Snapchat boosts teen safety with new features
Snapchat has announced new features to enhance the safety of teenagers on its platform. These upgrades include expanded in-app warnings, enhanced friending protections, simplified location-sharing, and improved blocking capabilities.
Major record labels sue AI companies for copyright infringement
Major record labels are suing AI music startups Suno and Udio for copyright infringement, alleging they illegally used music from artists like Chuck Berry to Mariah Carey without proper licensing.
San Jose police launches 'most wanted' social media pages
In an innovative way to bring them to justice, the San Jose Police Department has launched social media webpages targeting their most wanted criminals.
Ferrari's first EV to cost over $500K: report
Ferrari's planned EV offering will be made at a new plant in Maranello, Italy.
McDonald's ending AI drive-thru ordering
McDonald's appears to be ending its A.I. drive-thru order technology, a report says. More than 100 locations have been testing the program.
US surgeon general calls for tobacco-style warning label on social media platforms
Warning labels on social media platforms reminding users of its associated mental health harms for adolescents should be required, the U.S. surgeon general said.
San Jose Sharks donate $56k to help save local food bank
On Friday, the Sharks Foundation announced a five-figure donation to save a Second Harvest of Silicon Valley food bank from closure.
Billionaire-backed plan for Solano utopian city qualifies for ballot
A Silicon Valley-backed initiative to build a green city for up to 400,000 people in Solano County has qualified for the Nov. 5 ballot, elections officials said Tuesday.
iOS 18: How Apple Intelligence will shape your iPhone, iPad
Apple’s iOS 18 is coming this fall, bringing “Apple Intelligence” to your iPhone, iPad and Mac – including a big upgrade to Siri.
Apple says new A.I. features will be added to its products in the fall
Apple says it’ll call its A.I. technology ‘Apple Intelligence’, according to the Associated Press.
Apple enters AI race with ambitions to overtake the early leaders
Apple jumped into the race to bring generative artificial intelligence to the masses during its World Wide Developers Conference Monday, previewing an onslaught of features designed to soup up the iPhone and other popular products with technology already available on rival devices.
World's 1st drone delivery trials achieved on Mount Everest, Chinese tech firm says
DJI Technology, a Chinese-based tech company, announced the successful completion of the world's first delivery drone trials on Mount Everest.
Most and least dangerous states for online dating: study
Privacy Journal researchers ranked the 50 states by using data from the FBI, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Federal Trade Commission and the Internet Crime Complaint Center to analyze where dating app users may be most likely to find danger.
Issue impacting users calling between different mobile carriers resolved
AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon users were all reporting problems connecting calls on Tuesday.
California 18-year-old taking coding world by storm
Meet Angelina Tsuboi, a California 18-year-old known as the "Queen of Coding."
Instagram testing 'unskippable' ads feature that you can't scroll past
Instagram users would have to watch the full ad before scrolling through content on their feeds under the tested feature.
The NSA says do this to your phone once a week to help avoid being hacked
The NSA warns iPhone and Android users to reboot their devices regularly to fend off cyber threats, as mobile phones, often with basic security, are prime targets for hackers due to the sensitive information they store.
What's new in iOS 18: AI-generated emojis, smart Siri, and more
One standout feature in Apple's iOS 18 will leverage generative AI to create custom emojis on the fly based on users' text messages, offering an all-new, personalized emoji for any occasion beyond the existing catalog.
Cottage cheese baking hack blows up on TikTok: 'Best idea I've ever seen'
People are baking cottage cheese to get extra protein in their diets as experts share cautionary words.
Kabosu, Shiba Inu behind 'doge' meme and face of Dogecoin, has died
Kabosu, the Japanese Shiba Inu who inspired countless “doge" internet memes and later became the face of Dogecoin, has died, according to her owner.



















