What the PHP vulnerability affecting websites means for your data
The vulnerabilities were uncovered by researchers at OpenAI, the cybersecurity company Wiz, and another security firm. The underlying weaknesses had been present in PHP for more than ten years, but turning them into a working attack demanded a chain of steps that sat, as Wiz put it, close to the edge of what human researchers […]
What accredited AI certification in the UAE for etisalat means for customers
ISO/IEC 42001:2023 is the world’s first international standard for an AI management system. It gives organisations a structured way to handle AI-related risks and opportunities while raising governance, reliability and continual improvement across the board. Etisalat UAE now holds that accredited AI certification in the UAE, confirmed by an independent assessment from LRQA, a global […]
Apple HomeView arrives at $299 with a 7-inch Liquid Retina home display
Apple HomeView is the company’s first dedicated smart home display, a product category Apple studied for years before committing to it. The device is a 7-inch screen that sits on a counter or mounts to a wall, and it pulls a household’s entertainment, communication, and home controls into one surface. Pre-orders opened the day of […]
What a private smartphone scam detector means for messaging privacy
Google and Singapore have built a private smartphone scam detector that studies a conversation for signs of manipulation and warns the user before money or personal details change hands. The two partners showed the technology on Wednesday at Singapore International Cyber Week. It runs on a customised version of Google’s Gemma model and reads the […]
Project Suncatcher by Google puts first AI computing satellite in orbit
Project Suncatcher by Google put its first prototype satellite into orbit on Thursday. The spacecraft lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. It flew aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-18 rideshare mission. Google built the craft with Planet, an aerospace and satellite imaging firm. Soon after launch, the company confirmed contact with the satellite. This is […]
Apple’s iPhone Duo brings its first foldable phone with an October launch
The iPhone Duo is Apple’s first foldable iPhone, and it opens like a small book into a 7.6-inch screen. Closed, you hold a 5.4-inch outer display that fits in a pocket. Both screens share the same aspect ratio, so a video or app scales cleanly as you move between them. Stand it up on a […]
Yango launches Yasmina “Kids Mode” with parental controls and Safe Search
Yasmina “Kids Mode” is a new setting on Yango’s voice assistant, and it changes how the assistant behaves when a child is the one speaking. Parents switch it on in the Yango app. Once active, Yasmina replies in plainer wording with a softer tone meant for younger listeners. The assistant also blocks certain categories of […]
Oura IPO Arrives as Rival Smart Ring Makers Close In on the Crown in 2026
The Oura IPO gives you a clear read on how fast the smart ring market has changed. Oura filed to go public on September 3. The Finnish company built its name on sleep and health tracking, and the numbers show the payoff. Revenue nearly doubled to $1.21 billion for the nine months ending June 30. […]
What Apple’s Foldable iPhone Cost Could Mean for Shoppers This September
The foldable iPhone cost that shoppers have wondered about for two years finally has a figure behind it. Citi’s Atif Malik put the starting price above $2,000 in a note to investors. That would make Apple’s first folding phone the most expensive it has sold. Malik expects the device at the company’s September 9 keynote, […]
Lease Your iPhone: How Apple’s New Klarna-Backed Upgrade Program Works
You can now lease your iPhone the way you might rent a car, one steady payment at a time. Apple opened its new leasing program, Apple Upgrade, across the United States on July 28. The service runs through a partnership with Klarna, the buy now, pay later firm. To lease your iPhone, you pass a […]
Apple App Store Security Lawsuit Follows $1.8M Fake Wallet Bitcoin Theft
An Apple App Store security lawsuit filed in California accuses the company of negligence after three users lost more than $1.8 million in Bitcoin to a counterfeit wallet app. The complaint landed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Plaintiffs James Ramirez, Christopher Ellis, and Jalen Delgado say they downloaded an […]
Google Fined €890 Million as EU Escalates Digital Markets Act Crackdown
Brussels fined Google €890 million on Thursday, the first penalty the company has taken under the Digital Markets Act and the sixth EU competition decision against it in under twenty years. The European Commission split the amount across two separate findings. A €460 million fine covers self-preferencing in Google Search, where the Commission found the […]
