FTC says Amazon executives destroyed potential evidence by using apps like Signal
Now, The Washington Post (which is owned by Amazon founder and former CEO Jeff Bezos) reports that Amazon is just one of several companies recently accused of turning to encrypted messaging apps like Signal that can permanently erase messages automatically. This week’s filing includes screenshots of a Signal chat between two Amazon executives More...
I traded in my MacBook and now I’m a desktop convert
When the M3 MacBook Airs came out last month, I did a good ol’ double facepalm that Captain Picard would be proud of. The wedge shape was no more (kinda). My M2 MacBook Air 15 was slightly too big, too heavy, More...
Steam will stop issuing refunds if you play two hours of a game before launch day
REFUNDS ON TITLES PURCHASED PRIOR TO RELEASE DATE When you purchase a title on Steam prior to the release date, the two-hour playtime limit for refunds will apply (except for beta testing), but the 14-day period More...
Europe’s warming up at nearly twice the global average, says new report
Europe is warming up at twice the global average, leading to deadly heatwaves and severe flooding, according to the European State of the Climate (ESOTC) report for the year 2023, released Monday. According More...
Amazon Music’s Maestro lets listeners make AI playlists
Amazon Music may soon let you create playlists with a text prompt using Maestro, its new AI playlist maker. Maestro, which is currently available in beta to a small number of Amazon Music subscribers in More...
The CFPB wants to rein in data brokers
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau wants to propose new regulations that would require data brokers to comply with the Fair Credit Reporting Act. In a speech at the White House earlier this month, CFPB More...
UK mulling potential AI regulation
Officials at the UK’s Department of Science, Innovation and Technology have started drafting legislation to regulate AI models, Bloomberg reports. It’s unclear how any future regulation will intersect with More...
Tesla is reportedly laying off ‘more than 10 percent’ of its workforce
“There is nothing I hate more, but it must be done,” said Elon Musk, in the email published by Electrek. “This will enable us to be lean, innovative and hungry for the next growth phase cycle.” Tesla More...
Google’s Pixel 9 may get an Apple-like satellite SOS feature
Google could be adding a feature very similar to Apple’s Emergency SOS feature to the Pixel 9 and the next Pixel Fold. That’s according to leaker Kamila Wojciechowska, who writes for Android Authority that More...
The first Apple-approved emulators for the iPhone have arrived
I played Game Boy Advance games on my iPhone last night thanks to a new emulator called iGBA, which appears to be the first Game Boy Advance emulator on the App Store since Apple started allowing emulators worldwide. More...
