New chips, not new designs, will define Apple’s next entry-level iPad and iPhone 17e as the company gradually expands its entry-level lineup. Report from MacOtakara published on February 6, reports that Apple plans to keep the current design of both devices while upgrading their processors. The report reinforces a familiar pattern in Apple’s lineup, where … Read more
After a scathing Meta-funded study correctly noted that Instagram causes body problems in girls, Mark Zuckerberg emailed his staff with a confusing, logically flawed complaint that Apple faces less criticism for similar issues. I don’t understand how Mark Zuckerberg isn’t more clear that there is a huge difference between a public social media platform and … Read more
On Thursday, the value of bitcoin fell more than 10 percent in a single day, falling to around $64,000, the lowest since the 2024 presidential election, according to CNBC. After surpassing $100,000 in November 2024 and peaking above $122,000 in October 2025, the cryptocurrency has been on a steady decline over the past few weeks. … Read more
Apple employees complained after Tim Cook attended a screening of Melania Trump’s biography on the night of Alex Pretti’s shooting, so the Apple CEO promised to talk to lawmakers about immigration issues. Apple CEO Tim Cook sent a message to his company in late January saying he was “heartbroken by the events in Minneapolis.” He … Read more
As is the tradition with every new Apple product, iFixit has published a teardown of the new AirTag, released last week. Here’s what they found. The teardown also shows Apple’s U2 Ultra Wideband chip First, the bad news. While it was widely rumored that the AirTag 2 would have an internal design that would be … Read more
On Monday, OpenAI launched Codex, an agent-based coding tool offered to software developers. OpenAI also released a new Codex supercharger model today: the GPT-5.3 Codex. The company says this model transforms Codex from an agent that can only “write and review code” to one that can do “nearly everything that developers and computing professionals do, … Read more
Google is moving Android-to-iPhone file sharing beyond the Pixel, signaling a broader push for Android and Apple devices to work together. In late 2025, Google released a new Android update that allowed Pixel 10 users to send files to their iPhone via Quick Share. Quick Share is basically the Android version of AirDrop. The move … Read more
Bloomberg reports that Tim Cook held an all-out meeting with Apple employees today to address immigration and deportation concerns. Here are the details. Cook vows to “continue to address” the issue with lawmakers According to the report, Cook acknowledged that some Apple employees “don’t feel comfortable” leaving their homes and said that “nobody should feel … Read more
Benjamin and Chance speculate about Apple’s mysterious acquisition of Q.ai, the company’s second largest acquisition ever. The iPhone 17 is a real blockbuster, leading to an all-time record for quarterly earnings. And Apple has revamped the order flow for buying a new Mac with new MacBooks just around the corner. And in Happy Hour Plus, … Read more
At a meeting with Apple CEO Tim Cook’s staff today, the government promised to lobby the US on immigration. Bloombergis Mark Gurman. Cook said he was “deeply disturbed” by the US government’s current approach to immigration and vowed to make his voice heard on the issue, the report said. “For as long as I can … Read more