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Apple is entering a new chapter. John Ternus, the company’s newly appointed CEO, now leads the $4.75 trillion tech giant. In fact, he plans to unveil what could become Apple’s most ambitious hardware release yet: the first foldable iPhone. Apple will hold its “Surprise and Shine” event on Wednesday, Sept. 9, at Apple Park. Meanwhile, industry watchers expect the foldable device to anchor the entire keynote. What Else Apple Plans to Announce Beyond the foldable iPhone, reports suggest Apple will also introduce the iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max. In addition, this expands the flagship lineup with updated hardware.…
Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman has built a reputation for extracting details out of Apple through measured, understated reporting rather than dramatic headlines. In his latest column, he poses a direct question about Apple’s ongoing leadership transition, in which John Ternus is succeeding former CEO Tim Cook: “What is the eventual off-ramp for Cook, and when will Apple fully become Ternus’ company?” Ternus Steps Into the Spotlight For most observers, that transition becomes visible this Wednesday at approximately 10 a.m. Pacific Time. Ternus already holds the CEO title, but he will take the stage that day at a major Apple product…
Robot mowers have made real progress recently. Onboard NRTK satellite connectivity, LiDAR navigation, and vision cameras now let these machines find their way around a yard without buried guide wires or installed satellite receivers. Despite that progress, robot mowers still struggle with one basic task: cutting grass right up against buildings and sidewalks. A New Trend Hits a Familiar Wall At IFA 2026, several manufacturers unveiled robot mowers with articulating arms that extend outward to solve exactly this problem. Unfortunately, American consumers likely won’t get to use them anytime soon. Like foreign-made robot vacuums before them, these devices fall under…
Segway unveiled the Navimow H5 Pro at IFA 2026, a robot mower that combines LiDAR, NRTK satellite positioning, and three vision cameras for navigation. Like several other robot mowers shown at the event, the Navimow H5 Pro tackles the long-standing challenge of true edge trimming by bringing its cutting mechanism directly against walls, fences, and sidewalks. A Different Take on Edge Cutting Rival brands such as Eufy and Mammotion rely on articulating arms to reach tight edges on models like the Lawn Mower S2 Max and the Luba A4 AWD. Segway takes a different route: the Navimow H5 Pro opens…
Massachusetts State Police must now reveal where their license plate readers sit across the state, a Suffolk County Superior Court judge ruled this week. The court also ordered the agency to submit to audits detailing when, where, and what data the devices collect. Civil liberties groups are calling the decision a major step toward license plate reader transparency and stronger oversight of how agencies track residents. How the Case Reached the Courtroom The judge determined that state police had failed to justify withholding records tied to their network of automatic license plate readers. The ACLU of Massachusetts filed the underlying…
Surveillance tools designed to sell products are reportedly working against the very people they’re supposed to target — including American troops. According to Reuters, several branches of the US military have shut off advertising trackers on phones and computers after learning that adversaries may have used location data purchased from data brokers to target US forces in the Middle East. Reuters based its report on a letter Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon sent to the Department of Defense’s Inspector General. The letter states that the Air Force switched off advertising identifiers on all its devices roughly two months ago. Special…
At IFA 2026, Anker unveiled a new smart home hub called the MindBase. The device goes well beyond a typical smart home controller, offering expandable NAS-style storage and on-device AI capable of processing security camera footage locally. Alongside the launch, Anker confirmed a major branding shift: its Eufy and Soundcore sub-brands will eventually disappear, with everything folding under the single Anker name. Smart Home Control Built on Matter 1.5 The MindBase operates as a Matter 1.5 controller, meaning it can independently manage Matter-compatible smart home devices such as smart bulbs, garage door openers, robot vacuums, and sensors, all controllable through…
Tech giants including Samsung, Meta, Amazon, and reportedly Apple are racing to build smart glasses, but OpenAI doesn’t seem interested in joining them. CEO Sam Altman recently made his skepticism about the category clear in a new interview. Altman’s Comments on Smart Glasses Speaking with journalist Alex Heath, Altman explained why the format doesn’t appeal to him personally. He said he finds it uncomfortable talking to someone wearing a camera and a light on their face. This isn’t the first time he’s raised this concern — last year, he stated plainly that he doesn’t like smart glasses. Given these repeated…
Dreame’s original A3 AWD Pro robot mower impressed us in a review last month. At IFA 2026 in Berlin, the company followed up with the new Dreame A4 AWD Pro, adding several upgrades. The standout addition is a small robotic arm that Dreame says can trim grass with what it calls “0 cm edge cutting,” based on the company’s own lab testing. Smarter Sensors and Precise Navigation The A4 AWD Pro still relies on LiDAR for mapping, just like its predecessor, but now adds satellite positioning as well. Dreame says this combination delivers centimeter-level accuracy. AI-trained recognition helps the mower…
TIME Magazine has released its list of the 100 most influential people in AI for 2026. One notable name is missing: Jensen Huang, whose company has arguably done more than any other to fuel the AI boom. Nvidia originally built its graphics processing units, or GPUs, for video games back in the early 1990s. Two decades later, AI researchers discovered that these chips could handle the massive computing workloads needed to train neural networks, the technology behind tools like ChatGPT and Claude. Nvidia had unintentionally created the core building block of modern AI, and that discovery turned it into the…