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Researcher finds Apple list of phrases the iPhone keyboard won’t suggest
Apple keeps a hidden list of around 100,000 words and phrases that its iPhone keyboard will not suggest to users, according to an independent researcher. The list includes politic…
Sam Altman becomes ‘Ram Altman’ and says his memory remark was misread
Sam Altman says people took his remark about memory in home computers out of context. The OpenAI chief executive made the point on X on Wednesday. Hours earlier, he had renamed hi…
Chainalysis says breach exposed credentials for all customers
Blockchain intelligence firm Chainalysis says a recent attack on its systems and internal tools has exposed credentials and live tokens for all customers. [...]
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang summoned by Congress over Chinese espionage concerns
Lawmakers want answers about Jensen Huang’s ties to an alleged Chinese intelligence asset.
After blocking Muse, Amazon now lets users text Alexa to help them shop
Amazon said that the feature will roll out to millions of users in coming weeks.
Titan OS raises $46M to take its smart TV software beyond Europe
Barcelona-based Titan OS, which makes an operating system for smart TVs, has raised $46M (about €40M). Existing investors Highland Europe and Mangrove Capital Partners put in equi…
TikTok’s For You page needs to change, says the EU
The European Commission claims TikTok broke its online platform rules by offering a recommendation algorithm that creates a "rabbit hole effect" on users. In an announcement on Fr…
Amazon will let you text Alexa your shopping list
Amazon is adding a new feature to Alexa for Shopping that allows customers to purchase items by texting the AI shopping assistant. Users can describe the products they're looking …
TikTok faces EU fine over “For You” feed ‘rabbit hole’ effect
The European Commission has preliminarily found that TikTok breaks EU online safety rules by repeatedly recommending similar videos, potentially trapping users in harmful content …
No more Cybertrucks; Musk moves on from the angular metallic flop
Tesla wanted to unseat the Ford F-150, instead it made the Edsel look successful.
A Chinese inquiry halted OPay’s $304M US IPO, Bloomberg reports
A Chinese regulator’s inquiry led OPay to halt its $304M New York listing hours after pricing it, Bloomberg reported. The Nigeria-focused payments company has no operations or rev…
Rocket Report: Artemis II literally tore through the atmosphere; New Glenn delay
Interstellar Technologies announces more government funding for the Japanese Zero rocket.
UK now puts AI’s 2030 boost at £120bn, not the £400bn from a Google report
The UK government now expects AI to add £55bn to £140bn to the economy by 2030. Its central estimate is £120bn. Its AI Opportunities Action Plan put the gain at £400bn, and AI min…
Google's Find Hub can finally notify you if you've left a tracker behind
Google has rolled out 'Notify when left behind' separation alerts for your tracking devices.
Underdog shows off a 32MB speech model in new demo
Despite its small size, Underdog's new model can generate both speech and music.
Sequoia closes its London office, saying it can back Europe from California
Sequoia Capital is closing its London office six years after opening it, and several people will leave the firm. The Silicon Valley investor announced the move on Wednesday in a m…
Physicl raises $10M to make the digital world real enough for robots
Physicl is trying to solve the sim-to-real gap with a pipeline originally built to market goods online.
How Remedy designed Control Resonant’s wildest mission: ‘Anything kind of goes’
Note: Some spoilers for Control Resonant's "Recursions and Iterations" mission follow. One of Control Resonant's most memorable missions involves time travel - kind of. There are …
Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 review: The new standard for smartwatch battery life
With its bright display and battery life, the Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 hits the sweet spot for smartwatch hardware.
Waymo’s co-CEO tells Bloomberg the Uber tie-up was a ‘crapshoot’ for riders
Waymo co-chief executive Tekedra Mawakana says partnering with Uber was “a little bit of a crapshoot” for riders. On the same day, Uber told investors that robotaxis earn more on …
Meta pauses new business terms that would let it crawl publishers’ websites
Meta has paused planned changes to its rules for businesses and advertisers. Among other things, the new rules would have let it crawl the websites of firms that use its apps. The…
D-Link warns of multiple zero-days in DGS-3130 Series switches
D-Link shared mitigation measures for multiple unpatched security flaws affecting DGS-3130 series managed Gigabit stackable switches. [...]
IonQ’s revenue quadruples to $173.8M as it lifts its 2026 forecast to $515M
IonQ now expects revenue of $505M to $515M this year. The quantum computing company raised the outlook on Thursday as third-quarter revenue more than quadrupled to $173.8M. Its ea…
I’ve reviewed almost every Android foldable this year — here’s how the iPhone Duo compares
When I first read Allison and Nilay's Verge review of the iPhone Duo, I was immediately struck by one of their complaints: that the cover display is too small. That's not how the …