Category: Tech Made Simple

2026 is Going to be a Busy Year for Apple Product Launches

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You may have already heard that 2026 is likely to be a busy year for Apple product launches, with rumors of a shake-up to the iPhone launch schedule too, and now as TechRadar reports, we may have a little more clarity over when some of these devices are launching. Cheaper MacBook According to MacRumors, analyst Jeff Pu […]

Google issues Emergency Patch for a ‘High Severity’ Bug Targeting Chrome

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Google has issued an emergency patch to address a high-severity, zero-day exploit targeting the desktop version of its Chrome browser. As PCMag reports, the vulnerability, dubbed CVE-2025-13223, “exists in the wild,” Google says, which suggests that Google has evidence the flaw has already been used. Google discovered a “type confusion” flaw in Chrome’s V8 JavaScript engine, where […]

Are We Nearing an AI Bubble?

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Blockbuster earnings from chip giant Nvidia last week appeared to rebuke concerns about an artificial-intelligence bubble, briefly ending a days-long slump in the stock market. “It’s fair to say that Nvidia’s results have completely changed the market mood and pushed out any bubble fears for another day,” said Jim Reid, a research strategist at Deutsche Bank, in a memo […]

Roblox Takes New Steps to Protect Kids

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Roblox, the popular online gaming platform that hosts millions of user-created games, said Tuesday it is strengthening protections for minors.  As CBS News reports, Roblox said it will soon require players to use AI-powered facial age-estimation technology to help verify their age. The system, combined with ID-based age verification and confirmed parental consent, is intended […]

Is Tim Cook Planning to Step Down as Apple CEO Next Year?

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Is Tim Cook really going to step down as Apple CEO in 2026? According to the Financial Times, it could happen as early as next year. And apparently the board has started to seriously work out a succession plan. FT says that John Ternus, Apple’s senior vice-president of hardware engineering, is considered the frontrunner for the position. As […]

What is the Steam Machine? Valve unveils new Gaming Console

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A few years after successfully expanding the handheld gaming market with the Steam Deck, Valve is trying its hand at a console-like experience again. As Mashable reports, last week Valve announced several new hardware products, one of which is simply called the Steam Machine. It’s actually Valve’s second attempt at such an idea (the first being about […]

YouTube TV and Disney Finally Reach Deal ending Weeks of Frustrating Blackouts

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On Friday, Google’s YouTube and Walt Disney stated that they had reached an agreement to restore Disney-owned networks that include ABC, ESPN, FX and National Geographic to YouTube TV. As Reuters reports, a fee dispute left millions of subscribers without access to U.S. Election Day programming and major live sports events for weeks. What Was […]

Google Sues China-Based Hackers Behind $1 Billion Lighthouse Phishing Scheme

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Google has filed a civil lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) against China-based hackers who are behind a massive Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) platform called Lighthouse that has ensnared over 1 million users across 120 countries. As Hacker News reports, the PhaaS kit is used to conduct large-scale SMS […]

SpaceX Swoops In and Buys EchoStar Spectrum away from Verizon

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Two months after announcing a $17 billion deal for spectrum, SpaceX has decided to buy another slice of radio airwaves from Boost Mobile’s parent, EchoStar.  As PCMag reports, last week EchoStar announced that it would sell its unpaired AWS-3 (Advanced Wireless Service) license for approximately $2.6 billion in exchange for SpaceX stock. The AWS-3 license covers the 1695-1710MHz radio […]

Grand Theft Auto VI launch delayed Again, this time for a Whole Year

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Grand Theft Auto VI is being delayed… again. This time the new launch date is over a year away, on November 19th, 2026. “We are sorry for adding additional time to what we realize has been a long wait, but these extra months will allow us to finish the game with the level of polish you […]