Ive been building hardware for OpenAI
A stealth product in the works
Sir Jony Ive, the man who designed most of Apple’s gear, has confirmed that he is working on a stealth hardware product with OpenAI.
Israelis make hundreds of Hezbollah pagers explode
Killing nine including an 8-year-old girl
Israeli hackers carried out an attack on pagers used by hundreds of members of Hezbollah causing them to explode almost simultaneously in Lebanon and Syria.
Apple pauses iPadOS 18 for M4 iPad Pro rollout
Comes with a brick-expensive device feature
Fruity cargo cult Apple has slammed the brakes on the release of its iPadOS 18 for M4 iPad Pro models because it includes a feature that turns the device into an expensive brick.
iPhone 16 / Pro pre orders are low in EU
Preorders weaker than predecessor
Enthusiasm over the new iPhone 16 series with a new shutter button and unclear Apple Intelligence (AI) strategy led to much lower iPhone 16 preorder numbers compared to the iPhone 15 generation. The numbers are lower in the EU as well as worldwide.
How AMD lost the trust of notebook OEMs
Exclusive: Data center first strategy
Strix point, Ryzen AI 300 is a promising product that replaced the Hawk point Ryzen 8000 series but 2024 was not that kind for AMD consumer business unit in general. A design decision to use data center optimized cores (Zen 5) in notebooks and prioritize data center products and wafers left AMD in a position where Qualcomm managed to get more partners excited about its Snapdragon X Elite / Plus series.