Apple says it asked Epic to fix the buttons in a future version of the Epic Games Store submitted for review; Epic CEO Tim Sweeney says Epic will “fight this”
Mere hours after reports circulated that Apple had declined to approve the Epic Games Store for iOS in the EU …
Sources: Apple Watch Series 10 will be thinner and have bigger screens; the main Siri upgrade will be part of iOS 18.4, with a January beta and a spring release
As the Apple Watch approaches its 10th birthday, the company is preparing a big update. Also: AirPods with cameras …
Nothing unveils the $199 CMF Phone 1, with swappable parts, a 6.67" AMOLED, a MediaTek SoC, and Nothing OS, plus the $69 CMF Watch Pro 2 and $59 CMF Buds Pro 2
Nothing's sub-brand is bringing its first phone to the US—the $199 CMF Phone 1—along with the Watch Pro 2 and Buds Pro 2.
A look at concerns about Saudi Arabia “sportswashing”, as the country hosts the Esports World Cup; Saudi Arabia's PIF owns some of the biggest gaming companies
In the heart of Saudi Arabia's capital, a seismic moment for esports is underway; one which has triggered both excitement and concern across the industry.
Microsoft quietly adds spellchecking and autocorrect to Notepad in Windows 11, after testing the features in March 2024; Windows Notepad first launched in 1983
Feature rolled out to insiders back in March, now available to the masses. — Microsoft tested an updated Notepad app with integrated spellchecking back in March.
Internal memo: Microsoft tells staff in China that from September 2024 they can only use iPhones for work, including to verify identities, affecting hundreds
- Windows software maker is standardizing employee cybersecurity — Company will block corporate access from Android in China
A study of GPT-3.5-based ChatGPT's ability to solve 728 coding problems: fairly good at solving problems that existed before 2021, but struggles with newer ones
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The National Samsung Electronics Union goes on a three-day strike for better pay; analysts say the strike is unlikely to have an impact due to low participation
Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) workers in South Korea began a three-day strike for better pay on Monday …
Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi talks about reuniting with Square Enix to bring his company Mistwalker's Apple Arcade RPG Fantasian to PC and consoles
I want to stress ‘rare occasion’ — sometimes one of the Mistwalker team members will hop on Final Fantasy XIV, and I'll see a message saying, 'Hey, the meeting's started'” Jason Schreier / @jasonschre...
Mt. Gox starts repaying its customers, who will receive only ~15% of their lost bitcoin, which are now worth many times more than their total 2014 holdings
and it's freaking out crypto investors Mt. Gox : Notice regarding Repayment in Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash Simon Sharwood / The Register : A decade after collapsing, crypto exchange Mt Gox repays some in...
A look at Meta's struggles to attract influencers to Threads, due to the platform's focus on text and its lack of a clear purpose for users
Threads is a place for everyone. No following required. Matthew Facciani / @matthewfacciani : The lack of “content creators” and “influencers” on Threads is probably one of its biggest selling points...
A Sequoia Capital analyst estimated companies developing AI models need to collectively generate ~$600B per year to pay for their AI infrastructure
The AI bubble is reaching a tipping point? — Despite massive investments in AI infrastructure by high-tech giants …
Investigation: the US Cyber Safety Review Board didn't investigate, for unclear reasons, the weaknesses in Microsoft tools that the SolarWinds hack exploited
Zero Trust: Inside Microsoft's Cybersecurity Failures — Investigating how the world's largest software provider handles the security of its own ubiquitous products.
How Saudi media group MBC's Shahid has become the biggest streaming service in MENA with a 22% market share, ahead of Starz Play Arabia's 18% and Netflix's 17%
I'm ecstatic that our impact has been covered by the Financial Times. …
Interfax: Apple removed the mobile apps of 25 VPN services from its App Store in Russia, following a request by state communications watchdog Roskomnadzor
French AI research lab Kyutai, launched in November 2023 with €300M in funding and backed by billionaire Xavier Niel, demos its AI voice assistant Moshi
OpenAI doesn't need to worry just yet Rowan Cheung / The Rundown AI : An open-source GPT-4o competitor Sophia / GreenBot : AI can now listen and talk: Moshi launched as first real-time voice AI assist...
What to expect from Samsung Galaxy Unpacked on July 10: Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Flip 6, Galaxy AI updates, Galaxy Buds 3, Watch FE and Watch 7 Ultra, and more
Wes Davis / The Verge :
New York-based Hebbia, which uses AI to help companies sift through documents, raised $130M led by a16z, a source says at a ~$700M post-money valuation
Company's technology helps businesses sift through regulatory filings, PDFs and other documents. — Hebbia, a startup using artificial …
ElevenLabs launches Voice Isolator, a freemium AI tool for removing background noise from audio files for film, podcast, and interview post production
I can just isolate the voice and then clone it easily. Voice cloning is only going to get easier for hacking, folks. @elevenlabsio : We plan to make Voice Isolator available via API in the coming week...
As Glaze, a free tool to help artists prevent AI from copying their style, sees an “explosion in demand”, researchers say its protections can be bypassed
Ashley Belanger / Ars Technica :
DefiLlama: the value of assets locked on the TON blockchain, which is used by Telegram, surged 1,400% this year to briefly top $1B
Sidhartha Shukla / Bloomberg :
Q&A with Canva CEO Melanie Perkins on the startup's history, expanding globally, its 4,500 headcount, moderation, Adobe, growing enterprise customers, and more
To her, AI is just an extension of what Canva has always done: make accessible design tools that cost less than Adobe's.
A look at Apate, a conversational bot developed by Macquarie University's Cyber Security Hub in Australia to keep scam callers on the line while collecting data
Tory Shepherd / The Guardian :
Shopify: Revolutionizing Commerce with Winter Edition '26
Over 150+ new features transform how merchants build, design, and grow—with technology that amplifies creative vision.
Email fatigue is real: Here's how smart email tools help you regain control
Picture this: It's Monday morning. You walk into the office feeling energized and ready to take on the week.
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data
Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.