while 70% said teams [] This story continues at The Next Web
Tim Draper, the SpaceX and Tesla investor, is selling his $7.9M private island in Tanzania
Tim Draper is selling his island in Lake Tanganyika for $7.9M or best offer, announcing it himself on X and inviting offers directly by email. The ECB reported this month that EU venture capital funds hold around 150B euros against roughly 930B euros in the United States. Tim Draper is selling his island in Lake [] This story continues at The Next Web
Lucid recalls 27,185 Air sedans over a software fuse that did not cut the power
Lucid is recalling 27,185 Air sedans because the software eFuse protecting their exterior lighting circuits can allow overheating, with owners told to park away from structures until the car is updated. The filing records three fires and four smoke incidents, the first in a Lucid-owned car in June 2023. Lucid is recalling 27,185 Air sedans [] This story continues at The Next Web
Lambda inks $1B private debt for Nvidia chip deal
Lambda has raised about $1B of private short-dated debt arranged by JPMorgan to buy Nvidia GPUs that Microsoft will lease, according to Bloomberg. The same structure funds Nebius, which borrowed $775M against its own chips and holds a five-year Microsoft contract worth $19.4B. Lambda has raised about $1B of private debt to buy Nvidia chips [] This story continues at The Next Web
New technologies like AI to enhance ease of work, create more jobs: Vice-President Radhakrishnan
Launches Gnani Artha, end-to-end sovereign AI stack for Indian enterprises and public institutions
Why does a microwave door have a metal mesh? The tiny holes are doing something important
The metal mesh found on microwave doors serves an essential safety role. The small perforations allow for visibility while effectively blocking harmful radiation. This design ingeniously takes into account the differences in wavelengths between microwaves and visible light. Additionally, this mesh keeps microwave energy contained, ensuring efficient cooking, much like the heat-insulating patterns seen in conventional oven doors.
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Devanathan quits Meta, joins OpenAI to lead Southeast Asia, Australia operations
With over 25 years of experience in technology and finance, Devanathan is poised to lead OpenAIs consumer growth and partnerships in this pivotal market.
Companies turn to polymath engineers as AI automates routine work
Few companies can afford a separate specialist for every capability thatemergedin the last thirty months which is driving demand for individuals who can bridge multiple domains
New transistor brings high voltage to microchip scale
Inside every electronic device, the flow of electricity is controlled by a switch called a transistor. For decades, these switches were made from silicon. More recently, engineers have turned to a material called gallium nitride (GaN), which enables small, efficient devices like smartphone chargers.
Meta Pushes YouTube, TikTok To Adopt Teen Safeguards After $17 Billion Settlement
Pressure is mounting on social media platforms in the US to strengthen safeguards for teenage users. After settling a $17 billion lawsuit with 29 states, Meta has agreed to additional protections and is now calling on YouTube and TikTok to adopt similar measures, including usage limits, notification curbs and stronger parental controls.
a16z has raised $1.1bn to invest in the physical layer of AI
Andreessen Horowitz has closed a $1.1bn fund that will invest exclusively in hardware. The Machine Age Fund, announced on Friday, covers the physical layer artificial intelligence runs on, from chips to the buildings that house them. The mandate takes in chips, memory, networking and storage, and then keeps going. Complete systems qualify too, defined broadly [] This story continues at The Next Web
Teens on Instagram & Facebook get 11 new protections under Meta deal
Meta agreed to an eighteen billion dollar settlement with fifty-two attorneys general. The company will implement major protective overhauls for under-eighteen users across its platforms. These changes include time limits and automatic night mode for minors. Automatic screen-time alerts and hidden like counts will also be introduced. Enhanced age assurance systems and content guardrails will protect younger users.
IndiGo steps up AI focus, announces investment in Sarvam
The funding, made through IndiGo Ventures during Sarvams Series B round, aims to leverage advanced AI capabilities tailored for the aviation industry.
AM Intelligence to launch 30 MW AI infra centre by April 2027
AI Compute-as-a-Service to let AI firms contract dedicated capacity
