Chatbots Becoming Digital Companions for Faith and Guidance
AI-powered chatbots are playing an increasing role in how people explore spirituality. Apps like Bible Chat, which has been downloaded more than 30 million times, and Hallow, which briefly topped…
Spotify Rolls Out Long-Awaited Lossless Music Streaming
Spotify has officially launched high-quality, lossless music streaming for premium subscribers, a feature fans have been waiting on since the company first teased it in 2021. The rollout brings support…
Apple’s New iPhone Security Feature Deals Blow to Spyware Developers
Among its latest announcements, Apple revealed a major security update for the iPhone 17 and iPhone Air: Memory Integrity Enforcement (MIE). This feature is designed to counter memory corruption bugs,…
Pokémon Unveils New Simulation Game ‘Pokopia,’ Echoing Animal Crossing Style
The September 12 Nintendo Direct delivered a curveball for Pokémon fans: Pokémon Pokopia, a new life simulation game coming exclusively to the Nintendo Switch 2 in 2026. The announcement was…
Meta Connect 2025 to Showcase ‘Hypernova’ Smart Glasses and Metaverse AI
Meta Connect 2025 will take place on Wednesday, September 17, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg opening the event at 5 p.m. PST. The following day, September 18, company executives will deliver…
Claude Adds AI Tools for Document Editing Without Opening Files
ChatGPT may dominate the AI chatbot conversation, but Claude AI is quickly gaining traction as a serious competitor. With its latest update, Anthropic has equipped Claude with tools that make…
Apple Wins Approval for Hypertension Notification Feature
Apple introduced its latest lineup — the Apple Watch Series 11, Apple Watch Ultra 3, and Apple Watch SE 3 — earlier this week. Among the new features was Hypertension…
Gmail Adds Simplified Package Tracking for Upcoming Deliveries
Google announced Thursday that Gmail is introducing a dedicated Purchases tab to help users manage package deliveries more easily. The tab will bring together all purchase-related emails — from upcoming…
Google to Shut Down Tables, Its Answer to Airtable
Google has confirmed it will sunset Google Tables, a work-tracking tool built to rival Airtable, by December 16, 2025. End-of-Life Plans In an email to users, Google advised them to…
France Confirms Apple Alerted Victims of Fresh Spyware Attacks
Apple has alerted a number of users that their devices were targeted in a spyware campaign, according to French authorities. France Confirms Alerts The country’s national cybersecurity response unit confirmed…
California Bill to Regulate AI Companion Chatbots Nears Final Approval
California has moved one step closer to becoming the first state to regulate AI companion chatbots. SB 243, a bill aimed at protecting minors and vulnerable users, passed both the…
OpenAI Introduces Parental Controls After Lawsuit Tied to Teen’s Suicide
OpenAI announced new parental controls to be rolled out this month, following a lawsuit tied to the suicide of a California teenager who had been engaged in conversations with ChatGPT.…
YouTube Expands Multi-Language Audio Dubbing to All Creators
YouTube announced Wednesday that its multi-language audio feature is officially rolling out to millions of creators, following a two-year pilot program. The update will allow creators to dub their videos…
Sony Launches ‘PlayStation Family’ App With New Parental Controls
Sony Interactive Entertainment announced Wednesday the release of PlayStation Family, a new parental controls app available on iOS and Android. The app consolidates existing features while adding new tools designed…
Anthropic Outages Disrupt Claude and Console Services
Anthropic reported a temporary service outage Wednesday that affected its APIs, Console, and Claude AI. Timeline of the Disruption Issues were first spotted by users on GitHub and Hacker News…
Meta Expands Community Notes With Alerts for Corrected Posts
Meta is rolling out updates to its Community Notes fact-checking system, which it launched in the U.S. earlier this year. Users on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads will now be notified…
Reddit Replaces Subreddit Member Totals With Active User Stats
Reddit has begun phasing out the long-standing Member Count feature on communities, replacing it with two new statistics: Visitors and Contributions. Visitors uses a 28-day rolling average to display how…
Reddit and Ziff Davis Support Effort to Keep AI From Breaking the Internet
Artificial intelligence may be reshaping the internet, but it is also straining its foundation: information. Chatbots consume vast amounts of web content, yet there is still no consistent way to…
Reddit Debuts New Tools to Help Publishers Track and Share Stories
Reddit announced Wednesday that it is launching new tools for publishers to better track and distribute their stories on the platform. The features are part of Reddit Pro, a suite…
Jaguar Land Rover Confirms Data Theft in Major Cyberattack
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) said Wednesday that an unspecified amount of company data was stolen in a cyberattack that has halted vehicle assembly lines. Data Theft and Notification Rules In…