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Your Startup Seems On Track — But An Invisible Growth Blocker Says Otherwise

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Your Startup Seems On Track — But An Invisible Growth Blocker Says Otherwise


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As a founder, your focus is growth — more users, more features, more market share. But sometimes the biggest thing standing in your way isn’t your business model, marketing or funding. It’s your tech team.

Not because they’re doing something wrong — but because they’ve taken you as far as they can.

And when you finally bring in a new team or vendor, it’s a stress test. For the business, it means facing hard questions about control. For the new team, it means diving into someone else’s legacy code. And for you, the founder, there’s one phrase no one ever wants to hear:

“Honestly, it might be easier to rebuild this from scratch.”

But here’s the thing — you don’t need a fire to smell the smoke.

Related: The Top 2 Mistakes Founders Make That Hinder the Growth of Their Companies

The calm before the stall

Sometimes, founders realize something’s off when everything starts breaking — delivery delays, ballooning budgets or a tech stack that feels five years old. But just as often, things look fine on the surface.

Code is getting shipped. Deadlines are met. Users are active, maybe even paying. On paper, it all looks “on track.”

But under the hood, your product may already be maxed out. Not because of bugs — but because the team that built it wasn’t thinking far enough ahead.

This is the silent stall: when your product stops being a launchpad and becomes a ceiling. It still works, but it can’t grow.

No scalable tech foundation

Most growth plans boil down to a simple idea: make it work, then scale. But can your architecture, tools and infrastructure handle that scale?

If your tech partner lacks a long-term mindset, they’ll deliver what you ask for — but not what you’ll need next. That means you’ll constantly be in maintenance mode, fixing things that should’ve been built right the first time.

And growth adds pressure fast: more users, more data, more complexity. What works for a few thousand users might fall apart at scale — or cost you exponentially more to run.

A good tech partner doesn’t treat scalability as an upgrade. They design for it from day one. Modular systems, clean infrastructure and smart trade-offs aren’t technical luxuries — they’re what make future features (and funding rounds) possible.

Because rebuilding later costs more. In time, money and momentum you won’t get back.

An incomplete team

Here’s something that trips up a lot of startups: assuming developers alone can carry the product.

Developers are essential, of course. But building a successful digital product takes more than code. You also need:

  • Business analysts to map user and market needs into features
  • UX and UI designers to shape user experience
  • Solution architects to plan scalable systems

If your current vendor only supplies engineers, you’re not working with a product partner — you’re working with a contractor. That might be fine early on, but over time, it’s a limitation.

Without the right roles in place, your product gets built in a vacuum. There’s no one translating strategy into functionality or guiding decisions with the bigger picture in mind.

A complete product team is cross-functional by design. The best vendors can pull in the right expertise when needed — not weeks later, but immediately.

No plan for what’s next

Plenty of teams are great at delivering today’s requirements. But what about tomorrow’s?

If your tech partner isn’t helping you plan for monetization, scale or the next fundraising round, you’re not set up for sustainable growth.

Think about how much future planning touches:

  • Payment systems
  • Onboarding flows
  • App store requirements
  • Subscription models
  • Analytics and data tracking

Miss these pieces early, and you’ll end up rebuilding later — right when you should be scaling. Investors notice too. They expect clean data, thoughtful UX and systems that support growth, not just usage.

A strong tech partner will challenge assumptions and help you anticipate what comes after this version. Because scaling isn’t just more code — it’s pricing, performance, infrastructure and go-to-market timing all working together.

If your team isn’t thinking that far ahead, it’s time to find one that is.

Related: 6 Unconventional Habits That Actually Help Entrepreneurs Find Work-Life Sanity

Final thoughts

Not all stalled products fail loudly. Sometimes the most dangerous moment is when everything seems fine — but nothing’s moving forward.

You don’t need a crisis to justify a change. You need a vision that your current team can grow into — not just keep afloat.

Yes, switching vendors takes time, effort and sometimes cleanup. But it also gives you a reset — a chance to align your product with where your business is actually going.

If you’ve hit a ceiling, don’t wait until it becomes a wall. Find a partner who can build what’s next, not just maintain what’s now.

As a founder, your focus is growth — more users, more features, more market share. But sometimes the biggest thing standing in your way isn’t your business model, marketing or funding. It’s your tech team.

Not because they’re doing something wrong — but because they’ve taken you as far as they can.

And when you finally bring in a new team or vendor, it’s a stress test. For the business, it means facing hard questions about control. For the new team, it means diving into someone else’s legacy code. And for you, the founder, there’s one phrase no one ever wants to hear:

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Google dodges forced selloff of Chrome browser in landmark antitrust case — sparking furor at slap on wrist

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Google dodges forced selloff of Chrome browser in landmark antitrust case — sparking furor at slap on wrist

Google on Tuesday avoided a forced breakup of its online search monopoly after a federal judge rejected the harshest remedies proposed by the Justice Department — sparking furor from critics for the slap on the wrist in the landmark antitrust case.

US District Judge Amit Mehta said he would not require Google – which he had earlier dubbed a “monopolist” – to sell off its Chrome web browser or its Android operating system software, as the feds had requested.

“Plaintiffs overreached in seeking forced divesture of these key assets, which Google did not use to effect any illegal restraints,” Mehta wrote in his court order.

US District Judge Amit Mehta is pictured. Getty Images

Instead, Mehta opted for a lighter touch in issuing his verdict in the trial’s remedy phase, which included three weeks of hearings in April. He ordered Google to share its search data with rivals to boost competition.

Google also can’t enter into exclusive deals for internet search, but it won’t be barred entirely from making payments to Apple, AT&T and other partners to ensure its search engine and other services are set as the default option on most smartphones, Mehta ruled.

“Cutting off payments from Google almost certainly will impose substantial—in some cases, crippling—downstream harms to distribution partners, related markets, and consumers, which counsels against a broad payment ban,” Mehta wrote.

The feds argued at trial that such deals were essential to maintaining Google’s monopoly.

Google avoided the DOJ’s harshest proposed remedies. Vuk Valcic / SOPA Images via Reuters Connect

Google’s stock surged more than 6% in after-hours trading following the ruling’s release around 4:30 p.m.

Apple stock also up nearly 4% in after-hours trading. Mehta’s ruling spares a $20 billion revenue stream for the struggling iPhone maker.

Matt Stoller, a prominent antitrust advocate and Google critic, described Mehta’s decision as a “big whiff” and “weak.”

“Mehta just decided that the court can let Google keep its monopoly,” he wrote on X.

Other Big Tech watchdogs also slammed Mehta over the head-scratching ruling.

“You don’t find someone guilty of robbing a bank and then sentence him to writing a thank you note for the loot,” said Nidhi Hegde, executive director of the American Economic Liberties Project. 

“Similarly, you don’t find Google liable for monopolization and then write a remedy that lets it protect its monopoly. This feckless remedy to the most storied case of monopolization of the past quarter century is a complete failure of his duty and must be appealed.”

Judge Mehta said there were “strong reasons not to jolt the system.” REUTERS

Hegde called on the DOJ to appeal the decision.

The Justice Department did not immediately comment following Mehta’s written ruling.

Sacha Haworth, executive director of the Tech Oversight Project, said Mehta “was far more willing to let Google continue bending the internet and our economy to its will than enforcing the law.”

Mehta did write that the court could revisit his decision if the remedies aren’t effective.

“For now, Google will be permitted to pay distributors for default placement. There are strong reasons not to jolt the system and to allow market forces to do the work.”

Google is led by CEO Sundar Pichai. REUTERS

The ruling caps a five-year legal fight that had the potential to upend the internet and dismantle the core of Google’s business. It was considered the most consequential Big Tech antitrust case in decades.

Google had earlier vowed to appeal Mehta’s earlier ruling that it holds a monopoly.

Mehta’s ruling was largely in line with proposals made by the Big Tech giant, which had argued that any forced selloff of Chrome or Android would break them and could even threaten US national security.



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Pritzker should BEG for his help to fight crime

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Pritzker should BEG for his help to fight crime

Illinois’ Democratic leaders insist they don’t need President Donald Trump’s help to fight crime, but the facts keep proving the opposite.

Labor Day weekend saw a mind-numbing 54 people shot in Chicago, seven fatally — more than twice last year’s toll.

And though murders in 2025 are down a bit from the 2024 level, they’re still four times higher per capita than in New York City.

No wonder Trump calls Chicago a “hellhole” that could benefit from a federal intervention, including a National Guard deployment.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson fiercely oppose that. Johnson even ordered police not to cooperate with federal agents, just as the Department of Homeland Security gets set to step up immigration enforcement in his city.  

Clearly, these Democratic leaders don’t want to fix the problem; better see Chicagoans die than cooperate with Orange Man.

Is there any better proof that crime is a choice? After all:

* When Trump sent National Guard units to DC, crime plunged practically overnight. The city actually went 12 days without a single murder. Even Democratic Mayor Muriel Bowser admits “the surge of officers” enhanced DC’s cops’ efforts and has taken steps to make it a more permanent arrangement. 

* New York City’s experience in the 1990s and since absolutely proves that proactive policing can sink crime rates across the board — even as more recent state and city anti-policing “reforms” sent crime edging back up after 2019, only to be reversed again as NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch restores (for now, anyway) the emphasis on quality-of-life policing.

That is: It’s not simply that Pritzker and leaders of other crime-plagued jurisdictions should be begging for extra, free-of-charge law-enforcement help.

It’s that they’re actively choosing pro-crime policies: For example, Johnson last week insisted “incarceration” is “racist” and “immoral” and “not the way to drive violence down.”

In California, Gov. Gavin Newsom is refusing to budget funds to enforce tougher-on-crime measures the state’s voters last year passed overwhelmingly (despite his opposition) last year.

National Guard or not, tolerating high crime is a political decision — and most Democratic pols keep making the wrong choice.



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3 reasons why Klarna’s valuation has fallen by 69% from its peak just a few years ago

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3 reasons why Klarna’s valuation has fallen by 69% from its peak just a few years ago

Klarna went from Europe’s most valuable startup to a lesson in how fast fortunes can change—and now, the long-delayed IPO is finally happening. The Swedish company turned “buy now, pay later,” or BNPL into a global catchphrase and won the hearts of Gen Z along the way. Now it’s preparing to list shares at an estimated $14 billion valuation, but it’s been quite a ride to get there, including a 69% fall from the $45.6 billion perch it once enjoyed.

Back in 2021, the Swedish BNPL giant was soaring in subsequent fundraises, first becoming Europe’s startup champion and then coming only behind Stripe among fintechs globally. Still, a $14 billion IPO represents a redemption arc for a company that could’ve easily been another cautionary tale—its valuation plunged by as much as 85%, to $6.7 billion by 2022. Klarna has cleaned up its finances, diversified into ads and consumer features, and now looks more like a disciplined fintech platform than a free-spending rocket ship.

The company, backed by investors including Sequoia Capital and Silver Lake, filed for a U.S. initial public offering that could come by year’s end. It would be among the largest listings of a European technology company in recent years. At its peak in 2021, Klarna was valued higher than some European banks. But rising interest rates, tighter regulation of BNPL services, and investor skepticism toward profitless growth led Klarna to slash operating costs, cut staff, and seek capital at progressively lower valuations.

In recent quarters, Klarna has reported progress. Losses have narrowed, and management has shifted its focus from expansion to measured growth and profitability. Analysts say its large merchant network and consumer adoption remain competitive advantages, though questions persist about the durability of its installment-payment model in a higher-rate environment. In its regulatory filing, Klarna said it was profitable for its first 14 years before expanding into the U.S. and other markets, and it hasn’t recorded an annual profit since 2018. “In 2023, our operating loss started to decline and we began generating positive transaction margin dollars in the United States,” the company said in its regulatory filing. So why did Klarna’s value collapse after its profits did—and why is it headed toward a seeming rebound on the public markets?

1) The end of low interest rates

Tech valuations in general have suffered since 2022, when the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates aggressively to combat rising inflation. Many frothy business models that depended on easy credit—BNPL foremost among them—suffered as capital became costlier. Broader macroeconomic volatility has weighed on many firms similar to Klarna, as geopolitical unrest and trade policy uncertainty have combined to put a cap on investment.

The S&P 500 has become extraordinarily concentrated, led at times by the “Magnificent Seven,” and lately the Magnificent Six without Tesla. Nvidia has shot to a remarkable $4 trillion-plus market cap and can move markets now by virtue of its tremors. At times, the S&P 500 is more like the S&P 10.

2) Consumer slowdown

The American consumer is the engine of the American economy, responsible for two-thirds of GDP most years. And yet something funny has happened in 2025, as the massive surge in data-center construction associated with the AI revolution has contributed more to GDP growth than consumers getting out and shopping. This isn’t to say that data-center construction is two-thirds of GDP, but that it’s growing faster than the average consumer, who is showing signs of fatigue amid a stagnant labor market and a rising inflation backdrop.

Apollo Global’s chief economist Torsten Slok has warned that inflation may resume its upward climb from the 2021 surge that kneecapped Klarna’s highest valuation, seeing a potential “inflation mountain” looming ahead. On the other hand, consumers who are strapped for cash may be turning more to BNPL services, as LendingTree found 14% of U.S. adults who used the services to buy groceries in 2024 evolving into 25% the next year. Consumers may slow down, but rising inflation and even a recession could push them more into financing purchases with the help of BNPL services.

3) Regulatory scrutiny

Klarna came under scrutiny from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) during the Biden Administration, which certainly favored stronger regulation than the CFPB under either Trump regime. Some Senators and state Attorneys General have urged the CFPB to take a stronger supervisory hand with BNPL firms, voicing concerns that vulnerable, low-income consumers were at risk of being targeted.

The industry has fought back, with a trade group that included Klarna suing the CFPB at one point over “impossible” disclosure rules. As of 2025, the CFPB has deprioritized federal enforcement in BNPL, indicating a shift toward fragmented oversight, with expectations for more state-led regulatory actions and frameworks.

Can the unicorn ride again?

Over the past two years, the company has rebuilt with a focus on cutting losses, expanding into adjacent businesses like advertising, and working toward profitability. The IPO is expected to test investor appetite for fintechs that once commanded dizzying valuations but now face more traditional public-market scrutiny on margins and earnings.

The listing, expected in New York later this year, will still mark one of the most significant European tech IPOs of the decade. Investors will be watching closely to see whether Klarna’s new chapter proves it can outgrow its BNPL roots — or whether once-hot fintechs will struggle to recapture their private-market shine.

For this story, Fortune used generative AI to help with an initial draft. An editor verified the accuracy of the information before publishing. 

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£10,000 invested in IAG shares 10 years ago is now worth…

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£10,000 invested in IAG shares 10 years ago is now worth…


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Shares of International Consolidated Airlines Group (LSE:IAG), or IAG as it’s known, have really outperformed over the past couple of years. Of course, they were coming from a depressed position. Aviation stocks were naturally beaten down during the pandemic and then Russia’s invasion of Ukraine caused more pain — pushing up fuel prices and closing some of the world’s most useful airspace.

But what about £10,000 invested a decade ago? Well, sadly the investment would be pretty flat. The stock is almost exactly the same price as it was 10 years ago. Lots of movement in between — and the shares have rarely been higher — but the same endpoint.

There would have been dividends too, but not a massive amount. The yield averaged around 3.5%-4% before the pandemic, but no payments were made between 2020 and 2023. As such, I believe investors would have received a little over £2,000 as dividends during the period.

Yes, the figure would be a little different if dividends were reinvested, but the total return here is only a little over 2% a year. That’s really not very good at all. In fact, I could have beaten that with most government bonds.

Why have we seen IAG surge in recent years?

Ok, so what’s behind the recovery? Well, there are simple things such as the end of the pandemic, robust demand for air travel, and falling fuel prices. Those are the core reasons behind the shift.

But there has also been a re-rating. In other words, investors now seem more content to pay a higher price for each pound earned by the company than they were a year ago. That simply reflects hopes for a sustained recovery in the industry.

Currently, the shares are trading around 6.7 times forward earnings. To put that into context, last November I wrote that the shares were trading at 5.6 times forward earnings — this is a significant shift. And let’s remember, the shares were already pushing up by then. The price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple had been a lot lower.

Reaching fair value

Currently, IAG is trading around 10% below its average share price target. That’s the price that analysts — taking the average — believe represents fair value for the company. This doesn’t represent a huge margin of safety compared to historic levels.

IAG isn’t expensive. That’s for sure, but it’s a little more expensive than some of its peers. Notably Jet2, which although it trades with a higher P/E, has a net cash position that represents more than half of its market cap.

I’m also a little concerned by IAG’s net debt position. This could be a drag on earnings throughout the medium term. It currently sits around £6bn, but is forecast to roughly halve in the coming years. Nonetheless, it could be an even bigger concern if the industry is hit by an external challenge.

Personally, I like IAG, but elected to put my sector investments into Jet2. I still believe IAG is worth considering, but my preference is certainly for the AIM-listed package holiday giant.



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Apple’s going to automate all the iPhone factories – Computerworld

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Apple’s going to automate all the iPhone factories – Computerworld



It’s easy to imagine a world where the people aren’t. Expect heavily automated production lines and distribution networks, extensive use of robotics, and strategic use of humans for those fiddly jobs robots aren’t good at, and for the highly skilled system maintenance roles. 

Semi-skilled labor

That’s not to say you’ll need to be highly skilled yourself — you’ll just need to know enough about what you’re doing not to get hurt and be able to wear a Vision Pro headset to handle challenges with help from the specialist at head office. It’s so much cheaper to employ one hugely skilled specialist and some reasonably smart engineers than to ensure that all the tech workers are equally capable. In some cases, you won’t even need a human at the front end, because the AI-driven robot will be able to collaborate just as well in some tasks.

Though you probably won’t want to risk a $100,000 automaton in any of the more dangerous, high-risk challenges. A squishy human will do them fine, and any subsequent insurance payouts will be cheaper than a new machine, particularly once the human’s family reads the small print in the contract their dearly departed signed. 



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Rumors, prices, new features and everything else you need to know

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Rumors, prices, new features and everything else you need to know


We’re in the homestretch — in just one week, the 2025 iPhone event will be here to showcase the new iPhone 17 lineup. The event will take place on Tuesday, September 9 at 1PM ET. The new smartphones will come equipped with the latest iOS 26 features preinstalled, along with any new features Apple reveals that day. But since we still have to wait a couple of weeks until the iPhone event, we can only speculate what the new devices will look like. As with most unreleased iPhones, rumors and leaks have trickled in about the hardware side ahead of the official introduction. Here’s what we’re expecting and what we can reasonably assume we’ll get from Apple next week.

What are the latest iPhone 17 rumors?

The iPhone 17 case rumors keep coming from leaker Majin Bu, per MacRumors. The latest shows a clear iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max case with the large rear camera bump cutout. However, it appears the case isn’t fully transparent, and instead has a white rectangular piece that covers the MagSafe area. The same post notes Apple is working on a tinted version of the Clear Case, which could become available later on.

These rumors haven’t been confirmed by Apple and we won’t know what the actual iPhone 17 models will look like until the iPhone event next month.

How much will the iPhone 17 cost?

Apple’s announced plan to expand US-based manufacturing partners seems to give it at least some shielding from the steepest Trump administration tariffs that have already triggered price increases on everything from PlayStations to Switch consoles to high-end cameras to Sonos speakers. But given that President Trump’s trade policies can change from week to week, and Apple’s continuing reliance on Asia-based supply chains, price shocks remain an ongoing possibility. The bigger question is: Will Apple absorb any higher costs, or pass them on to consumers?

If prices do creep up, Apple may choose to pair it with an “upgrade.” Consider this recent rumor posted by MacRumors from a leaker known as “Instant Digital,” suggesting that the default storage of the iPhone 17 line may start at 256GB, doubling the current 128GB baseline. While that could be accompanied by a price increase of $50, Apple could at least pitch it as a “better value.” That said, the company doubled the default RAM of its Mac computers from 8GB to 16GB at no extra cost in 2024 — but that was before the current Trump tariff cycle started.

Now, on the eve of the iPhone announcement, a report from JPMorgan mixes and matches the rumors above. As recounted in 9to5Mac, the iPhone line’s starting prices will still stretch from $799 to $1,199 — just as they do now — with the Air possibly getting a $50 increase versus the iPhone Plus model it’s replacing, and the 17 Pro costing an additional $100, but including more storage.

Again, these prices are only projections and haven’t been confirmed by Apple.

When will the iPhone 17 series be announced?

As noted above, the date has been confirmed for Tuesday, September 9. That lines up with Apple’s traditional schedule, and the earlier report from iphone-ticker.de (via MacRumors).

This generation of Apple smartphones may be the last to be fully released in September, however. There have been hints that the introduction of the iPhone 18 collection in 2026 will be split into a pro-tier announcement in the fall and a standard model announcement the following spring.

What will the new iPhone 17 lineup include?

Design leaks suggest that Apple is building an ultra-thin smartphone, likely to be named the iPhone 17 Air to match Apple’s ultralight laptop designation. Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman, often a solid source of advanced intel about Apple, reported in January that the iPhone 17 Air will be equipped with a basic A19 chip and will only have a single camera lens. It may also use Apple’s new in-house modem, which was introduced in February on the iPhone 16e. More details about this development may leak ahead of September, but that’s what we know for now.

As a guest on the latest Engadget Podcast, Gurman told Engadget’s Devindra Hardawar and Igor Bonifacic the rumored iPhone Air will be rough around the edges at first. He believes the 17 Air will “lag in both” when it comes to camera and battery performance. “The battery life is going to be subpar compared to a base-level 17 or Pro model,” he says. The ultimate goal, he notes, is to get all the functionality of the Pro models into the Air models.

An investor note from Apple analyst Jeff Pu indicated that the Air will have a titanium frame. If his reports are accurate, the lightweight smartphone will be the only entry in the iPhone 17 lineup to use that metal; the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro Max are expected to be made of aluminum, which is oddly a lighter material than titanium. Other speculation had suggested that the Air would use a blend of aluminum and titanium, so the exact materials may not be known until the official announcement.

After the announcement dropped Tuesday for the official iPhone 17 event, MacRumors speculates the Apple logo says a lot about the new iPhones. Apple’s logo “hints at two rumored iPhone 17 Pro features.” The logo shows bright orange and dark blue colors, rumored to be two of the iPhone 17 Pro colors, so they could be onto something. They also noticed it looks like an infrared heat map, hinting at the vapor chamber cooling system.

Additionally, an August 4 MacRumors report says the internal battery pack of the iPhone Air is just 2.49mm thick — half the thickness of the iPhone 17 Pro battery. The leak was posted on the Korean-language Naver blog, where they show the alleged batteries of the iPhone 17 Air and 17 Pro side by side. The same account claimed the 17 Air’s battery capacity was a mere 2,800 mAh, MacRumors notes. (That’s below the battery capacity of current iPhone 16 models.)

On a similar topic, an iPhone 17 Pro production leak appears to have revealed an all-aluminum chassis, according to MacRumors. Originally posted by leaker Majin Bu, the image shows a shell that has a large round hole on the back (where the Apple logo typically is) to allow for MagSafe charging. MacRumors says this could just be a molding but notes that the aluminum frame (versus the current titanium in Pro iPhone models) would yield a significantly lower weight.

That same leaker (Majin Bu), whom MacRumors classifies as a “hit-or-miss leaker,” suggests the iPhone 17 Pro will have better wireless signal strength thanks to an updated antenna design. The individual posted a render on X that shows a new antenna system that wraps around the iPhone 17 Pro’s supposedly wider rear camera bump. Again, this is a render, not a real-world photo. That said, we can’t knock the goal of better wireless reception, so we’re hoping this one has a degree of truth to it.

Leaker Majin Bu also claims “TechWoven” cases could be introduced, per a MacRumors report. The cases match the rumored design on the iPhone 17 models, with the wide camera bump. The leaker noted there are two lanyard holes for “convenient and secure carrying,” so it could be worn around your neck. The colors would come in grey/black, blue, green, purple and orange. Additionally, he says there will be new Liquid Silicone cases in eight colors, including Deep Orange, Pale Orange, Grass Green, Celadon, Fog Purple, Grey Blue, Dark Blue and Midnight Black.

Each new roster includes a base model, but over the years, Apple has shaken up the variety of phones it offers. Most likely there will be an iPhone 17 and an iPhone 17 Pro. Apple has also committed to the size matters philosophy, and has been building an iPhone Pro Max option with an even bigger screen and better battery life; the 17 roster will almost certainly have one as well.

The new Pro iPhones are said to have a full-width “camera island” on the rear, which would mark the first time an Apple model opted for that design. This feature can be seen in the purported iPhone 17 “spotted in the wild.” The pics, highlighted on MacRumors, show a black cased iPhone (17 Pro?) with the distinct back panel. Is it the real deal? The dual angles lend a degree of credibility in a social media landscape increasingly polluted with AI-enhanced fakes, but your guess is as good as ours.

The iPhone 17 Air seems primed to take the place of a potential iPhone 17 Plus. Since the iPhone 16e was only just introduced in February at a surprisingly high price point, it seems unlikely that there will be a new addition to that lower end of the spectrum, the models that were previously called SE.

At the very least, it sounds like the iPhone 17 Air won’t take away the charging port and rely only on wireless connectivity. Bloomberg said that while Apple had investigated making the iPhone 17 Air without a single port, the company (fortunately) changed plans. He also says that the rumored phone will have a 6.6-inch screen and include the Dynamic Island and Camera Control button. Finally, the price is rumored at $900 — likely more than the standard iPhone 17 but less than the Pro.

We’ve also gotten what seems to be a reliable look at what the color lineup will be for the new smartphones. Macworld reported that the iPhone 17 will be available in black, white, steel gray, green, purple and light blue. The iPhone 17 Air will reportedly have four color options: black, white, light blue and light gold. While the Air colors will be less saturated, the visuals for the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max will go bold. The options for the Pro models are expected to be black, white, gray, dark blue and orange.

Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman believes there actually will be a new orange color offered for the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max, as well as a light blue color for the iPhone 17 Air, he confirmed in his weekly Power On newsletter.

On July 30, Tom’s Guide highlighted an X post from Sonny Dickson — a longtime and generally reliable leaker of unreleased iPhone information — showing “dummy” iPhone 17 models in the new colors that were the source of the aforementioned Macworld story. While these are literally just mock-ups — not real, leaked iPhones — it’s interesting to see how the design and color rumors translate into a real-world look and feel.

To add the the rumors, a Weibo leaker known as Digital Chat Station suggests the iPhone 17e will come equipped with a new design that includes the Dynamic Island, MacRumors reports. According to the post, the new phone will have the A19 chip and could have a 6.1-inch OLED display with a front-facing 12-megapixel camera and a rear-facing 48-megapixel camera. However, it’s important to note this report refers to the 17e model that would be expected to launch no earlier than February 2026, if it followed the same release pattern as the iPhone 16e.

What will iOS 26 be like?

Apple upended its numbering conventions with WWDC 2025, and will match the name of each new operating system to the year it’s released. So when the next wave of iPhones hits, they’ll be running on iOS 26.

On the design side, the smartphone OS introduced during the big developer showcase took a contentious approach dubbed Liquid Glass. Apple has been scaling down the amount of transparency effects in the subsequent beta tests of iOS 26, but it will still have a glass-like visual.

The feature list includes big and small updates. On the more impactful side, the Phone and Photos apps have been redesigned. There will be several features leveraging artificial intelligence, such as live translation capabilities coming to Phone, FaceTime and Messages. Apple is also currently testing a sensitive content warning for child accounts that will freeze FaceTime video if nudity is detected by on-device machine learning tools. And the company is also launching Visual Intelligence, which will use AI to search for elements in an image.

iOS 26 also has a litany of minor, quality of life improvements. Group texts are getting support for polls. And for the slow risers out there, iOS 26 will finally let you escape the tyranny of the nine minute snooze alarm.

The next iOS is now available as a public beta. Here are our initial impressions of the Liquid Glass design and other new features. iOS 26 is compatible with all models back through iPhone 11.

What other products are expected to be released alongside the iPhone 17?

If Apple follows its usual pattern, the iPhone 17 will be announced alongside new Apple Watch products. That would be the Apple Watch Series 11 (if Apple sticks to the same naming scheme), and maybe an Apple Watch Ultra 3 and/or an updated Apple Watch SE. (They’ll all run watchOS 26, of course.) Other possibilities — and this is, again, speculation — could include refreshed Apple AirPods Pro (which received its last big update in 2022) and maybe new AirTags trackers (first released in 2021).

The Apple rumor mill got a big shot in the arm this week thanks to the reported inclusion of product ID numbers in recent beta software builds. Per MacRumors, it’s a laundry list of new hardware, including long-rumored product updates like the Apple TV, HomePod mini, new Apple Studio Display monitor and two fresh iPads.

Of course, even if that list is totally accurate, we may not see those products until 2026 — if ever. So don’t expect all of products to share the stage with the iPhone 17, especially since Apple likes to keep its star performer at the center of attention.

That said, keep in mind that Apple has recently been having Mac-centric announcements in late October (as it did last year to debut new M4 Macs), so there’s always the chance of another shoe dropping a few weeks down the road.

Update, September 2, 2025, 3:56PM ET: Added new details about the potential iPhone 17 lineup prices, and a new Clear Case rumor.

Update, August 30, 2025, 8:45AM ET: Added commentary from Mark Gurman’s guest appearance on the Engadget Podcast about the rumored iPhone 17 Air.

Update, August 27, 2025, 5:44PM ET: Added official Apple iPhone 17 event date, and a rumor about its event logo.

Update, August 25, 2025, 5:15PM ET: Added new reports about the iPhone 17 Pro’s orange color as well as new rumored Liquid Silicone cases.

Update, August 22, 2025, 11:52AM ET: Added new details about the colors of the rumored TechWoven case.

Update, August 20, 2025, 7:12PM ET: Added new rumor about potential TechWoven case for iPhone 17 series.

Update, August 18, 2025, 6:23PM ET: Added new rumor about the iPhone 17e potentially having the Dynamic Island.

Update, August 15, 2025, 2:05PM ET: Added new rumor about the all-aluminum chassis on the iPhone 17.

Update, August 13, 2025, 10:02PM ET: Added a list of the products that are expected to be released alongside the iPhone 17s.

Update, August 11, 2025, 7:27PM ET: Added a render of a rumored new antenna design for the iPhone 17 Pro.

Update, August 8, 2025, 4:43PM ET: Added new speculation and reports about iPhone 17 pricing.

Update, August 6, 2025, 4:05PM ET: Added latest details about the potential iPhone 17 event date.

Update, August 4, 2025, 5:23PM ET: Added latest battery leaks about the iPhone 17 models.

Update, August 1, 2025, 8:15AM ET: Added new photos showing potential iPhone 17 colors.

Update, July 30, 2025, 11:08AM ET: Added latest leaks and rumors about the iPhone 17, and updated information on the iOS 26 public beta.

Update, July 17, 2025, 4:40PM ET: Added latest information about iOS 26, possible materials for the Air, and the color options for the different models.

Update, March 17, 2025, 2PM ET: Added details about the rumored price and features of the iPhone 17 Air.

Update, April 11, 2025, 3:45PM ET: Added details from Front Page Tech’s new video that claims to reveal details from a leaked iOS 19 build.



This story originally appeared on Engadget

Did Cardi B Win Her Court Case? Updates on Trial Verdict – Hollywood Life

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Did Cardi B Win Her Court Case? Updates on Trial Verdict – Hollywood Life


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Unless you don’t have a TikTok account, you probably know that Cardi B has been on trial against a security guard over assault allegations — and the court case has gone viral on social media. The 32-year-old music artist hasn’t held her tongue while testifying, and her sassy remarks have made headlines. Now that closing arguments should be delivered soon, fans are seeking an update on the verdict.

Hollywood Life has the latest updates on Cardi B’s viral trial below.

Why Is Cardi B on Trial? Attack Allegations Explained

Cardi B was accused by security guard Emani Ellis of assaulting her in 2018 at an obstetrician’s office in Beverly Hills, California. Cardi  alleged that Ellis was recording her without consent in the office and instead there was no physical altercation — only a verbal argument. At the time, the “WAP” rapper was pregnant, and she wanted to keep it private.

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“You don’t want everybody in your business.” Defendant #CardiB testified that she didn’t want anyone to know she was pregnant the day of her “verbal altercation” with security guard EmaniEllis. #CourtTV What do YOU think? WATCH LIVE on YouTube! #courttvtiktok #court #Cardi #CardiBtrial

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“She couldn’t get a scratch from me because I didn’t touch her,” Cardi claimed on the stand. “She didn’t touch me. She was going to touch me, but she didn’t get to touch me.”

Ellis denied filming Cardi B and claimed the argument turned physical, alleging that Cardi spat on her and cut her cheek with her fingernails. Ellis is suing Cardi for $24 million in damages.

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#CourtTV takes a look back at CardiB’s best and boldest highlights from the stand during her civil assault trial. What’s YOUR favorite moment? 👀 #truecrime #truecrimestory #court #courtroomdrama #courtroom #courttvtiktok #Cardi #CardiBTrial

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Can I Watch the Cardi B Trial Live?

Yes. While major cable news networks are not livestreaming the trial, multiple livestreams are available on YouTube.

Cardi B’s Trial Verdict: Was She Found Guilty?

At the time of publication, only closing arguments have commenced. A verdict has not been reached.

Cardi B’s trial went viral on TikTok after she mouthed off on the stand more than once. Fans especially cackled at the moments when she held nothing back, including profanities, while repeating what she allegedly said to Ellis.

“I said b**ch get the f**k out my face. Why are you in my face?” Cardi said. “Why are you recording me? Ain’t you supposed to be security?”

After being questioned why she felt worried during her argument with Ellis, Cardi claimed it was because “this girl’s about to f**king beat my ass! Hello?”

The Grammy Award winner’s facial expressions and reactions also sparked laughter in the courtroom, as seen in multiple TikTok clips. One of the most viral moments came when she corrected a lawyer who asked why her hair had changed from black to platinum blonde. After chuckling for a moment, Cardi said, “They’re wigs.”

When Is the Cardi B Trial Over?

The trial is expected to end sometime in the second week of September.




This story originally appeared on Hollywoodlife

Panic in Majorca as island is in need of rain ‘in next 10 days’ | Travel News | Travel

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Majorca has been facing a prolonged water crisis. However, the situation has worsened recently to the point where certain areas are at risk of running out of water in just two weeks.

Palma, the island’s capital, is currently monitoring the water levels at two of Majorca’s main reservoirs. Rural parts of the island have already been hit with restrictions and bans on the use of hosepipes. But now, officials in Soller, a popular and picturesque town, warn that the water supply will only last for two more weeks if there is not enough rain to top up the area’s water sources.

Last Friday (September 29), Soller Town Council made an official announcement, prohibiting non-essential water use and urging the population to take extreme water-saving measures. While yesterday (September 1), the council held another meeting with Joan Calaft, Director General of Water Resources, to analyse the situation reports Majorca Daily Bulletin.

Mayor Miquel Nadal said: “The situation is very worrying and if it does not rain in the next 10 days, more severe restrictions than those currently in force will have to be applied.”

If the council has to impose water cuts, it will be the first time this has happened since September 2000.

According to the Mayor, daily consumption is rising and “higher than what can be extracted from” the two water sources of Ses Fontanelles and Sa Costera. 

Soller is also home to two backup springs, s’Olla and s’Ullet. However, they cannot be counted to cover Soller’s water shortfall. 

The concerns go beyond the resort town, as reservoirs in the Serra de Tramuntana mountains are also showing worrying figures, likely due to the lack of significant rainfall across Majorca.

Capacities of the Gorg Blau and Cuber reservoirs have fallen to less than a third of their total capacity, highlighting the severity of the case, and it is worse because in the space of a month, the figures have fallen by nearly 8%.

With no significant rainfall forecasted for Majorca in the short term, all water supply zones across the island are on pre-alert except for the southern Tramuntana area.



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French actor Gerard Depardieu to face trial over alleged rape and sexual assault of fellow actor | Ents & Arts News

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French actor Gerard Depardieu has been summoned to face trial in Paris over allegations of rape and sexual assault against actress Charlotte Arnould.

“I feel relieved,” Ms Arnould wrote on Instagram after receiving the judge’s indictment order.

“The order restores a form of judicial truth. I think I’m having trouble realising how huge this is.”

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Ms Arnould’s lawyer, Carine Durrieu-Diebolt, told French outlet Franceinfo she was “extremely satisfied” and said the decision was a “moment of judicial truth in this case”.

In 2018, prosecutors in Paris opened a preliminary investigation after Ms Arnould accused Depardieu of raping her at his home. He has denied wrongdoing.

“The acts of rape and sexual assault have been acknowledged,” Ms Arnould said. “Now, we await the next steps.”

Last year, prosecutors submitted a request for the case to proceed to trial.

Earlier this year, Depardieu was convicted of sexually assaulting two women on a film set and received an 18-month suspended prison sentence.

The 76-year-old was convicted of groping a 34-year-old assistant and a 54-year-old woman responsible for decorating the set during the filming of Les Volets Verts (The Green Shutters) in 2021.

The court ordered his name to be listed in the national sex offender database.

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Depardieu, one of the most prominent figures in French cinema for decades, told the court his career includes more than 250 films.

In 1991, he was nominated for an Oscar for his performance as the swordsman and poet Cyrano de Bergerac.

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In recent years, Depardieu has been accused of misconduct, either publicly or in formal complaints, by more than 20 women.

So far, only the sexual assault case has proceeded to court, with other cases dropped over a lack of evidence or an expired statute of limitations.



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