A look at Google's "ambient computing" strategy, a bid to unify its disparate hardware lines, led by the Pixel team (David Pierce/The Verge)

David Pierce / The Verge:
A look at Google's “ambient computing” strategy, a bid to unify its disparate hardware lines, led by the Pixel team  —  Making ambient computing happen is forcing Google to change how it does everything  —  The story of this year's Google I/O actually started three years ago.

Apple supplier Foxconn reports 5% jump in Q1 profit

Apple Inc supplier Foxconn reported a 5% rise in first-quarter net profit, largely in line with estimates, as chip shortages, supply chain issues and slow spending for electronics amid COVID-19 lockdowns in China curbed demand. https://ift.tt/FLJGh37

Why Tesla has recalled 1,30,000 vehicles

The recall covers Tesla's S and X from the 2021 and 2022 model years and its 3 and Y from the 2022 model year. https://ift.tt/BnuYR9v

In an interview, Gary Gensler says crypto exchanges are "commingling" services to the detriment of customers and highlights their ties with popular stablecoins (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg:
In an interview, Gary Gensler says crypto exchanges are “commingling” services to the detriment of customers and highlights their ties with popular stablecoins  —  Gary Gensler is ratcheting up his criticism of digital-asset exchanges, arguing that some platforms are shirking rules …

Elon Musk's tweets about securing funding to take Tesla private "inaccurate and reckless": US court

A court said that Elon Musk's 2018 tweets that funding was secured to take Tesla private was inaccurate and reckless, saying "there was nothing concrete" about financing from Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund at that time. https://ift.tt/9ldLgyP

Kuo: Apple will switch to USB-C for the iPhone 15 in the second half of 2023, improving transfer and charging speeds (Sami Fathi/MacRumors)

Sami Fathi / MacRumors:
Kuo: Apple will switch to USB-C for the iPhone 15 in the second half of 2023, improving transfer and charging speeds  —  Apple will ditch its proprietary Lightning port and switch to USB-C on all or possibly some models of the iPhone 15 lineup destined to launch in the second half of 2023, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said today.