Chris Welch / Bloomberg: HTC rolls out its $499 Vive Eagle, which let users choose between Gemini or ChatGPT as their assistant, in North America, Europe, the UK, and Australia  —  HTC Corp. is rolling out its Vive Eagle smart glasses in the US, entering a market where category leader Meta Platforms Inc … Source

Ben Lovejoy / 9to5Mac: TrendForce: for a 256GB iPhone Pro model, Q3 memory costs are forecast to be ~400% higher than a year prior but Apple won’t pass on the full cost to customers  —  A new market intelligence report suggests that Apple will be paying four times more for iPhone 18 Pro memory than

Farah Stockman / New York Times: The Trump administration imposes tariffs of up to 100% on foreign drones, including 100% on models over 55lbs or with thermal imaging, in a bid to thwart China  —  In addition, the F.C.C. is weighing stiff restrictions on common drone technology such as thermal imaging and aerosol spraying. Source

Maggie Eastland / Bloomberg: All G20 nations unanimously endorse the non-binding Carolina Principles, a US-proposed framework advocating for a lighter-touch, sector-specific AI regulation  —  Representatives from the world’s largest economies unanimously agreed to adopt guidelines proposed by the US that call … Source link

Kinling Lo / Rest of World: Taiwan investigated 166 cases in six years involving companies allegedly hiding China ties while pursuing chip talent and tech, alongside 67 trade-secret probes  —  Previously unpublished government data reveals the scale of Taiwan’s crackdown on Chinese companies accused of hiding their ties … Source link

Dawn Lim / Bloomberg: How organized opposition that toppled a $100B data center project in Virginia’s Prince William County became a blueprint for data center backlash in the US  —  Organized opposition toppled a $100 billion project from developers backed by two of the world’s biggest private equity companies. Source link

Nick Huber / Financial Times: Several international law firms are seeking to build bespoke AI tools to gain an edge and protect their IP, while using off-the-shelf AI for everyday tasks  —  Desire for differentiation drives push to build in-house platforms  —  After a few short years of learning, experimenting and planning … Source link

Rafe Rosner-Uddin / Financial Times: Uber is aligning with drivers’ unions in a bid to slow the rollout of robotaxis across the US, as it faces a technological disruption to its core business  —  Ride-hailing app admits its effort to back workers may appear ‘ironic’ after years of clashes with drivers. Source link

Julia Szymanski / LAmag: The LA Unified School District bars ~378,000 students from using AI tools on district-provided laptops and tablets as officials review AI’s role in classrooms  —  The district has blocked generative AI tools on student devices as officials review the role of AI in classrooms Source link

Wired: Sources: Meta adjusts employee review language around “AI-driven impact” and token usage, easing off on tokenmaxxing, while promoting the use of AI agent Hatch  —  The company is reducing pressure on workers to use artificial intelligence tools while encouraging them to experiment with Hatch … Source link