Week in Review: X CEO Linda Yaccarino steps down

Welcome again a week in review! We have a lot of news for you this week, including Shakeup in the new X, Huging Face, new Noteing and Samsung phones, and much more. I wish you a great weekend!

Outside to do something else: The CEO of X Linda Yaccarino this week after a two -year loud period was characterized by reverse coldness for advertisers, the disputes of Elon Musk, and the artificial intelligence problems of the platform. The company’s advertising company has improved under its leadership, but the next road will remain difficult.

pity: Apple continues to adjust its new liquid glass design in iOS 26 Beta 3, and transparency is contacted again in areas such as notifications and Apple music after the user’s complaints about reading ability. It is the latest step in finding the right balance before the launch of this autumn operating system.

Kamid: Huging Face has opened requests for the new desktop, the new source, Recey Mini, which aims to artificial intelligence developers. Starting at $ 299, the robots that your own yourself are fully programmed in Bethon and integrated with the embracing facial center.

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Many of nothing: There is no $ 799 (3) phone that is the most ambitious yet, with a new twisted second screen and the features of Amnesty International and the main specifications aimed at competing Samsung and Apple. But mixed reactions to design and pricing may keep them in a “alternative” instead of “replacement”, at least at the present time.

Samsung also: Samsung has also released new foldable phones this week, New Z Fold7 and Z Flip7. It also released a cheaper folding phone, Z Flip7 Fe.

I want this car: Here is the new EVS from R1T and R1S-Motor from Rivian, which features 1025 hp, you reach you from 0 to 60 in less than 2.5 seconds, and new cheerful software tricks such as “Kick Turn” and Rad TUPS for custom driving means. Through internal motors and deeper software, Rivian can bet on this pioneer of $ 115,000+ carry the line until the most reasonable R2S reaches in 2026.

Wonderful, wonderful: Elon Musk says that the new Grok 4 of Xai is “artificial intelligence that is looking for the truth to a maximum,” but the test shows that Chatbot often consults the X MUSK posts and general opinions when answering controversial questions. The form of the model with its founder raises new concerns about objectivity and GROK’s willingness to peak time, including the appearance of Teslas, which Musk says will come next week.

And one other: The Ai Models, Ruoming Pang, left to Meta, where he will join the increasing Supertelligence unit from Ai Zuckerberg. This step indicates an ongoing problem with AI’s AI’s efforts in Apple and adds more AI’s experience to the device to the Meta Seat.

Safety first? Jack Dormy spent last weekend’s holiday in building a Bluetooth messaging application called Bitchat, which works through Mesh Bluetooth networks, allowing users to chat without Wi-Fi or cell. The application is now in a closed experimental stage, but the allegations that the application is safe to actually face scrutiny by security researchers.

Time: After 14 years inside Intel, RealSense spinses as an independent company with $ 50 million in financing to expand the three -dimensional stereoscopic technology used in robots, drones and more. The CEO of Nadav Orbach aims to enhance its efforts in the market and improve safety features of human robot’s interaction with the increased demand for AI.

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Curtain pulling: Slate Auto, a Michigan -based EV, which is supported by Michigan, supported by Jeff Bezos, was astonished by the industry by detecting plans for a customized electric Pickup truck. After three years in the shadow, the company aims to get rid of the market with targeted production in late 2026.