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Apple still has a shot at leading the AI-powered app era. As OpenAI launches its ChatGPT app platform, Apple’s smarter Siri and deep ecosystem could keep it ahead.

From genetically modified foods to autonomous vehicles, society often resists otherwise beneficial technologies. Resistance can arise from performance-based con

The company tacitly admits that browser notifications, as designed, might have been a bad idea, saying that its own data shows users receive a high volume of notifications but rarely interact with them.

Start up Figure AI is reimagining the future of labor—at home and at work—with its new Figure 03 robot.

In July, Apple filed a lawsuit against Jon Prosser and Michael Ramacciotti over alleged theft of the company's trade secrets. The complaint...

OpenAI told Europe’s top antitrust regulator that big tech firms including Microsoft, Google, and Apple could be difficult for the startup to compete against, Bloomberg reported Thursday. During a Sept. 24 meeting with EU antitrust chief Teresa Ribaldi, OpenAI said it faced “difficulties” competing with those companies because of “the lock-in of customers by large platforms,” according to the

A destructive A.I., like a nuclear bomb, is now a concrete possibility; the question is whether anyone will be reckless enough to build one.

CMA puts Google under tighter regulation with ‘strategic market status’ designation and can enforce changes

Alexa, stop the ads.

The Big Apple bites back.

Apple Inc. is preparing to expand the roles of some top executives in response to the pending departure of longtime Chief Operating Officer Jeff Williams, according to people familiar with the matter.

Amazon.com Inc. is rolling out an updated version of its main artificial intelligence tool for business, the latest effort to grab a slice of the market for software designed to automate and speed up office work.

Eyes Up's purpose is to "preserve evidence until it can be used in court." But it has been swept up in Apple's crackdown on ICE-spotting apps.

🇪🇺Germany's Minister of Justice today: "Suspicionless #ChatControl must be taboo in a state governed by the rule of law." Private communication cannot be placed under general suspicion. "Germany will not agree to such proposals at the EU level." https://www.bmjv.de/SharedDocs/Zitate/DE/2025/1008_Chatkontrolle.html

Synology has backtracked on one of its most unpopular decisions in years. After seeing NAS sales plummet in 2025, the company has decided to lift restrictions that forced users to buy its own Synology hard drives.

TiVo, the digital video recording pioneer, has moved on from its legacy DVR technology, focusing instead on its branded operating system software promoting third-party content searches, recommendation, including free ad-supported streaming options and more for smart televisions. “As of Oct. 1, 2025, TiVo has stopped selling Edge DVR hardware products,” the company said in an … Continue reading "TiVo Exiting Legacy DVR Business"

Deloitte Australia will partially refund the 440,000 Australian dollars ($290,000) paid by the Australian government for the report.

Google has failed to convince the Supreme Court to block the injunction requiring the company to make major changes to the Play Store after it lost its case ...

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Hill: A Senate report released (PDF) Monday says AI and automation could replace nearly 100 million jobs across various industries over the next decade. The report, conducted by Democratic staffers on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP...

When Elon Musk takes the stage at Tesla’s annual meeting next month, one of the centerpieces of his plan to impress shareholders will be a dancing troupe of Optimus bots, the humanoid machines that he says will eventually eclipse Tesla’s electric vehicle business, which is suffering from ...

The secretive AI hardware device designed by former Apple design chief Jony Ive and set to be launched by ChatGPT...

It’s seen as the magic fix for every threat to the US economy

Bypassing Sora 2's rudimentary safety features is easy and experts worry it'll lead to a new era of scams and disinformation.

Apple has created an eight-minute ad that mocks PC security. It’s all about the CrowdStrike Blue Screen of death issue.

Apple Arcade has announced four new titles coming to the game service this November, here’s what’s on the way.

According to Aaron Perris, Apple has now rolled out a server-side fix for iPhone 17 and iPhone Air models that...

Qualcomm is acquiring the DIY electronics platform Arduino, and launching a new Uno Q that connects to a new App Lab platform.

Starting July 1, 2026, streaming services won’t be allowed to “transmit the audio of commercial advertisements louder than the video content the advertisements accompany,” according to the bill's text.

A handful of Mac owners say they can't add Outlook accounts to Apple Mail after recent macOS updates, but the scope and cause of the problem remain murky.

Apple has released iOS 26.1 beta 2 for developers. The update comes two weeks after the first beta was released....