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Battery Life Reshapes the Wearable Device Market
Wearable makers now prioritize battery endurance over other features. New devices deliver weeks of use, changing consumer expectations and market dynamics.
Screen Fatigue Drives Users Away From Smartwatches Toward Minimalist Alternatives
Consumers are abandoning feature-packed smartwatches for simpler devices like fitness trackers and analog watches, driven by screen fatigue and a desire for intentional living.
New SSD Side-Channel Attack Lets Websites Spy on User Activity
Researchers uncover a technique that exploits SSD access patterns to track user behavior online. The attack requires specific conditions but raises fresh privacy concerns.
Africa's Innovation Ecosystems Grow But Still Captures Only 1% of Global Activity
Africa's tech scaleup ecosystems more than doubled in a decade but represent just 1% of global figures. Four hubs dominate while clean energy emerges as a key strength.
Why Your iPhone Battery Icon Turns Yellow And What It Means
A yellow battery icon on an iPhone signals Low Power Mode is active. This feature extends battery life by reducing background activity and performance.
Blue Origin Rebuilds Launch Pad as Relativity Sets Sights on Mars
Blue Origin begins rebuilding its damaged launch pad while Relativity Space targets Mars missions. Isar Aerospace faces delays with its Spectrum rocket.
Bots Surpass Human Internet Traffic for First Time, Cloudflare CEO Says
Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince reports that automated bot traffic has overtaken human traffic online for the first time, arriving a year earlier than predictions.
Windows 11 Update Adds NPU Monitoring to Task Manager, Boosts App Launch Speed
Microsoft's Windows 11 preview update brings Task Manager NPU monitoring, faster app launches, and Bluetooth LE Audio support, but a known EFI partition issue persists.
Apple Turns Parents Into Gatekeepers With Expanded Child Safety Controls
Apple's new iOS child safety features require parental approval for apps, browsing and contacts, turning parents into IT administrators.
Google Releases Exploit for Unfixed Chromium Bug
Google released exploit code for an unpatched Chromium vulnerability that could let attackers monitor users and create botnets. The flaw has remained unfixed for 29 months.
Google to Pay $135 Million Over Android Data Tracking
Google will pay $135 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging it tracked Android users without consent. Millions of users who had an Android phone after 2017 may be eligible for up to $100.
Open Source Project Hijacked in Phishing Campaign Targeting 14,000 Users
A developer discovered their open source tool was weaponized to phish thousands. The incident underscores supply chain risks in the open source ecosystem.
X Limits Unpaid Users to 50 Posts Per Day
X now restricts unverified accounts to 50 posts and 200 replies daily. The change pressures users toward paid subscriptions as alternatives like Bluesky gain traction.
GrapheneOS User Reported to Police for Using Privacy-Focused OS
A GrapheneOS user was reported to authorities solely for using the privacy-focused operating system, raising concerns about surveillance and the criminalization of privacy tools.
Claude Desktop Launches Hidden Virtual Machines Beyond User Control
Users report Anthropic's Claude Desktop automatically spins up virtual machines with no option to stop or manage them, raising privacy and resource concerns.
Google Pushes AI Deeper Into Android With New Multitasking and Wear OS Update
Android 17 and Wear OS 7 bring multitasking upgrades, parental controls and expanded Gemini AI features, signaling Google's push to integrate artificial intelligence across its devices.
Texas ID Database Breach Exposes 3 Million Driver Licenses and Passports
A breach of Texas government systems compromised 3.5 million digital ID files, including driver's licenses and passports, raising alarms about state-level cybersecurity.
Lithuanian Startup Launches Open-Source Drone Detection Network
A Lithuanian startup launched an open-source drone detection network targeting Shahed-type UAVs, using distributed sensors and shared data.
Meta Halts Employee AI Training Program After Internal Data Leak
Meta paused its mandatory AI training program after an internal leak exposed sensitive employee data, including keystrokes and conversations, sparking privacy backlash.
Microsoft 365 Users Targeted by Sophisticated Password Reset Attacks
Hackers linked to Storm-2949 are exploiting password reset systems to break into Microsoft 365 accounts. The campaign uses multi-layered techniques to bypass security.