Samsung is apparently going to upgrade the hinges on the Galaxy Z fold 7 and ti-fold…but not the Z Flip 7. 9to5google.com reports that Samsung will use titanium in the new hinges, strengthening them. The tri-fold gadget…possible to be called the Galaxy G Fold will get the hinges in addition to the Z Fold 7. The Z Flip 7 will not get the new hinge, and won’t get any slimmer. It should be noted that Motorola put a titanium hinge on the 2025 Razr, and Apple is going titanium combination on their upcoming folding phone. Up to now, Samsung has used a stainless steel hinge on all its folders. Last year’s Z Fold SE got titanium, and now the tech will spread. As for the Z Fold? Maybe on the 8…

It appears that hapless Siri will not get a lot of time during Apple’s WWDC coming up next month. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple was caught somewhat flat-footed with the rapid trend towards generative AI. The net is, with Siri AI upgrades delayed, Apple will be adding Apple Intelligence to other apps, and introduce an AI battery optimization tool, in addition to a virtual health coach. Poor Siri…Cupertino is even working on implementing a new capability for European Union residents: the ability to ditch Siri entirely. Instead of having Siri as your voice assistant, you’ll be able to use third-party options. Specific third-party options weren’t named, but it’s worth noting that this will be a distinct feature from the already-existing ChatGPT integration in Siri. Honestly, I swear at Siri half the time when it fails to do the simplest things when dealing with my very simple home automation…which is primarily lights and cameras. It’s not surprising that Apple wants to distance Apple Intelligence as much as possible from Siri. 

Among a slew of announcements from Microsoft today at their Build 2025 conference, one interesting reveal is Microsoft Discovery. TechCrunch.com notes that Redmond is claiming that Discovery is a platform that taps agentic AI to “transform the [scientific] discovery process,” according to a press release provided to TechCrunch. Microsoft Discovery is “extensible,” Microsoft says, and can handle certain science-related workloads “end-to-end.” They are saying that “The platform enables scientists and researchers to collaborate with a team of specialized AI agents to help drive scientific outcomes with speed, scale, and accuracy using the latest innovations in AI and supercomputing.” Other AI purveyors are also on the science bandwagon, with Google rolling out ‘AI co-scientist’ earlier this year, and Anthropic and OpenAI also crowing that AI tools will massively accelerate scientific discovery…particularly in medicine. 

With the uncertainty of funding coming out of the present administration, Sesame Street is taking a proactive move…they will air on PBS and now on Netflix at the same time. Engadget.com reports that the beloved kids’ show will be available worldwide on Netflix and on PBS in the US. Episodes will be released the same day on Netflix, PBS stations and PBS kids. The deal also includes some 90 hours of prior Sesame Street episodes. Sesame Street had lived on HBO for the last 10 years in addition to PBS, but HBO didn’t renew its deal. 

I’m Clark Reid and you’re ‘Technified’ for now.