The company opted to ditch physical SIMs for eSIMs for iPhones sold in the U.S. in 2022. ​The company opted to ditch physical SIMs for eSIMs for iPhones sold in the U.S. in 2022. 

Apple launched the iPhone 17 Pro and the iPhone 17 Pro Max today with a new design and an upgraded camera system. The devices are powered by the new A19 Pro chipset and have a larger battery, Apple said. Plus, it noted that eSIM-only models will have a slightly larger battery as compared to Pro … Read more

The star of Apple’s iPhone 17 event was the iPhone Air, its thinnest and lightest model to date. ​The star of Apple’s iPhone 17 event was the iPhone Air, its thinnest and lightest model to date. 

Until now, Apple has only released what could be considered baseline AI features for its devices, like AI writing tools, summarization, generative AI images (which some complain are not very good), live translation, visual search, and Genmoji, among others. ​Until now, Apple has only released what could be considered baseline AI features for its devices, … Read more

Signal introduces backups with both free and paid plans. ​Signal introduces backups with both free and paid plans. 

AI needs a better brain — and Edo Liberty is building it. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, happening October 27–29 at Moscone West in San Francisco, Pinecone founder and CEO Edo Liberty will explain why the next wave of AI-native apps won’t be driven by bigger models, but by smarter search. With 10,000+ startup and VC … Read more

Google’s AI Mode is rolling out in Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, and Brazilian Portuguese. ​Google’s AI Mode is rolling out in Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, and Brazilian Portuguese. 

Founders Fund, the Peter Thiel-backed VC, led Cognition’s latest round, with participation from existing investors like Lux Capital, Joe Lonsdale’s 8VC, Elad Gil, Definition Capital and Swish Ventures.  ​Founders Fund, the Peter Thiel-backed VC, led Cognition’s latest round, with participation from existing investors like Lux Capital, Joe Lonsdale’s 8VC, Elad Gil, Definition Capital and Swish … Read more

The venture capital giant, behind cyber giants Wiz and Databricks, said it has notified current and former employees and the firm’s limited partners of its January breach. ​The venture capital giant, behind cyber giants Wiz and Databricks, said it has notified current and former employees and the firm’s limited partners of its January breach. 

This is a bad idea. ​This is a bad idea.