Category Archives: Tech News

How Tim Cook developed a personal relationship with Donald Trump, in part by zeroing in on areas of mutual interest between Apple and Trump's agenda (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal: How Tim Cook developed a personal relationship with Donald Trump, in part [...]

24
Nov
Sources: TikTok CEO Shou Chew, who has known Elon Musk for several years, has sought Musk's counsel in recent weeks on the incoming Trump administration (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal: Sources: TikTok CEO Shou Chew, who has known Elon Musk for several [...]

23
Nov
Threads is testing AI-powered summaries of what users are discussing in the app's Trending Now section in the US, and improvements to Search and Trending Now (Mia Sato/The Verge)

Mia Sato / The Verge: Threads is testing AI-powered summaries of what users are discussing [...]

22
Nov
Sources: two congressional Republicans prepare an age verification bill that puts the onus for age verification on app store operators, boosting Meta's campaign (Washington Post)

Washington Post: Sources: two congressional Republicans prepare an age verification bill that puts the onus [...]

21
Nov
Amazon unveils the $400 Echo Show 21, an upgrade to the Echo Show 15 from 2022, with a 21" 1080p display and auto-framing camera, and updates the Echo Show 15 (Jennifer Pattison Tuohy/The Verge)

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge: Amazon unveils the $400 Echo Show 21, an upgrade [...]

20
Nov
Sources: Apple has started selling its own ad inventory for Apple News; publishers will get a 70% cut of the ad revenue generated by Apple within their articles (Sara Fischer/Axios)

Sara Fischer / Axios: Sources: Apple has started selling its own ad inventory for Apple [...]

19
Nov
News influencers survey: 20% of US adults say they get news from social media influencers, 85% of influencers are on X and 27% identify as right-wing, and more (Pew Research Center)

Pew Research Center: News influencers survey: 20% of US adults say they get news from [...]

18
Nov
Sources: in recent months, Nvidia has asked its suppliers to change the design of server racks for Blackwell GPUs several times to overcome overheating problems (The Information)

The Information: Sources: in recent months, Nvidia has asked its suppliers to change the design [...]

17
Nov
Sources: ByteDance is valuing itself at about $300B as part of a recent buyback offer, one of its highest valuations ever (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal: Sources: ByteDance is valuing itself at about $300B as part of a [...]

16
Nov
Mark Zuckerberg says Threads is testing custom feeds for certain profiles or topics; the Threads' version seems easier to use than Bluesky's custom feeds (Emma Roth/The Verge)

Emma Roth / The Verge: Mark Zuckerberg says Threads is testing custom feeds for certain [...]

15
Nov