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Apple this week said that it plans to add support for end-to-end encrypted RCS messages to the Messages app in future iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS software updates, and that news actually has some additional implications.
As noted by 9to5Mac's Michael Burkhardt, Apple has indirectly confirmed that it will be adopting the RCS Universal Profile 3.0 specification, which includes not only end-to-end encryption, but also several other iMessage-like enhancements that were originally introduced in RCS Univ
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Court documents filed Friday in an ongoing lawsuit against the US Treasury Department reveal that a 25-year-old staffer for the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) violated Treasury policy by sending a spreadsheet that had personal information to two other members of the Trump administration, reports Bloomberg. The staffer, a former employee at Elon Musk’s X […] Read more ›
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One photo showed Kim Kardashian posing in the bed of a Cybertruck, while another featured her cuddling with an Optimus robot near the beach. Read more ›
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Portugal said it was reconsidering purchasing the Lockheed Martin-made F-35 jet in the wake of Trump's recent policy shifts. Read more ›
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Tesla protests, falling sales, and fierce competition are testing the popular saying, "You should never bet against Elon Musk." Read more ›
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Sonos chief innovation officer Nick Millington says in an update published yesterday that he and his team are “100% focused” on understanding and addressing issues with the Sonos app. It’s the latest in a series of Millington’s posts sharing his team’s progress as it tries to restore features that were left out of the app’s […] Read more ›
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"SpaceX founder Elon Musk has said his Starship rocket will head to Mars by the end of next year," writes the BBC, "as the company investigates several recent explosions in flight tests." Human landings could begin as early as 2029 if initial missions go well, though "2031 was more likely", he added in a post on his social media platform X... The billionaire said in 2020 that he remained confident... Read more ›
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Delaware's reputation as a business-friendly state has taken a hit. Musk and other corporate leaders have left Delaware for other states. Read more ›
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According to Deadline, Humans writers Jonathan Brackley and Sam Vincent are working on an adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s 1953 novella, The Variable Man. The show is being produced by Motive Pictures in a partnership with Electric Shepherd Productions, which is run by the late author’s daughter, Isa Dick Hackett. The Variable Man follows a tinkerer turned accidental time traveler named Thomas Cole, who is transported from 1913 into the... Read more ›
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Columbia Pictures has tapped District 9 director Neill Blomkamp to write and direct a new Starship Troopers film, according to The Hollywood Reporter, giving the franchise its first live-action entry since 2008’s Starship Troopers 3: Marauder. The movie will be based on Robert A. Heinlein’s 1959 book of the same name, not a remake of […] Read more ›
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Trump on Saturday signed into law a high-stakes continuing resolution that keeps the government funded through late September. Read more ›
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The PSU comes with 80 Plus Platinum certification and four 12V-2x6 power connectors. Read more ›
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DOGE terminated Navy veteran Ben Gibson after he moved from Idaho to Washington, DC, for a VA job. He said the process was unbelievable. Read more ›
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Actress Ashly Burch has responded to the leaked AI Aloy footage, which made the rounds earlier this week. Read more Read more ›
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Lip-Bu Tan will get a $1 million base annual salary for leading Intel, but his performance-related bonuses are worth so much more than that. Read more ›
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In a recent video explaining high RTX 5090 prices, the PowerGPU CEO revealed distribution-level scalping, which also impacts system integrators. Read more ›
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I've been to Disney World 20 times, and the last time we took our grandson with us. I discovered new rides and details seeing the park through his eyes. Read more ›
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SNES consoles appear to run faster as they age, thanks to the SPC700 sound chip. Read more ›
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Hints and answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, No. 174, for Sunday, March 16. Read more ›
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Knoxville has plenty of reliable internet options, but one provider stands out from the rest. Read more ›
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Smith previously praised Ribeiro's work ethic on "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," saying: "Nobody commits as hard as Alf." Read more ›
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Apple is planning for a major design overhaul of the iPhone, iPad, and Mac interfaces with the introduction of iOS 19, iPadOS 19, and macOS 16 later this year, reports Bloomberg. The update will "fundamentally change" the look of Apple's operating system, introducing a more consistent cross-platform experience. Apple plans to update the style of icons, menus, apps, windows, and system buttons, and the company will simplify the way that... Read more ›
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Apple is internally testing iOS 18.3.2 for iPhones, according to our website's analytics logs, which have been a reliable indicator of upcoming iOS versions. The software update should be released in the next week or two. iOS 18.3.2 will obviously be a minor update that addresses software bugs and/or security vulnerabilities. iOS 18.3.2 will serve as a stop-gap update while iOS 18.4 remains in beta testing. iOS 18.4 does not... Read more ›
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Apple has pushed back the launch of its rumored smart home hub due to delayed Siri features, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. Gurman no longer expects the home hub to launch this month, but he has not provided a revised timeframe for the device's release. "At one point, the company had hoped to announce this product in March," he said, in his Power On newsletter today. "But because the device,... Read more ›
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Apple's next wave of major software updates are still around three months away, but a few smaller iOS 19 and visionOS 3 details have surfaced. First, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman today briefly mentioned that iOS 19 will likely expand some existing Apple Intelligence features to more of Apple's apps. Second, he was told that visionOS 3 will be a "feature-packed" update, but he did not outline any specific new features that... Read more ›
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YouTuber iDeviceHelp on Friday posted a video that shows off mockups of Apple's forthcoming iPhone 17 models that are purportedly based on "internal documents." We're sharing the video here since it was made in collaboration with leaker Majin Bu, who last month published similar iPhone 17 renders that were widely corroborated by separate leakers with links to Apple's Chinese supply chain. Apple plans to significantly revamp the camera design on... Read more ›
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Apple is working on feature that will let the AirPods translate in-person conversations from one language to another, reports Bloomberg. The functionality will be linked to iOS 19, and it will be introduced in an AirPods software update planned for later this year. The AirPods will be able to provide a simpler translation process for people who are speaking different languages, though the process will rely on the Translate app... Read more ›
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The Apple Intelligence features that Apple introduced with iOS 18 are not pushing people to upgrade their iPhones, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reiterated today. Apple's recent Siri failures are also going to have an impact on 2025 iPhone shipments, which the market is beginning to realize. As early as last July, Kuo said expectations that Apple Intelligence could drive iPhone upgrades were likely "too optimistic," and in January, he was... Read more ›
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It is looking more and more likely that iOS will be receiving a significant redesign this year — perhaps the biggest since iOS 7. It has now been rumored by three separate sources that the iPhone's software platform will eventually look more like the Apple Vision Pro's operating system, visionOS. The changes are expected to be introduced with iOS 19, which should be available in beta starting in June, and... Read more ›
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OpenAI, known for its ChatGPT chatbot, today submitted AI recommendations to the Trump administration, calling for deregulation and policies that give AI companies free rein to train models on copyrighted material in order to compete with China on AI development. AI companies cannot freely innovate while having to comply with "overly burdensome state laws," according to OpenAI. The company claims that laws regulating AI are "easier to enforce" with domestic... Read more ›
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Apple's upcoming iPhone 17 Pro models will utilize vapor chamber cooling technology to improve thermal performance, according to the Chinese leaker known as Instant Digital. Vapor chamber technology is already common in many premium Android smartphones. By dispersing heat across a larger surface area, it helps prevent thermal throttling and keeps performance stable, which is a major advantage in thinner, more compact devices. This isn't the first time we have... Read more ›
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