Ukraine is intensifying its aerial assault against Russia with drones that fly for longer and carry a larger payload, boosting Kyiv’s profile as allied nations race to distill its battle-tested insights. Ukraine is “churning out cutting-edge military technology” at a speed with “few parallels in modern history,” The Wall Street ...
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John Ternus confronts Apple’s AI eraJohn Ternus confronts Apple’s AI era
Steve Jobs and Tim Cook solved Apple’s biggest problems of their respective eras — building new products people loved and then manufacturing them at global, margin-fattening scale. John Ternus, who takes over as CEO today, will now have to confront Apple’s AI era. Among his first tasks: Defending the powerful ...
Meta disables cameras on thousands of tampered smart glassesMeta disables cameras on thousands of tampered smart glasses
The Scoop Meta has disabled the photo- and video-taking abilities for thousands of its Glasses users after detecting they had tampered with the light that discloses that the device’s camera is on. The company recently rolled out an update that can detect whether the LED light has been covered or ...
OpenClaw agent hype dies down in ChinaOpenClaw agent hype dies down in China
The extent of AI excitement among China’s public may be overstated, analysts argued. A viral craze this year saw grandmothers installing the agentic AI tool OpenClaw, part of the so-called “raising lobsters” frenzy that was widely presented as evidence of rabid AI enthusiasm in China. But the lobster has become ...
New Leon Black book picks fight with the TimesNew Leon Black book picks fight with the Times
The Scoop Apollo founder Leon Black’s career started falling apart in October of 2020, when The New York Times revealed that he’d been one of Jeffrey Epstein’s main financial patrons, relying on the criminal long after others had abandoned him. The veteran finance writer Bill Cohan’s new 673-page Black biography, ...
The Fed’s forecasts keep missing, so it may stop making themThe Fed’s forecasts keep missing, so it may stop making them
Liz’s view Hi, and welcome back. A lot happened while Rohan and I were on vacation, but the one thing still on my mind — freshly cleansed by Hudson Valley air — is Kevin Warsh’s speech in Jackson Hole. The Fed chair argued the central bank should say less about ...
How China can muddle through to superpower statusHow China can muddle through to superpower status
Ben’s view Analysis of China is often so polarized that a casual observer might get the impression that Beijing is an unstoppable force on the verge of global domination a precarious dictatorship on the brink of collapse. That is not an impossible combination, of course. The Soviet Union was an ...
The US needs ‘allied scale’ to counter ChinaThe US needs ‘allied scale’ to counter China
Andy’s view To have any hope of countering China’s industrial challenge, the US needs a coalition. Alone, it is outmatched in overall size — measured by purchasing power, China’s economy is 30% larger — and manufacturing strength: In shipbuilding, for instance, China has more than 200 times US capacity. But ...
PIF megaproject ends two-year CEO searchPIF megaproject ends two-year CEO search
The Scoop Saudi Arabia’s ROSHN Group has hired its first full-time chief executive in more than two years, filling one of several leadership vacancies at companies controlled by the kingdom’s sovereign wealth fund. Naaman Atallah, currently president of real estate at UAE conglomerate Al-Futtaim, is set to join the developer ...
UAE AI firm pitches video compression for Saudi securityUAE AI firm pitches video compression for Saudi security
The News Abu Dhabi-based Neurovia AI is pitching Saudi security agencies software it says can compress video files by up to 95%, lowering the cost and processing demands of the vast camera networks used to keep Islam’s holiest cities safe for pilgrims and residents. The company developed an algorithm that ...