Software & Apps

On Tuesday, Bluesky COO Rose Wang addressed the platform’s stance on political neutrality amid it getting labels such as being anti-Elon Musk. What Happened: During a conversation with Bloomberg TV,  Wang discussed Bluesky’s rapid growth following the 2024 U.S. Presidential...

On Tuesday, Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google introduced its Veo video generator to select Cloud customers. What Happened: The AI model, capable of creating short video clips from images and prompts, is now available in private preview on Vertex AI, Google’s AI development...

Ross Gerber, CEO of Gerber Kawasaki Wealth, hailed Walt Disney Co.'s (NYSE:DIS) resurgence after "Moana 2" earned $221 million over Thanksgiving. What Happened: Taking to X, formerly Twitter, on Sunday, Gerber cheered as "Moana 2" contributed significantly to the total box office earnings of $420...

As we wrap up another eventful week, it’s clear that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has been making significant waves in the tech world. From potential delays in key iOS 19 features to the company’s Black Friday deals, there’s a lot to unpack. Let’s dive into the top...

Australia has passed a law banning social media access for children under 16, enforcing strict penalties on Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META), ByteDance-owned TikTok, and Snap Inc. (NYSE:SNAP). What Happened: The Social Media Minimum Age Bill, approved on Thursday, prohibits minors under 16 from...

Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) has developed its Xbox game store for Android but remains unable to launch the service due to ongoing legal complications, the company revealed Wednesday. What Happened: Xbox executive Sarah Bond explained that while the game store functionality is complete, a recent...

Elon Musk's X, formerly Twitter, has filed an objection to the pending bankruptcy sale of Alex Jones’s Infowars accounts to the satirical news outlet The Onion. What Happened: The objection was submitted on Monday as part of Jones's bankruptcy proceedings, over his false claims regarding the...

Russian-linked hacking group RomCom has exploited vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Corp.'s (NASDAQ:MSFT) Windows to target users across Europe and North America. What Happened: In a blog post on Monday, security researchers at ESET shared that they have discovered that RomCom used...

China's Huawei Technologies will replace Google's Android with its in-house developed operating system in smartphones and tablets starting next year. What Happened: On Tuesday, at a live-streamed event, Huawei announced that its Mate 70 series will debut HarmonyOS Next, the latest iteration of the...

Telegram has reported significant financial growth in the first half of 2024, with revenue reaching $525 million, driven by strong performance in cryptocurrency holdings. This is despite ongoing legal challenges facing its CEO, Pavel Durov. What Happened: Telegram’s financial disclosures...

Following the 2024 U.S. Presidential election, a significant shift is happening in the social media landscape.  Many users, including Taylor Swift's fanbase, the Swifties, have begun leaving Elon Musk's X, formerly Twitter, for Bluesky, a rising social media platform. In just a few days,...

Mark Zuckerberg-led Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) on Thursday announced new efforts to combat the growing threat of “pig butchering” scams, which have cost Americans billions of dollars each year. What Happened: Pig butchering scams typically involve scammers building fake online...

Deepwater Asset Management's managing partner Gene Munster has weighed in on the implications of Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google’s regulatory challenges, including the potential divestment of the Chrome browser. What Happened: On Thursday, in an interview with CNBC,...

Perplexity AI CEO Aravind Srinivas has jumped into the Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google antitrust conversation by asking his followers on X if his AI startup should acquire the Google Chrome browser. This comes amid the U.S. Department of Justice’s push to break up Google...

Apple Inc. is making a change to its iCloud backup service, and if you're still using iOS 8 or earlier, you'll want to pay attention. Starting Dec. 18, 2024, device backups will require iOS 9 or later. This means if your device is running iOS 8 or earlier, your backups will no longer be accessible...