Daily Tech Headlines Apple Announces iPhone 17e and M4 iPad Air - DTH
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Mar 2, 2026 Coverage of Iranian strikes that damaged an AWS data center in Dubai and caused regional outages. Qualcomm's new FastConnect Wi‑Fi 8 chip, Bluetooth 7.0, on-device AI and 6G plans are discussed. Motorola’s move to ship Graphene OS phones and NVIDIA’s large photonics investments are highlighted. ByteDance’s Pico reveals the Project Swan VR headset with dual chips and 4K micro OLED.
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Apple Upgrades iPad RAM Without Raising Prices
- Apple announced iPhone 17e and M4 iPad Air with no price increase despite RAM rising to 8–12 GB.
- Models start at $599 for 11-inch iPad and $799 for 13-inch, and both get upgraded C1X cellular, shipping March 11.
Courts Confirm AI-Only Art Cannot Be Copyrighted
- U.S. courts repeatedly affirmed that works created solely by AI lack copyright protection.
- The Supreme Court declined review of Stephen Thaler's case after years of appeals ending with D.C. Circuit upholding the human-authorship requirement.
Strikes Knock AWS Dubai Zone Offline
- Iranian missile strikes damaged an AWS data center in Dubai, knocking ~60 services offline in ME Central 1 and affecting UAE and Bahrain customers.
- AWS reported objects caused fires and power shutdowns in one zone; recovery expected to take at least a day for repairs and safety checks.