WHY IT MATTERS Meta’s new VR Glasses cost less than half of Apple’s Vision Pro and weigh a fraction as much, thanks to a compute puck that solves the headset’s biggest complaint. Based on the demo, this isn’t just a cheaper alternative. It might be the better product. At Meta Connect 2026, the company unveiled … Read more
BOTTOM LINE The iPhone Duo is genuinely impressive execution, and it’s priced lower than the $2,499 many expected. It’s still $1,999 for a phone most people will never own, and I don’t think it makes foldables mainstream. Apple’s September keynote opened with a cold-open sketch, a string of people pitching increasingly over-the-top ideas for how … Read more
BOTTOM LINE NYC’s yearlong ban on AI chatbots for 600,000 K-8 students is being cheered as a win for child safety, but the city’s own high school pilot already proves there’s a smarter path: chatbots built with guardrails that guide a student through the work instead of doing it for them. New York City just … Read more
BOTTOM LINE NVIDIA isn’t just selling chips anymore. It’s writing checks, taking equity, and guaranteeing leases for the companies that buy those chips. In the past year its unlisted equity investments rose from about $3 billion to $42 billion, and it just backed a $105 billion lease guarantee for a single Ohio campus. The goal … Read more