Hardware

Apple’s executive shakeup continues with departures of general counsel and policy head

Hardware /

Apple’s executive shake-up continues. Days after announcing AI chief John Giannandrea’s departure, and the loss of design exec Alan Dye to Meta, the iPhone maker shared the news of two more exec retirements. Kate Adams, who has served as Apple’s general counsel since 2017, will retire late next year, while Lisa Jackson, Apple’s vice president […]

Apple’s executive shakeup continues with departures of general counsel and policy head Read More »

Amazon’s new Kindle Scribe and Kindle Scribe Colorsoft launch on December 10

Hardware /

After unveiling its newest Kindle Scribe and its first-ever color Kindle Scribe in September, Amazon announced on Thursday that the devices will be available to purchase starting December 10. The new Kindle Scribe has a larger 11-inch glare-free display, is just 5.4mm thick, and weighs only 400g. It’s also 40% faster when writing or turning

Amazon’s new Kindle Scribe and Kindle Scribe Colorsoft launch on December 10 Read More »

Anduril’s autonomous weapons stumble in tests and combat, WSJ reports

Hardware /

Defense tech startup Anduril Industries has faced numerous setbacks during testing of its autonomous weapons systems, according to new reporting by the WSJ. The problems cited include more than a dozen drone boats that failed during a Navy exercise off California in May, with sailors warning of safety violations and potential loss of life; a

Anduril’s autonomous weapons stumble in tests and combat, WSJ reports Read More »

Samsung Display, China’s BOE settle OLED patent and trade secret lawsuits

Hardware /

Samsung Display and China’s BOE Technology, a supplier of OLED displays used in Apple devices, have agreed to settle a patent lawsuit concerning OLED technology. “The two companies have agreed that fair technological competition is essential for the advancement of the display industry,” and have therefore decided to withdraw all pending lawsuits, a spokesperson at

Samsung Display, China’s BOE settle OLED patent and trade secret lawsuits Read More »

PowerLattice attracts investment from ex-Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger for its power saving chiplet

Hardware /

If you pay attention to what the biggest tech companies are saying about AI demand, you’ll notice a common thread: they’re running short of compute capacity. That means the large language models underpinning AI products today need even more data centers to be trained and for inferencing, and therefore, they need more power. Against that

PowerLattice attracts investment from ex-Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger for its power saving chiplet Read More »

Jury says Apple owes Masimo $634M for patent infringement

Hardware /

A federal jury in California ruled Friday that Apple must pay medical device maker Masimo $634 million for infringing a patent on blood oxygen monitoring technology. Reuters reports that the jury found that the Apple Watch’s workout mode and heart rate notification features violated Masimo’s patent. “This is a significant win in our ongoing efforts

Jury says Apple owes Masimo $634M for patent infringement Read More »

iOS 26.2 beta adds new Liquid Glass customization, alarms in the Reminders app, and more

Hardware /

Apple released iOS 26.2 beta 1 last week, introducing several updates, such as the option to customize the Liquid Glass appearance of the iPhone’s Lock Screen clock, the ability to set alarms within the Reminders app, and live translation features for users in the EU, among other improvements. The public release of iOS 26.2 is

iOS 26.2 beta adds new Liquid Glass customization, alarms in the Reminders app, and more Read More »