Why SpaceX made a $17B bet on the direct-to-cell market
Explaining SpaceX’s aggressive move to dominate satellite-to-phone connectivity.
The Download: China’s dying EV batteries, and why AI doomers are doubling down
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. China figured out how to sell EVs. Now it has to bury their batteries. In the past decade, China has seen an EV boom, thanks in part to government support. Buying an electric…
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I want to love Apple’s new iPhone Air, but the iPhone 17 is a better deal
I was within a heartbeat of preordering the new iPhone Air. But a closer looks at the specs changed my mind.
Email Isn’t Dead — But Your Strategy Might Be. Here’s How to Revive It
Most email campaigns fail not because of the channel, but because of a flawed strategy — here’s how to fix yours and start driving real results.
Microsoft’s Return-to-Office Mandate Will Begin in a Few Months. Here’s What We Know.
The return-to-office policy is expected to affect all Microsoft corporate employees in the U.S. and abroad.
Apple’s creator-centric iPhone 17 Pro will make the vlogging camera obsolete
Apple unveiled its new line of iPhones on Tuesday, and the iPhone 17 Pro is making a direct appeal to content creators.
The iPhone Air is a hint at the iPhone’s future, which could include foldables
The iPhone Air may not be ready to be your daily driver, but it’s a hint of what’s to come.
Microsoft to lessen reliance on OpenAI by buying AI from rival Anthropic
The move to diversify its AI partnerships by tapping the shoulder of OpenAI’s top rival comes as the AI company also pursues independence from Microsoft with its own AI infrastructure and a potential LinkedIn competitor.
All of the iPhone 17 models compared
All four of the devices will be available to preorder on Friday and will be available on September 19.
This Mom’s Creative Side Hustle Started As a Hobby With Less Than $100 — Then Grew Into a Business Averaging $570,000 a Month: ‘It’s Crazy’
After Krista LeRay shared her passion project on Instagram, she realized there was enough demand to start a business.
Apple’s new iPhone 17 devices don’t have an AI-powered Siri yet. It doesn’t matter.
Until now, Apple has only released what could be considered baseline AI features for its devices, like AI writing tools, summarization, generative AI images (which some complain are not very good), live translation, visual search, and Genmoji, among others.