The trade war continues, now with China’s Cyberspace Administration telling companies this week…including ByteDance and Alibaba…to stop testing and ordering Nvidia’s RTX Pro 6000D AI chips. The verge.com reports that the chips were just introduced a couple months ago, and are specifically designed for China. China appears to be pressing Chinese tech companies to stop relying on Nvidia and utilize Chinese made chips, on order for China to compete better with the US in the AI race. 

Meta Connect launches this evening with a keynote from Mark Zuckerberg. According to engadget.com, we should get a pretty detailed update on Meta’s smart glasses…including the rumored ones with built-in displays, which have been code named ‘Hypernova’ internally. Zuck may give a timeline for introducing the next gen glasses, and even pricing. Right now, it doesn’t appear that there will be any update to the latest Quest VR headsets, which were just rolled out last year. The keynote is at 5 PM Pacific, and is available on stream at the Meta Connect 2025 site. 

Waymo has finally scored a permit to start testing robotaxis at San Francisco International Airport. CNBC.com notes that Waymo will partner with the airport to roll out the service in phases…starting with employee testing, and then moving on to riders from the general public. The taxis will start out with human safety drivers aboard, but eventually will operate as a driverless ride hailing service. 

Apple is apparently planning a major upgrade to the MacBook Pro next year. Bgr.com reports that the upcoming MacBook will not only have an M6 chip, but also may get an OLED screen…and get this…analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says it will have a touchscreen like an iPad. That would be a huge move for Apple. It also, as Kuo notes, blurs the line between iPads and MacBooks. Personally, I think a MacBook with a touchscreen could be a big help with productivity…being able to use a keyboard or touch screen could really make work intuitive and faster. The laptop is also rumored to be thinner and have cellular connectivity built in.

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