After 15 years at the helm, today is officially Tim Cook’s last day as Apple CEO. In April, Apple announced that Cook would step down as CEO on September 1, with John Ternus set to take the reins. Cook, of course, isn’t going away completely. Instead, he’s set to become executive chairman of Appl...
Both Apple pundits and most of the internet seem to agree that Vision Pro is the best way to watch baseball, following the immersive experience offered by Apple’s Friday Night Baseball. Notably, there also seemed to be a consensus view that less is more when it comes to the various immersive came...
Explosive growth comes with a new regulatory burden in the European Union.
Berlin's city administration has confirmed that cybercriminals are attempting to extort the city after the Rhysida ransomware gang listed it on their data leak site. [...]
There are some good reasons you might want to look for a laptop with multiple USB-C ports next time you upgrade.
OpenAI will soon be held accountable for mitigating risks related to ChatGPT's impact on minors, user mental health, and the spread of illegal content in the European Union. That's because ChatGPT is now considered a Very Large Online Search Engine under the EU's Digital Services Act, a set of la...
"We would need over half a million 4K TVs to fully display the single Roman image from our largest survey."
The app isn't cracking down on other kinds of AI slop, though.
If your PC gaming controller is broken or you need an extra for a friend, there's a simple solution for iPhone users.
“AI creator” accounts like Aitana Lopez will get a new “AI-generated profile” label. | Image: Aitana Lopez Instagram is finally taking steps to address the rise of fake AI-influencer accounts that have gotten harder to spot. It's also renaming the "AI creator" label to "AI-generated profile" to...
Circleback is also introducing new pricing plans starting from $14 per month.
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This week on the Kettle, we reminisce about the good old days of Windows on XP's 25th anniversary, how new-old Casio watches could reshape the smartwatch market, and why passwords might be better on paper
If you use Android Auto, you might be interested to know that there's a feature available on some phones that helps keep phone calls minimal while you drive.
The latest development in the trade war Trump started with Canada is an executive order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America. Google Maps has updated the name, though what you see depends on which country you are in, with only US users seeing Lake America. Apple Maps has so far stuck to the rea...
CarPlay is about to get even better with iOS 27 in September. New features including a dedicated Siri app and Siri AI will upgrade Apple’s car infotainment system for iPhone users. Even before the big iPhone software update officially launches, CarPlay in August has improved for everyone with thr...
Does turning off Bluetooth actually make Wi-Fi better?
Taiwanese prosecutors are investigating Unimicron, one of the world’s largest PCB and chip substrate makers and a key supplier to Nvidia, Intel, Google, and Amazon, over allegations that it shipped China-made PCBs back to Taiwan and relabeled them as Taiwanese products.
Apple surprised many when it quietly announced updated Mac mini and Mac Studio models shortly before its September event. We would normally have expected these announcements to be part of that event. One strong theory is that the company may be making a lot of big announcements in its ‘Surprise a...
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