According to Bloomberg, new Apple CEO John Ternus is pursuing an overhaul aimed at making the company faster and leaner, including releasing more products on a less predictable schedule and cutting layers of middle management. Apple has reportedly dismissed a number of engineering program managers in its hardware division over the past two weeks, including roughly half a dozen directors, with affected staff given weeks to find new internal roles before facing layoffs later this year.
Amazon's second-generation Echo Auto, a dongle bringing Alexa to cars without built-in smart infotainment, is now listed as 'Currently unavailable' on its product page with no restock date given. Reddit users first noticed the device had also disappeared from direct search results on Amazon.
The film will be available for digital download starting October 6, according to the report. A physical release, presumably on Blu-ray and DVD, follows on December 15.
Amazon's early Prime Day sale includes a $500 price cut on the 2TB M5 Pro MacBook Pro (14-inch, 24GB RAM) in both Space Black and Silver, bringing it to $2,699 from $3,199. The retailer is also offering $50 off the new Mac Studio, up to $150 off M5 MacBook Air models, clearance pricing on Apple Watch Ultra 3, and various accessory deals from brands like Twelve South and Anker.
Google's new Home speaker acts as a Gemini-powered voice assistant that also handles multi-room music playback without requiring any subscription beyond a music streaming service. It works with Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music and Amazon Music, and is set up and controlled through the redesigned Google Home app, which also supports speaker groups and moving audio between rooms. The speaker uses a single 58mm driver, making it noticeably quieter and less clear than pricier alternatives like Sonos' Era 100, though two units can be paired for stereo sound.
A Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations report led by Sen. Richard Blumenthal alleges Iran relies on Tether's USDT stablecoin as a key part of a 'shadow banking network' to bypass sanctions and finance terrorist proxies and military equipment purchases. The subcommittee examined 846 sanctioned crypto wallets tied to Iran and regional proxies, finding 84 percent used USDT almost exclusively, and it accuses Tether of inconsistently freezing flagged wallets before 2024. Tether responded that it has frozen nearly $550 million in USDT linked to Iran this year and denies USDT is a haven for sanctioned or criminal actors.
Federal housing regulators announced changes allowing mortgage lenders to use credit scores from VantageScore Solutions, a rival to Fair Isaac Corporation, rather than relying solely on FICO scores. The news sent FICO's stock price sharply lower as investors reacted to the prospect of increased competition in credit scoring for home loans.
SpaceX's Starship rocket completed a test flight reaching orbital velocity, marking the first time the vehicle has achieved this milestone after multiple prior attempts ended in failure. The flight demonstrated key systems needed for the spacecraft's eventual role in deep-space missions, though the company still faces significant engineering hurdles before Starship can be used commercially.
Oceanographers tell the Guardian that a massive Kelvin wave of unusually warm Pacific water, already raising sea levels off Ecuador, Colombia and Panama by more than a foot, is moving toward California. Scientists say it could push coastal sea levels there up by as much as a foot and keep them elevated for months as part of a strong El Niño pattern.
Singaporean startup Strutt has launched the ev¹, a joystick-controlled four-motor mobility device with stability control, anti-lock brakes, obstacle-avoidance cameras, and self-driving Pathfinder and Waypoint modes. It can climb 13° slopes, clear 2-inch curbs, cross 4.7-inch gaps, and traverse grass and gravel, and sells for $7,500. The company markets it as a 'smart everyday vehicle' rather than a wheelchair, avoiding FDA Class II medical device classification.
Android Authority found new elements activated in version 17.62.9 of the Google app, including a selector to toggle the Gemini overlay between standard Chat mode and a Spark-related Task mode. The update also surfaces a bell icon for quick access to recent conversations and a still-inactive Proactive Assistance icon, alongside a browser-switching option for Gemini Spark tasks.
An Indian Reddit user says Zotac denied warranty service for a GeForce RTX 3060 Twin Edge purchased in June 2025 and registered days later, even though Zotac's standard policy covers cards for three years. Zotac told the customer its records show the card was imported in April 2023, and that warranty runs from the import date rather than the purchase date, so the card fell outside the coverage window. The company advised the buyer to seek help from the original retailer instead.
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