Review week: X CEO Linda Yaccarino is down

Welcome to the week as a review! We have tons of news for you this week, including a reshuffle at X, a new Face Robot, new Nothing and Samsung phones, and much more. Have a great weekend!

To do something else: X CEO Linda Yaccarino has resigned This week after a two-year tumultuous mandate marked by reactions on the advertiser, the controversies of Elon Musk and the AI disorders of the platform. Society Advertising activity has improved Under its direction, but the road to come will always be difficult.

Transparent: Continuous Apple of Adjust its new liquid glass design in iOS 26 beta 3By reappearing transparency in areas such as notifications and Apple music after user complaints concerning readability. This is the last step to find the right balance before the launch of the operating system this fall.

The cutest: The face embraced a Order order for its new open source office robotReachy Mini, intended for AI developers. From $ 299, construction robots are fully programmable in Python and integrated into the embraced face center.

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News

A lot of nothing: Nothing is $ 799 phone (3) is its most ambitious to date, with a new second eccentric screen, AI features and flagship specifications aimed at competing with Samsung and Apple. But reactions mixed with design and pricing can keep it in “alternative to” rather than “replace” the territory, at least for the moment.

Samsung, too: Samsung too released from new foldable phones This week, the new Z Fold7 and the Z Flip7. He also published a cheaper foldable phone, the Z Flip7 FE.

I want this car: Rivian’s New R1T and R1S quad-motor vehicles are hereWith 1,025 horsepower, get you from 0 to 60 in less than 2.5 seconds, and new flashy software tips like “Kick Turn” and Rad Tauner for personalized driving modes. With internal engines and a deeper software stack, Rivian’s betting this flagship ship of $ 115,000 + can hold the line until its more affordable R2 arrives in 2026.

Cool, great: Elon Musk says that the new XAI Grok 4 is a “AA for the maximum search for truth”, but the tests show The chatbot often consults the X -style Musk articles And public opinions when answering controversial questions. The alignment of the model with its founder raises new concerns concerning the objectivity and the preparation of Grok for prime hours, including being presented in TeslasWhich says Musk to come next week.

And another: The head of Apple, Ruoming Pang’s models, left for Metawhere he will join the growing superintendent unit of Zuckerberg AI. This decision indicates continuous problems in Apple’s AI efforts and adds more expertise on AI on the Meta expansion bench.

Security first? Jack Dorsey spent last weekend Build a messaging application based on Bluetooth Called Bitchat, which works via Bluetooth Mesh Networks, allowing users to discuss without Wi-Fi or cell service. The application is now in a closed beta version, but the claims according to which the application is secure are already faced with a meticulous examination by safety researchers.

It is time: After 14 years inside Intel, Realsense takes place as an independent business With $ 50 million in funding to scale its 3D stereoscopic imaging technology used in robotics, drones, etc. CEO Nadav Orbach aims to stimulate marketing efforts and improve safety characteristics for the robot-human interaction as an AI-demand overvoltage.

Analysis

Pulling the curtain: Slate Auto, a stealth startup based in Michigan supported by Jeff Bezos, amazed by the industry by revealing the plans For an ultra-effectible and customizable electric van. After three years in the shadows, the company aims to shake the market with the targeted production for the end of 2026.