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Huawei’s back?! And more tech questions you need answered today!
August 17, 2025
1. Maybe HUAWEI is back?
HUAWEI seems to be getting good news as we get close to the end of the year, as the US ban softens on its consumer arm, which includes its smartphone business as well.
And in today’s news, another sign of the thaw is that HUAWEI can once again buy Sony and Omnivision camera sensors.
- Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google (Alphabet) all reported earnings yesterday. It’s no surprise everything is going very well: Amazon crushed earnings, Apple did well without a new iPhone to boost its quarter, Google blew off the doors after last quarter’s disappointment, and Facebook beat expectations on both user growth and revenue. These are all top-line numbers, and details under the surface are fascinating. Apple will spend $20 billion on R&D in 2021. Amazon’s results didn’t include Prime Day with sales closing on $100 billion a quarter, and now employs over 1.2 million people.Breakdown of all four here, and expect analysis over the week to come (Business Insider).
4.Samsung debuts SmartThings Findto help you locate lost Galaxy devices (Android Authority).
6.Apple One subscription bundle launches today, October 30th, with iCloud, Arcade, Music, and TV+ and more in the bundle, starting at $15 per month (Engadget).
Amazon isopening brand-new Razr boxes to fold the phonesfor safer shipping (The Verge).
The Oculus Quest 2was preordered five times as much as the original(The Verge) …But that said,PlayStation CEO thinks VR’s bright future is still years away, and Sony won’t take any ‘immediate leaps’ forward (Engadget).
9. Ransomwarehits dozens of US hospitalsin an unprecedented wave (Wired).
10. Researchers finallyfigured out how Octopuses taste with their arms(Gizmodo).
11.Roborace car gets a green light, and immediately drives into wall (Jalopnik).
- “What do most peoplenot realize is newer than they actually think?” (r/askreddit).
And just for fun to close out the week:
A South Korean YouTuberwas attacked by a flying cheese fondue, in a viral video. Tasty Hoon, a very well-named channel, seemed to be combining chicken, cheese and ASMR, but apparently used a not-liquid-enough cheese, which resulted in this:
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