SpaceX releases its $599 Starlink Mini portable dish to anyone in the US, available with its $150/month Regional and $50/month Mini Roam services — SpaceX's Starlink Mini dish — which Elon Musk says “will change the world” — is now available to anyone in the US.
Google now lets Advanced Protection Program users set up with a single passkey, using Android or iOS biometric authentication, instead of two physical keys — Google has made it a little easier for those at more risk of targeted online attacks to enroll in its Advanced Protection Program for Google accounts.
Elliptic finds a Cambodian online market offering the crypto scam industry products and services, including money laundering and victim data, with $11B in sales — Deepfake scam services. Victim data. Electrified shackles for human trafficking. Crypto tracing firm Elliptic found …
A US judge rules in favor of X in a lawsuit alleging X owes $500M+ in severance pay to ~6,000 laid-off staff, saying the claims were not covered under ERISA — The suit alleged that X, formerly known as Twitter, and Musk owed at least $500 million in severance pay to about 6,000 laid-off …
Remittance startup Nala, which lets users in the EU, UK, and US send money to 11 African markets, raised a $40M Series A led by Acrew, after a $10M seed in 2022 — Nala, a remittance startup that is now widening its portfolio through a new B2B payments platform, has raised $40 million equity …
Australia, backed by the US, the UK, Japan, and other allies, accuses a Chinese state-backed hacking group of targeting government and private sector networks — US, UK, Germany and Japan back report alleging APT40 conducted ‘malicious’ cyber espionage activities
Sam Altman and Arianna Huffington announce Thrive AI Health, a new startup backed by OpenAI and Thrive Global to build a “hyper-personalized AI health coach” — A staggering 129 million Americans have at least one major chronic disease—and 90% of our $4.1 trillion …
Microsoft quietly adds spellchecking and autocorrect to Windows Notepad, 41 years after launching the app, following testing the features in March 2024 — Feature rolled out to insiders back in March, now available to the masses. — Microsoft tested an updated Notepad app with integrated spellchecking back in March.
Nothing unveils the $199 CMF Phone 1, with swappable parts, a 6.67" display, MediaTek SoC, and Nothing OS, alongside the $69 CMF Watch Pro 2 and $59 Buds Pro 2 — Nothing's sub-brand is bringing its first phone to the US—the $199 CMF Phone 1—along with the Watch Pro 2 and Buds Pro 2.
Internal memo: Microsoft tells staff in China that from September 2024 they can only use iPhones for work, including to verify identities, affecting hundreds — - Windows software maker is standardizing employee cybersecurity — Company will block corporate access from Android in China
How Saudi media group MBC's Shahid has become the biggest streaming service in MENA with a 22% share, ahead of Starz Play Arabia at 18% and Netflix at 17% — Wide range of Arabic-language shows and films helps media group compete with Netflix — Media group MBC is competing hard with Netflix …
A study of GPT-3.5-based ChatGPT's ability to solve 728 coding problems: fairly good at solving problems that existed before 2021, but struggles with newer ones — This article is part of our exclusive IEEE Journal Watch series in partnership with IEEE Xplore.
Sources: Apple Watch Series 10 will be thinner and have bigger screens; main Siri upgrade will be part of iOS 18.4, with a dev beta in Jan. and a spring release — As the Apple Watch approaches its 10th birthday, the company is preparing a big update. Also: AirPods with cameras …
A look at Apate, a conversational bot developed by Macquarie University's Cyber Security Hub in Australia to keep scam callers on the line while collecting data — New scambaiting AI technology Apate aims to keep scammers on the line while collecting data that could help disrupt their business model
Juli Clover / MacRumors : Apple's macOS Tahoe 26.7 RC has references to unreleased products: a Home Hub, home accessories, new Beats,...
