Category: News and Press

May 22, 2023

Meta has been fined $1.3 billion (€1.2 billion) by the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) for violating the terms of the EU’s GDPR by continuing to transfer EU users’ data to the US without adequate safeguards. Meta has failed to […]

May 19, 2023

Reflecting warnings given earlier, Apple is now among the growing number of businesses banning employees from using OpenAI’s ChatGPT and other similar cloud-based generative AI services in a bid to protect data confidentiality. The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple […]

May 17, 2023

While Apple’s assistive technology announcements this week are important, the question that remains unaswered is just how much they rely on the company’s powerful Neural Engine. The Neural Engine comprises a collection of specialized computational cores that exist on Apple […]

May 16, 2023

With Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) coming up on Thursday, Apple has rolled out a variety of new accessibility features to celebrate. While that’s noteworthy on its own, industry watchers also know that what the company reveals in the weeks […]

May 15, 2023

The EU Commission today announced its approval of Microsoft’s $68.7 billion acquisition of gaming studio Activision Blizzard, a month after the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) ruled against the deal. While the Commission said it was reassured that the […]

May 12, 2023

The company’s annual I/O event was exceptionally overflowing with huge news on Wednesday — ranging from a slew of incoming Android features around Android 14 to all the artificial intelligence insanity and, of course, the trio (yes, trio!) of shiny […]

May 11, 2023

At its annual Google I/O developer conference yesterday, Google announced a range of new hardware and software updates. One product that’s stealing most of the headlines is the long-awaited Google Pixel Fold, the company’s first foray into foldable smartphones. As […]

May 5, 2023

Apple beat estimates for its fiscal Q2 2023, but the results released late Thursday were decidedly uneven. iPhone sales, services, and emerging markets were the quarter’s high spots, but Mac and iPad sales declined, and wearables seemed flat. Looking ahead, […]

May 3, 2023

Apple is widely expected to unveil the 15-inch MacBook Air at WWDC 2023 next month. But various reports have claimed that the new MacBook Air flavor will not pack Apple’s upcoming M3 processors. As I explained before, that shouldn’t be […]

May 2, 2023

When Apple CEO Tim Cook in 2016 warned of a cybersecurity war, he was specifically discussing the pressure Apple then faced to create back doors on its platforms so law enforcement could snoop on users. He was championing encryption and […]

May 1, 2023

Meta is hosting another gaming showcase for its Quest VR headsets on June 1st, the company announced on Monday. The event will feature “over 40 minutes of content,” according to a blog post, including game announcements, first looks, updates, and […]

April 28, 2023

Global smartphone shipments have decreased by 13% in the first quarter of 2023, Bebom tells us in a report. The report notes that this marks the fifth consecutive quarter of decline, with limited consumer demand, inventory build-up, and supply-chain issues […]

April 24, 2023

Since the iPhone 14 Pro was released with its new Emergency SOS via Satellite features last year, we’ve heard a handful of stories about the feature being used to help iPhone users in dire situations. A new story out of […]

April 21, 2023

There’s no doubt generative AI models such as ChatGPT, BingChat, or GoogleBard can deliver massive efficiency benefits — but they bring with them major cybersecurity and privacy concerns along with accuracy worries. It’s already known that these programs — especially […]

April 18, 2023

The clock is ticking for what is arguably Google’s most significant launch event of 2023, Google I/O on May 10. As has often been the case with the company’s spring keynote, Google is expected to unveil a fair share of […]

April 14, 2023

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) plans to launch a dedicated task force to investigate ChatGPT after a number of European privacy watchdogs raised concerns about whether the technology is compliant with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Europe’s […]

April 5, 2023

It’s time to ensure any older Apple devices still in use by you or your company run the most recent version of the operating system available. That’s because Apple wants users to upgrade to the latest version of the device […]

April 3, 2023

The Chinese government is instituting a cybersecurity review of US-based memory chip maker Micron’s products being sold in the country, in the latest move in the ongoing semiconductor trade dispute that pits China against the US and its allies. The […]

March 31, 2023

Earlier this week, Apple shared some photos of its new retail store in South Korea’s Gangnam District. Now the company’s fourth store in the Asian country is finally open to the public, and it welcomes customers with a unique glass […]

March 31, 2023

Going back to 2020, UK regulators started looking into possible antitrust issues regarding Apple’s Safari browser on iPhone and iPad as well as its restriction of mobile gaming on its browser. Now Apple has won an appeal that revokes the […]