AppleMagazine
APPLE SILICON CHIEF JOHNY SROUJI DISMISSES EXIT RUMORS AND REAFFIRMS HIS COMMITMENT TO THE COMPANY
Apple's senior vice president of hardware technologies, Johny Srouji, moved to eliminate speculation about his future at the company, telling employees in a memo that he does not intend to leave and remains fully committed to leading Apple's silicon engineering efforts.
4 min |
December 12, 2025
AppleMagazine
NVIDIA DEVELOPS LOCATION-VERIFICATION TECH AS GOVERNMENTS TIGHTEN CONTROLS ON CHIP MOVEMENT
Nvidia has developed a new location-verification system designed to help authorities confirm where sensitive chips are operated, adding a technical layer that could support global efforts to curb unauthorized transfers and smuggling of advanced processors.
2 min |
December 12, 2025
AppleMagazine
IFIXIT LAUNCHES FIXBOT, A CAMERA-ASSISTED CHATBOT BUILT TO GUIDE EVERYDAY TECH REPAIRS
iFixit has introduced a new mobile app designed to bring its extensive library of repair guides into a more accessible, conversational format.
4 min |
December 12, 2025
AppleMagazine
APPLE'S ORIGINALS EARN MULTIPLE GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINATIONS AS THE STUDIO CONTINUES EXPANDING ITS PREMIUM SLATE
Apple's expanding film and television division secured a wide set of Golden Globe nominations this week, spotlighting the reach of Apple TV's drama and documentary catalog as the service enters its fifth year of original programming.
4 min |
December 12, 2025
Stereophile
Advance Paris X-CD9
CD PLAYER
10+ min |
January 2026
Stereophile
A tale of two Walters
Acommon theme in this space in Stereophile is the need to reach new audiences and generate broader interest in the hi-fi hobby.
3 min |
January 2026
Stereophile
Timeless flights
How many adventurous rock’n’roll bands forged in the late-’60s/early-’70s would have been left by the wayside—or relegated to languish in perpetual cutout-bin purgatory—had it not been for the wide-open programming M.O. of stereo-loving FM radio stations? The Moody Blues could very easily have been one of those sidelined, notched-cover footnotes, but they altered their gameplan when guitarist/vocalist Justin Hayward and bassist/vocalist John Lodge joined the fold a few years after the chart success of “Go Now” in 1964.¹
3 min |
January 2026
Stereophile
Buzz Me In
If you like 1970s rock music, particularly hard rock music, something you love was recorded or mixed in a Record Plant studio.
3 min |
January 2026
Stereophile
Wilson Audio Specialties Sabrina V
Wilson Audio of Provo, Utah, is executing a multiyear revision of their product line, resulting mostly in a series of “remastered” redesigns that carry in their names the designation “V.
10+ min |
January 2026
Stereophile
Vintage systems, vintage cartridges, part 1
I do not believe in chance or coincidence. Instead, I put my faith in the divine nature of Luck.
10+ min |
January 2026
Stereophile
You still believe in me
One of my foundational memories of becoming an audiophile was waiting to listen to a pair of speakers at Sound by Singer in Manhattan.
10+ min |
January 2026
Stereophile
Rahsaan Roland Kirk live on two coasts
There's widespread consensus that Shohei Ohtani’s performance in Game 4 of the 2025 National League Championship Series was the greatest in baseball history: at the plate, 3 for 3 with three home runs; on the mound, six innings with 10 strikeouts and only 2 hits allowed.
3 min |
January 2026
Stereophile
T+A Symphonia for phono; a new NAD M10
Out of the box, the T+A Symphonia streaming integrated amplifier Rogier van Bakel reviewed in the November 2025 issue¹ has two pairs of single-ended analog line inputs.
10+ min |
January 2026
Stereophile
Eversolo Play CD Edition
ALL-IN-ONE STREAMING PLAYER
10+ min |
January 2026
Stereophile
Shanachie Records
The term 'sales' is an anachronism. Today, it's about streaming and ancillary income.\"
3 min |
January 2026
Stereophile
NuPrime MCX-800AD
IMMERSIVE AUDIO PROCESSOR
10+ min |
January 2026
Stereophile
Goldmund Telos 2800
MONOBLOCK POWER AMPLIFIER
10+ min |
January 2026
Stereophile
Why the Music We Love Feels Different Now
There's a scene in the 2002 movie The Pianist in which Adrien Brody's character, the Polish-Jewish pianist Władysław Szpilman, is hiding in the ruins of a Warsaw villa.
3 min |
January 2026
Stereophile
MANUFACTURERS' COMMENTS
Rhythm Distribution, the North American distributor for Goldmund, is honored to acknowledge Jim Austin's thoughtful and comprehensive review of the Goldmund Telos 2800 Monoblock Power Amplifier in Stereophile.
3 min |
January 2026
Techlife News
JENSEN HUANG'S WASHINGTON VISIT PUTS NVIDIA AT THE CENTER OF A SHARPENING AI POLICY DIVIDE
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang met privately with President Donald Trump and Republican senators on Wednesday, stepping directly into an intensifying policy fight over U.S. leadership in artificial intelligence and the extent to which American chipmakers should be allowed to sell high-performance hardware abroad.
4 min |
December 06, 2025
Techlife News
WHATSAPP'S LIMITS ON THIRD-PARTY AI SPARK EU ANTITRUST PROBE
The European Commission has opened a formal antitrust investigation into WhatsApp's latest artificial intelligence policy, setting up a regulatory confrontation over whether Meta is unfairly restricting access to its messaging platform.
3 min |
December 06, 2025
Techlife News
OPENAI MOVES TO ACQUIRE NEPTUNE AS COMPETITION IN MODEL TRAINING INTENSIFIES
OpenAI is preparing to acquire Neptune, a startup specializing in AI model training assistance, in a deal that underscores how quickly the infrastructure behind frontier model development is consolidating.
4 min |
December 06, 2025
Techlife News
META SIGNALS MAJOR CUTBACKS TO METAVERSE SPENDING AS FOCUS SHIFTS TOWARD AI
Meta is preparing to scale back its metaverse budget significantly, planning reductions of up to 30 percent for 2026 as leadership reassesses where the company’s resources should be directed.
2 min |
December 06, 2025
AppleMagazine
AIRBUS PREPARES SOFTWARE FIX AS FLIGHT OPERATIONS FACE NEW DISRUPTION RISK
Airbus is preparing to distribute a software update to airlines worldwide after carriers reported concerns about a digital monitoring tool used on multiple aircraft families, prompting the company to begin a coordinated response aimed at preventing potential delays.
4 min |
December 05, 2025
AppleMagazine
APPLE'S NEW AIRPODS FEATURES EXPAND PERSONAL AUDIO WITH ENHANCED CONTROL AND DEVICE-AWARE INTELLIGENCE
Apple has begun rolling out a fresh set of AirPods features that deepen the integration between its earbuds and the wider Apple ecosystem, giving users new interaction tools, improved situational awareness and expanded device-level functionality across iPhone, iPad and Mac.
3 min |
December 05, 2025
AppleMagazine
UBER LAUNCHES ROBOTAXIS IN DALLAS THROUGH NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH AVRIDE
Uber has begun offering robotaxi rides in Dallas, introducing autonomous vehicles into its core ride-hailing service for the first time in the city.
3 min |
December 05, 2025
AppleMagazine
APPLE RESTRUCTURES ITS AI LEADERSHIP AS JOHN GIANNANDREA PREPARES TO RETIRE
Apple has announced a major leadership transition within its artificial intelligence organization, confirming that John Giannandrea, who has overseen the company's Al strategy since 2018, will step down next spring.
4 min |
December 05, 2025
AppleMagazine
NETFLIX REMOVES MOBILE CASTING SUPPORT ON NEWER SMART TV MODELS
Netflix has begun phasing out mobile casting support on newer smart TV models, altering how users send content from their phones to the Netflix app on select televisions.
3 min |
December 05, 2025
AppleMagazine
NETFLIX PITCHES BUNDLE WITH HBO MAX AS “PRO-CONSUMER”
Netflix is telling regulators and counterparties that its proposed acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery's studios and streaming unit would lower streaming bills for many households by paving the way for a discounted Netflix-HBO Max bundle, according to people familiar with the talks.
5 min |
December 05, 2025
AppleMagazine
OLDER TRACKS SET TO DOMINATE APPLE'S 2025 YEAR-END MUSIC LISTS AS INDUSTRY DYNAMICS SHIFT
Apple's upcoming year-end music rankings are expected to be led heavily by older tracks, reflecting a pattern reinforced across streaming platforms throughout 2025.
5 min |