Tech
Your inbox is a billboard for ads – why Gmail is under fire in France
Google has been fined €10 million ($11.8 million) in France for Gmail ads that mimic real emails. The EU is cracking down on privacy, dark patterns, and inbox abuse.
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Proton challenges “one of the most powerful corporations in the history of capitalism”
Proton has joined an existing class-action lawsuit against Apple to “ensure the internet of the future lives up to its potential.”
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AI in disguise? Music lovers angry at Spotify for promoting an allegedly fake band
The band addressed the claims via its X account.
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Beijing hosts futuristic soccer match with fully autonomous AI robot team
While China’s team keeps flopping on the sidelines, Beijing just unleashed AI-powered humanoid robots to battle in a soccer match.
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Android 16 will flag fake cell towers and warn users of potential spying threats
For a feature to work, certain requirements need to be met.
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Error by gambling company left thousands thinking their lives were about to change
The error led to the company’s CEO's resignation.
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Trump tells Fox News he has group of wealthy people to buy TikTok
US President Donald Trump said in a Fox News interview broadcast on Sunday that he had found a buyer for the TikTok short-video app, which he described as a group of "very wealthy people" whose identities he will reveal in about two weeks.
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New iOS and Android app rethinks fitness for larger bodies
Existing fitness apps can make people with obesity feel trapped and often fail to measure their physical activity accurately, say scientists from Northwestern University. Now, they believe they’ve found a solution.
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Today’s Fahrenheit 451? Anthropic destroys millions of books to train its AI
The company paid for the physical copies, which technically allows it to do whatever it wants with them, butchering included.
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AT&T announces features that could save your life
AT&T, the popular American telecommunications company, has revealed new picture, video, and automatic crash alert features that might just save your life one day.
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Afraid of endoscopy? Alibaba suggests a way out of an invasive checkup
The artificial intelligence (AI) tool could help catch the cancer at the early stages.
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Survey reveals Americans don’t like to pay for news
A study reveals that Americans don’t like to pay for news. Nevertheless, this doesn’t apply to all readers, with some groups in particular agreeing to pay for daily news content.
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Nearly 200 exploding E-bikes manufactured in China were sold on Amazon
Chinese-made technology is under the US microscope once again, as nearly 200 E-bikes manufactured in China have reportedly exploded while being ridden, according to a report by America's consumer product watchdog agency.
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Trump halts Canada trade talks over Big Tech tax
US President Donald Trump has announced on his Truth Social platform that the US was “terminating” trade talks with Canada over its new digital services tax on American tech companies, including Apple, Meta, Google, and Amazon.
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Google Earth celebrates 20th anniversary with Street View upgrade
Google Earth invites you on a trip down memory lane.
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DeepSeek risks removal from German app stores
Germany has taken steps towards blocking Chinese AI startup DeepSeek from the Apple and Google app stores due to concerns about data protection, according to a data protection authority commissioner in a statement on Friday.
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Microsoft retires Windows’ infamous Blue Screen of Death
After 40 years of service, the dreaded Blue Screen of Death will be replaced with a more muted Black Screen of Death.
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Rear admiral to the stars – why a US Navy official believes in UAPs
A retired US Navy rear admiral says UFOs are real, backed by evidence, and hidden by decades of government secrecy.
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Trump Phone’s origin in question after changes on the Trump Mobile site
Trump Mobile is already making some silent adjustments to its big claims.
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Flirting with consent? Bumble’s AI Icebreaker feature under fire
Noyb, the Austrian data protection non-profit, has filed a complaint against Bumble over its artificial intelligence (AI) Icebreakers.
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