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X sees major outages as Musk claims ‘massive cyberattack' hit platform
Is Twitter down? Thousands of users of the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, reported three rounds of issues Monday morning.
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Giant chipmaker TSMC to spend $100B to expand chip manufacturing in US, Trump announces
Chip giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. plans to invest $100 billion in the United States, President Donald Trump said Monday.
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Reported global Microsoft outage leaves tens of thousands unable to access email and other apps
Tens of thousands of users reported outages in various Microsoft programs on Saturday, according to Downdetector.
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Microsoft is shutting down Skype after a 21-year run. Here's how it lost out to video call rivals
Skype is among the world’s most long-lasting digital brands. But other mobile apps took off faster, and Skype didn’t see the Covid bump that Zoom did.
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Apple to fix iPhone dictation glitch that suggests replacing the word ‘racist' with ‘Trump'
Apple is fixing a bug within the dictation feature on some iPhones that briefly suggests the word “Trump” when a word with an R consonant is spoken, including “racist.”
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Apple says bug caused voice-to-text to spit out ‘Trump' when a user says ‘racist'
The company said it is rolling out a fix Tuesday, but the issue has spurred outrage among some who are accusing Apple of political bias.
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Roblox and Discord sued for allegedly facilitating child sexual exploitation
A lawsuit claims San Mateo-based Roblox and San Francisco-based Discord allowed online predators to find victims.
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Apple unveils more expensive version of its lowest priced iPhone
Cupertino-based Apple has released a sleeker and more expensive version of its lowest priced iPhone.
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Gen Z battling with phone anxiety are taking telephobia courses to learn the lost art of a call
“They associate the ringing phone with fear,” Liz Baxter, a career advisor at Nottingham College in the U.K. said of Gen Z students.
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Duolingo announces death of its owl mascot
Duo, also known as the Duolingo Owl, has died, the language-learning app confirmed on social media. While they didn’t share what happened, they shared that there is “an ongoing investigation.”
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What is the artificial intelligence lab DeepSeek?
The Chinese company released a free, open-source large language model in late December that can outperform leading models in the U.S.
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Screen breaks and the right desk setup offer relief from work-related eye strain
Digital screens are pervasive at work and in homes and schools stores. The American Optometric Association says an estimated 104 million Americans of working age spend more than seven hours a day in front of screens. All that screen time can take a toll. Too much exposure to screens can lead to dry eyes, blurry vision, headaches and watery eyes....
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Is ChatGPT down? OpenAI resolves issue after brief outage
Users reported an outage for ChatGPT, but OpenAI confirmed that the AI chat app is back up and running this morning.
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Trump highlights partnership investing $500 billion in AI
President Donald Trump on Tuesday talked up a joint venture investing up to $500 billion for infrastructure tied to artificial intelligence by a new partnership formed by OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank.
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What is a VPN service? Here are some caution tips
Using unsecured internet access can be risky and some experts think that VPNs should be a part of most people’s internet security toolbox. But there are some downsides when you want to get that kind of protection
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5 things to know about REDnote
Chinese social media app REDNote is at the top of Apple’s app store, underscoring concerns that TikTok will soon be effectively banned in the U.S., according to CNBC.
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Apps to robots: Technology's increasing role in fighting wildfires
From apps to robots, technology is playing a key role in the fight against the Los Angeles wildfires.
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Watch: Waymo driverless robotaxi sends airport passenger spinning in circles
Mike Johns was trying to get to an Arizona airport, but his robotaxi kept driving in loops in a Scottsdale parking lot. The company says the problem has been addressed.
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Nvidia releases gaming chips for PCs, tapping AI features from data center GPUs
At CES in Las Vegas, Nvidia showed that it’s still focused on serving gamers even as the company’s primary business is now in the data center.
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Apple Siri eavesdropping payout: How much money could you receive if eligible?
Apple has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a lawsuit that accused the company of betraying to its long-standing commitment to personal privacy. Here’s how how much money you might get if impacted.