According to AppleInsider, 2027 could see Apple releasing six or seven distinct iPhone models annually. The year might also bring an OLED-screened iMac, a potential iMac Pro with M6 Max, and two new low-cost MacBooks.
Major investments are finally improving FreeBSD’s historically rough laptop experience. With over $750,000 in funding, 2025 saw key upgrades to WiFi, graphics, and power management.
TikTok has struck a deal to avoid a US ban by placing its American operations under a new joint venture. Majority control goes to Oracle, Silver Lake, and MGX, with ByteDance retaining just 19.9%. The app’s algorithm will be retrained on US data.
After years of pressure, ByteDance has agreed to a deal that creates a new U.S. joint venture for TikTok. A group of American investors will own 45% and control key operations. The deal is set to close on January 22nd, 2026.
Mozilla is responding to community backlash by promising an “AI kill switch” in Firefox. This feature will let users completely remove all AI-related elements, a direct reaction to concerns over the new CEO’s push for AI integration.
Google is rolling out a new Data Tables feature for its NotebookLM AI platform. It can synthesize scattered notes into structured charts for analysis and export.
A new research initiative argues that how a company organizes itself around AI is more critical than the AI models it uses. They’re studying 14 major corporations and AI-native startups to find the blueprint for success.
Amazon’s recent shutdown of its MMO division, canceling a Lord of the Rings project and sunsetting New World, has sparked a crisis of faith for the genre. According to a Wccftech interview with veterans like Greg Street and Rich Vogel, the problem isn’t player interest—it’s the astronomical cost and
Researchers found that built-in browsers in smart TVs, e-readers, and cars often ship years out of date, with known security bugs. The situation is so bad that new products are hitting shelves with browsers already three years obsolete.
In a major strategic play, Anthropic is open-sourcing the “Agent Skills” framework it first introduced in October. The move is creating a de facto standard for making AI assistants better at specialized tasks, with big names like Microsoft, Atlassian, and Stripe already on board.
