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“So long, Tim Apple:” What’s next for Tim Cook?
Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down from his role, but that doesn’t mean that he’s leaving the company.
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Calls for “data strike” on May 1st: no social media, no AI, no streaming services
Organizers of the data strike call for withholding data from technological companies by logging off from their digital services.
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Users debate over Toshiba’s warranty policy after it refuses hard drive replacement
Is the demand for data storage caused by AI creating additional problems for users?
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OpenAI executives Bill Peebles and Kevin Weil step down
OpenAI is set to lose two key executives, Sora head Bill Peebles and VP of Science Kevin Weil, in a recent wave of leadership departures.
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Secrets, signals & stargazing: UFO files stall as space war heats up
The Cosmic Report rounds up a week of stalled UFO disclosures, escalating satellite wars, and a quieter return to stargazing. From Washington to low Earth orbit to a Devon pub garden, space is being fought over, and quietly observed.
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Starlink outage hits drone testing, exposing Pentagon’s growing reliance on SpaceX
A global outage across Elon Musk’s satellite network, affecting millions of Starlink users, left two dozen unmanned surface vessels bobbing off the California coast, disrupting communications and halting operations for almost an hour.
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New IPv8 draft proposes doubling IP address length, sparks uproar among tech pros
A controversial new draft for Internet Protocol Version 8 (IPv8) has been submitted, proposing to double the length of IP addresses. This would change an IP address looking like 1.1.1.1 to 1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1. However, the draft is receiving significant criticism from tech pros, and GPTZero flags most of the document as AI-generated.
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Apple, Google point users to “undressing” apps used to make deepfake porn
Apple and Google are hosting and promoting AI tools that help digitally strip victims of their clothes.
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Update gone wrong: older Apple Watch owners report bugs after downloading latest OS
Users of Apple Watch SE, Apple Watch 7, and older models are reporting buggy devices after downloading the latest OS.
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It’s a wrap? Nothing removes Warp, its Air Drop-like app, hours after releasing it
The company even deleted its blog post announcing the release of the Warp app.
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Europe unveils anti-kill switch technology stack as tensions with the US rise
European companies have launched a disaster recovery pack to ensure organizations can continue critical work in the event of a foreign vendor’s “kill switch.”
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Microsoft pays the price of Donald Trump’s hostile policy against Europe
Microsoft refrained from outright endorsement of Donald Trump during the election campaign, yet it’s bearing the brunt of Washington’s hostility towards Europe.
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Not that big of a problem? Users wait for discounts amid Lululemon “forever chemicals” investigation
It’s often said that there's no such thing as bad publicity, even when your products potentially contain dangerous chemicals.
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Amazon nets satellite firm Globalstar in $11B deal to take on Musk's Starlink
Amazon.com has announced that it will acquire Globalstar in an $11.57 billion deal, bolstering its fledgling satellite business as it tries to catch up with Elon Musk's Starlink.
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Dutch court orders X to grant user information about why he was shadowbanned
The Amsterdam Court of Appeal has ruled that the social media platform X must grant a shadowbanned user access to the personal data it holds on him.
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Why Google is cracking down on back button hijacking
Google has announced on its blog, Google Search Central, that it will clamp down on back-button hijacking. The move is seen as a welcome relief for the online community.
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DeepL’s decision to process data on AWS servers leaves European customers uneasy
Translation service DeepL has informed clients that the company will use Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) servers to process data. For some European companies, the move leaves them with no choice but to seek alternatives.
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Apple Maps denies removing Southern Lebanon towns amid viral claims
Users on social media platform X have pointed out that Apple Maps provides much less detail about the southern region of war-torn Lebanon.
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Outcry in the Netherlands as inmates are given tablets with access to erotica
Dutch prisons have found a creative way to keep inmates busy amid staff shortages – prisoners were given electronic tablets with soft porn content available on them.
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Pentagon UAP shakeup, the whistleblower question, and Musk's million-satellite “fantasy”
This week, The Cosmic Report delves into the potential elimination of the Pentagon's UFO office, UAP whistleblowers protection, and criticism of Elon Musk's million-satellite plan.
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