Bluesky Says It’s Getting More Aggressive About Moderation and Enforcement
Bluesky has announced it will be doing more to “enforce our moderation policies to better cultivate a space for healthy conversations,” with the new guidelines scheduled to take effect on…
Windows 11 May Soon Get Video Wallpapers, First Time Since Vista
The video wallpaper feature, last seen in Windows Vista, may be making a comeback in Windows 11. A new change has been discovered in some of the latest Windows 11…
Fed’s Powell and Bowman Stress Job Market Fragility as More Rate Cuts Loom
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday reiterated the central bank’s delicate balancing act, emphasizing that policymakers are trying to navigate between their price stability and employment mandates. In prepared…
US Senator Says Market Structure Bill Could Address Crypto ATM Scams
With the Senate Banking Committee expected to vote on a bill to address digital asset market structure by the end of the month, Senator Cynthia Lummis has suggested that the…
Meta Product Chief Chris Cox Says Smart Glasses Are the Future of Computing
Meta chief product officer Chris Cox stated on Thursday that smart glasses will be the next major computing device. Speaking with CNBC, Cox explained, “We talk to them, we will…
Apple Steps Up War of Words with European Regulators
Apple is publicly pushing back against a wave of new regulations from the European Union, arguing that “bureaucrats in Brussels” are unfairly challenging its closed ecosystem and denying users the…
iPhone Fold Will Reportedly Look Like Two iPhone Airs Combined Together
A new report claims that the upcoming iPhone Fold is designed to appear as if Apple has fused two iPhone Airs together. According to a recent newsletter by Mark Gurman,…
Instagram Using AI to Detect Canadian Teens in Adult Accounts
Instagram announced on Monday that it is now using artificial intelligence in Canada to identify accounts it suspects belong to teens, even if they have listed an adult birthday. This…
Google Faces Antitrust Déjà Vu as US Seeks to Break Up its Digital Advertising Business
After successfully navigating the U.S. Justice Department’s attack on its monopoly in online search, Google is now facing another attempt to dismantle its internet empire in a trial focused on…
Trump Administration Raises H-1B Visa Fee to $100,000, Citing Program Abuse
President Donald Trump has made it significantly more expensive for companies to hire foreign workers through the H-1B program. The White House announced Friday that Trump signed a proclamation requiring…
SpaceX Eyes 15,000 More Satellites for Cellular Starlink, Hints at Carrier Plans
SpaceX has filed a request with the FCC to launch as many as 15,000 next-generation satellites to upgrade its cellular Starlink service for phones. The new constellation will harness the…
Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Limit Passport Sex Marker Choice
The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to intervene in a fight over policies targeting LGBTQ+ Americans. The emergency appeal, filed Friday, asks the justices to let the administration…
Trump and ByteDance Tout TikTok Deal Approval, but No Official Details Yet
President Donald Trump announced on Friday that a deal for the TikTok video platform, which would see it controlled by a consortium of U.S. investors, had been approved by Chinese…
Facebook Is Getting an AI Dating Assistant
Meta announced on Monday that it is bringing an AI assistant to Facebook Dating. This chatbot is designed to help users find matches that are more closely tailored to their…
TikTok’s Algorithm to be Licensed to U.S. Joint Venture Led by Oracle
Under the terms of a deal framework laid out by President Donald Trump’s administration, tech giant Oracle will spearhead U.S. oversight of the algorithm and security underlying TikTok’s popular video…
Musk’s Neuralink Targets Thought-to-Text Clinical Trial in October
Elon Musk’s brain implant start-up, Neuralink, is planning to launch a U.S. clinical trial next month for a device that it claims can translate thoughts into text. According to Neuralink’s…
Meta CTO Explains Why Smart Glasses Demos Failed at Connect
Meta chief technology officer Andrew Bosworth used his Instagram to provide a more technical explanation for why multiple demos of Meta’s new smart glasses technology failed at the company’s developer…