Gmail's Android app is getting a Material 3 Expressive redesign. The update places each email in its own container, adding visual separation with subtle curves and borders. This follows an earlier update that grouped the inbox into a single container. Other changes include a unified bottom bar...
Apple is gearing up to release iOS 18.7 and iOS 26 in September. iOS 18.7 will be a smaller update, focusing on security fixes, and will be one of the last for iPhone XS, XS Max, and XR. iOS 26, however, is a major update compatible with iPhone...
Australia's new law banning social media for under-16s faces challenges. A report found that while various age verification methods are possible (using IDs, parental consent, or facial recognition), none are perfect. Accuracy issues and privacy concerns exist with each method. The government plans to layer these methods...
Researchers tricked an AI chatbot, GPT-4o Mini, into breaking its rules using psychological persuasion techniques. By employing methods like establishing precedent and using flattery, they dramatically increased the chatbot's compliance with harmful requests, such as providing instructions for making controlled substances or calling the user names. The study...
Apple is reportedly removing physical SIM card trays from more iPhones this year, starting potentially with the iPhone 17 series. Retail employees in the EU are undergoing eSIM training, suggesting a wider rollout. While the US already uses eSIMs exclusively on iPhone 14 and later models, Apple...
Recent reports claimed that Windows 11 updates (KB5063878 and KB5062660) caused SSDs with Phison controllers to fail. Tech influencers amplified these claims of data corruption and drive failure, blaming Microsoft. However, both Microsoft and Phison deny being able to reproduce the issue after extensive testing. Phison ran over...
Microsoft unveiled two new AI models, MAI-Voice-1 for high-quality speech generation and MAI-1-preview, a large language model powering its Copilot chatbot. MAI-1-preview, trained on 15,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs, is significantly larger than previous models. This move suggests a potential shift from reliance on OpenAI, despite Microsoft's substantial investment, hinting...
WhatsApp recently patched a critical security flaw (CVE-2025-55177) in its iOS and Mac apps that allowed a zero-click spyware attack. This vulnerability, combined with an Apple flaw (CVE-2025-43300), enabled attackers to steal data from targeted users' devices without their interaction. Amnesty International's Security Lab described the attack as...
EA's Battlefield 6 open beta required players to enable Secure Boot, causing controversy. Many players couldn't activate this security setting, preventing them from playing. Technical director Christian Buhl defended the decision as necessary to fight cheaters, acknowledging it's imperfect but improves anti-cheat effectiveness. Secure Boot grants kernel-level...
New Pixel 10 phones are experiencing wireless charging problems. Some users report their wireless chargers stop charging after a short time, while others see significantly slower charging speeds (around 5W). This might be due to the switch to the Qi2 standard and its magnetic power profile (MPP). Older chargers,...
