Apple Is Reportedly Exploring An AI Pin Wearable With Cameras And Microphones
Apple may be developing a stand-alone AI wearable in the form of a pin that clips onto clothing, according to a report published Wednesday by The Information. The device would…
UK Gambling Watchdog Accuses Meta Of Turning A Blind Eye To Illegal Gambling Ads
The UK Gambling Commission has raised concerns that Meta is failing to act against advertisements for illegal gambling websites appearing on Facebook and Instagram, despite having policies that prohibit such…
Fire Breaks Out At Rad Power Bikes Warehouse Weeks After Battery Safety Warning
A fire broke out this week at a Rad Power Bikes retail store warehouse in Huntington Beach, California, in an incident that comes just weeks after federal safety regulators warned…
Illicit Telegram Marketplace Tudou Guarantee Halts Public Transactions After Processing $12B
Blockchain cybersecurity firm Elliptic says Tudou Guarantee, a major Telegram-based illicit marketplace operating in Southeast Asia, has stopped transactions in its public groups after processing more than $12 billion, raising…
Everstone Merges Wingify And AB Tasty To Build $100M-Plus Digital Experience Platform
Private equity firm Everstone Capital is combining India’s Wingify and France’s AB Tasty to create a digital experience optimization company with more than $100 million in annual revenue, just a…
Meta Retreats From Virtual Reality After Reality Labs Layoffs And Studio Closures
Meta has scaled back its long-running push into virtual reality, laying off roughly 1,500 employees from its Reality Labs division and shutting down several internal VR game studios, according to…
Finland’s Icebreaker Expertise Draws US Orders As Trump Targets Arctic Expansion
As President Donald Trump continues to argue that the United States needs to control Greenland, Washington has moved to strengthen its presence in the Arctic by ordering new icebreakers, turning…
UK Government Consults On Under-16 Social Media Ban As School Phone Rules Tighten
The UK government has launched a consultation on whether social media should be banned for children under 16, alongside steps to strengthen oversight of mobile phone use in schools, as…
Europe Weighs Trade Response After Trump Threatens Tariffs Over Greenland Plan
Donald Trump’s warning that the United States could impose new tariffs on eight European countries unless they back his proposal to buy Greenland has prompted governments and EU officials to…
Threads Overtakes X In Daily Mobile Users As Meta’s App Continues Gradual Climb
Meta’s Threads is now seeing more daily usage than Elon Musk’s X on mobile devices, according to new data from market intelligence firm Similarweb, marking a shift in how people…
Signal Co-Founder Launches Privacy-Focused AI Assistant Designed To Avoid Data Collection
A new AI assistant built by Signal co-founder Moxie Marlinspike is offering an alternative to mainstream chatbots by prioritising user privacy and avoiding data collection at every layer of its…
Musk Seeks Up To $134bn From OpenAI And Microsoft In Lawsuit Over Nonprofit Shift
Elon Musk is seeking between $79 billion and $134 billion in damages from OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging that the AI company defrauded him by abandoning its original nonprofit mission, according…
TikTok Launches PineDrama App In US And Brazil To Test Stand-Alone Microdrama Platform
TikTok has quietly released a new stand-alone app called PineDrama in the United States and Brazil, expanding its push into short-form scripted video by offering one-minute episodic dramas outside its…
EPA Finds xAI Illegally Ran Gas Turbines To Power Tennessee Data Centers
Elon Musk’s AI company xAI has been operating dozens of natural gas turbines without proper permits to power its Colossus data centers in Tennessee, the US Environmental Protection Agency ruled…
Hacker Posted Victims’ Personal Data On Instagram After Breaching US Government Systems
A Tennessee man who pleaded guilty to hacking the US Supreme Court’s electronic filing system also breached networks at AmeriCorps and the Department of Veterans Affairs, then published victims’ personal…
White House Pushes PJM To Add $15bn In Power Generation As Data Center Demand Rises
The Trump administration is pressing the operator of the largest electricity grid in the United States to add $15bn worth of new power generation capacity and wants technology companies to…
Phishing Campaign Targets Iran-Linked Activists Through WhatsApp Amid Internet Shutdown
A coordinated phishing campaign targeting people involved in Iran-related activism and research has been uncovered after a UK-based Iranian activist received a suspicious WhatsApp message containing a malicious link. Technical…
X Suffers Second Major Outage This Week Amid Scrutiny Over AI Deepfakes
Elon Musk’s social media platform X experienced its second large-scale outage of the week on Friday, with users reporting widespread access problems as the company faces mounting criticism over how…
YouTube Expands Ad Eligibility For Non-Graphic Videos On Sensitive Topics
YouTube is updating its advertiser-friendly content guidelines to allow more videos that discuss controversial issues to earn full ad revenue, provided the material is presented in a non-graphic or dramatized…