Umar Shakir

Former News Writer

Perplexity is reportedly key to Motorola’s next Razr

Umar ShakirApr 17, 2025

YouTube’s new AI tool generates free background music for videos

Umar ShakirApr 11, 2025

DoorDash is expanding into sidewalk robot delivery in the US

Umar ShakirApr 11, 2025

Tesla’s latest Cybertruck has longer range and the cheapest price yet

Umar ShakirApr 11, 2025

Bluesky gets a revamped search page and emoji reactions in DMs

Umar ShakirApr 10, 2025

NHTSA staffers evaluating the risks of self-driving cars were reportedly fired by DOGE

Umar ShakirApr 10, 2025

Is that the electric truck backed by Jeff Bezos?

Sean O’Kane reported earlier this week that Amazon chairman Jeff Bezos is backing a new EV startup called Slate Auto, and now a user on Reddit posted a spy shot of what might be the company’s first vehicle.

A source confirmed to TechCrunch that the pictured EV pickup is real and may be a concept to show potential investors.

Apple quickly shipped 600 tons of iPhones to ‘beat’ the new tariffs

Umar ShakirApr 10, 2025

A $1 million-per-head dinner at Mar-a-Lago is how you get AI chips to China.

Two sources speaking with NPR say that after that dinner, in which Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was in attendance, the White House put on hold additional restrictions to curb sales of Nvidia’s nerfed (but still powerful) H20 AI chips to China. In January, Bloomberg reported that the Trump Administration was exploring the restrictions but was just in the early stages.

Trump administration backs off Nvidia's 'H20' chip crackdown after Mar-a-Lago dinner

[npr.org]