TikTok’s wild ride: How the hottest social media app found itself on the brink of a US ban
FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr once assured me in an interview that “the tide is moving out on TikTok.” He made that pronouncement a little over …
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There’s no way Meta’s new Community Notes will be as hilarious as the ones on X
Say what you will about X under the reign of Elon Musk, but there’s one particular feature of X, formerly Twitter, that I’ve found myself …
TSMC is now making Apple Watch chips in the US
TSMC’s Arizona plant has apparently started making another Apple processor. According to tech columnist Tim Culpan, after the initial production of the iPhone’s A16 Bionic …
UK watchdog to investigate Apple for App Store and Safari antitrust violations
The UK’s antitrust regulator is expected to begin an investigation over Apple and Google for possibly holding back innovation in smartphone browsers and duopoly in …
One of President Trump’s closest friends is now on the board of Facebook parent company Meta
During the first Trump administration, major companies and business leaders avoided anything that could be construed as coziness with the new president. This time around, …
Amazon, which is donating $1 million to Trump’s inauguration, is releasing a film about Melania Trump
The reaction of the business community to four more years of a Trump administration is much different this time than it was after the 2016 …
Netflix ramping up its live sports offerings could make a price increase necessary soon
One of the most profound changes Netflix has seen in recent months is its investment into major live sporting events — including the bout between …
ChatGPT Search may prove Apple Search is inevitable
We’ve discussed the prospect of Apple making a Google Search rival for years, and reports have said that work on an Apple Search product has …
Apple to manufacture AirPods in India in continued push away from China
Apple’s popular AirPods models will soon be made in India. According to the latest Bloomberg report, a unit supplier of Foxconn will assemble Apple’s wireless …
Epic Games Store to be preinstalled on millions of smartphones as Apple battle continues to pay off
Epic Games’ dreams are about to come true. After suing mostly all major players in the mobile market (aka Apple, Google, and Samsung) for monopoly …
Broadcom to develop chips for Apple AI servers in 2026
A few weeks ago, Nikkei Asia reported that Apple is preparing to use its latest M4 chips in its AI servers. For the time being, …
Does your manager know you’re using Generative AI at work?
By Kirstie McDermott Generative AI isn’t just on the way for organizations, it’s here. And for many workers, it is already forming a large part …
Google breakup in focus as DOJ says company must sell Chrome
“Google is a monopolist, and it has acted as one to maintain its [search] monopoly,” Judge Amit Mehta wrote in early August in a landmark …
Dreading your RTO commute? Spare a thought for workers in these states
By Amanda Kavanagh As Amazon staff prepare for a full return-to-office on January 2nd, and Bezos-owned The Washington Post begins phasing in its own RTO …
Amazon Haul is a new discount store where everything is $20 or less
Amazon is finally fighting back against the likes of Temu, Shein, and AliExpress, as the retailer has launched its own discount storefront dubbed Amazon Haul. …
New lawsuit may force Apple to open the App Store in China like the Epic lawsuit did in Europe
A Chinese developer accuses Apple of inconsistent App Store policing and taking a big cut from virtual services and app purchases in a similar case …
Jeff Bezos has tweeted exactly twice this year, both times gushing over President Trump
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has tweeted just two times this year as of this writing, which isn’t necessarily noteworthy in and of itself — but …
Apple Intelligence servers with M4 chips are coming in 2025
Apple Intelligence is powered by Apple’s servers with the M2 Ultra chip. A Bloomberg report was the first to spoil this a month before Apple …
Apple acquires popular photo editor Pixelmator
Today, the Pixelmator team, owner of Pixelmator Pro and Photomator apps, announced that Apple acquired them. Here’s what the company wrote in a blog post: …
iPhone 17 redesign and AI could lead to a massive sales boost for Apple
After Apple announced its latest quarter earnings, AAPL shares dropped 2% after hours. It was a good sign that investors don’t expect the iPhone 16 …
Apple posts record-breaking Q4 earnings as revenue hits $94.9 billion
Apple today posted its earnings report for the recent September quarter. When the dust settled, the company posted revenue of $94.9 billion and EPS of …
How to ask your manager for a raise or more PTO
By Amanda Kavanagh Successful salary and PTO negotiations don’t usually happen overnight. Both asks generally require a longer-term strategy of building your case and presenting …
Family sues after teen obsessed with Character.AI commits suicide
Character.AI is a $1 billion AI startup founded by two former Google engineers. After leaving Google to start the company, Character.AI cofounders Noam Shazeer and …
Google has found a new role for the man who broke Google Search
Google has found a new job for Prabhakar Raghavan, the executive largely responsible for running Google Search into the ground over the last four years …
Despite AI advancements, nearly two-thirds of embedded code is still manually written
By Amanda Kavanagh Platform engineering promised us efficiency, the automation of tedious tasks and self-service capabilities, yet recent research shows that 63% of embedded software …
Unpacking the new Prime Video-Apple TV+ partnership, and why I don’t think it’s *that* big a deal
Later this month, subscribers to Amazon’s Prime Video service will be able to sign up for Apple TV+ as a $9.99/month add-on to their Prime …
CNN thinks you freeloaders have enjoyed CNN.com long enough – it’s time to start paying
If you weren’t already aware that this development was in the works, it might have surprised you to see an unfamiliar sight on CNN.com today …
