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Tech Across the Globe

Apple’s AI search engine: Apple plans to launch its own artificial intelligence-powered web search tool next year, according to people familiar with the matter.

Huawei’s hardware muscle: China’s strongest Apple rival in the premium smartphone market introduced the second generation of its trifold device on Thursday. The $2,500 Huawei Mate XTs can work as either a smartphone or two variations of iPad-like tablets.

Instagram on the iPad: Meta finally released an Instagram app for iPads, fulfilling a long-running request from users who were annoyed at having to use the small-format smartphone version on a larger-screen device.

Fitness devices: Finnish hardware brand Polar unveiled a screenless fitness band that looks like, and competes with, a popular product from Whoop — except it notably doesn’t require a subscription. Garmin, meanwhile, launched a high-end rugged smartwatch days. 

Revalued

Artificial intelligence startup You.com is now a unicorn. It reached a valuation of $1.5 billion in a new $100 million funding round — part of the company’s continued pivot away from a consumer search and toward more general artificial intelligence services. 

Must Read

Meta Platforms Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg has continued his personal effort to wield influence in Washington, Riley Griffin reports in today’s Tech In Depth. While the campaign hasn’t been as public as it was at the start of the administration, Zuckerberg is still trying to leverage his access with US President Donald Trump, Griffin writes.

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This Week in Cyber Bulletin

Privacy advocates are criticizing the Trump administration’s decision to let the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency use software from spyware company Paragon, Patrick Howell O’Neill reports in this week’s Cyber Bulletin. The checkered history of the software shows governments have used it to spy on activists, journalists and others, he writes.

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