A deep dive into Apple's iPhone manufacturing process, which uses ~2,700 parts from 187 suppliers in 28 countries; just 30 suppliers have no presence in China
The administration wants the iPhone to be manufactured in America. The components that power it show why that is highly impractical
A look at the network of group chats that surged in 2020 as a place where Silicon Valley leaders allied with the new right, revolving around Marc Andreessen
THE SCOOP — Last Thursday morning, a bit before 10 am in Austin and nearly 11 pm in Singapore, Joe Lonsdale had enough of Balaji Srinivasan's views on China.
While Apple's iPhone manufacturing in India matches China in quality, making the extraordinarily complex 20th anniversary iPhones outside China remains unlikely
it's reportedly going to be lighter and cheaper too Steve Vegvari / iPhone in Canada Blog : Apple's Smart Glasses Are Reportedly Still in Development, Despite Being Years Away Tomislav Bezmalinovic / ...
IBM plans to invest $150B in the US over the next five years, including in R&D, to fuel the economy and “accelerate its role as the global leader in computing”
IBM plans to invest $150 billion in the US over the next five years, including funds for research and development …
Google won the browser wars fair and square, and the web will be far worse off if Google is forced to sell Chrome, even to atone for ad market monopoly abuses
The web will be far worse off if Google is forced to sell Chrome, even if it's to atone for legitimate ad-market monopoly abuses.
Geoffrey Hinton fears AI companies are under-investing in safety research, embracing military usage, and sharing model weights while pushing for less regulation
Nobel laureate Geoffrey Hinton, often called a “godfather of artificial intelligence,” spoke with Brook Silva-Braga …
In March 2025, World Uyghur Congress members were targeted with a spearphishing campaign via Windows malware in a legitimate Uyghur language word processor
Key Findings — In March 2025, senior members of the World Uyghur Congress (WUC) living in exile were targeted …
Kickstarter introduces a “Tariff Manager tool” that lets creators add extra charges for backers on projects that were already fully funded
Kickstarter projects have the option of asking backers for more money in order to manage the costs of Trump's tariffs. Bluesky: @emanuelmaiberg and @josephcox Bluesky: Emanuel Maiberg / @emanuelmaiber...
Spotify says it has paid $100M+ to podcast publishers and creators since January 2025 via a new creator program based on Premium subscribers' video engagement
The audio platform has branched out to video and has given its podcasters a raise as the war for creator talent heats up.
A look at Microsoft freezing ~1.5GW of data centers set for 2025 and 2026; Microsoft has walked away from significantly more than 2GW of non-binding contracts
Over the last few months, there have been a number of headlines raising concerns about Microsoft's reduction …
Munich-based ARX Robotics, which makes self-driving, modular battlefield robots, raised €31M led by HV Capital and plans to build a plant in southwest England
Powerbeats Pro 2 Review: Best Workout Earbuds Still Lag on Audio Quality — Beats' newest exercise headphones are improved …
While Big Tech was spared from tariffs, for now, Small Tech making devices like baby monitors faces price hikes, stock shortages, and degrading product quality
Big Tech was spared. Small Tech is looking for ways to survive. — It's a brave new world for makers of high-tech stuff.
Music creation startup Splice buys London-based orchestral sound studio Spitfire Audio, a source says for ~$50M; sources say Splice has $100M+ in annual revenue
Music samples group Splice agrees deal to acquire London-based Spitfire Audio for its library of orchestral sounds
Huawei's recovery shows the limits of US policies aimed at restricting China, and how those policies can backfire, spurring Chinese firms to innovate and grow
“The lessons here go well beyond a single Chinese company. American officials view the rise of Chinese tech … Forums: r/neoliberal : Cutting off Chinese Companies risks a US policy own goal | US eff...
Lagos-based OmniRetail, which digitizes order management for manufacturers, distributors, and others, raised a $20M Series A, taking its total funding to $38M
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Tel Aviv-based Lightrun, an observability platform that uses AI to identify and debug code in production, raised a $70M Series B co-led by Accel and Insight
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How AI tools like Autistic Translator and Goblin Tools are helping neurodiverse people better understand social situations, as some worry about overreliance
Andrea Jiménez / Washington Post : Forums: r/singularity Forums: r/singularity : Washington Post: “These autistic people struggled to make sense of others. Then they found AI.”
A look at Interpol's innovation lab in Singapore for studying cybercrime, digital piracy, and more, and developing new techniques for bringing down criminals
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A profile of Darktrace CEO Jill Popelka, who joined the British cyber security company in January 2024 and was at the helm when Thoma Bravo bought it for £4.3B
Anjli Raval / Financial Times :
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