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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.

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.

Google pays $68 million to settle Google Assistant eavesdropping lawsuit
The lawsuit claimed Google Assistant recorded people without "Hey Google". Google did not admit wrongdoing.

SEC drops its lawsuit against the Winklevoss twins' Gemini crypto exchange
The case centred on the collapse of Gemini Earn, where some investors could not access their money for 18 months.

Tesla discontinues Autopilot as FSD becomes a $99-a-month subscription
New Teslas now come with only Traffic Aware Cruise Control as standard. From February 14, the $8,000 one-time FSD purchase goes away.

Internet collapses across Iran amid protests
NetBlocks, Cloudflare and IODA recorded Iran going almost completely offline after protests over the economic crisis.

California's new DROP tool lets residents wipe their data from 500+ brokers in one request
With DROP, Californians can ask every registered data broker to delete their personal information at once.