Apple Asserts: Siri Data Never Sold, Emphasizes Privacy Protection
January 7, 2025 – Following its agreement to a $95 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit regarding Siri’s “eavesdropping” allegations, Apple released a statement emphasizing that the collected Siri data has never been utilized for advertising purposes or sold to third-party companies. In its official declaration, Apple stated: Since Siri’s inception, one of its core…
Apple CEO Tim Cook Closes Asian Tour with Major Investment in Singapore
April 19, 2024 – Apple CEO Tim Cook is wrapping up his week-long Asian tour, which included visits to Vietnam and Indonesia, with a two-day stop in Singapore. During his visit, Cook announced plans to invest $250 million (approximately 1.81 billion yuan) to expand Apple’s existing campus in the city-state. In a statement, Cook expressed…
Meta Launches Ray-Ban Smart Glasses Pop-Up in LA, Offering Stylish Tech at $299
November 16, 2024 – Meta has announced the opening of its first Ray-Ban Smart Glasses pop-up store in Los Angeles, USA. This store primarily sells the second-generation smart glasses jointly developed by Meta and Ray-Ban, with a starting price of $299. Positioning the smart glasses as a fashion product, Meta has designed them to resemble…
Geoffrey Hinton Urges UK to Adopt UBI to Counter AI-Driven Job Losses
May 21, 2024 – Renowned pioneer in artificial intelligence (AI), Geoffrey Hinton, has expressed profound concerns regarding the advancing AI landscape. Dubbed the “Godfather of AI” for his groundbreaking work in neural networks, Hinton recently warned that AI might displace a significant number of traditional jobs, prompting him to propose a Universal Basic Income (UBI)…
German States Pledge to Avert Volkswagen Factory Closures and Layoffs
October 17, 2024 – In a significant development on Tuesday, four German federal states – Lower Saxony, Saxony, Hesse, and Berlin – have vociferously opposed the closure of Volkswagen factories and layoffs within their jurisdictions, according to Eurasia Daily. A jointly signed document by the states’ economic ministers stated, “All factories must remain fully intact.”…
Google Responds to CVE-2024-4947 Threat with Immediate Chrome Update
May 16, 2024 – Google has urgently released a security update for its Chrome browser this Wednesday, addressing a critical vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-4947. This marks the third zero-day vulnerability discovered and exploited in the past seven days, and the seventh such vulnerability identified this year. The tech giant has pushed out updates versioned 125.0.6422.60/.61…
OpenAI Hits Major Milestone: ChatGPT Reaches 900 Million Weekly Active Users, 50+ Million Paid Subscribers
February 28, 2026 – OpenAI is making steady progress towards its ambitious goal of reaching 1 billion weekly active users for ChatGPT. On February 27, the company revealed that ChatGPT now boasts 900 million weekly active users, along with over 50 million individual subscribers. OpenAI noted that the growth in ChatGPT subscriptions has picked up…
YouTube Rolls Out New Measures: Time Limits or One – Click Block to Curb Kids’ Short – Video Addiction
January 15, 2026 – As the issue of online safety for minors continues to draw global attention, YouTube is stepping up its efforts to enhance parental control features. On January 14 local time, YouTube announced a series of new restrictions specifically targeting its short – video section, Shorts, aiming to assist parents in better managing…
After the release of OpenAI’s strongest inference models o3/o4 mini, “photo location check” has become the latest popular gameplay
April 18, 2025 – A new and concerning trend has emerged online, as highlighted by TechCrunch today: an increasing number of users are leveraging ChatGPT to uncover the precise locations of photos. This development is raising eyebrows across the digital landscape. This week, OpenAI unveiled two novel models, o3 and o4-mini, both equipped with image…
Amazon AWS Clarifies: No Halt in Nvidia Chip Orders
May 22, 2024 – Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud computing arm of Amazon, has clarified its position on the reported pause in ordering Nvidia’s Grace Hopper chips. In response to a query from Reuters, an AWS spokesperson stated that the company has not halted any orders from Nvidia. The transition from Grace Hopper chips…