President Donald Trump had difficulty figuring out how to stop his phone from ringing Friday during an Oval Office press conference that was supposed to be about nuclear energy. It’s just the latest reminder that the 78-year-old president has never been great with technology. Trump was in the middle of talking about the crippling tariffs […]
Folding iPhone May Arrive in 2026, if The Leakers Could Agree
Apple’s spaceship headquarters in Cupertino, California, always has several UFOs circling around it, though it’s rare to see them land. If you read the most-cited reports from the most-prominent Apple rumormonger, Mark Gurman, the company’s most-interesting inventions and gadgets are often two years away from full release. These reports may be enough to keep the […]
Apple’s Super-Skinny iPhone 17 Air Might Have a Huge Downside
A super-thin iPhone 17 “Air” (as everyone has been calling it) is coming this fall whether we want it or not. Influencers will fawn over its slim profile; I will definitely try to cut cake with it. But phones barely thicker than a USB-C port will likely nix the creature comforts that we’re all used […]
Apple’s Second-Biggest Supplier Says to Expect Empty Shelves Due to Trump Tariffs
So far, the impact of Donald Trump’s trade war with China has mostly only been felt in the markets. The worst is yet to come for consumers, according to Pegatron, a Taiwanese company that plays a key role in the supply chain of Apple and other electronics companies like Dell. An executive from the company, […]
DOGE Aide Involved in Dismantling Consumer Bureau Owns Stock in Companies That Could Benefit From Cuts
ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. A federal employee who is helping the Trump administration carry out the drastic downsizing of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau owns stock in companies that could benefit from the agency’s dismantling, a […]
As Trump Demands Companies Bring Jobs to U.S., Apple Is Shifting Its Production to… India
On the back of a visit to India by Vice President JD Vance, a new report says that Apple hopes to move production of all U.S.-bound iPhones to the country by the end of 2026. The move is in response to President Trump’s global trade war—China has been hit with the highest tariffs of over […]
Meta Pissed Off Everyone With Poorly Redacted Docs
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta is in the middle of a fight to maintain its social media monopoly-like status, and it’s not making many friends along the way. According to The Verge, the company got an earful in the form of lawyer-submitted smackdowns from fellow tech giants who were less than thrilled over the fact that Meta’s […]
The Apple Watch Should Be Getting a Glassy Makeover Later This Year
Last year, Apple revamped the Apple Watch with a thinner chassis and larger, brighter OLED display. This year, the software that powers the wearable, watchOS, could be getting a much bigger makeover. While plenty have been assuming this would happen given the relatively minor changes to the Apple Watch over the last few years, the […]
Trump Keeps Backing Down, Exempts Phones and Computers from Tariffs
Donald Trump’s tariff regime keeps getting less and less robust. In the latest backtrack from the Trump administration following the repeated warning of the markets to chill out a bit, the US Customs and Border Protection published guidance late Friday night that introduced new exemptions for smartphones, computers, and other electronics—a major carveout for tech […]
Apple, Are You Okay?
I need Apple to blink once for yes and twice for no, because it’s getting weird. Source link