Apple puts the iPhone on a diet, Bezos wants a Rappi and other tech clicks, which are part of the top tech news stories of the week in America.
Apple introduces the iPhone 17 Air
The wait is over. Introducing the new iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone Air, iPhone 17, Apple Watch Ultra 3, Apple Watch Series 11, Apple Watch SE 3, AirPods Pro 3, and more.
– Apple (@Apple) September 9, 2025
Apple once again grabbed the spotlight this week with the launch of the iPhone 17, which comes in several versions and with new features that did not go unnoticed.
The star of the highly anticipated gala was the iPhone 17 Air, an ultra-slim model measuring just 5.6 millimeters thick, with a 6.5-inch display, promising “all-day” battery life, an A19 Pro processor and a 48-megapixel (MP) dual camera.
The iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max also debuted, which debut a redesigned rear camera bar in the style of Google’s Pixel and now include three 48 MP sensors.
One of the most striking features is that the front camera automatically adjusts the framing for selfies, without the need to rotate the phone. And to top it off, the AirPods Pro 3 now translate live conversations in different languages.
Amazon enters Rappi
Amazon acquired a stake in Colombia’s Rappi, according to Bloomberg.
The transaction, carried out through a $25 million convertible promissory note, would give Jeff Bezos’ firm up to 12% of the company, although the figures could still vary.
The move opens the door for Rappi to take advantage of Amazon’s logistics and cloud, as the U.S. giant seeks to strengthen its position in Latin America and compete head-on with Argentine e-commerce giant MercadoLibre.
Founded in 2015 in Bogota, Rappi already operates in seven countries and in August secured a $100 million loan to expand in Mexico and refinance debt. In addition, the company does not rule out making the leap to Wall Street this year.
SpaceX’s new plan
SpaceX, Elon Musk’s company, closed a million-dollar deal with EchoStar to buy part of its telecommunications frequencies. Basically, the invisible channels through which calls and internet travel.
The deal cost the aerospace company, creator of the Falcon rockets and the Starlink satellite network, some $17 billion.
EchoStar is a U.S. telecommunications company that owns frequency licenses to transmit Internet and telephone signals.
The plus is that customers of mobile operator Boost Mobile, now owned by tycoon Charlie Ergen – who also owns Dish Network – will be able to use Starlink Direct to Cell, Musk’s new service that aims to allow any cell phone to connect directly to a satellite, without relying on WiFi networks.
In simple words: three giants from different fronts (Musk’s rockets, EchoStar’s frequencies and Boost users) are crossing paths to bring the idea of mobile signal closer to any corner of the planet.
Sargasso, from pest in the Caribbean to technological gold
Within the framework of the Customer Service Strategy #Sargazo2025 we have contributed to the collection and containment of this marine algae that reaches the Caribbean Sea coasts.
Thanks to this effort, we managed to remove approximately 14,787 tons of #Sargazo, adding more… pic.twitter.com/tMOCur1HBY
– SEMAR Mexico (@SEMAR_mx) September 10, 2025
Sargassum, that macroalgae that many see as a smelly pest on the beaches of the Caribbean and southern U.S. East Coast, is turning into technological gold thanks to science.
Researchers at the University of Miami were able to transform this plant into tiny carbon particles, capable of improving televisions with more vibrant colors and sharper images.
Algae, once synonymous with ruined vacations, could be the raw material behind the screens of the future.
In a twist worthy of ‘Breaking Bad’, the lab turns tons of waste into a valuable resource for electronics, medicine and even agriculture.
From environmental problem to tech protagonist: sargassum is set to become a plot twist that no one expected in the imaging industry.
Una de las funciones más llamativas del iPhone 17 es que la cámara frontal ajusta automáticamente el encuadre para selfies, sin necesidad de girar el teléfono
Agencia EFE
With information from EFE
