Kerry Wan/ZDNET In 2015, Jony Ive, Apple’s then-industrial designer, introduced the Apple Watch and explained the design decisions behind the wearable that would eventually revolutionize health technology. “You can’t determine a boundary between the physical object and the software,” Ive said. Also: Could WWDC be Apple’s AI turning point? Here’s what analysts are predicting On the Apple Watch’s 10th birthday, this concept of boundary-less-ness still holds. Eight years after the iPhone’s debut, Apple created a device…

zf L / Getty Images The evidence suggests almost all business leaders are piloting or investing in AI initiatives, and biopharmaceutical giant Boehringer Ingelheim is committed to investing in emerging technology that could have life-altering consequences. The company’s 55,000 employees focus on developing innovative therapies that can improve lives in areas of high unmet medical need, with AI and data playing an increasingly crucial role in their work. Also: 4 ways business leaders are using…

Walmart Walmart is expanding its drone delivery service in a big way. In an announcement this week, the retail giant said it’s adding five major cities and 100 more stores to its list of locations where it delivers orders by drone: Atlanta, Charlotte, Houston, Orlando and Tampa. Its current partnership with Wing (owned by Google parent company Alphabet) offers delivery in just over a dozen stores in Bentonville, Arkansas (the home of Walmart headquarters) and…

Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNET Among the most popular tech products of the last year, the Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses have been the surprise hit. Amazon is currently offering the version with the classic black frames for $239 (20% off the $299 retail price).  This is an especially excellent deal when you consider that many styles of the Meta Ray-Bans were often out of stock for much of the first half of last year — and the smart…

Stockcam / Getty Images Are you bumping into any problems with the Apple Mail app on your iPhone since updating to iOS 18.5? If so, you’re not alone. A host of people are complaining of technical troubles with the app since installing iOS 18.5 on their phones. Some say that Apple Mail is freezing or failing to respond. Others report that the screen goes blank or white. People affected by the glitch have been chiming…

What is cache? Cache — or browser cache — is the temporary storage of website files. So, things like images, scripts, and cookies that your browser saves on your phone to make pages load faster the next time you visit.  Also: How to clear your Android phone’s cache and make it feel like new Over time, though, those files can add up, taking a large bite out of your device storage and slowing things down. That’s…

I don’t mind the hum of an air purifier by my bed — it serves as a source of white noise to lull me to sleep with clean, fresh air. But I don’t always want to hear the fan when I’m working and need to focus while my dog is in the office, triggering my allergies, so I know I need a quiet one in that room. There are a lot of whisper-quiet air purifiers…