Podcast Episodes

Apple doubled its biggest bug bounty reward, Chinese regulators are investigating Qualcomm, and a 65-year old computer was programmed to play Boards of Canada's 'Olson'

-Apple is updating its Security Bounty program this November to offer some of the highest rewards in the industry. It has doubled its top award from $1 million to $2 million for the discovery of "exp…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Apple explains how it will comply with App Store age verification requirements in Texas

Developers will have to change how their apps work in the state too.

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Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

California just passed 3 bills to boost internet privacy, Apple removed an app that archives videos of ICE arrests, and Verizon is buying Starry to expand its wireless broadband footprint

-California has passed three new bills designed to boost privacy for internet users, governor Gavin Newsom's office announced. The biggest one, AB 566, builds on a 2018 law by requiring web browsers …

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court denies Google's request to pause Play Store changes while it appeals Epic case

It now has to allow non-Play Store payments and external download links by October 22nd.

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Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Google's Chief Scientist of Quantum Hardware won the Nobel Prize in Physics, Mastodon is adding Bluesky-like starter packs, and California banned loud commercials on streaming platforms

-The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded Google's Chief Scientist of Quantum Hardware, Michel Devoret, the Nobel Prize in Physics. alongside former Google employee John Martinis, and Univer…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

OpenAI agrees to buy 'tens of billions' worth of AMD chips

The company could also take up to a 10 percent stake in AMD.

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Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Instagram will start handing out awards to select creators, Apple is bringing back Slide Over in iPadOS 26.1, and Evernote's biggest update since 2020 goes all in on AI

-Instagram is launching its own awards program. This is sort of like the Oscars, but for short-form social media content with 25 winners getting physical rings.

-The reaction to iPadOS 26 has been m…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

ICE is planning to create a surveillance team that hunts for leads on social media

The project in its current proposed state would add at least 28 full-time staffers tasked solely with generating leads 24/7.

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Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Tesla insurance could lose its license for mishandling claims, OpenAI's first device could be delayed, and Discord users' IDs and data were compromised

-Tesla launched its own auto insurance options for California customers back in 2019, but it may soon lose its authorization to do just that. The California Department of Insurance issued enforcement…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

FTC sues Zillow and accuses it of buying off rival Redfin

The lawsuit alleges that anti-competitive practices reduce options for renters and advertisers.

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Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago