The Eastern Herald’s Technology Desk covers technology companies, consumer electronics, digital products, emerging technologies and major developments shaping the global technology industry.
Google Wallet home keys are rolling out in Google Home Public Preview, enabling NFC door unlocking and hands-free access with compatible Aliro hardware.
OpenAI on Thursday released its GPT-5.6 model family to developers worldwide, ending a two-week government-only preview. Sol, Terra, and Luna now have public API pricing, and ChatGPT Work lands as an enterprise
OpenAI is shutting down Atlas, its AI browser launched in October 2025, less than a year after launch. Agentic browsing capabilities move into a new ChatGPT Chrome extension and desktop app as
Meta launched Muse Spark 1.1 on Thursday, an agentic AI model for coding priced at $1.25 per million input tokens to compete directly with Anthropic and OpenAI. Mark Zuckerberg posted on X
Meta announced plans to build a C$13 billion AI data centre north of Edmonton, Alberta — its largest outside the US and its first in Canada. The announcement omits a timeline, power
Micron will spend up to $3 billion strengthening the domestic chip supply chain, including $500 million for GlobalWafers' Texas wafer plant, as part of a broader commitment now exceeding $250 billion in
Vertex Pharmaceuticals is making its largest acquisition ever, placing a massive $10 billion bet on rare endocrine diseases with the purchase of Crinetics Pharmaceuticals. The deal marks a major strategic shift for
Nothing has officially expanded its smartphone lineup with the launch of the Nothing Phone (4b), a device designed to bring the company’s distinctive transparent-inspired design language to a more affordable audience. The
Apple’s first foldable iPhone is reportedly overcoming manufacturing challenges, with suppliers preparing for a major production push ahead of its highly anticipated debut. Apple’s long-awaited entry into the foldable smartphone market appears
The South Korean technology giant announced that Galaxy Unpacked 2026 will take place on July 22 in London under the theme “A New Shape Unfolds.” The company says the upcoming generation of
Microsoft cut 4,800 jobs on Monday and began divesting four Xbox game studios, as CEO Asha Sharma declared the gaming division 'not healthy' after years of declining margins. The restructure eliminates roughly
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