OpenAI’s new Sora 2 model is featuring deceased celebrities
OpenAI has launched Sora 2, a major upgrade to its video-generation model that creates highly realistic, physics-aware videos from text…
HMD introduced a dumb-smart-phone Touch 4G
HMD has launched the Touch 4G in India — a $55 hybrid between a smartphone and a feature phone. It…
Still missing BlackBerry – get the new iPhone keyboard case
Keyboard maker Akko has launched the MetaKey, a $59.99 keyboard case for the iPhone 16 Pro Max (and $69.99 for…
Motorola will unveil ultra-thin Edge 70 on November 5
Motorola is joining the ultra-thin smartphone race with the Edge 70 (X70 Air in China), launching November 5. Teased on…
Elon Musk will settle $128 million Twitter execs lawsuit
Elon Musk has reached an undisclosed settlement with four former Twitter executives — Parag Agrawal, Ned Segal, Vijaya Gadde, and…
iPhone 18 Fold rumored to use combination of aluminum and titanium
Analyst Jeff Pu reports that Apple’s upcoming iPhone 18 Fold will use a hybrid titanium–aluminum frame, with earlier leaks describing…
Single iPhone tracking took down a massive smuggling ring
A stolen iPhone tracked through Apple’s Find My app led UK police to uncover a massive phone-smuggling ring. The investigation…
ICE ordered vehicles equipped with smartphone-tracking hardware
ICE in the US has ramped up surveillance efforts, recently spending over $800,000 on “Cell Site Simulator” vehicles – better…
New law bans loud ads on streaming services
California has passed a new law requiring streaming service ads to match the volume of regular content. Signed by Governor…
Google must implement several changes to the Play Store within 14 days
The US Supreme Court has rejected Google’s request to delay enforcing major changes from the Epic Games antitrust case. As…
Alternative iPhone app store is coming to more countries
AltStore PAL, one of the first alternative iOS app stores in the EU, will expand to Japan, Brazil and Australia…
Google AI Mode is now available in more languages
Google is expanding AI Mode in Search to over 40 new countries and 35 new languages, bringing availability to more…