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Opinion: Sam Altman would like your RAM, please

Altman thinks putting RAM in data centres is a better use of a scarce resource than putting it in your Mac mini.

Steve Jobs told Tim Cook never to ask this one question. Apple’s new touchscreen Mac explains why

Apple's latest move shows that it can be wise for a company to change its mind – and disregard what a founder may have wanted.

This startup makes glasses that can help you hear

Former Qualcomm engineers have invented smart glasses that can amplify the sounds you want to hear while reducing the background noise around you.

Apple AI tools come to China after two-year delay

Apple began on Nov 4 a long-delayed trial rollout of in-house artificial intelligence tools for Chinese users, playing catch-up to homegrown smartphone makers in a major market for the US giant.

Apple launches beta versions of watch AI listening tools, new health app

Apple Inc rolled out the first developer beta versions of iOS 27.3 and watchOS 27.3 on Nov 3, putting new features like always-listening artificial intelligence tools, its AI platform for China, and a fresh Health app into widespread testing.

Neuralink’s China rival targets obesity with ‘electronic’ GLP-1

Chinese neurotechnology firm BrainCo is developing a wearable device that it says could suppress appetite by stimulating the brain.

After 20 years, this once-popular Sony gadget seems to be on the chopping block

It's another nail in the coffin for physical media as Sony moves to sunset this Blu-ray player in Japan.

Mexico bans cellphones in schools, despite opposition from parents worried about violence

Starting Nov 3, Mexican schools will ban cellphones from classrooms as part of a federal government effort to limit children's and teenagers' use of electronic devices

The biggest risk from always-on wearables isn’t what most companies think

As companies turn to AI devices for workplace management, new risks include legal liabilities, identity theft, ransomware, and espionage.

People can sense mental decline, says new research powered by smartwatches

Older adults may be better judges of their moment-to-moment mental sharpness than scientists once assumed, according to a UC Davis study – which relied on familiar technology: the smartwatch.