Technology Trends News: 29 July 2025 - 15 August 2025

November 18, 2025, 5:26 AM EST. Abidur Chowdhury, the industrial designer who helped develop the iPhone Air and appeared in its introduction video, has left Apple to join an artificial intelligence startup. His exit marks ongoing upheaval within Apple's design group, which has undergone a near-complete overhaul since Jony Ive's departure. Chowdhury spent more than six years at Apple, arriving in 2019 around Ive's exit. The move follows other leadership changes, including Jeff Williams leaving and the design teams reporting directly to Tim Cook. A second-generation iPhone Air is planned for 2027, Bloomberg reports. Separately, the September iPhone 17 Pro video was narrated by Molly Anderson, the new head of design.

November 18, 2025, 5:24 AM EST. Two New Zealand authors were disqualified from the Ockham Book Awards' NZ$65,000 fiction prize after it emerged that AI was used in the creation of their book covers. Stephanie Johnson's Obligate Carnivore and Elizabeth Smither's Angel Train were submitted in October but ruled out in November under new AI-use guidelines announced in August. Publisher Quentin Wilson argued the clause came too late for design briefs, noting the decision is about the covers, not the writing. Johnson and Smither lament the outcome, stressing the issue is about the design process and the designers' work. The controversy highlights ongoing debate over AI in creative fields and who bears responsibility for AI-generated imagery, with the awards governance led by chair Nicola Legat.

November 18, 2025, 5:22 AM EST. Google Fi Wireless is rolling out AI-enhanced audio on Android and iPhone (iOS 11+). The feature, complementing recent HD/HD+ calling, uses Google AI to filter background noise and clarify speech on both ends for more natural conversations. It's enabled by default and can be turned off in the Google Fi app under account > Phone settings > Call quality. On Android, the Phone by Google screen shows AI-enhanced by Google Fi, plus a notification shade alert. Changes take effect on the next call. Privacy note: audio is processed on Google servers to improve quality (see Privacy Policy). Live with Google Fi app version 146 on Android.

November 18, 2025, 5:20 AM EST. Stone Fox Capital weighs whether AI hype has inflated NVDA stock beyond fundamentals. The analysis contrasts AI momentum with NVDA's fundamentals, discusses potential catalysts and risks, and notes that the author currently has no position but may initiate a long position or call options on NVDA within 72 hours. The piece emphasizes transparency through disclosures and the Seeking Alpha caveat about past performance. It offers a cautious lens on AI-driven momentum, advises readers to do their own research and consider diversification and risk. Overall, the article frames NVDA as a high-visibility tech name where sentiment can swing with AI news and quarterly results.

November 18, 2025, 5:18 AM EST. Global supercomputing centers are embracing NVIDIA NVQLink, a universal interconnect that tightly couples quantum processors with GPU computing to enable hybrid quantum-classical workflows. The rollout across Asia, Europe, and the U.S. leverages CUDA-Q to connect quantum control with GPU acceleration, addressing low-latency, high-throughput needs. NVIDIA reports a throughput of 400 Gb/s and latency under four microseconds, enabling scalable real-time decoding for quantum error correction as demonstrated with Quantinuum's Helios processor. This open architecture unifies diverse quantum hardware with existing HPC infrastructure, accelerating research in materials science, cryptography, and beyond.