Apple’s App Store rules now more explicitly prohibit so-called “nudification” apps that generate intimate images of people without their consent using artificial intelligence tools. As part of the updates announced Friday, Apple says developers “must proactively prevent and remove” non-consensual sexual images as part of its content moderation requirements for App Store apps. Developers who … Read more
Professional Super Smash Bros. player Jason ‘Mew2King’ Zimmerman has been banned from a competitive tournament after posting photos of his concerning skin condition and complaining about a bug infestation in his home. On the morning of October 16, 2026, Zimmerman went viral due to a thread of posts he had posted on Twitter/X the day … Read more
Sjoerd Van Der Wal/Getty Images There are likely countless devices and appliances in your home or pocket that have some kind of smart functionality, which means that one day they may stop working. Companies like Google can end support for a product, like Google Nest, at any time or issue a statement saying the service … Read more
Verizon plans to charge customers $10 per month for the iPhone Handoff feature that Apple added in iOS 27. iPhone Handoff allows you to share a phone number between two separate iPhones. Pricing was included in Verizon’s iPhone Duo announcement today, and the carrier confirmed that iPhone Handoff will work with the iPhone Duo and … Read more
Graham, an influencer from New York, decided that enough was enough to use AI to replace recruiters. So during a job interview, he decided to give them a taste of their own medicine: he paired the AI recruiter with an AI candidate. “The company sent an AI recruiter to interview me, so I sent an … Read more
Google is releasing Android 17 QPR2 Beta 7.1 today, a week after the last preview for Pixel devices, which featured no major user changes. Today there is only one solution: you can report issues through the Android Beta Feedback app on Pixel devices. Access it from the app drawer or Quick Settings to log errors … Read more
iOS 27.2 will be released soon to all users, but Apple continues to introduce new updates with each beta version. Here are three changes added to iOS 27.2 this week. #1: Messages settings for new ‘Suggestions’ feature The Messages app adds a ‘Suggestions’ feature in iOS 27.2 that was originally intended for iOS 27.0, but … Read more
I’ve had the iPhone 18 Pro for about a month now, and during that time three main features have consistently impressed me. #1: Battery Life When Apple introduced the iPhone 18 Pro, it compared its battery life to that of the iPhone 17 Pro Max, a model universally praised for its impressive runtime. After a … Read more
Pre-orders for Apple’s $1,999 foldable iPhone Duo sold out within minutes of opening on Friday, and delivery dates jumped from October 23 to the end of January. Apple’s most ambitious iPhone yet, the passport-sized Duo, features a 5.4-inch front display and a 7.6-inch foldable interior display, with a nano-texture finish that helps prevent reflection while … Read more
Epic Games released a preview of its rebuilt and “vibration-encoded” Epic Games Launcher on October 14, and took a direct shot of Steam while doing so. Epic’s own graph shows the new launcher cold boots in 5.47 seconds versus Steam’s 10.07 seconds, which the company considers 46% faster. That advantage apparently didn’t last long, as … Read more