Ultra-Thin Design & Apple’s Foldable Ambition

Apple has made some significant internal design changes to create the ultra-thin iPhone Air. However, this could actually be signalling something bigger: that it is preparing for its first foldable smartphone. Ultra-thin smartphones are not really new, but almost all companies that have launched this form factor before have had foldable smartphones for years. And … Read more

Trump seen again pushing deadline on TikTok sale or divestment | Technology News

The Trump administration is expected to again extend a September 17 deadline for China’s ByteDance to divest the U.S. assets of short-video app TikTok or shut it down, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters. It would be the fourth reprieve granted by President Donald Trump from federal enforcement of a law that originally … Read more

China says preliminary probe shows Nvidia violated anti-monopoly law | Technology News

China’s market regulator on Monday said that a preliminary investigation had found that Nvidia had violated the country’s anti-monopoly law, marking the latest hit for the U.S. chip giant. The brief statement from the State Administration for Market Regulation did not elaborate on how the U.S. company, known for its artificial intelligence and gaming chips, … Read more

Musk’s Starlink service back up after brief outage affects thousands of users | Technology News

Elon Musk’s satellite internet service Starlink was back online for most users after a brief outage on Monday, according to tracking website Downdetector.com. The number of U.S. users reporting issues fell below 1,000 as of 1:15 a.m. ET (0515 GMT), down from a peak of more than 43,000, Downdetector said. The platform tracks outages by … Read more

Forget the Nano Banana AI saree trend, try these 10 new Gemini image-editing tricks instead | Technology News

Google launched its new AI image-editing model Gemini 2.5 Flash Image, dubbed as ‘Nano Banana’, last month. Since then, the internet has become obsessed with uploading their real-life images and transforming them into various styles with the help of the AI feature. For instance, social media feeds are flooded with Nano Banana-edited pictures of people … Read more

Google’s top AI scientist says ‘learning how to learn’ will be next generation’s most needed skill | Technology News

A top Google scientist and 2024 Nobel laureate said Friday that the most important skill for the next generation will be “learning how to learn” to keep pace with change as Artificial Intelligence transforms education and the workplace. Speaking at an ancient Roman theater at the foot of the Acropolis in Athens, Demis Hassabis, CEO … Read more

China launches probes targeting US semiconductors ahead of Madrid trade talks | Technology News

China launched two probes targeting the U.S. semiconductor sector Saturday ahead of talks between the two nations in Spain this week on trade, national security and the ownership of social media platform TikTok.China’s Ministry of Commerce announced an anti-dumping investigation into certain analog IC chips imported from the U.S. The investigation will target some commodity … Read more

The rise of AI tools forces schools to reconsider what counts as cheating | Technology News

The book report is now a thing of the past. Take-home tests and essays are becoming obsolete.Student use of artificial intelligence has become so prevalent, high school and college educators say, that to assign writing outside of the classroom is like asking students to cheat.“The cheating is off the charts. It’s the worst I’ve seen … Read more