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The Mac is in good hands in Apple’s post-Cook era

After promoting Johny Srouji, I expect Apple to continue focusing on what makes its recent Macs so great: the chips.

Antonio G. Di Benedetto
Wearable health tech might be Tim Cook’s greatest legacy 

Cook once said Apple’s greatest contribution to mankind would be ‘about health.’ If true, he’ll get much of the credit.

Victoria Song
Sean Hollister
Sean Hollister
Watch Framework launch ‘next gen’ modular gadgets right here at 10:30a PT / 1:30p ET.

We’re here at Framework’s Next Gen event in San Francisco, and you can follow along with the livestream. It’s been teasing a lot of Linux: what do you think we’re about to see?

Oppo’s new phone has one camera too many

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The Find X9 Ultra has the best 10x telephoto lens yet, but would be a better phone without it.

Dominic Preston
Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
You can now talk to Google Home again without saying “Hey Google” every time.

When Google launched Gemini for Home, it put one key feature behind a paywall. Continued Conversation became available only on Gemini Live, which required Google Home Premium.

Starting today, users in Early Access can once again ask follow-up questions to Google’s voice assistant on their Google Home devices without saying “Hey Google” every time, and without paying. Another bonus is that the feature now works with all supported languages and in all regions.

Victoria Song
Victoria Song
Oh joy, ICE glasses.

According to journalist Ken Klippenstein, ICE may be working on developing smart glasses capable of facial and biometric recognition. Klippenstein claims the agency wouldn’t just be using this tech on illegal aliens, but all Americans, especially protesters. College students proved this tech is already doable, but thanks, I hate it.

Exclusive: ICE Glasses

[https://www.kenklippenstein.com]

Andrew Liszewski
Andrew Liszewski
The enscreenification of chargers continues with Satechi’s new ChargeView.

Not every power adapter needs a screen, but Satechi’s new $99.99 ChargeView, available now through its online store and Amazon, lets you monitor how much power individual devices are drawing from four USB-C ports, and how much of its total output of 140W remains.

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<em>Depending on your setup the ChargeView can potentially power a couple of laptops plus your smartphone.</em>
<em>The ChargeView includes a multi-purpose stand so it can be used in a vertical or horizontal orientation.</em>
<em>The screen displays power distribution as well as the charger’s operating temperature.</em>
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Depending on your setup the ChargeView can potentially power a couple of laptops plus your smartphone.
Image: Satechi
Richard Lawler
Richard Lawler
One more thing about Apple’s new CEO.

If you haven’t learned enough about John Ternus, this WSJ profile has a note about his race car hobbies, and a pic from his college yearbook.