Apple issues urgent iPhone update — how and why to install it
Maybe the new titanium iPhone isn’t as solid as it seems. Apple recently released a critical update for iPhone 15s — the tech giant’s latest smartphone — following reports of...
Elon Musk’s X is beginning to cash in on ‘premium’ subscriptions: source
X — despite getting blasted over its “X Premium” subscription service that charges users for their blue checkmarks — is now making nearly a quarter of its revenue from premium...
Chat site Omegle shuts down after 14 years
Notorious video chat site Omegle — which was launched to link like-minded strangers but morphed into a cesspool for child predators — was shut down Thursday. Founded in 2009 by...
Google staffers squabble over $1.2B contract with Israel
Google staffers are locked in an escalating office squabble over the search giant’s business ties with Israel, which include a $1.2 billion agreement to provide cloud services to the Israeli...
Google paid Activision-Blizzard $360M to use its app store, Epic Games says
Google gave “Call of Duty” parent Activision-Blizzard a whopping $360 million in incentives in 2020 to launch its video game on the “Play” app store, according to lawyers in Epic...
Swimmers’ shock reaction to sharks at Bondi Beach
Wild footage has captured the moment swimmers are confronted by sharks in a number of incredibly close encounters at Sydney’s Bondi Beach. A video shared by the Drone Shark App...
Joe Rogan holds all the cards as his Spotify deal set to expire
Podcast king Joe Rogan may ditch Spotify for another platform — possibly even joining Elon Musk’s X — after his contract expires next year. The wildly popular host of the...
Deepfake video of Indian star Rashmika Mandanna leaves nation fuming
A short clip of what appears to be popular Indian star Rashmika Mandanna entering an elevator has blown up in India and received condemnation across the world. At first glance,...
Apple, PayPal could face bank-like supervision under watchdog’s proposal
The top US consumer financial watchdog on Tuesday proposed to regulate tech giants’ digital payments and smartphone wallet services, saying they rival traditional payment methods in scale and scope but...
