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SpaceX Spotted Offering Free Starlink Mini Dish to Select Users

SpaceX has been offering a free Starlink Mini dish to some of its customers as part of a new promotion. The deal has been appearing through a pop-up on the…

Spotify to Label AI Music, Filter Spam, and More in AI Policy Change

Spotify announced on Thursday a series of updates to its AI policy, designed to better indicate when AI is being used to make music, to cut down on spam, and…

Smartphone Maker Nothing to Spin Off Its Affordable CMF Brand

Hardware startup Nothing announced on Thursday that it plans to make its affordable device brand, CMF, an independent subsidiary. India will serve as the headquarters for both manufacturing and R&D…

ChatGPT Pulse is a New Feature that Turns Your Data into a Daily Digest

ChatGPT Pro users have a new way to feed their data to the machine with the launch of a feature called ChatGPT Pulse. The new feature is available now as…

TikTok Child Data Protection Inadequate, Canadian Privacy Officials Say

A Canadian investigation has found that TikTok’s efforts to prevent children from using the app and to protect their personal data have been inadequate. The joint probe, conducted by Canada’s…

Labubu Dolls Make Up 90% of Fake Toys Seized at UK Border

Fake Labubu dolls accounted for 90% of the £3.5 million worth of counterfeit toys seized at the UK border so far this year, according to data from the Intellectual Property…

Trump to Put Import Taxes on Pharmaceutical Drugs, Kitchen Cabinets, Furniture, and Heavy Trucks

President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he will impose a series of new import taxes, which are scheduled to take effect on October 1. The tariffs include a 100%…

Instagram Teen Accounts Still Show Suicide Content, Study Claims

A new study has claimed that Instagram’s tools, which are designed to protect teenagers from harmful content, are failing to prevent them from seeing posts about suicide and self-harm. The…

Government Could Buy Car Parts to Protect Jaguar Land Rover Suppliers

Ministers are considering stepping in to support Jaguar Land Rover’s suppliers after the carmaker was forced to suspend production due to a cyber-attack. The attack at the end of August…

Amazon Agrees to Pay $2.5 Billion Over Claims It Tricked Prime Customers

Amazon has agreed to pay $2.5 billion to resolve claims brought by the U.S. government that it tricked millions of people into signing up for Prime memberships and then made…

Starbucks to Close Some US and UK Stores

Starbucks has announced that it will cut approximately 900 U.S. jobs and close its worst-performing stores in the U.S. and some in the U.K. as part of a cost-saving initiative.…

iPhones Could Soon Offer More Support for Non-Apple Smartwatches

A rumor suggests that iPhones might soon offer more robust support for smartwatches from other brands. Apple released the iOS 26.1 beta 1 code on Monday, and some developers and…

Trump Claims ‘Sabotage’ at UN from Escalator, Teleprompter, and Mic

President Donald Trump stated on Wednesday that he was the victim of a “triple sabotage” at the United Nations a day earlier, where an escalator, teleprompter, and microphone all failed…

India Court Rejects X’s ‘Free Speech’ Argument, Backs Government Takedown Powers

An Indian court has dismissed an attempt by Elon Musk’s X to challenge the Indian government’s content takedown orders, ruling that the social media platform, as a foreign company, does…

Logitech’s New Keyboard Charges with Light and is Built to be Repaired

Logitech has announced the launch of a new repairable, solar-powered keyboard, the Logitech Signature Slim Solar+ K980. This wireless keyboard features a solar cell that the company claims can last…

Does Your New iPhone 17 Have Scratches? Apple Says Do This to Fix It

Apple is pushing back on complaints that the new iPhone 17 models scratch too easily, blaming the marks on the MagSafe display stands in retail stores. The company told a…

Hertz Deployed an AI Vehicle Scanner. Then Came the CX Meltdown.

Hertz, the global rental car giant, has sparked customer backlash after it deployed an AI system to scan vehicles for damage and bill customers automatically. Adam Foley, an AI and…

AI Adoption Could Boost Canada’s GDP to $3.65 Trillion by 2035, PwC Study Estimates

Canada’s economy could grow exponentially by 2035 if businesses fast-track their artificial intelligence adoption and respond to growing climate change threats, according to a new study from PwC Canada. The…

Google’s Cheaper AI Plus Plan is Now Available in Over 40 Countries

Google’s new, cheaper AI Plus plan is now available in more than 40 countries, including Angola, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Ghana, Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico, Nepal, Nigeria, the Philippines, Senegal,…

YouTube Now Lets You Hide Recommendation Pop-ups at the End of Videos

YouTube will finally allow you to hide the pop-up recommendations that appear at the end of videos. The company announced on Wednesday that when you see an end screen, you…