Apple has agreed to pay $95m (£77m) to settle a court case alleging some of its devices were listening to people without their permission. The tech giant was accused of eavesdropping on its customers through its virtual assistant Siri. The claimants also allege voice recordings were shared with advertisers. Apple,Continue Reading
Apple has said it will update, rather than pause, a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature that has generated inaccurate news alerts on its latest iPhones. The company, in its first acknowledgement of the concerns, on Monday said it was working on a software change to “further clarify” when the notificationsContinue Reading
Meta is abandoning the use of independent fact-checkers on Facebook and Instagram, replacing them with X-style “community notes” where commenting on the accuracy of posts is left to users. In a video posted alongside a blog post by the company on Tuesday, chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said third-party moderators were “tooContinue Reading
The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, has sparked speculation after changing his name on his social media platform X to “Kekius Maximus”. The tech mogul – and close confidant of US President-Elect Donald Trump – offered no immediate explanation for the name or his new profile image which depicts theContinue Reading
Ukraine’s leading mobile operator Kyivstar has signed an agreement with Starlink to introduce direct-to-cell satellite connectivity in the country, Kyivstar’s parent company VEON said on Monday. Direct-to-cell services are connected to satellites that can beam phone signals from space directly to smartphones. Ukraine will be one of the first countriesContinue Reading
WhatsApp will no longer be supported on 18 Android models and 3 iPhone models. The New Year may be a time for fresh beginnings, but frustration is in store for those who like to squeeze every last drop of mileage out of a phone. Changes to WhatsApp’s compatibility with operatingContinue Reading
There are three iPhones in Apple’s current range which have a Lightning connector: iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus and iPhone SE 3rd generation. All three have just been taken off sale in 29 countries, including one that’s part of the U.K. Will other countries be affected? It all comes downContinue Reading
American Airlines has resumed flights after suspending its services for around an hour on Tuesday due to a technical issue that impacted the systems needed to release its planes. The nationwide halt was cancelled just before 13:00 GMT, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The disruption came during oneContinue Reading
According to a study undertaken in September 2024, the growth of the gaming industry in Africa is reaching new heights. Ghana alone is showing a growth rate of over 8%, with revenue projected to reach around $219 million by the end of 2024. But how has this happened and where does Ghana’sContinue Reading
A major journalism body has urged Apple to scrap its new generative AI feature after it created a misleading headline about a high-profile killing in the United States. The BBC made a complaint to the US tech giant after Apple Intelligence, which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to summarise and group togetherContinue Reading