August 2, 2024 Apple is fighting Tencent and ByteDance over in-app payments in China Apple has been pressuring ByteDance and Tencent to close loopholes in China that funnel customers to external payment systems for making in-app purchases, according…
August 2, 2024 This sub-$13,000 EV has become a surprise smash hit – and it’s coming to a dealer near you soon Vietnamese electric carmaker VinFast has announced that the tiny VF 3 model, its social media sweetheart, has begun shipping and that the cut-price Suzuki…
August 2, 2024 BBC Pulls 2006 Doctor Who Episode Featuring Disgraced News Broadcaster From Streaming “Fear Her” features a prominent appearance by former BBC News anchor Huw Edwards, who pleaded guilty this week to three counts of making indecent…
August 2, 2024 Python Q&A site StackExchange hijacked to spread malware disguised as answers Researchers from Checkmarx have uncovered a sophisticated campaign in which attackers built credibility within the Python Package Index (PyPI) community to release crypto-draining, data-stealing…
August 2, 2024 I asked all the major AI chatbots which is the most popular – here’s what they said Is the AI race a popularity contest? Depends on who you ask. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is already positioning Meta AI as the front-runner,…
August 2, 2024 ChatGPT’s Advanced Voice Mode is scarily good at times – are we looking at the future of AI interactions? ChatGPT just got a nifty new Advanced Voice Mode earlier this week, and although it’s only rolling out to a small subset of paying…
August 2, 2024 Indonesia bans DuckDuckGo – free VPN apps are the next target Bad news for all privacy-conscious people living in or heading to Indonesia anytime soon. As authorities double down against online gambling and pornography –…
August 2, 2024 Republican National Committee loses legal claim that Gmail marked fundraising emails as spam The Republican National Committee (RNC) has lost a legal campaign claiming Google acted illegally when filtering campaign emails. California federal Judge Daniel Calabretta ruled…
August 2, 2024 Most 2024 Paris Olympics apps are putting your privacy at risk As you and other millions of sports fans flock to Paris to follow the Olympic Games from the ground, forget the tickets: you might…
August 2, 2024 Mysterious Patterns Spotted Beneath Antarctic Ice Shelf Peering up at the teardrop-shaped structures, the researchers compared the experience to seeing the far side of the Moon for the first time.