Dominic Preston

Its smart rings disappeared from sale following a patent dispute with Oura, but the Ring Pro has been cleared to launch thanks to a redesign. Preorders start today from $399, with some discounts for early buyers and no ongoing subscription cost, but the rings won’t ship until May 15th.

Oppo is gearing up for April’s release of the Find X9 Ultra, and just confirmed it’ll have a 10x periscope lens — I think the first in any phone since Samsung’s Galaxy S23 Ultra in 2023. Oppo’s Zhuo Shijie says the company pioneered a new five-reflection prism periscope to make it possible without a loss of quality.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang thinks we’ve achieved AGI — artificial general intelligence — which would sound more impressive if anyone could agree what it actually means, or whether it’s even the right term. But hey, that just means Huang can define it how he likes, and claim success whenever it’s convenient.

The company has confirmed its Find X9 Ultra is getting its global launch in April, though the exact date remains unknown. The teaser poster shows what appears to be the returning haptic camera button from the Find X8 Ultra, only now more eye-catching in Hasselblad / iPhone orange.

Elon Musk says he’s planning to open a “Terafab” chip plant in Austin, Texas, jointly run by Tesla and SpaceX, as we approach dire risk levels of “tera” ceasing to have all meaning.

There are some complex pros and cons to Google’s new “advanced flow” for sideloading unverified Android apps, which may well protect some users from scammers. But it would sure be nice if I could just install the apps I want on the computer I own.