Start Up No.2689: Qualcomm says smart glasses will replace phones, Florida plans TikTok suit, Apple patches Beats hack, and more

In a stunning turn of events, the US Senate has passed a measure forcing the Trump administration to retain an ocean monitoring system. CC-licensed photo by Oregon State University on Flickr. You can sign up to receive each day’s Start Up post by email. You’ll need to click a confirmation link, so no spam. A selection of 9 links for you. Not washed up. I’m @charlesarthur on Twitter. On Threads: charles_arthur. On Mastodon: https://newsie.social/@charlesarthur. On Bluesky: @charlesarthur.bsky.social. Observations and links welcome. The smartphone’s days are numbered. Meet the device that could come next • Fortune Alyson Shontell spoke to Cristiano Amon, CEO of Qualcomm: » AS: How much longer will we have smartphones as our primary device? CA: This year will be the year of agents. You’ll start to see more form factors of things people wear. By 2027, 2028, you’ll start to see workload shift [from phones to AI agent devices]. In the next five years, it’s very possible those devices will…