Apple's services division, which includes Apple Pay, Apple Music, Apple TV+ and the App Store - among others - reached an all-time revenue high in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025. Apple’s quarterly services revenue climbed to $26.3 billion in the three months ended December 28, up from $12.7 billion five years ago. Thanks to an installed base of more than 2.3 billion active devices and c...

Drawing inspiration from how ants detect CO2 to locate food and bees sense temperature changes to maintain their hives, a new wearable system translates invisible signals from natural ecosystems into a sensory experience for humans, offering a novel way to understand and monitor our natural surroundings.The Gaia Communication System (GCS) uses an array of sensors to detect plant health, has bio...

Gaming mergers and acquisitions were down 3% to $11.5 billion in 2024, but fundraising doubled, according to a report by Quantum Tech Partners, an M&A advisory firm.And when it comes to 2025, the winds are shifting in a generally favorable direction, said Alina Soltys, a partner at Quantum Tech Partners, in an interview with GamesBeat.Gaming M&A was flat and carried forward mostly by so...

Movr Ridable Personal Robot is a concept mobility that bridges movement and activity. It aims to redefine mobility as “ro-bility”, a device that’s capable to transition from robot to mobility mode, supporting your lifestyle. This robot can handle multiple tasks from purchasing items to picking it up, navigating its environment autonomously through digital map and schedule. Upon arrival, it t...

Almost all companies invest in AI, but just 1 percent believe they are at maturity. Our research finds the biggest barrier to scaling is not employees—who are ready—but leaders, who are not steering fast enough.Artificial intelligence has arrived in the workplace and has the potential to be as transformative as the steam engine was to the 19th-century Industrial Revolution.1 With powerful and...

Stockholm startup Neko Health has made a big bet on consumers wanting to learn about their state of health and how to prevent things going wrong. Now investors are making a big bet on Neko. The startup has raised a fresh $260 million in funding, a Series B that values Neko at $1.8 billion post-money. Neko will be using the capital to break into new markets like the U.S.; to continue developing...

With so many brands peddling new performance technologies, it can be hard for shoppers to understand what makes one product better than another. It’s on brands to nail the right mix of form and function.On January 30, Nike released a running shoe it says offers the “most energy return” to date in its decades-old Pegasus line, with two types of proprietary foam and its Air cushioning “sculpt...

Arrival Form A is a concept mobility platform designed for versatile vehicle that would be highly functional in severe population density in mega cities. Urban areas are growing rapidly which leads to significant congestion, then creates many mobility challenges. This project is a compact vehicle with modular system that can easily transforms from a personal to ride-sharing vehicle, cargo deliv...

Google Drew Over 30 Times More Visitors Than the Next Biggest GenAI Search Destination (US desktop and mobile web visits, by platform, Dec 2024)Key stat: In December 2024, Google.com dominated generated AI (genAI) search with 16.5 billion visitors, while runner-up ChatGPT had just 517 million, according to Similarweb.Beyond the chart:Google added AI Overviews to many of its basic search results...