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Meta’s Llama AI model turned into a military tool in China

Chinese research institutions linked to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) have reportedly adapted Meta’s open-source Llama AI model to create ...

Indonesia blocks Google Pixel sales after ban on iPhone 16

Indonesia has banned sales of Google Pixel smartphones for failing to meet domestic content requirements, days after blocking Apple’s iPhone ...

Realme shares GT7 Pro camera samples

Realme is launching the GT7 Pro flagship on November 4 and we know rhe phone will have three cameras on ...

Ulefone unveils Armor Mini 20 series, its smallest rugged phones yet

Today Ulefone has unveiled the Armor Mini 20T Pro, the Armor Mini 20 Pro, and the Armor Mini 20 4G. ...

Don’t miss the fine print with T-Mobile unit Mint Mobile’s Mint Kids deal

Watch out for the fine print if you’re signing up for the Mint Kids plan that offers three months of ...

SpaceX five satellite launches away from bringing T-Mobile users Direct-to-Cell service

SpaceX exec shares another milestone in the journey to launching Direct to Cell service for T-Mobile users.

Google Confirms That Android 16 Will Release Earlier Than Usual, In Q2 Of 2025

Google has generally followed the same timeline for Android updates that usually come out in the fall. But this year, ...

Owners of two Samsung devices will be able to download Android 15 beta in 15 days – leak

Leaked image shows that Samsung is about to kick open the Android 15 beta program for Galaxy S24 and S23 ...

Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro to have record-breaking screen refresh rate

Asus is announcing the ROG Phone 9 series on November 19, and the duo will unsurprisingly sport the Snapdragon 8 ...

Apple’s Custom 5G Chip For The iPhone Will Not Be An All-In-One Connectivity Solution, As Company Works On Dedicated WiFi 7 Chip

Apple is working on its custom 5G modems to reduce reliance on Qualcomm, and it was previously noted that the ...

Elon Musk skipped a hearing in Philly about his super PAC’s payouts to voters

A Philadelphia judge ordered X CEO Elon Musk to appear in a hearing Thursday morning over his super PAC’s plan ...

Google confirms: Android 16 is launching early and there will be a second release in 2025

At the beginning of this month a rumor claimed Google would launch Android 16 earlier than its predecessors. Today, Google ...

More people are downloading iOS 18.1 than iOS 17.1, Tim Cook reveals

Apple Intelligence has already started working its magic on iPhone users.

Key Apple executive says goodbye to the media and analysts just weeks before his departure

Luca Maestri, Apple’s Chief Financial Officer for the last 10 years, said goodbye to media and analysts during a conference ...

Apex Legends Removes Steam Deck Support Due To Cheating

EA and Respawn Entertainment have announced on the official EA website that they are shifting away from Linux support for ...

iPhone 17 to use Apple’s own Wi-Fi 7 chip

The iPhone 17 coming in fall 2025 will use an Apple-designed Wi-Fi 7 chip, according to renowned Apple supply chain ...

TechCrunch Space: Disrupt 2024 wrap-up

Hello, and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 is a wrap, and I’m more than thrilled by the ...

Decart’s AI simulates a real-time, playable version of Minecraft

Decart, an Israeli AI company that emerged from stealth today with $21 million in funding from Sequoia and Oren Zeev, ...

OpenAI Develops Its First “In-House” AI Chip, Collaborating With TSMC & Broadcom To Enhance Inferencing

OpenAI has reportedly built its first in-house custom AI chip in collaboration with Broadcom and TSMC, as the AI giant ...

NVIDIA’s ARM-Focused PC Chip Expected To Debut Commercially By 2026 As Team Green Focuses On “Nailing” A Pivotal Release

NVIDIA’s ARM-based “AI PC” chip is expected to debut in the market by September 2025, with commercial production pushing into ...

US drone maker Skydio faces battery squeeze after Chinese sanctions

America’s supply chain vulnerabilities were on full display Thursday after drone manufacturer Skydio told customers it was facing a battery ...

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy hints at an ‘agentic’ Alexa

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy today hinted at an improved, “agentic” version of the company’s Alexa assistant — one that could ...

Apple reports stronger than expected iPhone sales during the fiscal fourth quarter

Apple reports a 6% gain in iPhone revenue during the fiscal fourth quarter of 2024.

Intel Q3 2024 Earnings: DCAI Saves The Day

Intel has now announced its earnings for the third quarter of 2024, posting broadly encouraging results relative to Wall Street’s ...

Samsung working on ultra-slim Galaxy S25 that would launch before Apple’s iPhone Air

Samsung is reportedly planning a Galaxy S25 Slim model that could be released before Apple’s iPhone Air.

WhatsApp introduces custom lists for your chats

Today WhatsApp has released a new feature – custom lists. These are the evolution of chat filters, introduced earlier this ...

WhatsApp introduces new “Lists” feature to help users organize chats

WhatsApp introduces new “Lists” feature to help users organize chats

Waze simplifies road incident reporting with new voice feature

Waze simplifies road incident reporting with new voice feature

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says lack of compute capacity is delaying the company’s products

In a Reddit AMA, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman admitted that a lack of compute capacity is one major factor preventing ...

MaC VC raised $150 million Fund III

MaC VC just raised a $150 million Fund III, according to Fortune.  The firm, which launched in 2021 and already ...