Xiaomi launches 17 Ultra smartphone, an AirTag clone, and an ultra slim powerbank
We round up everything Xiaomi announced at its Mobile World Congress event. Image: Hakim Menikh / Unsplash Source: TechCrunch
Apple launches lower cost iPhone 17e and a new iPad Air powered by its M4 chip
Apple opens week of product launches with refreshed low-cost iPhone and a faster iPad Air, as it begins what looks to be a broader multi-day hardware push. Image: Andreas Hoffmann / Pexels Source: CNBC
Apple bakes in AI smarts into its new $599 iPhone 17e
The base model comes with 256 GB of storage, which Apple says is twice the entry storage from the previous generation at the same starting price. Image: Hacı Elmas / Unsplash Source: TechCrunch
Apple launches a new iPad Air with an upgraded M4 processor
After updating its mid and entry-level tablets last year, Apple has announced new versions of the iPad Air today now powered by the company’s M4 processor. The new iPad Air with M4 will be available for preorder starting on March 4th through Apple’s online and brick-and-mortar stores, with shipping starting a week later on March…
US and Israel Launch Strikes Against Iran
US president Donald Trump said a “major combat operation” against Iran had begun as he called for the country’s government to be overthrown. Image: Micah Camper / Unsplash Source: Wired
OpenAI strikes deal with Pentagon, hours after rival Anthropic was blacklisted by Trump
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said on X that his company has come to terms with the Defense Department for use of its models. Image: Sanket Mishra / Pexels Source: CNBC
UK House Prices Edge Up Again in February, Nationwide Says
UK home prices rose again, according to one of the country’s top mortgage lenders, with the property market appearing to be on track for a strong 2026. Image: Jakub Żerdzicki / Unsplash Source: Bloomberg
The Air Force’s new ICBM is nearly ready to fly, but there’s nowhere to put it
“There were assumptions that were made in the strategy that obviously didn’t come to fruition.” Image: Alex Agrico / Pexels Source: Ars Technica
Trump admin blacklists Anthropic as AI firm refuses Pentagon demands
“The Leftwing nut jobs at Anthropic have made a DISASTROUS MISTAKE trying to STRONG-ARM the Department of War,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. Image: Allen Beilschmidt sr. / Pexels Source: CNBC
Trump orders federal agencies to stop using Anthropic AI tech ‘immediately’
“The Leftwing nut jobs at Anthropic have made a DISASTROUS MISTAKE trying to STRONG-ARM the Department of War,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. Image: History in HD / Unsplash Source: CNBC
