Apple names Johny Srouji as chief hardware officer
… He is stepping into the shoes of current hardware engineering head John Ternus, who will replace Tim Cook as CEO in September, while Cook becomes the chairman of the board. …
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Microsoft reports sinking Xbox revenue as its cloud business climbs
… In addition to an executive shuffle, Microsoft has only pushed further into AI in recent months, with the company reporting $54.5 billion in revenue from its cloud business, marking a 29 percent year-over-year increase. “We are focused on delivering cloud and AI infrastructure and solutions that em… …
The cost of the smart home is going up
… The push toward subscription models is part of a wider shift in the smart home — the hope that AI’s new capabilities may finally provide a sustainable revenue stream for smart home companies. …
What’s next for Microsoft’s Surface PCs?
… While this camera was primarily designed for the Surface Hub devices Microsoft is now giving up on, it’s the combination of AI and hardware that could be used in regular webcams down the line. …
Google’s taking a big swing at AI health with the Fitbit Air
… But the Air is not a signal that Google’s reviving Fitbit as it was. This is Fitbit’s first hardware product in nearly four years, but it comes alongside the death of the Fitbit app. …
The US gets the worst phones
… If Apple does start to push smartphone hardware boundaries again, it’ll be better for all of us — and no one more so than smartphone buyers in the US.
Microsoft Build 2026: The 7 biggest announcements
… Microsoft’s first in-house reasoning AI model Microsoft is pushing ahead with its work to make its own AI models instead of relying on those created by OpenAI. …
Microsoft’s new Xbox shake-up is all about platform changes
… It’s also a lot of AI experience, which is bound to sound the alarm bells with some Xbox fans, but looking at the appointments there’s no clear AI push for Xbox here. …
Tim Cook will still be Apple’s Trump whisperer
… As Apple’s senior vice president of hardware engineering John Ternus takes over as CEO, the company will need to overcome significant policy challenges, including global efforts to regulate AI, and a push for app stores to verify user ages. …
Inside the return of Xbox
… Sharma didn’t address this directly in her all-hands, but she did drop a hint about more choices for Xbox hardware in the future. “Because we want to be where the world plays, we will build our own great hardware but we will also build a strong ecosystem that’s going to expand choice and reach for … …