Welcome back to week in Review! We have tons news for you this week, including a shakeup at X, Hugging Face’s new robot, new phones from nothing and Samsung and much more. Have a nice weekend!
On the way to do something else: X CEO Linda Yaccarino was declined this week after a tumultuous two-year term of office characterized by the play of the advertiser, the controversies of Elon Musk and the AI problems of the platform. The company’s advertising company improved under its leadership, but the road for us will still be difficult.
By chairman: Apple continues to adjust its new liquid glass design in iOS 26 BETA 3, transparency in areas such as reports and Apple Music back after complaints from users about readability. It is the final step to find the right balance before the operating system is launched this fall.
The cute: Cuddling face has opened orders for its new Open Source Desktop Robot, Reachy Mini, aimed at AI developers. From $ 299, the Build-it-Eelf-Bots are fully programmable in Python and integrated with the hugging facial hub.
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A lot of nothing: Nothing is $ 799 telephone (3) is the most ambitious so far, with a quirky new second screen, AI functions and flagship specifications aimed at rival Samsung and Apple. But mixed reactions to the design and prices can keep it in “alternative to” instead of “replacement for” area, at least for the time being.
Samsung too: Samsung has also released new folding phones this week, the new Z Fold7 and the Z Flip7. It also released a cheaper folding phone, the Z Flip7 Fe.
I want this car: Rivian’s new quad engine R1T and R1S EVs are here, with 1,025 hp, from 0 to 60 in less than 2.5 seconds, and flashy new software tricks such as “Kick Turn” and Rad Tuner for adapted driving modes. With internal engines and a deeper software pivotel, Rivian’s gambling can gamble that this can hold $ 115,000+ flagship the line until the more affordable R2s arrive in 2026.
Cool, great: Elon Musk says that Xai’s new grok 4 is a ‘maximum truth-seeking AI’, but testing the chatbot often consults Musk’s own X messages and public opinions when answering controversial questions. The coordination of the model with his founder evokes new concern about objectivity and about the willingness of Grok for Prime Time, including seeing in Teslas, of which Musk says it will be next week.
And another: Apple’s head of AI models, Ruming Pang, has left for Meta, where he will join the growing AI Superintelligence unit of Zuckerberg. The relocation indicates the continuous problems in Apple’s AI efforts and adds more AI expertise to the growing meta’s growing sofa.
Safety first? Jack Dorsey spent last weekend building a Bluetooth-based message app called BITCHAT, which works via Bluetooth Mesh networks, allowing users to chat without Wi-Fi or mobile service. The app is now in a closed beta, but the claims that the app is safe are already confronted with control by security researchers.
It’s time: After 14 years in Intel, RealSense is a independent company with $ 50 million in financing to scale its 3D stery -scopical imaging technology that is used in robotics, drones and more. CEO Nadav Orbach strives to stimulate the efforts on the market and to improve the safety features for interaction between people and robot as AI-driven demand stitches.
Analysis
Withdraw the curtain: Slate Auto, a stealthy EV-Startup based in Michigan supported by Jeff Bezos, surprised the industry by revealing plans for an ultra-stock market, adaptable electric pick-up truck. After three years in the shade, the company wants to shake the market with the production that is aimed at the end of 2026.
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