Google Fixes Major Bug That Let Bad Actors Remove URLs from Search
Google has fixed a flaw in one of its search tools that allowed people to remove live web pages from its index without needing access to those sites. The vulnerability…
Making Instagram Content Work: A Closer Look at What Each Post Type Really Does
What Instagram Content Formats Are Built For Instagram gives creators a range of post types, and each one serves a different purpose. The way they appear in the app, and…
Instagram Users Targeted by Email Scam That Bypasses Link Filters
A phishing campaign is currently affecting Instagram users by using a method that avoids the usual indicators most spam filters look for, as spotted by Malwarebytes. Instead of leading victims…
Apple Hits 3 Billion iPhones Sold, While Looking Ahead to an AI-Driven Future
Apple has now shipped over 3 billion iPhones since launching the product in 2007. The number came up during the company’s recent third-quarter earnings call, marking a steady run of…
OpenAI Pulls ChatGPT Search Feature After User Chats Appear in Google
OpenAI has taken down a feature that briefly made ChatGPT conversations searchable on Google after users began discovering that private discussions, some containing personal or sensitive corporate information, had become…
Handwave lends a hand to retailers with its European alternative to Amazon’s palm payments
Paying with a handwave once sounded like science fiction, but contactless palm recognition service Amazon One has already been used more than 8 million times, according to the company. That’s…
Female-founded semiconductor AI startup SixSense raises $8.5M
A Singapore-based deep tech startup called SixSense has developed an AI-powered platform that helps semiconductor manufacturers predict and detect potential chip defects on production lines in real time. It has…
Amazon CEO wants to put ads in your Alexa+ conversations
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy sees an opportunity to deliver ads to users during their conversations with the company’s AI-powered digital assistant, Alexa+, he said during Amazon’s second-quarter earnings call Thursday.…
Apple projects tariff costs will hit $1.1B next quarter
Tariffs are projected to cost Apple $1.1 billion in the July-to-September quarter, an uptick from the previous period, CEO Tim Cook said during the company’s earnings call with investors Thursday.…
Reddit revenue soars as it bets on AI and advertising
Reddit reported its second-quarter earnings on Thursday, and it’s clear that the company’s focus on AI has ramped up considerably. One significant area of investment is growing its advertising business,…