Remebering Be Incorporated – the early 90s startup whose fate was decided by Steve Jobs
Former Apple executive Jean-Louis Gassée co-founded Be Inc in the early 1990s, hoping to take on Silicon Valley titans.
September 30, 2025
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We loved JBL’s Charge 6 in our just-published review, and right now you can score 20% off this 5-star portable speaker
Not all Bluetooth speakers are created equal, but the JBL Charge 6 is perhaps the most refined example you can find today – and it’s now available with a great discount.
All hail the new Fat Bear Champion
Bear #32, also known as Chunk, has won Fat Bear Week. | Photo: Christine Loberg via National Park Service The votes are in, and the winner of Fat Bear Week 2025 is the indomitable Bear 32, also known as Chunk. The public votes for their favorite brown bear each year in the March Madness-style tournament…
U.S. government takes stake in Canadian lithium miner and its Nevada mining project
The U.S. Department of Energy has taken equity stakes in Canadian company Lithium Americas and its Nevada mining joint venture with General Motors as part of a renegotiation of a federal loan. Under the new terms, the U.S. government will take a 5% equity ownership in Lithium Americas and a 5% ownership in the Lithium…
Security Bite: So, what happened to cross-platform E2EE for RCS messaging?
9to5Mac Security Bite is exclusively brought to you by Mosyle, the only Apple Unified Platform. Making Apple devices work-ready and enterprise-safe is all we do. Our unique integrated approach to management and security combines state-of-the-art Apple-specific security solutions for fully automated Hardening & Compliance, Next Generation EDR, AI-powered Zero Trust, and exclusive Privilege Management with the…
Here’s where to preorder all of Amazon’s new Alexa devices and when they arrive
Amazon’s fall hardware event had a little of everything: updated Echo speakers, several Blink security devices, and even a Kindle Scribe with a color screen. Most of the gadgets won’t ship for at least a couple of weeks, if not longer; however, most are also available for preorder at Amazon if you want to be…
Amazon Unveils New Echo Speakers with Alexa+ AI and Omnisense Technology
Amazon today announced the launch of new Echo Dot Max, Echo Studio, Echo Show 8, and Echo Show 11 smart speakers, all of which are designed to work with Amazon’s Alexa+ AI assistant. The new speakers have faster chips with AI acceleration, and a custom sensor platform called Omnisense. Omnisense was created for ambient AI,…
Microsoft blocks phishing scam which used AI-generated code to trick users
Microsoft says attackers used AI-generated code in a phishing campaign, disguising an SVG file as a PDF document to trick email recipients into opening it.