Apple’s New AI Playbook
Watching the 2026 Worldwide Developers Conference last week, it became abundantly clear that Apple has finally awakened to the reality of the artificial intelligence arms race. Throughout the generative AI boom, Apple has been quietly iterating on the sidelines while Microsoft and Google dominated the headlines. This year, Apple didn’t
Commodore Callback Revives the Flip Phone for the Digital Detox Era
Commodore, which can trace its lineage to the roots of microcomputing in the 1980s, released a not-so-dumb dumbphone Tuesday. Its US$499 Callback 8020 flip phone is a mix of both “dumb” and smart features. They include: No social media, browser, work, or email apps; A privacy-first operating system; Ability to
Flipper One Takes Hardware Hacking Into Uncharted Waters
Roughly 20 years into the reign of mobile computing devices, those of us who keep apace of such things are probably used to the pageantry of product announcements. The grandiloquence of the painstaking choreography makes an incredulous observer roll their eyes. But Flipper is one of those rare tech companies
Can John Ternus Bring Bold Design Back to Apple?
Anyone who follows my work knows I have never been a big fan of Apple. I generally favor open ecosystems, modularity, and raw performance over Apple’s closed approach. As a regular builder of high-performance desktop computers — typically completing two extensive builds per quarter — I strongly favor the AMD
Lebanon’s Startups Are Rising Above Crisis to Transform the Country’s Economy
When Lebanon’s currency collapsed and public services began to fail, founders were forced to build under conditions that most startup ecosystems never test for: unreliable electricity, frozen banking systems, and a shrinking domestic market. What emerged was not a pause in innovation, but a shift in how it happens. Rather
Inside the Startups Rebuilding Systems in Yemen
For more than a decade, Yemen has dominated global imagination through a narrow and unrelenting frame. News coverage has been dominated by airstrikes, humanitarian appeals and political deadlock, reducing a complex country to a shorthand of crisis. Yet this lens rarely captures how life has continued in parallel to the
Years of War Made Lebanon a Blueprint for Mental Health Tech
Luma Makari was in an online meeting about her company last week when the bombings in Lebanon began. Working from her family home in Beirut, the 25-year-old Lebanese tech entrepreneur rushed to open her windows to prevent them from shattering from the blasts, a practice many people in parts of
Fadi Ghandour on Big Tech Buying the Region: “I Would Call It Western Dominance”
In January this year, when asked what occupies his mind, Fadi Ghandour didn’t separate business from politics, or technology from society. He rejected the premise altogether. “I don’t think I can separate myself from work, and so I look at my whole existence as one,” he says. “Everything that happens
AI Can Identify Threats. It Can’t Own Security Decisions
Investor enthusiasm for AI has fueled expectations that it will dramatically improve software development, automation, and cybersecurity operations. AI has already changed how software is built, how attacks are generated, and how quickly both move through enterprises. It has also raised expectations for defenders: faster analysis, better prioritization, and more
Study Finds Most Restaurants Missing From AI Recommendations
Looking for a nearby eatery to silence your growling stomach? Where you go could vary widely, depending on your search choices. New research from SEO and AI search platform Local Falcon found a significant gap between searches conducted with AI search and Google Maps for restaurants. The study examined 10,000
