Social media is wrecking kids’ attention spans, new study warns

Social media is reshaping young minds, and not for the better. Kids aged 9-10 are seeing their attention spans dwindle as...

People use Gemini more than ChatGPT

ChatGPT usage has dipped around 3% in recent months, while Gemini has seen a noticeable rise in daily engagement.

ICEBlock developer sues feds after App Store takedown drama escalates

ICEBlock says the government unlawfully pressured Apple to yank the app from the App Store, which Apple eventually did.

Meta will finally limit personalized ads for EU users

EU officials say this is the “first time” Meta has offered this type of meaningful ad-control choice on its platforms.

Anthropic’s Claude Code is coming to Slack

Anthropic hasn’t shared when Claude Code will move beyond beta.

Meta hits pause on Phoenix headset for something shinier

A bold move unless Apple drops Vision Pro 2 first. Then all bets are off.

OpenAI says it’s disabling ChatGPT suggestions that felt like ads

OpenAI insists they weren’t ads, or even tests for ads, but rather recommendations for third-party apps built within the new ChatGPT...

Google AI nukes a hard drive, then apologizes harder than humans do

Instead of deleting a small cache folder like a sane being, the AI decided that meant wiping the entire drive.

EU fines X (Twitter) €120 million, Musk cuts off EU’s ad account

X has 60 days to explain how it plans to clean up misleading verified checkmarks, or risk more penalties.

Google adds a warning for scammy phone calls on Android

The feature works on phones running Android 11 or later, which means most modern Android devices are covered.

Anthropic’s CEO says AI boom is real, but some companies are YOLO-ing

Anthropic also nodded to global competition, particularly with China, noting that companies feel pressure to move fast.

After the AI and design head, two more executives are leaving Apple

Kate Adams, Apple’s general counsel and Lisa Jackson, the exec behind Apple’s environmental and DEI initiatives are leaving.

These are Apple’s top apps of the year

While AI didn’t win the top trophy, it definitely stole the show.

Micron kills Crucial RAM and SSDs to chase AI boom

Crucial wasn’t just another box on a Best Buy shelf, it was the safe pick.

ChatGPT could become your health coach with Apple Health

When (or if) it arrives, it would sit under ChatGPT’s “Apps & Connectors” tab, right alongside cloud storage and productivity tools.

Russia pulls the plug on Roblox in LGBTQ crackdown

Russia's communications agency flagged Roblox for containing LGBTQ content, which it classifies as “extremist activity.”

Apple’s head of UI design poached by Meta

Alan Dye oversee design across hardware, software, and AI integration.

Windows 11 leads, yet a billion PCs continue with Windows 10

Windows 11 is taking the lead in the OS race, but strict hardware demands and user habits mean nearly a billion...

Spotify Wrapped 2025: How to actually get yours (and what to do with it)

Get ready to unwrap your musical identity with Spotify's 2025 Wrapped! Discover new features like listening age and clubs, top artists...

Mixpanel’s data breach surprise raises a lot of questions

Because OpenAI uses Mixpanel to analyze developer-facing website traffic, the breach likely exposed data from developers relying on OpenAI’s APIs.