If you thought last year’s $3 price hike for Apple TV meant it’d be safe from further increases, you were wrong. Apple is raising prices yet again, with the streamer now costing $2 more per month. As PCMag reports, Apple’s monthly TV subscription will now set you back $14.99, up from last year’s $12.99. A yearly subscription is also […]
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Anthropic Wins First Court Battle with Pentagon
On August 27, a federal judge in California ruled that the Trump administration’s designation of Anthropic as a supply-chain risk was illegal. As TechCrunch reports, U.S. District Judge Rita Lin said in her ruling that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s labeling of Anthropic as a risk to national security signified “unlawful retaliation” in violation of the First Amendment, and said […]
NVIDIA’s Quarterly Profits Soared to Record Levels, but Consumers are about to Pay the Price
The most important disclosure from Nvidia’s record-setting earnings call on August 26, 2026, was not the $96.2 billion in quarterly revenue or the $108 billion guidance for Q3. It was actually a sentence from CFO Colette Kress that enterprise procurement teams and data center planners need to read before they finalize their 2027 infrastructure budgets: customer […]
Apple Music steps up plan for AI-generated song labels, but Is It Enough?
The subject of music generated by artificial intelligence (AI) has become a hot topic over the last couple of years, with the matter proving to be deeply polarizing among music lovers. Now, as TechRadar reports, even though Apple is stepping in to enforce AI tags in Apple Music, some users don’t think it’s going far enough. Transparency Tags […]
What the $18B Meta Settlement Means for YOU
On Wednesday, Meta agreed to pay up to $18 billion and add stronger child-safety measures to its Facebook and Instagram platforms as part of a landmark legal settlement that ended a trial over teen social media addiction and settled claims filed by nearly every state in a bipartisan effort. As The Associated Press (AP) reports, the settlement resolved a pivotal […]
Is Your Smart Ring Really Recording Your Sleep Accurately?
Oura is facing accusations of deceiving customers about the accuracy of its sleep-tracking features on its popular smart rings. As PCMag reports, the claim comes from a proposed class action lawsuit filed on Aug. 20 by San Francisco’s Clarkson Law Firm. It accuses Oura of falsely advertising its sleep-tracking tech, saying it offers nothing more than […]
Sony’s Classic Headphones May Be Getting an Affordable Reboot
Sony appears to be bringing back its multiple-award winning WH-1000XM4 headphones, but, is it possible, in a new and more affordable incarnation? As TechRadar reports, the new model, leaked via a data sheet seen by Winfuture-de, is designed to compete with affordable ANC headphones from the likes of Bose, Sennheiser and the growing number of impressive Chinese […]
A new Gemini for Home update is rolling out, but Users aren’t Thrilled
The transition to Gemini has been rough — even Google knows that, but the latest Google Home update aims to tackle a handful of pain points with voice commands. But as TechRadar reports, last week, Google issued an announcement that shared three fixes coming to the Gemini for Home voice assistant, which is still in early access. […]
New Beer Ad featuring Jason Kelce Taps the AI Data Center Backlash
A new beer commercial is capitalizing on the AI data center backlash by proposing a novel way to cool the giant computing facilities: Why not use human urine? As PCMag reports, the beverage brands Liquid Death and Garage Beer teamed up to create the ad, which features former NFL player Jason Kelce joking about using […]
Apple Sends ‘Mercenary Spyware’ Warnings to Users Worldwide
If Apple sends you a push notification alerting you to a spyware attack, take it seriously. As TechCrunch reports, Apple has sent out a new batch of notifications to customers whom it suspects have been targeted with spyware capable of hacking into their devices. The tech giant sends out these notifications on occasion to alert its customers […]