Technology
Freehand names Krshna Prashant as first marketing lead
Freehand is the company whose autonomous AI Teams manage supply-chain spend for Fortune 500 enterprises. It has announced the appointment of Krshna Prashant as its first Marketing…
Get a closer look at the iPhone 18 Pro’s mechanical camera
iFixit's latest device teardown shows us the inner workings of the new variable aperture lens inside Apple's iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max, alongside some repair concerns to be min…
The ECB will invest in tokenised securities, and settle the trades on its own new rail
The European Central Bank is preparing to put some of its own money into tokenized securities, moving from building the plumbing for digital asset markets to buying in them. Settl…
Ireland’s data watchdog has fined Google €403M over location data
Google has been fined €403M, or about $463M, by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission over the way it handled users’ location data, in a case brought after several European consume…
UN says AI safeguards can’t wait for certainty
Governments need to rein in increasingly capable AI agents before their risks are fully understood, a United Nations scientific panel warned in the global organization's first maj…
The US has proposed an AI incident alert system to China
The United States has proposed that Washington and Beijing notify each other of AI incidents serious enough to qualify as national security events, an idea Treasury Secretary Scot…
Amazon doesn’t trust Meta’s Muse AI agent
Meta's Muse AI agent has been blocked from shopping Amazon on behalf of its users, Geekwire reports. A popup message started appearing on Sunday for Muse users saying that "contin…
ShinyHunters says it hijacked Cl0p’s dark web leak site
On the night of Friday, September 18, the Tor leak site that the Cl0p ransomware gang used to name and pressure its victims was defaced. Another criminal group claimed responsibil…
The White House will not say what Trump’s AI Force is
Two days after Donald Trump announced plans for an “AI Force” and an AI czar, the White House has not clarified whether the AI Force would be a military branch, a regulatory agenc…
ClickFix Lures Deploy ChainScript RAT Using Polygon to Rotate C2 Infrastructure
Threat actors are leveraging ClickFix-like lures to deliver a previously undocumented remote access trojan (RAT) called ChainScript. "ChainScript has appeared under multiple build…
SoftBank is reportedly raising about $11bn in bonds to cover its next OpenAI payment
SoftBank Group has launched a bond sale of roughly $11bn, comprising $10bn in senior unsecured dollar notes and an additional €1bn in euros, according to term sheets reported sepa…
Albanese says Tim Cook backed Australia’s under-16 social media ban
Anthony Albanese met Tim Cook at Apple Park on Saturday and said Apple had recognized Australia’s leadership on online safety. It quotes Albanese saying that seeing the new safety…
Firmus will reportedly open its $5bn ASX float on 6 October
Firmus will open the institutional bookbuild for its Australian listing on 6 October and begin trading on the ASX on 22 October, according to a term sheet reported by Reuters. The…
Facebook and Instagram went down for US users on Sunday night
Facebook and Instagram stopped working for users across the United States on Sunday evening, with the outage tracker Downdetector logging more than 17,000 reports for Facebook and…
China is reportedly slowing humanoid robot IPOs after Unitree’s debut round trip
China’s securities regulator has begun steering humanoid robot companies away from the public markets until they can show recurring revenue and a credible path to narrowing losses…
Jade Sleet Linked to Indian IT Provider Breach With FLATROOF and ROOFDECK Backdoors
The North Korean threat actor known as Jade Sleet has been attributed to the compromise of an India-based "much smaller organization" in the information technology (IT) services i…
One mobile number, two phones: What is iPhone handoff and which carriers support it?
If you find yourself swapping between two iPhones regularly, whether for work or casual use, you're going to want to set up Handoff.
Wired vs. wireless internet: Which should you choose for your home?
Wired and wireless internet are both ways that ISPs deliver service to your home, but one isn't necessarily superior to the other.
Which major chatbot apps work with CarPlay?
If you aren't happy with Siri while driving, several other chatbot apps are compatible with CarPlay now.
7 ways to get free movies and TV channels on your smart TV
With the influx of premium streaming services, it can be difficult to find apps that offer access to free movies and TV channels in the sea of options.
How to join a FaceTime call with your Android phone or Windows PC
FaceTime isn't actually an Apple-exclusive feature. While it's not the full experience, joining calls is possible on Android and Windows devices.
How to use Xbox mode on your Windows PC
Xbox mode is akin to Big Picture Mode, where you get a gaming-friendly interface that works well with a controller.
SpaceXAI's Grok Bot is in early beta - Here's how to try it
SpaceXAI's Grok Bot is a digital 'teammate' that can handle complex and boring tasks that would otherwise clutter your day. Here's how to get up and running.
No Dogs in Space is back to feed your need for obsessive music history
In August, I wrote about my love of the music history podcast No Dogs in Space, but mourned the fact that there hadn't been a new episode in over two years. Little did I know that…