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Apple made history this week, unveiling the iPhone Duo — its first folding smartphone, and the most dramatic redesign of the iPhone in nearly twenty years. The clamshell form factor represents a genuine gamble for Apple, which has watched rivals experiment with foldables for years while staying on the sidelines. A great deal now hinges on whether consumers are ready to follow.
Also out of Apple's event, the new Apple Watch Series Twelve is turning heads for a reason that goes beyond hardware. A feature called Siri Recaps turns the watch into an always-listening device, quietly capturing audio throughout your day and summarizing it later. It's a powerful idea, but privacy advocates are already drawing comparisons to the backlash that greeted Meta's always-on smart glasses.
Meanwhile, in the legal technology world, Harvey has reached a valuation of fifteen point five billion dollars — nearly double what it was worth just nine months ago. The AI startup, which builds tools for lawyers, has become one of the fastest-rising names in enterprise AI, reflecting just how much appetite investors still have for vertical AI plays with clear professional use cases.
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