New agreements between the companies and the Commerce department build on Biden-era pacts.
Amazon's Leo satellite network is poised for initial service launch later this year after deploying over 390 satellites. The company aims to compete with SpaceX's Starlink, facing challenges from rocket capacity shortages and launch vehicle delays.
AI pioneer Yann LeCun is developing a new AI model, Joint Embedding Predictive Architecture (JEPA), at his startup AMI Labs. Unlike current LLMs like ChatGPT, JEPA aims to understand the physical world, enabling robots to perform complex tasks. The company has raised over $1bn from investors including Nvidia and Jeff Bezos's fund.
Meta is introducing a $19.99 monthly subscription for "Conversation Focus" on its AI glasses, limiting free usage to three hours. This move is part of broader "premium" feature experiments across Meta's platforms, sparking user concern despite other AI features remaining free.
Experts warn connected car apps often fail to help owners track stolen vehicles, citing a "growing gap" between expectation and reality. Ian Fogg's Kia was stolen in the UK, but Kia Connect couldn't live-track it due to UK law and data protection regulations, despite the company knowing its location in Lithuania.
Apple plans to launch at least five new iPhone models by mid-2027 and increase foldable device production to 10 million units this year, navigating industry component shortages better than rivals due to its strong market position.
Amazon's top hardware executive, Panos Panay, revealed the company is prioritizing in-house silicon for "critical" consumer devices like Echo Show and Fire TV. This focus on custom chips aims to enhance AI capabilities on-device, improve hardware-software integration, and secure the user experience, while still utilizing chips from partners like Qualcomm. Panay also hinted at a future beyond apps and screens, emphasizing conversational AI and context for future gadgets, including a roadmap of "on-the-go" devices.
