Technology Report - Changing Our World

At its latest hardware event on Tuesday, Apple officially announced the new 2025 iPhone lineup. That includes the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max, and the slimmed-down iPhone Air, which looks to be the standout model this year.

The iPhone Air may have been the star of the show, but Apple also announced a new pair of AirPods at its “Awe dropping” event on September 9th.

The skepticism that I had about Apple’s rumored crossbody iPhone strap can be put to rest now that it was officially announced at yesterday’s big iPhone 17 event. I’m suitably impressed.

A sample obtained by NASA's Perseverance rover of rock formed billions of years ago from sediment on the bottom of a lake contains potential signs of ancient microbial life on Mars, according to scientists, though the minerals spotted in the sample also can form through nonbiological processes.

You probably walked by it a bunch of times today.

Geoffrey Hinton, considered the "Godfather of AI," is once again offering scary predictions about what AI has in store for us.

OpenAI doesn't seem to have fixed GPT-5's problems with truth and accuracy in the month since the LLM was released.

Math and reading test scores for American high-school seniors have hit an all-time low, according to Department of Education data.

As Tesla tries to award Elon Musk with a trillion dollar pay package, it's hedging its bets on achieving full self-driving.

Philosopher Nick Bostrom brought simulation theory and AI superintelligence into the public psyche — and now he has a new warning for us all.

It’s less noticeable than a thinner profile or trick camera lenses, but Apple is pointing out another upgrade in the iPhone 17 family of phones that it says is part of “the most significant upgrade to memory safety in the history of consumer operating systems.

This chart shows Apple's revenue growth since 2000.

OpenAI has teamed up with production companies in London and Los Angeles to create a feature-length animated movie made with AI.

AI has proven repeatedly to have issues with accuracy — and using it as a coding assistant creates more security problems, too.

Hype dims as a country-wide survey of US corporations shows a sudden drop-off in AI use among firms with more than 250 employees.

The CEO of AI startup Flock Safety, Garrett Langley, believes his billion-dollar startup is the key to solving crime in the US forever.

Sam Altman is suddenly open to the idea that the internet may be polluted with too many AI models — and god knows who's responsible.

Nuclear deterrence experts are growing concerned that AI could push military leaders into a catastrophic nuclear war.

OpenAI announced that it's launching a LinkedIn competitor that will match candidates with employers using AI.

Astronomers say they've found evidence of an ancient and never directly observed class of object known as a primordial black hole.

The CEO and cofounder of Cluely says that by destroying education, he's simply "accelerating the collapse of a doomed industry."