It’s at all times felt to me like there’s a threshold foldables have to hit earlier than they will really turn into mainstream: they have to be no greater than an everyday outdated telephone. And now Samsung has lastly gotten its flagship there with the Z Fold 7, which is simply barely thicker than an iPhone 16 Professional. I obtained to see one within the workplace this week, and I couldn’t take my eyes off of it. It actually does really feel completely different.
This week on The Vergecast, Vee Track and Allison Johnson be a part of me to speak all about Samsung’s new foldables and smartwatches. Then, we dive into company shake-ups throughout the tech world. One in all Tim Prepare dinner’s attainable successors is on his method out, Mark Zuckerberg is shopping for Meta a brand new AI workforce, X’s CEO has departed (and, remind me, did something notable occur with Grok this week?).
And eventually, some large information concerning the Lightning Spherical: I’ve had sufficient of it. As a substitute, we’ve obtained one thing daring, one thing new, one thing altogether unique and unparalleled: the Thunder Spherical. And sure, we’ve sound results. Heaps to debate: AI internet browsers, Lorde’s see-through CD, and HBO Max lastly does the factor we’ve all been ready for.
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