TECHNOLOGY
iPhone 18 trial production reportedly set for February as Apple prepares staggered launch
Apple is reportedly set to begin trial production of the iPhone 18 in February, signalling that the Pro models’ design is largely final ahead of a staggered launch spanning late 2026 and spring 2027.
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Apple holds third place in Cloudflare’s Global Internet Services Rankings for 2025
Apple finished third in Cloudflare’s Global Internet Services rankings for 2025, maintaining strong global usage while gradually increasing its share of mobile internet traffic through iOS.
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Viral Grok prompts claim to decode personality, career direction, and life purpose using AI.
A viral set of Grok prompts claims to reveal personality traits, career alignment and life purpose using only a date of birth, highlighting a growing trend of AI-driven self-reflection.
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ChatGPT’s hidden Christmas trick turns a single emoji into a personalised Santa video
A hidden Christmas Easter egg in ChatGPT lets users trigger a personalised Santa video by sending a single emoji and uploading a selfie.
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Dell tightens office attendance rules as sales staff told to be onsite full-time
Dell has issued a strict new memo requiring onsite sales employees to work from the office five days a week for at least eight hours a day, following internal checks that revealed widespread non-compliance.
TECHNOLOGY
Alphabet buys Intersect to accelerate data centre expansion for AI workloads
Alphabet is acquiring data centre and energy infrastructure company Intersect for $4.75 billion to expand AI capacity and strengthen control over power and infrastructure as demand accelerates.
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AWS CEO Matt Garman says copying rivals is one thing Amazon does poorly
AWS CEO Matt Garman has said Amazon is particularly bad at copying competitors, arguing the company performs best when it builds from first principles and focuses on differentiated expertise.
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Larry Page’s 25-year-old AI vision has quietly become Google’s present reality
A rare video from 2000 shows Google co-founder Larry Page describing an AI-powered search engine that closely mirrors how Google now uses generative AI across Search and its products.
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AirPods Pro 3 users still report static and crackling issues despite multiple firmware updates
AirPods Pro 3 users are still reporting static, crackling, and whistling sounds with Active Noise Cancellation, even after multiple firmware updates and replacement units.
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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 8 may stick with Exynos 2600 processor, here's why
Samsung is reportedly planning to equip the Galaxy Z Flip 8 exclusively with the Exynos 2600 chip, signalling renewed confidence in its in-house silicon strategy for 2026.
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ChatGPT's voice feature is leaving the macOS app in January 2026
OpenAI has confirmed that ChatGPT’s Voice feature will be removed from the macOS app on January 15, 2026, with voice access continuing on the web, mobile apps, and Windows.
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Apple research reveals how AI could transform extreme low-light iPhone photography
Apple researchers have demonstrated how integrating an AI diffusion model directly into the camera pipeline could dramatically improve extreme low-light photos by recovering detail from raw sensor data.
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YouTube Shorts tests new dislike button placement and rebrands it as “Not Interested”
YouTube Shorts is testing a new dislike button placement and experimenting with “Not interested” wording to change how users signal content preferences.
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Gemini will fully replace Google Assistant on Android in 2026 as Google pushes back timeline
Google has delayed its plan to replace Google Assistant with Gemini on Android, confirming the full transition will now take place in 2026.
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Meta to launch new image and video AI models to take on Google Nano Banana
Meta is developing new image, video and text AI models under its Superintelligence Lab, aiming for a critical launch in the first half of 2026.
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Samsung SmartThings becomes first platform to support Matter-compatible cameras
Samsung SmartThings has become the first smart home platform to support Matter-compatible cameras by adopting Matter 1.5, expanding the standard to include security and video devices.
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McDonald’s apologises: Pulls AI Christmas ad after backlash
McDonald’s Netherlands has pulled its AI-generated Christmas ad after online backlash, admitting the campaign failed to reflect how many customers view the festive season.
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Satya Nadella tells Microsoft’s top leaders to commit to AI or…
Satya Nadella has told Microsoft’s top executives to fully commit to the company’s AI transformation or leave, as he pushes an urgent, high-intensity reset to avoid long-term irrelevance.
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WhatsApp now lets you reply to missed calls with instant voice or video notes
WhatsApp positions this as a modern take on voicemail, designed for users who want to relay information quickly when real time calls do not connect.
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Cisco CFO mocks HPE’s Juniper acquisition, says the 14 billion dollar deal is creating customer confusion
The senior Cisco executive argued that the overlap between HPE and Juniper’s product portfolios is causing hesitation among buyers trying to understand how the combined business will evolve.
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Apple buys 2 new buildings in Cupertino; crosses the $1 billion dollar mark in Bay Area property
Apple has purchased two more Cupertino buildings for two hundred and sixteen million dollars, pushing its recent Bay Area real estate spending past one billion dollars since June.
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Nvidia staffer calls Microsoft’s Blackwell cooling setup wasteful, here's why
The employee, who asked to remain anonymous, described the setup at one of Microsoft’s data centres as wasteful in an email circulated within Nvidia.
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YouTube chief Neal Mohan says Netflix is not on his mind, creators are the only priority
Neal Mohan was asked about comments made by Paramount chief David Ellison, who suggested that his proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. would position the new entity to compete more effectively with YouTube.
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Dell prepares for global memory shortages with price hikes across its commercial PC portfolio
Dell reiterated that its supply chain remains global and resilient, but warned that the broader market environment has become increasingly difficult.
