Gurman: Major Apple Leadership Shakeup Impending With John Ternus as Next CEO

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⚡ India’s Unified EV Charging Push

India’s EV charging is fragmented with 100+ apps, causing range anxiety and payment hassles. To fix this, the govt launched the PM E-DRIVE scheme (₹10,900 cr) targeting 72,300 public chargers, with BHEL as nodal agency and ₹2,000 cr for infra.

💰 Subsidies
- Govt offices, hospitals, schools, public colonies → 100%
- Airports, metros, depots, rail, PSU pumps, tolls → 80% infra / 70% chargers
- Malls, markets, roadside → 80%
- Battery swapping → 80%

📱 Unified Digital Platform
- BHEL Hub: integrates all chargers, real-time status, booking, payments.
- NPCI Platform: discovery, slot booking, seamless UPI payments, merging 100+ networks.

🔌 Standards
- 2/3-wheelers: ≤12 kW
- Cars/SUVs: CCS-II, 50–250 kW
- Buses/trucks: CCS-II, 250–500 kW (≥120 kW per gun)

🚦 Deployment
- Focus: cities >1M, state capitals, smart cities, highways, ports, industrial hubs.
- Goal: charging as common as petrol pumps.

📊 Impact
- Users: one-stop app, no multiple logins.
- Operators: higher utilization, easy onboarding.
- Nation: accelerates EV adoption, supports 2030 target of 10M EV sales/yr.

✅ A national EV charging super app + subsidies will unify discovery, booking, and payments, ending fragmentation and boosting confidence in India’s EV future.

In iOS 26.1 beta 2, large denoscription sections in the Settings app are now left aligned.

iOS 26.1 beta 2 brings Liquid Glass to the Dock.

OpenAI and Jony Ive are developing a secretive palm‑sized AI device, screenless and driven by cameras, mics, and speakers.

It aims to act as an always‑on, context‑aware companion that remembers surroundings and interacts naturally.

Ive’s team at LoveFrom is advancing hardware, but software lags.

Engineers struggle to define the assistant’s “personality”—helpful yet not intrusive—and to resolve privacy concerns around constant listening.

Another hurdle is compute: OpenAI lacks the vast infrastructure of Google or Amazon, making large‑scale deployment difficult.

Originally eyed for 2026, the launch is delayed indefinitely.

If solved, the project could redefine human‑AI interaction, move beyond screens, and challenge tech giants, but personality, privacy, and compute remain the toughest barriers.

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🇮🇳 Electronic Component Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS)

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🎯 Vision
- Self‑reliant ecosystem for components & sub‑assemblies
- Cut imports, raise value addition ~20% → 40% in 5 yrs
- Integrate into global value chains
- Create large‑scale jobs & boost exports

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💰 Outlay & Targets
- Budget: ₹22,919 cr (6 yrs)
- Investment: Target ₹59,350 cr → Proposals ₹1,15,351 cr
- Production: Target ₹4,56,500 cr → Proposals ₹10,34,000 cr
- Jobs: 91,600 → 1.41 lakh+
- Applications: 249 firms

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🏭 Focus Areas
- 📺 Sub‑assemblies: display, camera modules
- 🔋 Bare components: multi‑layer PCBs, Li‑ion cells, enclosures, electro‑mech parts
- ⚡ Advanced: flexible/HDI PCBs, SMD passives
- 🏗️ Supply chain ecosystem & capital equipment

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⏳ Incentives
- 📈 Turnover‑linked: 6 yrs (1‑yr gestation)
- 🏭 Capex‑linked: 5 yrs
- 🔀 Hybrid: mix of both
- 👥 Employment‑linked payouts

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📊 Top Proposals
- 📦 Enclosures ₹35,813 cr
- 🔌 Flexible PCBs ₹16,542 cr
- ⚙️ Electro‑mech ₹14,362 cr
- 🖥️ Multi‑layer PCBs ₹14,150 cr
- 📺 Displays ₹8,642 cr | 📸 Cameras ₹6,205 cr | 🔋 Li‑ion cells ₹4,516 cr

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🌍 Impact
- Complements 🇮🇳 Semiconductor Mission
- Boosts MSMEs + global majors
- Supports $500B electronics industry vision by 2030–31
- Direct jobs 1.4 lakh+, many more indirect

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✅ In short: ECMS is India’s first dedicated push for non‑semiconductor components, already attracting 2× investment & production commitments — set to make India a global electronics hub.

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BREAKING: Sony became the world's first major OEM to ship smartphones without USB-C cables

The latest Sony Xperia 10 VII does not even come with a USB-C cable, nor does it come with a bundled charger. It only comes with manuals and a phone inside the box.

This also makes Sony the world's first major OEM to ditch bundling USB-C cable with a smartphone, even beating Apple. However, Apple is not far behind tho as the latest Airpods 3 Pro and Airpods 4 also don't feature USB-C charging cable, so expect Apple to follow soon for iPhones as they first ditched charger with the iPhone 12 in 2020.

The reason to remove USB-C remains the same as that for chargers, i.e. its "better for the environment".

In iOS 26 Beta 2,  brings back transparent navigation buttons in Photos.