Apple's M5 chip pushes AI performance, Google's Veo 3.1 is better at generating videos from images, and Threads now supports group DM

X experiments with showing more information about profiles to fight inauthentic engagement

Google may tweak search results to avoid EU fine, the company Discord blamed for its recent breach says it wasn't hacked, and OpenAI will let adults use ChatGPT for erotica starting in December

California enacts age-gate law for app stores

NVIDIA's DGX Spark AI developer PC is now for sale, a UK regulator fined 4chan, and Slack is transforming its Slackbot into a 'personalized AI companion'.

Malware apps posing as free VPNs are on the rise

Apple got hit with another class action lawsuit, OpenAI does not have to preserve all of its ChatGPT data, and the Chevrolet Bolt is back

Tensor's Robocar will be 'Lyft-ready' out of the factory

Apple doubled its biggest bug bounty reward, Chinese regulators are investigating Qualcomm, and a 65-year old computer was programmed to play Boards of Canada's 'Olson'

Apple explains how it will comply with App Store age verification requirements in Texas

California just passed 3 bills to boost internet privacy, Apple removed an app that archives videos of ICE arrests, and Verizon is buying Starry to expand its wireless broadband footprint

Supreme Court denies Google's request to pause Play Store changes while it appeals Epic case

Google's Chief Scientist of Quantum Hardware won the Nobel Prize in Physics, Mastodon is adding Bluesky-like starter packs, and California banned loud commercials on streaming platforms

OpenAI agrees to buy 'tens of billions' worth of AMD chips

Instagram will start handing out awards to select creators, Apple is bringing back Slide Over in iPadOS 26.1, and Evernote's biggest update since 2020 goes all in on AI

ICE is planning to create a surveillance team that hunts for leads on social media

Tesla insurance could lose its license for mishandling claims, OpenAI's first device could be delayed, and Discord users' IDs and data were compromised

FTC sues Zillow and accuses it of buying off rival Redfin

Apple removes ICEBlock from the App Store after the Trump administration's demand, Strava sues Garmin in a bizarre patent infringement lawsuit, and Threads is getting a 'communities' feature for better conversations

Meta will soon use AI chats for ad targeting