The Netflix app is dropping full support for older iPhones and iPads that are stuck at iOS 16. While Netflix plans to stream content to them for the foreseeable future, spokesperson MoMo Zhou confirms to The Verge, it no longer plans to ship updates to that version of the app unless critically necessary. 9to5Mac reports that Netflix is […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Apple asked a court Friday to dismiss its three-year-old hacking lawsuit against spyware pioneer NSO Group, arguing that it might never be able to get the most critical files about NSO’s Pegasus surveillance tool and that its own disclosures could aid NSO and its increasing number of rivals. A redacted version of the filing in San […]
Android 15 QPR1 Beta 2 fully rolls out the ability to limit battery charging to 80% for Pixel devices. With Beta 1, some users saw a notification about enabling the new charge limit, but were unable to turn it off. Beta 2 addresses that preferences problem: In Settings > Battery, there’s a new “Charging optimization” menu after […]
Forward-looking: The CrowdStrike incident has once again highlighted concerns about Windows security. Microsoft was adversely affected by the Texas company’s poor update practices, but it prompted Redmond to address how Windows could be improved to prevent future global incidents. CrowdStrike released a faulty update for its Falcon Sensor security software, which had widespread consequences for the […]
There are reports the upcoming Nintendo Switch release The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom has leaked. It appears a link to a rom containing the entire game has started making its way online. Nintendo-focused YouTuber Nintendo Prime said they “have confirmed” it is real. In a separate YouTube video, Nintendo Prime stated they checked the link they had […]
The Communications Workers of America union (CWA) has denounced Microsoft’s decision to lay off an additional 650 video game workers yesterday as “extremely disappointing”. In a statement, the CWA said that as one of the world’s “largest and most profitable corporations”, Microsoft could have achieved its goals for “long-term success without destroying the livelihoods of 650 of […]
The White House says several major AI vendors have committed to taking steps to combat nonconsensual deepfakes and child sexual abuse material. Adobe, Cohere, Microsoft, Anthropic OpenAI, and data provider Common Crawl said that they’ll “responsibly” source and safeguard the datasets they create and use to train AI from image-based sexual abuse. These organizations — minus Common […]
The White House directed the agency to do so by the end of 2026. NASA confirmed on Friday that it’s developing a new lunar time system for the Moon. The White House published a policy memo in April, directing NASA to create the new standard by 2026. Over five months later (government time, y’all), the space agency’s confirmation states […]
It doesn’t matter what device you’re considering — every current-gen foldable delivers a compromised experience. You’re trading a thinner, lighter, more rugged device for something heavier, bulkier, and far more fragile, all in the name of gaining a huge display capable of fitting in your pocket. For a select group of Android users, it’s a […]
Dual screens are so last season. China’s megabrand, Huawei, is now selling a phone that folds three ways. Here’s what to know about the first trifold phone. Huawei is the first company in the world to bring a triple-foldable phone to stores. The company announced the new Mate XT Ultimate Design on Tuesday, just hours after […]