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How an over-the-air update made Quilt’s heat pumps more powerful
Quilt’s software update unlocked an additional 20% heating and cooling capacity for all of its heat pumps, including those installed in customers’ homes.
Apple delays release of iPhone Air in China due to pending approval of eSIM
The eSIM-only iPhone Air’s release is being delayed in China, likely due to regulatory issues around the approval of the embedded SIM.
Microsoft slips unscathed through EU competition probe after promising to unbundle Teams
Microsoft will escape largely unscathed from a major antitrust investigation by the European Commission that could have resulted in billion-dollar fines for the tech giant.
We are entering a golden age of robotics startups — and not just because of AI
The robotics startup market has matured over the last decade and the cost to produce robots has gone down significantly.
The Importance of STEM Education in Your Homeschooling Journey
In our increasingly technological world, the importance of effective STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education…
OpenAI secures Microsoft’s blessing to transition its for-profit arm
OpenAI and Microsoft say they reached a non-binding agreement for the startup to transition its for profit arm into a public benefit corporation.
Apple’s latest iPhone security feature just made life more difficult for spyware makers
Apple launched a new security feature for iPhone 17 and iPhone Air designed to reduce the effect of memory corruption bugs, and in turn make spyware and zero-days more difficult to hack into iPhones.
The music industry is broken. OpenWav’s new app aims to change that
OpenWav is building a direct-to-fan platform for music artists which lets them keep more of the profits.