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About five hours into Elon Musk’s testimony, I typed the following sentence into my notes: “I have never been more sympathetic to Sam Altman in my life.” Musk’s direct testimony was an improvement over yesterday — even if his lawyer kept asking leading questions to cue him in how to answer. But that memory was … Read More “Elon Musk’s worst enemy in court is Elon Musk” »
Amazon was one of several tech giants that on Wednesday beat Wall Street’s first-quarter earnings expectations, offering more financial evidence that the AI boom continues to reward companies that supply the picks and shovels. Amazon’s cloud business is the latest example. Amazon Web Services, buoyed by its role in fueling the AI boom, saw its … Read More “Amazon’s cloud business is surging — and so is its capital spending” »
TL;DR Motorola is making the switch from traditional Lithium-ion batteries to silicon-carbon batteries on its 2026 lineup of flagship foldables. Both the Motorola Razr Ultra 2026 and Razr Fold each pack 5,000mAh and 6,000mAh silicon-carbon batteries, respectively. The technology allowed Motorola to add battery capacity to the Razr Ultra 2026 without touching the dimensions or … Read More “Motorola beats Samsung, Google to silicon-carbon batteries” »
GM announced earlier this week that it will upgrade 4 million vehicles with Gemini, Google’s family of generative AI models. The rollout will occur over several months and include GM’s four brands — Chevrolet, GMC, Buick and Cadillac — with model year 2022 or newer. The vehicles must already have Google built-in, an Android-based operating system … Read More “GM Adds Google Gemini for Drivers to Rev Up With AI Assistant” »
Huawei unveiled the Pura X Max earlier this month as its entrant into the large wide foldable smartphone space, one that’s expected to become pretty crowded later this year with Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold Wide and, of course, the iPhone Ultra (aka iPhone Fold) – which has definitely influenced both the Huawei and the Samsung … Read More “iPhone Ultra gets compared to the Huawei Pura X Max” »
TL;DR An open-source project called LightInk could put an ultra-efficient E-Ink display on your wrist. The watch reportedly uses just ~0.5mAh per day, translating to roughly 40 days of battery life in typical use. It is also solar powered, and aggressively optimized for “infinite” runtime under the right conditions. E-Ink already makes a lot of … Read More “This open-source e-ink smartwatch project trades features for battery life” »
For visitors to California’s Disneyland amusement park, there’s now a technological question posed to everyone before they can get through the gates: Do you want your face biometrically scanned? Disneyland previously tested facial scanning technology at its entrances to reduce ticket and pass fraud. It has now officially launched the program, with some lines to … Read More “New at Disneyland: Your Face, Recognized at the Gate” »
Disney will have the law on its side in its fight against the unusual broadcast license review ordered yesterday by the Federal Communications Commission, legal experts say. In 1996, Congress made it a lot harder for the FCC to take away a broadcast license, even when it’s up for renewal. “Since the NAB [National Association … Read More “ABC can beat Trump FCC’s license threat if owner Disney is willing to fight” »
Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Apple is reportedly considering changing its MagSafe strategy. This could potentially mean some future iPhones will ship without magnetic charging built in. Less competition around magnetic charging would likely be bad for Qi2 adoption, but the Qi2 standard is independent and not directly influenced by Apple. Android’s been slow … Read More “Rumor claims Apple is unsure of MagSafe’s future” »
There’s a fine line between ambitious and implausible, and Dreame’s latest EV concept doesn’t so much walk that line as launch itself clear over it. Unveiled Monday at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, the Nebula Next 01 Jet Edition arrives with an absurd claim that’s hard to ignore and even harder to … Read More “0–60 in Under a Second? Dreame’s Rocket-Powered EV Sounds Like a Sci-Fi Dream” »
