Instagram is launching creator subscriptions in Australia, Canada, the UK and more

July 24, 2023
Meta announced today that it’s rolling out Instagram subscriptions to all eligible creators in Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Spain and the United Kingdom over the next few weeks. The expansion comes as Meta first launched Instagram subscriptions in the United States in January 2022. Instagram subscriptions allow creators to offer their […]

Spyhide stalkerware is spying on tens of thousands of phones

July 24, 2023
A phone surveillance app called Spyhide is stealthily collecting private phone data from tens of thousands of Android devices around the world, new data shows. Spyhide is a widely-used stalkerware (or spouseware) app that is planted on a victim’s phone, often by someone with knowledge of their passcode. The app is designed to stay hidden […]

SoftBank and Symbotic team to offer automated warehouses as a service

July 24, 2023
When it comes to retail, it’s Amazon versus the world. That’s been true for a long time and will continue to be so for the foreseeable future. Plenty of factors have contributed to the company’s position as a seemingly unstoppable juggernaut. Among them is Amazon’s canny decision to buy and build fulfillment centers around the […]

Sony WF-1000XM5 earbuds review

July 24, 2023
I have two stock answers whenever someone asks me which earbuds to buy. The first answers the question with another question: Who made your phone? Like flagship smartphones, fully wireless earbuds are pretty good across the board — and the category managed to get there in record time. Headphones often operate best with other devices […]

Time for tech’s report card

July 24, 2023
We’re embarking on another earnings cycle, which means we can study tech’s largest companies’ results to get some perspective on the state of the economy.