The End of ‘iPhone’ | WIRED

The End of ‘iPhone’ | WIRED

If Apple did drop the “i,” it would hardly be the company’s most significant makeover. Segall points out that the company is familiar with overhauls, and he believes Apple CEO Tim Cook wouldn’t lose any sleep over dropping the Jobs-era prefix. Apple did not respond to a request for comment on this article. “Apple has …

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There Will Be No Human-Centered AI Without Humane Economics

There Will Be No Human-Centered AI Without Humane Economics

Financial stock exchange market display screen board on the street getty Many economic actors around the world are seeking the next generation of new business models, focused, passionate, stubbornly determined to take advantage of digital technologies, particularly AI. The market capitalization of the top 100 global companies reached $40 trillion by the end of March …

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Apple Laid Off 600 People in Pivot Away From Cars and Watch Displays: Report

Apple Laid Off 600 People in Pivot Away From Cars and Watch Displays: Report

Photo: Smith Collection/Gado (Getty Images) Apple decided to stop building cars and smartwatch displays in-house so it laid off 600 employees, according to a report from Bloomberg Thursday. The layoffs, which occurred in Feb. and March, affected 87 employees working at a secret Apple facility working on smartwatch screens, and hundreds working on the Apple …

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Your Screen Protector Is Not All It’s Cracked Up to Be

Your Screen Protector Is Not All It’s Cracked Up to Be

When you’re buying a new smartphone, salesmen love pestering you to buy some increased protection — insurance, a case, and, obviously, a screen protector. The screen protector has long been hailed as a necessity, costing anywhere from $10 to $60. These little slips of plastic and glass have ballooned to a $50 billion industry, but …

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Friday’s the Last Day to Return Your Apple Vision Pro

Friday’s the Last Day to Return Your Apple Vision Pro

This month, Apple released its first truly anticipated product in years, the Apple Vision Pro. It’s a groundbreaking device, with some of the best hardware specs and the most impressive performance of any commercial headset ever released. It’s also a $3,500 toy, one that an untold number of people seem to regret taking home. If …

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How the Apple iPhone changed the world

How the Apple iPhone changed the world

When Apple announced the iPhone in 2007, Steve Jobs called it a “revolutionary product” in a handset category that he said needed to be reinvented.  Now, nearly two decades and 42 models later, the iPhone is one of the world’s most popular phones. Apple has sold over 2.3 billion units of the iPhone and has …

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