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Apple's foldable iPhone Duo draws repair scrutiny, Google's AI search is reshaping publisher economics, and an Apollo economist questions AI's financial return outside tech.
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The Verge analyzes how Google's AI search changes have disrupted traffic and revenue for online publishers.
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iFixit gave the iPhone Duo a 5/10 repairability score and showed how Apple hides the foldable screen crease. A YouTuber's separate teardown suggests the gear-style hinge causes screen cracks at a consistent spot.
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An Apollo economist says AI has delivered zero financial payoff to corporate America outside the tech sector.
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China reportedly allowed DeepSeek to keep selling after earlier threatening AI export bans.
The Register ↗5 min read
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The Verge profiles Huntington, West Virginia, and its fight over Flock surveillance technology. Proton separately published an interactive map of Flock license plate camera locations.
The Verge ↗33 min read
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Meta brought its Instagram TV app, focused on Reels, to Apple TV with little fanfare.
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iFixit published a teardown of the new iPhone Duo, examining its internal components and repairability.
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Article URL: https://www.ifixit.com/News/119895/iphone-duo-teardown Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50237896 Points: 42 # Comments: 13
A YouTuber's teardown of Apple's iPhone Duo foldable suggests its complex gear-style hinge causes screen cracks at a consistent spot.
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Social media and the iPhone Duo subreddit are filled with reports of Apple's foldable failing quickly and in spectacular fashion. Some users report having the phone for only a few hours before the hinge seems to catch on something, then audibly crack and break the screen. Tellingly, the cracks all seem to happen in the same place. YouTuber CuriousHagi was able to reproduce the cracked screen during some durability testing of the iPhone Duo. Then he pulled it apart to try and find the culprit. What he found is that the Duo's hinge is quite complex, consisting of a gear-like central hinge and two different types of linking hinges. The piec … Read the full story at The Verge.
A reviewer says the Zen Browser replaces Arc, praising its launcher-style pinned tabs and glance view.
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Launcher-like pinned tabs, pop-over glance view, and more make Zen my go to browser. | Image: Zen Browser I know many of you are mourning the loss of the Arc browser, and I get it. It felt like the first app in a long time to really offer a new approach to browser design. Atlassian bought the company last year and shifted its focus to developing Dia, its even more AI-focused browser. And soon enough, Arc will officially be no more, leaving dedicated users in a lurch. But I abandoned Arc quite some time ago for the Zen Browser and haven't really missed it. If you're willing to deal with some minor inconveniences, I think you'll find Zen is the Arc replacement you're looking for. Zen unabashedly rips off all the best bits of Arc. Visually, they'r … Read the full story at The Verge.