Apple’s new CEO is reviving a Steve Jobs strategy from 25 years ago
John Ternus made the case in his first keynote as Apple CEO that the iPhone isn't going anywhere.
AI workers publicly quitting ‘help to move the needle’ with safety concerns, experts say
Another researcher at a leading artificial intelligence lab has publicly resigned, voicing grave concerns about the technology’s safety—joining the ranks of other AI professionals who’ve done the same this year. Twenty-seven-year-old Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon,...
Blizzard employees have ratified their first union contracts
The Communications Workers of America represents about 1,900 workers at the game company.
iPhone Duo vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8: here’s how they stack up
Apple's first foldable competes well with the Z Fold 8, at least in terms of specs.
Apple pitches its new phones, watches, and AirPods as vehicles for AI
Apple’s phones, watches, and earphones are increasingly judged by how well they enable and support personal AI experiences. Apple’s new CEO, John Ternus, opened his company’s hardware event Wednesday by explaining how AI will transform the Apple device experience, and...
Apple Watch’s new AI features are normalizing the idea that technology is always listening
Apple says its new watches won’t save raw audio, but features that can transcribe recent speech and summarize ambient conversations raise new questions about consent, privacy, and how people behave when they know they could always be recorded.
Apple increases older iPhone prices by $100
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Apple Watch’s new Audio Intelligence enables a real-life conversation rewind
Apple says it's taking privacy concerns seriously with its new spyware feature for Watch Series 12.
Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro camera innovations went well beyond megapixels and AI
While the iPhone Duo might make headlines, variable aperture and more control is more important to me than a foldable iPhone.
Microsoft strikes deal with national teachers union to not use school data to train AI
In the absence of federal protections from AI, unions are stepping up.
The iPhone Duo lacks variable aperture and a dedicated telephoto camera
The hot new iPhone feature is somehow absent from the hot new iPhone.
iPhone 18 Pro hands-on: Variable aperture and stunning new colors
It doesn't fold, but it probably is the one most people will buy.
iPhone Duo’s interface is iPad-like, with some extra tricks
Using multiple apps at once? You bet.
Apple Watch Series 12 will listen to your conversations
The Watch Series 12 delivers a host of upgrades and even comes in a ceramic body.
Apple Watch Ultra 4 comes with better battery and upgraded health tracking
The Watch Ultra 4 isn't a major redesign, but does come with some notable improvements.
Apple announces the iPhone Duo, the company’s first foldable phone
After years of rumors, we've entered a new era of the iPhone.
Apple modestly upgrades the AirPods 5 with better noise cancellation
So far, no sign of the camera-laden AirPods.
U.S. Disrupts Xinbi Guarantee Scam Marketplace, Freezes $52.8 Million in Crypto
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Wednesday announced coordinated actions aimed at an illicit online marketplace called Xinbi Guarantee that offered scam services, including seizing Telegram channels used to run the service, confiscating two cryptocurrency...
Four Spy Groups Used the Same Chrome and Windows Exploit Kit Within a Week
Multiple espionage-motivated threat activity clusters have been found deploying a previously undocumented exploit kit called BlueMoon that chains together multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows and Google Chrome. The first in-the-wild use of BlueMoon has been...
Everything Apple announced at its fall iPhone event, from the foldable iPhone Duo to an always-listening Apple Watch
The main event was the tech giant's highly anticipated first foldable phone, the iPhone Duo.
Reverse Engineering The Philips PM5139
The Philips PM5139 is not famous. It won no great victories on the battlefield, nor was instrumental in changing the political landscape. It was just a useful function generator that you might find on a workbench somewhere, doing its job quietly and relatively...
There are new shiny iPhones, so Apple is making you pay more for older models
Apple is raising the price of its existing iPhone models by $100, including iPhone 16, iPhone 17, and iPhone Air.
Beyond shared responsibility: When AI acts, who owns the blast radius?
The cloud shared-responsibility model was initially not well-understood by many. In fact, early adopters often believed that simply having data in the cloud meant that Amazon Web Services Inc., or a software-as-a-service vendor, was responsible for safeguarding it....
The hinge for Apple’s new foldable phone was built with AI
Apple says it used AI and 3D printing in the manufacturing process for its long-awaited foldable phone.
Claude Hackers Are Hijacking Tokens From Paying Subscribers
Diligent token tracking makes them easy to spot, though.
Apple Watch’s new feature listens to your chats and recaps them
Apple Watch’s new feature listens to your chats and recaps them Go to Source The Siri Recap feature is similar to other note-taking apps like Granola.
Historically strong 2026 Super El Niño could have this devastating effect on California
A lot has been written about how this year’s Super El Niño is likely to be the strongest on record and could result in extreme weather through 2027. But what we are just learning now, is how it may cause serious damage to California’s coast, impacting sea levels, and...
I Don’t Want to Interact with Stochastic Parrots
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Apple Watch Ultra 4
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AI researcher claims he resigned from Anthropic over threat to the human race. His post is going viral
Social media debate is growing over an X post from a former employee of Anthropic and OpenAI, who thinks the tech could kill all humans within the decade—and other AI workers agree. Jacob Coxon, an AI researcher who claims to have worked for both Anthropic and OpenAI...