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Hilary Ong

Hello, from one tech geek to another. Not your beloved TechCrunch writer, but a writer with an avid interest in the fast-paced tech scenes and all the latest tech mojo. I bring with me a unique take towards tech with a honed applied psychology perspective to make tech news digestible. In other words, I deliver tech news that is easy to read.
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Apple Adds ‘Tinted’ Option to Customize Liquid Glass Interface

Apple is adding a new tinted appearance setting to its recently introduced Liquid Glass design, giving users the ability to choose between Clear and Tinted interface styles. The option, included…

Meta Adds Scam Warnings to WhatsApp and Messenger to Protect Older Users

Meta has introduced new scam detection features for WhatsApp and Messenger as part of its broader initiative to protect older adults from online fraud. The updates, announced on Tuesday, include…

HBO Max Raises Subscription Prices Across All Plans

Warner Bros. Discovery announced on Tuesday that HBO Max is increasing the prices of all its subscription tiers, becoming the latest streaming platform to introduce higher fees. The adjustments apply…

OpenAI Launches AI-Powered Atlas Browser to Compete With Google

OpenAI has released an artificial intelligence-driven web browser named ChatGPT Atlas, designed to rival major players such as Google’s Chrome and Microsoft Edge. The browser, unveiled on Tuesday for Apple’s…

Elon Musk’s X Introduces Pay-Per-Use API to Woo Developers Back, but Costs Raise Concerns

Elon Musk’s X, formerly known as Twitter, has introduced a new pay-per-use API model in an attempt to rebuild its once-thriving developer ecosystem. The platform, which previously charged flat monthly…

U.S. Calls China ‘Unreliable’ Amid Rising Trade Tensions

Top U.S. officials have publicly accused China of betraying a trade truce reached earlier this year, escalating tensions between the two economic giants. In an unusual joint appearance on Wednesday,…

OpenAI Hints at Adult Erotica Feature Coming to ChatGPT

ChatGPT is preparing to generate “erotica for adults” starting in December, a significant policy shift that comes more than a year after OpenAI first began exploring how to allow users…

Meta Pulls Facebook Page Allegedly Targeting ICE Agents After DOJ Pressure

Meta removed a Facebook group page on Tuesday that was allegedly used to “dox and target” U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Chicago. The takedown came after the…

Powell Signals Fed Tightening May End Soon, Hints at Rate Cuts

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell suggested on Tuesday that the central bank is nearing the end of its effort to reduce its bond holdings, known as quantitative tightening (QT), while…

Instagram Introduces PG-13 Content Rules for Teen Users

Meta announced on Tuesday that it will now automatically restrict the content visible to teenage users on Instagram to what they would typically encounter in a movie rated PG-13. This…

Oura Secures $900M Investment From Fidelity

Finnish health tech company Oura has secured over $900 million in fresh funding, led by Fidelity Management & Research Company, with new investor ICONIQ and contributions from Whale Rock and…

Apple Unveils New MacBook Pro, iPad Pro, and Vision Pro With Upgraded Chip

Apple announced new models of the MacBook Pro, iPad Pro, and Vision Pro on Wednesday, all powered by the updated M5 chip, which allows them to run significantly faster than…

Spotify Rolls Out New Kids Features to Support Flexible Parenting

Spotify is expanding its tools to give children under 13 more room to develop their own music tastes outside of its dedicated Spotify Kids service. The new feature, called “managed…

Strava Considers IPO as Gen Z Swaps Dating Apps for Running Clubs

Strava, the 16-year-old fitness-tracking application, is making preparations to go public, according to reporting by the Financial Times. CEO Michael Martin told the publication that the San Francisco-based company plans…

Government Shutdown Resolution Appears More Distant Than Ever

The political pain of the U.S. government shutdown is deepening as the impasse heads toward a third week, marked by escalating hostility between Republicans and Democrats. Hundreds of thousands of…

China Accuses U.S. of Double Standards Amid Tariff Threat

China’s government has denounced President Donald Trump‘s latest threat to impose an additional 100% tariff on Chinese goods, calling it a “typical example of US double standards.” A spokesperson for…

Trump’s Free Speech Reversal Echoes 250 Years of History

President Donald Trump’s actions in his second term have led to a systematic and unprecedented campaign against free speech, prompting legal experts and judges to warn that the First Amendment…

Apple Is Officially Retiring Its Clips AppApple Is Officially Retiring Its Clips AppApple Is Officially Retiring Its Clips App

Apple appears to be phasing out support for its video editing application, Clips, having removed the app from the App Store and confirming that it will no longer be making…

ChatGPT Users Can Once Again Permanently Delete Conversations

When you delete your old conversations on ChatGPT, the logs will now be gone for good. Earlier this year, OpenAI was forced to retain users’ deleted chat logs as part…

Peter Thiel Allegedly Compared Greta Thunberg and AI Skeptics to the Antichrist

Billionaire Peter Thiel, the co-founder of PayPal and Palantir, reportedly referred to climate activist Greta Thunberg and prominent AI critics as “legionnaires of the antichrist,” according to a recording of…