Google unveils Android 15 security features, like Theft Detection Lock, which detects motions associated with theft, and Private Space, to store sensitive data  —  Google is announcing an array of new security features as it releases its second Android 15 beta, including a feature that can detect …

Apple unveils accessibility features, like Eye Tracking, to let users with physical disabilities control iPads or iPhones with their eyes, and Music Haptics  —  The company is making it easier to use your gaze to navigate iOS and iPadOS.  —  Deputy Editor, Reviews

Some iPhone owners say the iOS 17.5 update, which Apple released on Monday, is resurfacing photos they had deleted  —  Apple appears to have a bug that's dredging up data that iPhone owners thought was gone.  Some iPhone owners are reporting that, after updating their phones to iOS 17.5 …

Ilya Sutskever says he will leave OpenAI to work on a “personally meaningful” project; Director of Research Jakub Pachocki will become OpenAI's chief scientist  —  OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever said Tuesday that he's leaving the Microsoft-backed startup.

Google plans to roll out AI Overviews in Search to all US users by next week, and to more countries soon; they will be available to 1B+ users by the end of 2024  —  AI Overviews is rolling out to all US based searchers in Google Search, making AI Overviews available to hundreds of millions …

Billionaire tech critic Frank McCourt says he is preparing a “people's bid” to buy and rebuild TikTok so users “own and control their identity and their data”  —  The Scoop  —  A billionaire tech critic says he is mounting a bid to buy TikTok, the massive Chinese …

The US DOJ indicts two brothers for allegedly stealing $25M in crypto via an exploit of the MEV-Boost software used by some Ethereum validators  —  The alleged 12-second attack related to the controversial practice known as MEV, or maximal extractable value.  —  10 Years of Decentralizing the Future

The FBI seizes BreachForums' hacking forum, which the group used to leak and sell stolen corporate data to other cybercriminals, and its Telegram channel  —  The FBI has seized the notorious BreachForums hacking forum used to leak and sell stolen corporate data to other cybercriminals.

Anthropic hires Instagram and Artifact co-founder Mike Krieger as its chief product officer, after the startup released an iOS app for its Claude chatbot  —  As Anthropic tries to take on the AI giants, it has a new big-name executive on board: the company announced this morning that Mike Krieger is its new chief product officer.

Intel debuts Thunderbolt Share, a new specification and app to connect two PCs, letting users transfer data at 40Gbps+, control another PC, sync files, and more  —  Adios, shuffling around flash drives?  —  With Thunderbolt Share, Intel is turning the Thunderbolt cable into a way to connect …

Bipartisan US Senators release a long-awaited plan for AI, calling for spending $32B annually by 2026 on R&D, creating a federal data privacy law, and more  —  Their plan is the culmination of a yearlong listening tour on the dangers of the new technology.

USDC issuer Circle, which confidentially filed for a US IPO in January, plans to shift its legal base from Ireland to the US, and may face more onerous taxes  —  - Circle's holding company is currently located in Ireland  — With an IPO looming, the firm will re-domicile to the US

Sources: Neuralink's disclosure last week that tiny wires inside its first patient's brain had pulled out of position is an issue it has known about for years  —  Neuralink's disclosure last week that tiny wires inside the brain of its first patient had pulled out of position is an issue …

AWS details its European “sovereign cloud”, designed to enable greater data residency, starting in Germany in 2025, and plans to invest €7.8B in Europe by 2040  —  Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon's cloud computing business, has confirmed further details of its European …

A study of 2,414,294 people in 168 countries between 2006 and 2021 finds 84.9% of associations between internet connectivity and wellbeing were positive  —  Links between internet adoption and wellbeing are likely to be positive, despite popular concerns to the contrary …

Humanity Protocol, a blockchain-based identity system that uses scans of people's palms, raised a $30M seed led by Kingsway Capital at a $1B valuation  —  The startup raised $30 million at a $1 billion valuation as it looks to challenge projects like Worldcoin.

Apple letting iPads run macOS would require major trade-offs, and enabling touch on Macs would lead to “a lot of flakey software that doesn't really work”  —  It is not unusual for customers to want the best of all worlds. It is why Detroit invented convertibles and el caminos. But the idea of a “dual boot” device is just nuts. It is guaranteed the only reality is it is running the wrong OS all the time for whatever you want to do....

Google opens API access to its Google Home platform, letting Android and iOS developers join a waitlist to access 600M+ Matter or Works with Google Home devices  —  Google has announced that it's opening up API access to its Google Home smart home platform.

A leaked Dell XPS roadmap details Qualcomm's “Oryon V2” series, possibly named Snapdragon X Gen2 and launching in H2 2025, and “QC Oryon V3”, set for late 2027  —  Dell XPS Qualcomm leak: next-gen Snapdragon X series in mid-2025  —  Qualcomm Snapdragon X Gen2 and Gen3 already in the planing.

Uber plans to work with local fleets to add US shuttle bus services to and from airports, concert venues, and sports stadiums, for a fraction of UberX's cost  —  - Uber Shuttle priced at a fraction of usual cost of rideshares  — Shares of rival Instacart slid on news of Uber's Costco deal