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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 · 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
Security · Instagram

Hackers hijacked Instagram accounts by tricking Meta's AI support bot

Attackers got Meta's AI support assistant to add their email to victims' accounts and reset passwords. Meta says it's fixed.

Osamah Ismail · Jun 1, 2026
OpenAI · Legal

Elon Musk loses his lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman

A California jury unanimously found Musk's claims were filed too late. Musk says he will appeal.

Osamah Ismail · May 18, 2026
Anthropic · AI Safety

Anthropic: 'evil AI' stories taught models to blackmail

Anthropic says online portrayals of AI as evil contributed to blackmail behavior in older models during tests, and shared how it fixed it.

Osamah Ismail · May 10, 2026
OpenAI · ChatGPT

GPT-5.5 Instant becomes ChatGPT's default model

OpenAI released GPT-5.5 Instant, replacing GPT-5.3 Instant, with search that can reference past chats, files and Gmail.

Osamah Ismail · May 5, 2026
Spotify · AI

Spotify adds "Verified" badges to separate human artists from AI

A green checkmark for real artists, and profiles for AI-generated music aren't eligible.

Osamah Ismail · Apr 30, 2026
Apple · App Store

App Store adds a cheaper subscription option: pay monthly, commit for 12 months

You can now buy an annual subscription with monthly payments. But if you cancel, payments continue until the 12 months end.

Osamah Ismail · Apr 28, 2026
Apple · Security

Apple fixes bug police used to extract deleted messages from iPhones

Notifications for deleted messages stayed on devices for up to a month. The FBI used this to recover deleted Signal messages.

Osamah Ismail · Apr 22, 2026
Gaming · AI

Voyage lets you build your own RPG world with AI

The maker of AI Dungeon launched a platform where every character talks through AI and players design their own worlds.

Osamah Ismail · Apr 21, 2026
Anthropic · Claude

Anthropic launches Claude Design for creating quick visuals

Type a prompt to build prototypes, slides and one-pagers, then export to PDF, PPTX or Canva.

Osamah Ismail · Apr 17, 2026
Meta · VR

Meta raises Quest 3 and Quest 3S prices due to RAM shortage

From April 19, the Quest 3 costs $599.99 and the Quest 3S starts at $349.99.

Osamah Ismail · Apr 16, 2026
YouTube · Prices

YouTube Premium and YouTube Music get more expensive

For the first time since 2023, YouTube is raising US subscription prices. Premium goes to $15.99.

Osamah Ismail · Apr 10, 2026
Xiaomi · Mobile

Xiaomi 17 Ultra: a 1-inch sensor and continuous optical zoom

Xiaomi's camera flagship brings a 1-inch sensor, a 200MP telephoto and a 6,000mAh battery, from €1,499 in Europe.

Osamah Ismail · Apr 6, 2026
Microsoft · AI

Microsoft launches three in-house AI models for speech, voice and images

MAI-Transcribe-1, MAI-Voice-1 and MAI-Image-2 are now on Microsoft Foundry, a step toward relying less on OpenAI.

Osamah Ismail · Apr 2, 2026
Anthropic · Claude

Claude's paid consumer subscribers have more than doubled this year

Card-spending data shows Claude's paying user base growing fast, with most new subscribers choosing the $20 Pro plan.

Osamah Ismail · Mar 28, 2026
Netflix · Prices

Netflix raises prices again

Every US Netflix plan is getting more expensive. The ad-supported plan is now $8.99 and Premium reaches $26.99.

Osamah Ismail · Mar 26, 2026
OpenAI · AI

OpenAI is shutting down the Sora app, six months after launch

The AI video app is closing after downloads fell from 3.3 million to 1.1 million a month. The Sora 2 model stays inside ChatGPT.

Osamah Ismail · Mar 24, 2026
Google · Gemini

Google's Personal Intelligence becomes free for all U.S. users

With your permission, Gemini and AI Mode can read Gmail and Google Photos to give more personal answers.

Osamah Ismail · Mar 17, 2026
Steam · Gaming & security

FBI investigates malware-laced games on Steam

The FBI is investigating a hacker suspected of publishing malware games on Steam for two years, and is asking victims to come forward.

Osamah Ismail · Mar 13, 2026
OpenAI · ChatGPT

GPT-5.3 Instant: ChatGPT stops telling you to calm down

OpenAI released a new ChatGPT model with a more natural tone and fewer preachy disclaimers.

Osamah Ismail · Mar 3, 2026
OpenAI · ChatGPT

ChatGPT reaches 900 million weekly users

OpenAI says ChatGPT has 900 million weekly users and 50 million paying subscribers, and it has raised $110 billion in new funding.

Osamah Ismail · Feb 27, 2026
Pokémon · Gaming

Pokémon Winds and Pokémon Waves come to Switch 2 in 2027

At Pokémon's 30th anniversary, the 10th generation was revealed: an open world across an ocean of islands.

Osamah Ismail · Feb 27, 2026
Samsung · Mobile

Samsung unveils Galaxy S26 Ultra with Privacy Display

At Galaxy Unpacked in San Francisco, Samsung showed three S26 phones, Galaxy Buds4 and new AI features.

Osamah Ismail · Feb 25, 2026
OpenAI · AI agents

OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger joins OpenAI

The developer behind the viral AI agent OpenClaw has joined OpenAI. OpenClaw will remain an open source project.

Osamah Ismail · Feb 15, 2026
OpenAI · AI

OpenAI removes GPT-4o from ChatGPT

From Friday, February 13, GPT-4o and four other legacy models are no longer available in ChatGPT.

Osamah Ismail · Feb 13, 2026
Apple · Xcode

Apple launches Xcode 26.3: Claude and Codex now write code directly

Xcode now integrates AI agents from Anthropic and OpenAI, and through MCP any other compatible agent can connect.

Osamah Ismail · Feb 3, 2026
Apple · iPhone

iPhone posts its best quarter ever: $85 billion

iPhone revenue rose from $69 billion to $85 billion. Tim Cook says records were set in every region of the world.

Osamah Ismail · Jan 29, 2026
Apple · AI

Apple buys startup Q.ai in its second-largest acquisition ever

According to the Financial Times, the price is around $2 billion. Q.ai has technology that understands whispered speech.

Osamah Ismail · Jan 29, 2026