Amazon developing Fire Phone successor to take on iPhone with Alexa AI focus

After getting burned by the Fire Phone in 2014, Amazon is reportedly developing a new iPhone competitor for the current decade. The company’s revitalized hardware division is taking inspiration from Alexa instead of 3D this time around.

reports that a project internally known as “Transformer” is Amazon’s modern attempt at developing a voice assistant-centric smartphone.

The latest effort, known internally as “Transformer,” is being developed within its devices and services unit, according to four people familiar with the matter


OpenAI is building a desktop ‘superapp’ for macOS

According to , OpenAI is planning a big pivot with its app strategy, streamlining its Mac apps for ChatGPT, Codex, and Atlas into a single ‘superapp.’

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Tim Cook says the Mac just set a new launch record for Apple

Apple launched three new Macs last week: MacBook Neo, M5 MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro with M5 Pro and M5 Max. And CEO Tim Cook says the launch set a new record among first-time Mac buyers.

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Siri will continue to be incompetent … until it very suddenly isn’t

I know, we’ve been waiting forever for the new Siri and it still isn’t here yet. Many are adopting the cynical view that it won’t be worth the wait, and that AI is mostly hype anyway.

I’ve long felt that my own view of AI is somewhat at odds with the very polarized views mostly expressed on the internet. That it’s a villain or a hero. That it’s a mental toddler or a professor. I don’t see it as


Computer History Museum continues Apple’s 50th anniversary celebrations with TechFest

Following last week’s fantastic Apple@50 panel, the Computer History Museum has announced “TechFest: Happy Birthday, Apple,” to be held on March 28. Here are the details.

Last week, the Computer History Museum held a very interesting panel moderated by David Pogue, and featuring several veteran Apple executives, including former Apple CEO John Sculley, Senior Employee Chris Espinosa, former Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering Jon Rubinstein, and former Senior Vice President of Software Engineering Avie Tenevian.

The panel is


Google reveals another exploit chain affecting outdated iPhones

Following its recent disclosure of the Coruna exploit chain targeting older iOS versions, the company has now revealed a similar attack believed to be called DarkSword. Here are the details.

A few weeks ago, Google and iVerify published two reports with complementary details on the Coruna exploit, which chained multiple iOS vulnerabilities to compromise iPhones running outdated system versions.

Following the release of the reports, Apple released iOS 16.7.15, iOS 15.8.7, iPadOS 16.7.15,


AirTag 2 vs AirTag: Here’s everything new

Apple’s AirTag successor launched earlier this year, arriving five years after the original model. Here’s every feature that’s new and improved with AirTag 2.

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Report: Apple made roughly $900M from generative AI apps in 2025

Between January and August 2025, App Store revenue from generative AI apps nearly tripled, largely driven by ChatGPT subscriptions. Here are the details.

According to a new report by AppMagic (via ), “Apple’s revenue from GenAI apps rose from about $35 million in January 2025 to a high of $101 million in August,” before trending back down due to a decline in downloads of ChatGPT.

And speaking of ChatGPT, AppMagic says that OpenAI’s chatbot


Rumor: iPhone Fold may launch months after iPhone 18 Pro

Apple is widely expected to unveil its first iPhone with a foldable display this year. However, the rumored iPhone Fold could actually launch months after the iPhone 18 Pro.

That’s according to Barclays analyst Tim Long (via ). He believes the iPhone Fold launch could happen in December.

With the exception of 2020, Apple has announced and released new iPhones in September since the iPhone 5 in 2012.

Still, it wouldn’t be surprising to see Apple release its most expensive


Bloomberg: Google begins testing dedicated Gemini app for Mac

Mac users who prefer Gemini for their AI interactions might not have to wait much longer for a dedicated app. reports today that Google has quietly started beta testing an early version of a dedicated Gemini app for macOS with select users.

In a message to testers this week, Google reportedly explained that the current version of Gemini for macOS doesn’t have every feature.

“This is an early version of the Gemini for Mac app for your feedback and will have only critical features from the other clients but not all.”

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