DTH-6-150x150 Iranian strikes damage AWS data center in Dubai, Qualcomm introduces Wi-Fi 8 chip, ByteDance’s Pico unveils Project Swan headset.

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Show Notes

Apple Updates

Apple announced the mid-range iPhone 17e with double the base storage at 256GB and 15W MagSafe Qi2 wireless charging, keeping the price at $599. A new iPad Air debuts with an M4 desktop-class processor, WiFi7, Bluetooth 6, and 12GB base RAM, starting at $599 (11-inch) and $799 (13-inch). Both devices include the upgraded C1X cellular modem and will be available to order March 4th, shipping March 11th.

Source: Engadget

AI Copyright Ruling

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a case on whether AI-generated art can be copyrighted. The ruling upholds prior decisions that federal copyright requires a human author, affecting a 2018 submission by Stephen Thaler and affirming the Copyright Office and lower courts’ 2022–2025 rulings.

Source: Reuters

AWS Outage in the Middle East

Iranian missile and drone strikes on the UAE damaged an AWS data center in Dubai, taking around 60 services offline across the ME-CENTRAL-1 region and affecting users in the UAE and Bahrain. Recovery is expected to take at least a day as safety checks and system repairs continue.

Source: 404 Media

Qualcomm at MWC 2026

Qualcomm introduced the FastConnect 8800 Wi-Fi 8 chip with 10+ Gbps speeds, Bluetooth 7.0, and on-device AI. The company is collaborating with 50+ partners on AI-native 6G networks for 2029. New hardware includes the X105 5G modem with 14.8 Gbps peak speeds and Snapdragon Wear Elite chip for wearables with 30% longer battery life.

Source: Thurrott

Motorola & GrapheneOS

Motorola announced a partnership with GrapheneOS to pre-install the privacy-focused OS on a future smartphone and bring select features to other devices. No specific model or release timeline was shared, and current hardware does not meet GrapheneOS requirements, implying a higher-end device is planned.

Source: 9to5Google

Nvidia Invests in Photonics

Nvidia is investing $4 billion in photonics companies Lumentum and Coherent, $2 billion each, securing optics and laser tech for AI data centers. The multi-year deals include purchase commitments and future capacity rights to support next-gen, gigawatt-scale AI infrastructure.

Source: CNBC

X Introduces Paid Partnership Labels

X launched a “Paid Partnership” label allowing creators to mark sponsored posts without hashtags, improving transparency and regulatory compliance. The feature can be applied during or after posting and is part of broader updates to support creators and reduce misleading or AI-generated interactions.

Source: TechCrunch

Pico Project Swan

ByteDance’s Pico unveiled the Project Swan headset with 4K micro-OLED displays, dual-chip architecture with a computer vision coprocessor, and double the CPU/GPU performance of current Pico and Meta devices. It supports hand and eye tracking with ~12ms latency and runs Pico OS 6 with Pico Spatial Engine, allowing 2D and 3D apps to coexist in mixed reality. Developers can access the system via Pico Spatial SDK and WebSpatial.

Source: UploadVR

Apple Announces iPhone 17e and M4 iPad Air – DTH