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  • It's a good year to buy the vanilla iPhone 16 (and avoid the SE at all costs)

    After sitting with Apple's announcements for a day, one thing has become clear: The plain $799 iPhone 16 is a pretty solid deal, at least compared to basic iPhones from the last few years.

  • Nintendo Switch 2: Everything we know about the coming release

    Here’s everything we know about the Nintendo Switch 2. It could be officially announced any day now.

  • The iPhone 16 Is Here! All About Apple's Newest Products — and When You Can Get Your Hands on Them

    Apple announced the iPhone 16, AirPods 4 and the Apple Watch 10 at the company's annual launch event

  • Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold review: the ideal foldable phone design

    Book-style foldable is just like a regular phone when closed but opens to reveal large and bright tablet screen

  • iOS 18: release date, features, Apple Intelligence and more ahead of imminent launch

    From AI-generated emojis to an overhauled Siri, these are the best software perks coming to Apple devices

  • Was Apple’s iPhone Event a Flop? What Wall Street Says It Means for the Stock.

    Oppenheimer analyst Martin Yang notes that Apple’s iPhone 16 family ‘sees upgrades that are more incremental,’ compared with dramatic improvements Apple Watch and AirPods.

  • Huawei's tri-foldable phone stirs Chinese pride but $2,800 price tag panned

    BEIJING (Reuters) -Huawei's new tri-foldable smartphone has ignited nationalistic pride in China with social media abuzz with what supporters see as its ability to out-innovate Apple despite U.S. sanctions - even if many are balking at the phone's $2,800 price tag. The Chinese technology giant unveiled its Mate XT, the industry's first tri-foldable phone, on Tuesday just hours after Apple introduced its artificial intelligence-enhanced iPhone 16 lineup. Both the Mate XT and iPhone 16 will go on sale on Sept. 20, though the Mate XT is expected to be available only in China.

  • PlayStation 5 Pro release date, price and games: What to know about Sony's upgraded console

    With stunning 4K visuals at a silky smooth 60fps, the PS5 Pro could be the best console for big-screen gaming

  • Saudi Arabia's Gain Summit draws US and Chinese tech giants as kingdom goes all out for AI

    Saudi Arabia has kicked off an artificial intelligence-themed event as the oil-rich country accelerates adoption of AI, a movement that lures both Western and Chinese technology firms to take on the demand for cloud and data solutions. The third Global AI Summit, known as the Gain Summit, started on Tuesday in the Saudi capital Riyadh, drawing over 400 speakers from over 100 countries, including Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon, according to the organiser Saudi Data & Artificial Intelligence Authorit

  • Microsoft hosts cybersecurity summit after global IT outage

    The conference marked the first significant step by Microsoft to address the issues that affected nearly 8.5 million Windows devices on July 19, disrupting operations across industries ranging from major airlines to banks and healthcare. It was held at Microsoft's headquarters in Redmond, Washington. The July outage raised concerns that many organizations are not well prepared to implement contingency plans when a single point of failure such as an IT system, or a piece of software within it, goes down.

  • The Morning After: Should you upgrade to an iPhone 16?

    The biggest news stories this morning: Everything Apple revealed at the iPhone 16 launch event, Google Pixel Watch 3 review, It looks like Sony will announce the PS5 Pro later today.

  • Nvidia's market influence, iPhone 16 reaction: Morning Brief

    US stocks (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) are hoping to rebound further from last week's volatile trading. Morning Brief hosts Seana Smith and Brad Smith track Tuesday's market moves and interview top Wall Street experts. Citigroup head of US equity strategy Scott Chronert shares his market insights as the tech-heavy S&P 500 may be moving away from Nvidia's (NVDA) influence as a leader in the AI chip trade. Needham senior media & internet analyst Laura Martin joins the program to make the case as to why Apple's (AAPL) new iPhone 16 may not be as "compelling" as future devices while the tech giant hones its Apple Intelligence AI features. Other top trending stocks on the Yahoo Finance platform include Oracle (ORCL) and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSM). This post was written by Luke Carberry Mogan.

  • Samsung Elec plans global job cuts of up to 30% in some divisions, sources say

    SEOUL/NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Samsung Electronics, the world's top maker of smartphones, TVs and memory chips, is cutting up to 30% of its overseas staff at some divisions, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. South Korea-based Samsung has instructed subsidiaries worldwide to reduce sales and marketing staff by about 15% and the administrative staff by up to 30%, two of the sources said. Six other people familiar with the matter also confirmed Samsung's planned global headcount reduction.

  • AI Weekly: Smartphone showdown, thoughtful bots

    STORY: From a showdown for smartphone makers, to a bot that thinks before it speaks, this is AI Weekly. Apple and Huawei squared up for a fight over AI smartphones. The iPhone maker unveiled its latest models, but said it wouldn’t begin selling its Apple Intelligence product immediately, and not until much later in China. Hours later, Huawei unveiled its new flagship - a tri-fold device that has an AI assistant ready to go. OpenAI looks set to release a more thoughtful bot. Dubbed “Strawberry”, it’s meant to reason more, and "think" before responding.Tech publication The Information says a launch could come over the next two weeks, though it’s unclear how the service will be offered. :: "To Dear Me" / Reply AI Film FestivalThis film was screened at the Reply AI Film Festival in Venice......a short-film competition that awarded the innovative use of AI and the quality of storytelling.Filippo Rizzante from organizing company Reply said the idea hadn’t had a warm welcome everywhere: “We were contacting a lot of different film festivals all around the world. Most of them were saying 'No, no, we don't want you'. Because obviously it is a transition where all the industry is worried about.”The U.S., UK and EU have signed the first legally binding international AI treaty. It promotes responsible innovation in the field, and the protection of human rights. But critics say an original draft was watered down so much that it’s now just a broad set of principles. And former OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever has launched his own company. He raised more than $1 billion in cash for Safe Superintelligence which aims to develop systems that far surpass human abilities - while ensuring they don’t pose any danger to humanity.

  • Otter attack in Malaysia leaves woman bloodied and unable to stand

    Mariasella Harun was ambushed while jogging in Perdana Park

  • Addison Rae hit the VMAs red carpet in a sculptural bra, underwear and tutu

    Addison Rae arrived on the 2024 VMAs red carpet wearing a custom Miss Claire Sullivan look consisting of a white bra, matching underwear and a giant tutu.

  • ‘Trump debated three people and won’: Telegraph readers on the presidential debate

    Kamala Harris and Donald Trump went head-to-head in their first and possibly only debate on Tuesday night.

  • Blackpink’s Lisa Makes a Dramatic Arrival to MTV VMAs 2024 Red Carpet in Theatrical Mugler Dress With Veil Detail

    The Louis Vuitton brand ambassador favored a dramatic look for the awards show on Wednesday.

  • 18 Awkward, Yikes, Or Otherwise Ridiculous Presidential Debate Moments

    Trump telling Harris to stop laughing at him was a real thing that happened multiple times.

  • 'Holy S**t': Jon Stewart Nails Exact Moment Kamala Harris 'Crushed' Trump At Debate

    The "Daily Show" host hit the former president for an "insanely false" claim at the debate.