Supreme Court Extends Fourth Amendment Protections to Geofence Location Data
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that law enforcement access to a person’s Google location history qualifies as a search under the Fourth Amendment. The 6-3 decision establishes that cellphone…
WhatsApp Opens Username Reservations Ahead of Wider Launch
WhatsApp has opened reservations for usernames, allowing users to prepare for a feature that will let them connect without sharing their phone numbers. The Meta-owned messaging service will introduce usernames…
Rocket Lab Agrees to Acquire Iridium in $8 Billion Satellite Deal
Rocket Lab has agreed to acquire satellite communications operator Iridium for approximately $8 billion, expanding the launch provider into satellite network operations and communications services. The proposed cash-and-stock transaction values…
Proception Raises $11 Million After Settling Tesla Trade Secrets Lawsuit
Proception has raised $11 million in seed funding and started shipping its first ProHand robotic hands to researchers and robotics companies. The funding follows the startup’s settlement of a trade…
Pocket Raises $11 Million as Demand Grows for Dedicated AI Recorders
Pocket has raised $11 million to expand its credit card-sized AI recorder, which captures in-person conversations and converts them into transcripts, summaries and action items. Accel led the funding, with…
Flipper Devices Launches Busy Bar to Block Distractions and Display Work Status
Flipper Devices, the company behind the Flipper Zero electronic multitool, is moving into workplace productivity with a new device designed to block distracting apps, run focus timers and show when…
Omen AI Raises $31 Million to Monitor Data Centre Cooling Fluids
Omen AI has raised $31 million to expand a real-time fluid-monitoring system designed to prevent contamination and equipment failures inside liquid-cooled AI data centres. Nava Ventures led the Series A…
California Law Bans Louder Ads on Streaming Services Starting July 1
Streaming advertisements in California can no longer be louder than the programmes they accompany under a new law taking effect on July 1. The measure extends commercial-volume protections that already…
Asian Markets Slide as Investors Reassess AI and Technology Valuations
Asian stock markets fell sharply on Friday as investors sold technology and semiconductor shares following months of strong gains driven by enthusiasm for artificial intelligence. South Korea experienced some of…
South Korea Announces $576 Billion Chip and AI Investment Drive
South Korea has announced more than $576 billion in planned semiconductor and artificial intelligence investments as it seeks to increase production capacity and spread advanced industries beyond the Seoul metropolitan…
Canada’s Economy Remains Weak as Tariffs, Inflation and Youth Unemployment Add Pressure
Prime Minister Mark Carney has promised to build Canada into the strongest economy in the G7, but weak growth, rising living costs and continued dependence on the United States remain…
GTA 6’s Disc-Free Box Raises New Questions About Digital Game Ownership
Rockstar Games will sell Grand Theft Auto VI in stores without including a physical game disc, adding momentum to the industry’s long shift toward digital distribution. Customers buying the boxed…
Blue Plaque Honours Cambridge’s Pioneering EDSAC Computer
A blue plaque has been unveiled in Cambridge to commemorate EDSAC, an early computer that helped establish principles still used in modern computing. The Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator was…
AI Memory Demand Pushes Consumer Technology Prices Higher
Consumer electronics are becoming more expensive even when the products themselves are several years old, reversing the familiar pattern of ageing devices gradually falling in price. Apple and Microsoft are…
Scotland’s Food Price Debate Pits Affordability Against Producer Survival
A proposed cap on essential food prices in Scotland has intensified debate over how to make healthy diets affordable without weakening farmers and small producers. The SNP pledged during the…
Free Sports Schemes Help UK Families Stay Active as Costs Rise
Families across the UK can access free tennis, cricket, running and disability-inclusive sports programmes as the cost of organised activity becomes a growing concern. While football is often considered inexpensive…
Polymarket to Refund Users After Third-Party Breach Leads to Crypto Theft
Polymarket has confirmed that hackers stole cryptocurrency from some users after compromising a third-party service connected to its prediction market platform. The company said the attackers used the vendor breach…