Microsoft Clears EU Competition Probe After Agreeing to Unbundle Teams
The European Commission has accepted Microsoft’s pledge to unbundle Teams from its Office and Microsoft 365 productivity suites, ending a years-long antitrust investigation without fines. The probe began in 2020…
Venezuela Plans to Increase Troop Presence to Combat Drug Trafficking
Venezuela announced Sunday that it will sharply increase troop deployments in coastal states in response to growing concerns over drug trafficking. Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino said President Nicolas Maduro has…
Gmail Adds Simplified Package Tracking for Upcoming Deliveries
Google announced Thursday that Gmail is introducing a dedicated Purchases tab to help users manage package deliveries more easily. The tab will bring together all purchase-related emails — from upcoming…
Google to Shut Down Tables, Its Answer to Airtable
Google has confirmed it will sunset Google Tables, a work-tracking tool built to rival Airtable, by December 16, 2025. End-of-Life Plans In an email to users, Google advised them to…
France Confirms Apple Alerted Victims of Fresh Spyware Attacks
Apple has alerted a number of users that their devices were targeted in a spyware campaign, according to French authorities. France Confirms Alerts The country’s national cybersecurity response unit confirmed…
YouTube Expands Multi-Language Audio Dubbing to All Creators
YouTube announced Wednesday that its multi-language audio feature is officially rolling out to millions of creators, following a two-year pilot program. The update will allow creators to dub their videos…
Anthropic Outages Disrupt Claude and Console Services
Anthropic reported a temporary service outage Wednesday that affected its APIs, Console, and Claude AI. Timeline of the Disruption Issues were first spotted by users on GitHub and Hacker News…
Reddit Replaces Subreddit Member Totals With Active User Stats
Reddit has begun phasing out the long-standing Member Count feature on communities, replacing it with two new statistics: Visitors and Contributions. Visitors uses a 28-day rolling average to display how…
Reddit and Ziff Davis Support Effort to Keep AI From Breaking the Internet
Artificial intelligence may be reshaping the internet, but it is also straining its foundation: information. Chatbots consume vast amounts of web content, yet there is still no consistent way to…
Reddit Debuts New Tools to Help Publishers Track and Share Stories
Reddit announced Wednesday that it is launching new tools for publishers to better track and distribute their stories on the platform. The features are part of Reddit Pro, a suite…
Grammarly Expands With Spelling and Grammar Support for Five New Languages
Grammarly, best known for its English spelling and grammar tools, is expanding its reach. The company announced that its writing assistance features will now support Spanish, French, Portuguese, German, and…
Thailand Elects Anutin Charnvirakul as Prime Minister After Turbulent Week
Thailand’s Anutin Charnvirakul secured the premiership on Friday after easily winning a parliamentary vote, defeating the candidate backed by the powerful Shinawatra family. His victory ended a week of political…
Trump Signs Order to Limit Drug Advertising on TV and Social Media
President Donald Trump signed a directive Tuesday aimed at tightening scrutiny of pharmaceutical advertising, both on television and social media. The administration accuses drug companies of misleading consumers about medications…
Poland Downs Russian Drones While Ukraine Warns Putin Is Probing the West
Poland’s military on Wednesday described an “unprecedented violation” of its sovereignty after several Russian drones entered the country’s airspace before being shot down. Scramble to Respond The drones crossed into…
Apple Watch Gains Ability to Detect Hypertension
Apple revealed its latest Apple Watch Series 11 and Apple Watch Ultra 3 on Tuesday, highlighting its first attempt at blood pressure monitoring. How the Feature Works The new system…