Project Suncatcher by Google puts first AI computing satellite in orbit
Project Suncatcher by Google put its first prototype satellite into orbit on Thursday. The spacecraft lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. It flew aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-18 rideshare mission. Google built the craft with Planet, an aerospace and satellite imaging firm. Soon after launch, the company confirmed contact with the satellite. This is […]
Apple’s iPhone Duo brings its first foldable phone with an October launch
The iPhone Duo is Apple’s first foldable iPhone, and it opens like a small book into a 7.6-inch screen. Closed, you hold a 5.4-inch outer display that fits in a pocket. Both screens share the same aspect ratio, so a video or app scales cleanly as you move between them. Stand it up on a […]
Yango launches Yasmina “Kids Mode” with parental controls and Safe Search
Yasmina “Kids Mode” is a new setting on Yango’s voice assistant, and it changes how the assistant behaves when a child is the one speaking. Parents switch it on in the Yango app. Once active, Yasmina replies in plainer wording with a softer tone meant for younger listeners. The assistant also blocks certain categories of […]
Oura IPO Arrives as Rival Smart Ring Makers Close In on the Crown in 2026
The Oura IPO gives you a clear read on how fast the smart ring market has changed. Oura filed to go public on September 3. The Finnish company built its name on sleep and health tracking, and the numbers show the payoff. Revenue nearly doubled to $1.21 billion for the nine months ending June 30. […]
What Apple’s Foldable iPhone Cost Could Mean for Shoppers This September
The foldable iPhone cost that shoppers have wondered about for two years finally has a figure behind it. Citi’s Atif Malik put the starting price above $2,000 in a note to investors. That would make Apple’s first folding phone the most expensive it has sold. Malik expects the device at the company’s September 9 keynote, […]
Lease Your iPhone: How Apple’s New Klarna-Backed Upgrade Program Works
You can now lease your iPhone the way you might rent a car, one steady payment at a time. Apple opened its new leasing program, Apple Upgrade, across the United States on July 28. The service runs through a partnership with Klarna, the buy now, pay later firm. To lease your iPhone, you pass a […]
Apple App Store Security Lawsuit Follows $1.8M Fake Wallet Bitcoin Theft
An Apple App Store security lawsuit filed in California accuses the company of negligence after three users lost more than $1.8 million in Bitcoin to a counterfeit wallet app. The complaint landed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Plaintiffs James Ramirez, Christopher Ellis, and Jalen Delgado say they downloaded an […]
Google Fined €890 Million as EU Escalates Digital Markets Act Crackdown
Brussels fined Google €890 million on Thursday, the first penalty the company has taken under the Digital Markets Act and the sixth EU competition decision against it in under twenty years. The European Commission split the amount across two separate findings. A €460 million fine covers self-preferencing in Google Search, where the Commission found the […]
AI literacy in MENA by TikTok expands with new AI spam detection tools
AI literacy in MENA by TikTok now sits at the center of how the platform plans to help people tell real content from synthetic. TikTok said this week it will bring new AI literacy tools to users in the Middle East and North Africa, alongside trials of tougher systems that flag synthetic spam. The move […]
UAE Gains Licence-Free Access to Nvidia AI Chips as US Eases Export Rules
Licence-free access to Nvidia AI chips now reaches the UAE after a major US policy change. The Commerce Department eased US export controls on Friday, opening a faster path for Gulf technology firms. Washington approved this shift to reward a close ally and to grow sales for American chipmakers. You now see a real turn […]
Made in America Chips by Apple Anchor Huge New $30 Billion Broadcom Deal
Made in America chips by Apple now anchor a new $30 billion deal with Broadcom. The company plans to produce more than 15 billion US-made chips inside American factories. Broadcom will design and build custom silicon for iPhones, iPads, and other Apple devices. This Apple Broadcom deal ranks as the largest single pledge under one […]
TotalPay obtains SAMA approval to join Saudi Arabia digital payments race
TotalPay obtains SAMA approval to become the first Indian firm cleared for this role in the Kingdom. The Saudi Central Bank granted the license so the company can serve merchants across Saudi Arabia. You now watch an Indian fintech enter one of the region’s fastest digital payment markets. Regulators approved TotalPay as an e-commerce payment […]
