Ezim Joshua 
Walmart is finally doing something shoppers have been asking for since contactless payment became standard everywhere else in American retail. Starting August 24, the company is adding tap-to-pay options at select U.S. stores and Sam’s Club locations, with plans to bring the feature to every domestic location by the end of 2026. It’s a modest-sounding … Read more
Xiaomi has just given the clearest signal yet that it wants to be judged as a chipmaker, not just a phone assembler. The company officially unveiled its Xring O3 processor at a dedicated chip technology event in China, alongside two companion chips built for AI acceleration and autonomous driving, marking one of the most ambitious … Read more
Alibaba Shares Slide After $10.2 Billion AI Share Sale Offered at Sharp Discount Alibaba just gave investors a very clear read on how expensive the AI race has become, and the market did not like the invoice. Shares of the Chinese e-commerce and cloud computing giant tumbled as much as 10 percent in Hong Kong … Read more
Apple’s September event is closing in fast, and the rumor pipeline for the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max has settled into something close to a final shape. The two phones are expected to look nearly identical to last year’s iPhone 17 Pro models from a distance, keeping the same 6.3-inch and 6.9-inch … Read more
Apple’s next premium iPhone launch is shaping up to be one of the company’s most unusual in years. While Apple has traditionally introduced its entire flagship iPhone family in September, current reports indicate that the company is preparing to split the iPhone 18 lineup across two release periods. That means the iPhone 18 Pro and … Read more
Apple Announces Changes for Apps: New App Store Commission Rates and Payment Rules Explained Apple has once again rewritten the rulebook for how developers do business in Europe, and this time the update actually appears designed to end years of friction rather than extend it. The company confirmed a fresh set of business terms for … Read more
The Galaxy S25 lineup has spent most of this year as the default answer whenever someone asks what the best Android phone is, and for good reason. Samsung backs it with seven years of software updates, a genuinely useful set of Galaxy AI tools and, in the case of the Ultra, a 200-megapixel camera array … Read more
Unannounced phones land on Motorola’s Android 17 update list, but actual ones miss out: Android 17 eligible devices and rollout timeline explained Motorola has finally put its cards on the table for Android 17, confirming a list of more than 50 phones set to receive the update. For a company that spent years being mocked … Read more
Morgan Stanley bullish on ArcelorMittal as tighter trade curbs boost steel outlook >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Morgan Stanley has thrown its weight behind ArcelorMittal, initiating coverage of the steelmaker with an overweight rating and betting that a wave of new European trade protections is about to rewrite the profit story for the continent’s largest steel producer. The bank set … Read more
Synspective StriX Satellite Launch: 11th Satellite Set for 31 August on Rocket Lab Electron Synspective, the Tokyo based synthetic aperture radar company, is preparing to send its 11th StriX satellite into orbit on 31 August, in a mission that keeps Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket at the centre of one of the busiest small satellite build … Read more