Embattled Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has reportedly agreed to hand over the IP addresses and phone numbers of those who use his encrypted messaging app to government authorities who make valid legal requests. Durov, the French-Russian billionaire who was arrested in France last month and hit with a slew of charges, including facilitating the spread […]

A man affected by ALS has become the first person in the world to control an Amazon Alexa digital assistant through his thoughts – thanks to a brain implant created by a New York-based neurotech startup. Synchron – a company specializing in medical technology solutions – has implanted its brain-computer interface (BCI) into a blood […]

Apple users are upset about the latest software update, claiming that their device’s performance has taken a drastic hit. Overzealous customers eager to upgrade to the new iOS 18 – released on Monday ahead of the iPhone 16 launch – are facing battery problems, claiming the operating system drains their smartphones’ battery life. Already on […]

Meta said it has banned Kremlin-run state media Russia Today as well as other networks controlled by President Vladimir Putin’s regime because of “foreign interference activity”. Russian-based broadcasters and websites such as RT, Rossiya Segodnya and other related media will no longer be available to users of Meta’s social networks, including Facebook and Instagram. “After […]

Former Apple design guru Jony Ive has confirmed that he is working with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to build an AI-powered hardware device – roughly a year after rumors of the high-profile collaboration went public for first time. The still-quiet project appeared in a new profile of Ive, who is best known for working with […]

JPMorgan Chase is in talks with Apple about taking over the tech giant’s credit card program from Goldman Sachs, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. Discussions began earlier this year and have advanced in recent weeks, but a deal could still be months away, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter. Key details, […]

They think iOS 18 is a POS. Apple’s much-anticipated iOS 18 has received eucalypt app reviews online since its debut on Monday. Many techies have criticized the so-called “biggest improvement in history” for making it easier for bad partners to cheat and also for having an unusable photo function that made them “want to jump […]

Snapchat reserves the right to place photos of its users’ faces in ads as part of the terms of service for its My Selfie tool, which allows people and their friends to create AI-generated images that are trained on selfies theirs. “My Selfie is used to power generative AI, Cameos, and other Snapchat experiences that […]

EU antitrust regulators warned Apple on Thursday to open up its heavily guarded software to rivals – or risk hefty fines. The European Commission has launched so-called specification procedures that will determine what Apple must do to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA), the tough new law aimed at tech giants abusing their market […]