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Security · Android

One text can break your phone: Android's 'SMS of Death' explained

A flaw in Android 12 and later lets a specially crafted SMS drop calls and even make a phone unusable. The fix is in October's security patch.

Osamah Ismail · Nov 1, 2026
Gaming · Rockstar

GTA VI lands November 19: prices, editions and what to know

Rockstar has locked the date: Thursday, November 19 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. Standard costs $79.99 and Ultimate $99.99.

Osamah Ismail · Nov 1, 2026
Apple · Computers

Apple's first touchscreen MacBook Pro brings OLED and Dynamic Island

The new PROLED XDR display responds to touch, the notch is gone and Dynamic Island takes its place. Prices start at $2,899.

Osamah Ismail · Nov 1, 2026
Apple · Foldables

The $1,999 iPhone Duo Has a Black-Bar Problem, and Fixing It Is Harder Than It Looks

Apple's first foldable is a hardware flex. But unfold it and many of your apps shrink into a phone-shaped window floating in black. Here's why the app world wasn't ready, and why developers can't just hit "stretch".

Salar Khalid Noori · Nov 1, 2026
Apple · AI

John Ternus: Apple doesn't want to "ship AI for AI's sake"

Apple's new CEO says the company isn't behind on AI, and that the goal is for people not to wonder whether AI or ordinary software did the job, only whether they love the product.

Osamah Ismail · Nov 1, 2026
OpenAI · Funding Report

Report: OpenAI lowers funding target to $20 billion

Per the Financial Times, OpenAI cut its new round's target from $30 billion to $20 billion, a sign investors are growing wary of massive AI spending.

Osamah Ismail · Oct 31, 2026
Computers

Apple announces the M6 MacBook Pro, starting at $1,999

Apple says graphics are up to 30% faster and AI tasks up to 25% faster than M5. Battery life reaches up to 24 hours, while the familiar ports remain.

Osamah Ismail · Oct 27, 2026
Apple · Tablets

New iPad mini goes OLED and waterproof. Buyers in Iraq should check eSIM first

The biggest iPad mini update yet starts at $699, but the cellular model only takes an eSIM.

Osamah Ismail · Oct 26, 2026
Programming

Google completes its June spam update: what should site owners check?

The rollout began on June 24 and finished on June 26. Changes in traffic need investigation rather than an assumption that every decline is a penalty.

Osamah Ismail · Jun 26, 2026
Computers

IBM unveils 0.7nm nanostack chip technology as a research milestone

The approach builds transistors upward in three dimensions. The node name is not a literal measurement of every feature on the chip.

Osamah Ismail · Jun 25, 2026
Mobile

Samsung announces Galaxy A27 5G, emphasizing its display and long support

The new Galaxy A model raises a familiar buying question: how should specifications, years of support and the actual local price be weighed together?

Osamah Ismail · Jun 25, 2026
AI

OpenAI and Broadcom unveil Jalapeño, a chip built for LLM inference

The accelerator targets the work of producing model responses, with initial deployment planned for the end of 2026.

Osamah Ismail · Jun 24, 2026
Mobile

Meta Glasses start at $299 as the companies target a wider audience

The June 23 launch introduces a lower-priced smart-glasses line, but fit, service availability and the final configuration still matter.

Osamah Ismail · Jun 23, 2026
Mobile

Instagram expands to Samsung TVs while exploring longer video

The June 22 expansion adds Samsung devices and raises practical questions for creators about viewing from across the room.

Osamah Ismail · Jun 22, 2026
Programming

Google examines how to measure a coding assistant's usefulness before it writes code

Research connected to Jules focuses on finding the right problem and timing an intervention, rather than treating diagnosis and successful repairs as the same result.

Osamah Ismail · Jun 22, 2026
Computers

NVIDIA explains how 45°C liquid can cool AI servers

A June 21 report describes warm-liquid cooling for Rubin. Coolant temperature should not be confused with room temperature or the chip's operating limit.

Osamah Ismail · Jun 21, 2026
AI

John Jumper leaves Google DeepMind for Anthropic

The Nobel-winning AlphaFold researcher is moving to Anthropic after nearly nine years at Google DeepMind.

Osamah Ismail · Jun 20, 2026
Telecom

India's temporary Telegram ban sparks demand for VPNs and rival apps

Restrictions ahead of the NEET medical entrance examination coincided with higher VPN downloads and interest in competing messaging apps.

Osamah Ismail · Jun 18, 2026
Mobile Report

Tim Cook says Apple price rises are unavoidable as memory costs climb

Apple's chief executive warned about rising memory and storage costs without announcing a new price list or identifying all affected products.

Osamah Ismail · Jun 17, 2026
Mobile

Android 17 reaches Pixel with Bubble Bar and new Gemini features

Google began its stable Pixel rollout alongside updates covering multitasking, the Pixel ecosystem and Wear OS 7.

Osamah Ismail · Jun 16, 2026
Mobile

Snap unveils Specs AR glasses at $2,195

The glasses feature two Snapdragon processors, with autumn availability planned for the US, UK and France.

Osamah Ismail · Jun 16, 2026
AI

SpaceX agrees to buy Cursor developer in $60 billion stock deal

The agreement targets a larger role in AI coding tools, with completion expected in the third quarter according to the announcement.

Osamah Ismail · Jun 16, 2026
AI

Sensor Tower report puts ChatGPT audience share below 50% as rivals grow

End-of-May estimates put ChatGPT at 46.4%, ahead of Gemini and Claude; the shares measure audience rather than revenue.

Osamah Ismail · Jun 16, 2026
AI

Facebook adds AI Mode answers based on public posts

Meta's search and creative updates combine summaries of public discussions with new photo and video tools.

Osamah Ismail · Jun 15, 2026
OpenAI · Law

State attorneys general open investigation into OpenAI

New York's attorney general subpoenaed OpenAI over ads, health data and protections for minors.

Osamah Ismail · Jun 13, 2026
Anthropic · Claude

US government orders Anthropic to shut off Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5

Following a US government order, Anthropic switched off its two most powerful models for all users worldwide.

Osamah Ismail · Jun 12, 2026
Google · Security

Google sues Chinese scam network that used AI

Google says the "Outsider" network tricked hundreds of thousands of people with fake SMS messages.

Osamah Ismail · Jun 12, 2026
SpaceX · IPO

SpaceX prices shares at $135 in the largest IPO ever

SpaceX raised $75 billion from its share sale and will trade on Nasdaq under the ticker SPCX.

Osamah Ismail · Jun 11, 2026
Apple · WWDC 2026

Everything Apple announced at WWDC 2026

Siri powered by Gemini, iOS 27 for iPhone 11 and newer, new AI tools for photos and writing, and Tim Cook's last WWDC.

Osamah Ismail · Jun 9, 2026
Anthropic · Claude

Claude Fable 5 arrives: the first Mythos-class model for everyone

Anthropic released Claude Fable 5, a public version of Mythos that falls back to Opus 4.8 in high-risk areas.

Osamah Ismail · Jun 9, 2026