Apple Foldable iPhone:
- Apple plans to start mass-producing a book-style foldable iPhone in Q4 2026, with a ~7.8" “crease-free” inner display and a ~5.5" outer display, priced at over $2,000. 👉 macrumors.com
- The foldable iPhone may lack Face ID and feature Touch ID due to design complications, with specifications to be finalized later this year. 👉 wccftech.com
- Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicts that Apple could ship 20 million foldable iPhones by 2027. 👉 ped30.com
Apple C1 Modem:
- Apple is developing an updated C1 modem chip for mass production in 2026 with mmWave support and improved power consumption and transmission speed. 👉 macrumors.com
- The refreshed version aims to improve power consumption and transmission speed and support mmWave (including TRx and front-end components, built on a 28nm process). 👉 x.com
AI Code Generation:
- About 25% of startups in Y Combinator's Winter 2025 batch have 95% of their codebases generated by AI. 👉 techcrunch.com 👉 slashdot.org
- OpenAI's ChatGPT app for macOS now directly edits code in tools like Xcode, VS Code, and JetBrains. 👉 techcrunch.com
Broadcom Financials:
- Broadcom reports Q1 revenue up 25% YoY to $14.92B, vs. $14.61B est., and forecasts Q2 revenue above estimates. 👉 reuters.com
- Broadcom expects continued strength in AI semiconductor revenue of $4.4 billion in Q2, as hyperscale partners continue to invest in AI XPUs and connectivity solutions for AI data centers. 👉 x.com
HPE Financials and Layoffs:
- HPE reports Q1 revenue up 16% YoY to $7.85B, vs. $7.82B est., provides weak Q2 and FY 2025 guidance, and plans to cut ~2,500 employees. 👉 cnbc.com
- HPE is cutting 3,000 jobs as tariffs and its server business weigh on expected profits. 👉 bloomberg.com$
AI Regulation and Policy:
- Eric Schmidt, Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang, and Center for AI Safety Director Dan Hendrycks argue the US shouldn't do a “Manhattan Project” for AGI. 👉 techcrunch.com
- US State Department officials say they launched an effort to use AI to review social media accounts of foreign students to revoke visas of “pro-Hamas” students. 👉 axios.com
- US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick plans to revamp Biden's $42B broadband grant program to “take a tech-neutral approach”, which may benefit SpaceX's Starlink. 👉 nytimes.com$
AI Models:
- Mistral launches Mistral OCR, a multimodal API that can turn complex PDF documents into AI-ready Markdown files. 👉 techcrunch.com
- Alibaba releases open-source reasoning model QwQ-32B on Hugging Face and ModelScope, claiming comparable performance to DeepSeek-R1 but with lower compute needs. 👉 venturebeat.com
Reddit Moderation Tools:
- Reddit adds new tools, including Post Insights and Rules Check, which lets users see if what they are posting potentially goes against a subreddit's rules. 👉 engadget.com
- Reddit will warn users who repeatedly upvote banned content. 👉 theverge.com
1Password Location-Based Passwords:
- 1Password now lets users add specific physical locations to passwords and other items, which then appear in its mobile app when the user is near those locations. 👉 theverge.com
- Location information is only used locally and does not leave the device. 👉 engadget.com
Garantex Crypto Exchange Seized:
- The US Secret Service, Europol, and others take down Garantex, a Russian cryptocurrency exchange accused of being associated with ransomware hackers. 👉 techcrunch.com
- Sanctioned Russian crypto exchange suspends services as Tether blocks wallets. 👉 reuters.com
- Tether Freezes $28M USDT on Russian Crypto Exchange Garantex. 👉 coindesk.com
SBF Discusses Prison Life:
- In an interview with Tucker Carlson, Sam Bankman-Fried says he was becoming closer to the GOP before his arrest and that played a role in his sentencing. 👉 coindesk.com
- SBF tells Tucker Carlson About Sharing Cell Block With Diddy. 👉 tmz.com
VMware ESXi Vulnerabilities:
- Broadcom fixes three VMware zero-days exploited in the wild, which could allow admin or root access to escape a VM's sandbox. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- Threat posed by new VMware hyperjacking vulnerabilities is hard to overstate. 👉 arstechnica.com
TSMC Investment:
- Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te reassures citizens that TSMC's plans to spend $100B in the US would benefit Taiwan, after the move caused anxiety and criticism. 👉 nytimes.com$
- TSMC Says $100 Billion U.S. Expansion Driven by Demand, Not Political Pressure. 👉 wsj.com$
Michael Grimes to Lead Chips Program Office:
- Longtime Elon Musk ally Michael Grimes is leading a shake-up of the Chips Program Office, which administers billions in semiconductor subsidies. 👉 t.co
- Dealmaker Michael Grimes expected to lead new US sovereign wealth fund. 👉 reuters.com
India's Income Tax Bill 2025:
- India's Income Tax Bill 2025 gives income tax officers the legal authority to access taxpayers' accounts like email and social media if they suspect tax evasion. 👉 economictimes.indiatimes.com
TikTok Negotiations Stall:
- Sources say there haven't been negotiations between ByteDance and prospective TikTok US buyers, amid confusion over who's leading Trump administration negotiations. 👉 axios.com
- Trump says he would ‘probably’ extend TikTok ban-or-sale deadline if necessary. 👉 nypost.com
USCIS Social Media Review Policy:
- USCIS proposes reviewing social media accounts of people applying for US citizenship, green cards, and asylum or refugee status, to comply with Trump's EO. 👉 theverge.com
New Report Finds AI Search Engines Drive Less Traffic:
- A TollBit analysis of 160 websites on its content licensing service finds AI search engines drive 96% less referral traffic than Google Search. 👉 forbes.com$
New AI Sales Agents:
- Microsoft unveils AI agents Sales Agent and Sales Chat that connect to Dynamics 365 business apps and Salesforce, available in public preview from May 2025. 👉 geekwire.com
- Salesforce announces Agentforce 2dx, letting AI agents work proactively and autonomously across enterprise systems without chat interfaces and user prompts. 👉 venturebeat.com
Sovereign Wealth Fund:
- Dealmaker Michael Grimes expected to lead new US sovereign wealth fund, sources say. 👉 reuters.com
Malvertising Campaign:
Akira Ransomware:
Domain Seizure:
Ticket Theft:
Private Key Stealer:
OneDrive Backup Prompt:
Password Manager Spoofing:
Rayhunter Tool:
Silk Typhoon Hackers:
- China-Linked Silk Typhoon Expands Cyber Attacks to IT Supply Chains for Initial Access. 👉 thehackernews.com
- Silk Typhoon hackers now target IT supply chains to breach networks. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
Chinese Hackers Charged:
Android Malware:
YouTube Phishing Attacks:
Toronto Zoo Ransomware:
Ransomware Attacks:
WordPress Infections:
- Over 1,000 WordPress Sites Infected with JavaScript Backdoors Enabling Persistent Attacker Access. 👉 thehackernews.com
DoubleZero Raises $28M:
- DoubleZero, which is coordinating a global network of fiber optic cables to improve blockchains, raised $28M in a token round, sources say at a $400M valuation. 👉 coindesk.com
Turing Secures Funding:
- Turing, which works with engineers to contribute code to AI projects, raised a $111M Series E led by Malaysia's sovereign wealth fund at a $2.2B valuation. 👉 techcrunch.com
India's Income Tax Bill:
- Your email and social media account can be accessed by income tax officer starting next financial year in these cases. 👉 economictimes.indiatimes.com
Bafta Survey:
Ryanair Paperless Boarding Passes:
- Ryanair has delayed its move to 100% paperless boarding passes to the start of its winter schedule on November 3. 👉 travelweekly.co.uk
Voyager Spacecraft Shutdown:
- NASA has begun shutting down science instruments aboard the twin Voyager spacecraft to extend their 47-year journey through interstellar space. 👉 theverge.com
Remove Chinese Routers:
- A U.S. congressional committee has urged Americans to remove Chinese-made wireless routers from their homes, including those made by TP-Link, calling them a security threat. 👉 reuters.com
RISC-V Chips in China:
- China plans to issue guidance to encourage the use of open-source RISC-V chips nationwide. 👉 reuters.com
Record Low Sea Ice:
- Global sea ice fell to a record low in February, scientists have said. 👉 theguardian.com
Printer Firmware Updates:
- Brother has rejected claims that its firmware updates intentionally disable printer functionality when third-party cartridges are installed. 👉 arstechnica.com
UK Encryption Advice Scrubbed:
- The U.K. government appears to have quietly scrubbed encryption advice from government web pages. 👉 techcrunch.com
FCC Explores GPS Alternatives:
- The FCC says it plans to vote next month to explore alternatives to GPS. 👉 reuters.com
Denmark Ends Letter Deliveries:
- Denmark's state-run postal service, PostNord, is to end all letter deliveries at the end of 2025. 👉 bbc.com