UK government tries again to access encrypted Apple customer data: report
The U.K. Home Office is seeking access to Apple users’ encrypted iCloud backups for a second time, after an earlier attempt failed earlier this year.
A “QuitGPT” campaign is urging people to cancel their ChatGPT subscriptions
In September, Alfred Stephen, a freelance software developer in Singapore, purchased a ChatGPT Plus subscription, which costs $20 a month and offers more access to advanced models, to speed up his work. But he grew frustrated with the chatbot’s coding abilities and its gushing, meandering replies. Then he came across a post on Reddit about…
Data breach at Canadian airline WestJet affects 1.2M passengers
The June data breach of Canada’s second largest airline WestJet was blamed on the Scattered Spider hacking group.
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Spotify now lets you exclude tracks from your taste profile, improving recommendations
Spotify lets you take more control over your recommendations by excluding tracks from influencing your taste profile.
Spotify now lets you exclude tracks from your taste profile
Spotify lets you take more control over your recommendations by excluding tracks from influencing your taste profile.
OpenAI ropes in Samsung, SK Hynix to source memory chips for Stargate
OpenAI has struck agreements with two of the world’s biggest manufacturers of memory chips, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, to make DRAM wafers for the Stargate AI infrastructure project, and build data centers in South Korea.
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Google unveils AI-powered Nest indoor and outdoor cameras, and a new doorbell
Google’s new Nest cameras and doorbell are getting a Gemini upgrade.
Google teases its new Gemini-powered Google Home speaker, coming in spring 2026
Google teases a new Gemini-powered smart speaker, due out in spring 2026.
Google unveils its new Gemini-powered Google Home speaker
Google teases a new Gemini-powered smart speaker, due out in spring 2026.