Fairphone is making its long-awaited US debut, but not with smartphones first. The company is launching its repairable Fairbuds XL headphones through Amazon, with phones expected to follow later. This marks a significant expansion for the sustainability-focused brand.
Mike Kostersitz spent three decades building his career at Microsoft before getting laid off in May. At 60 years old, he’s now navigating a job market completely different from the one he last experienced. His story shows the particular challenges facing long-tenured tech workers today.
Sequoia Capital is undergoing its fifth generational leadership transfer in 53 years. Alfred Lin and Pat Grady are taking over as co-stewards from Roelof Botha, who led the firm for nearly a decade. The transition comes as the venture industry faces increasing political complexity and bifurcation.
Artificial intelligence is evolving beyond pure automation into collaborative decision-making with humans. The key to success? Developing what researchers call “collective moral imagination” between people and machines. This partnership could transform everything from medical diagnoses to financial
Getty Images has lost significant portions of its copyright lawsuit against Stability AI in a London High Court ruling. The court found that while Getty’s images were used for training, the AI model itself didn’t contain infringing copies. This decision could reshape how UK law handles AI and copyri
OpenAI has expanded its Sora video generation app to Android devices after last month’s iOS launch. The app is now available in multiple countries through the Google Play Store, offering text-to-video creation and community features.
Researchers have created a breakthrough method for studying ocean viruses that processes over 2,000 particles in just 300 nanoliters of seawater. The technique captures viruses of all sizes that other methods miss, including unusual families that infect the ocean’s most abundant bacteria.
Apple is reportedly preparing an M5 Ultra chip for a Mac Studio refresh in 2026. The workstation-class processor might abandon Apple’s previous dual-chip approach in favor of a single-die design. This would mark a significant shift in how Apple builds its highest-end silicon.
European science startups are being held back by an unhealthy obsession with patents, according to venture firm Wilbe. Half their 2025 investments went to companies without any patent applications. The real value lies in founders, market validation, and execution.
Google is testing a new Web Install API that could let websites install Progressive Web Apps directly from web pages across different browsers. The feature is being developed with Microsoft Edge engineers and currently works in desktop Chrome and Edge version 139 or higher.
