Apple announced the second generation of its Vision line today, featuring a redesigned lightweight frame and a breakthrough solid-state battery that delivers 14 hours of continuous use. The device weighs just 280 grams, half the weight of its predecessor, and introduces a new "ambient computing" mode that overlays contextual information onto the real world without requiring active interaction.
Bay Area startup QubitCore has achieved what many thought was still years away: a 1,000-qubit processor with built-in quantum error correction. The system maintained coherence for over 10 minutes in benchmark tests, a milestone that could accelerate drug discovery and materials science research.
Global smartphone shipments grew 8% in Q4 2025, driven almost entirely by foldable devices which now account for 30% of all premium phone sales. Samsung and Google lead the segment, with prices falling below $700 for the first time.
A collaborative open-source project released Titan-7, a language model that topped industry benchmarks ahead of proprietary alternatives. The model runs efficiently on consumer GPUs, prompting debate about the future of paid AI services.
Following a successful pilot in Phoenix, the company is expanding its driverless ride service to Austin, Miami, and Denver. The fleet uses a combination of lidar and AI vision systems that regulators approved after two million miles of incident-free testing.