Apple pays out over claims it deliberately slowed down iPhones
Apple has begun making payments in a long-running class action lawsuit over claims it deliberately slowed down certian iPhones in the US. Apple has settled a lawsuit for allegedly slowing down iPhones, causing a mass action in the US and UK. The settlement, estimated at around $92 per claim, is a cut of a $500m […]
Logan Paul offers partial refund for failed CryptoZoo game
Logan Paul has begun the process of buying back NFTs from fans who lost money in his failed cryptocurrency game. YouTube star Paul announced CryptoZoo in 2021, but it never materialized despite millions of fans spending on tokens. Paul plans to buy back tokens, but fans are unlikely to sue him. CryptoZoo was meant to […]
Google Chrome starts blocking data tracking cookies
Google has begun testing changes to the way companies are able to track users online. Google has introduced a new feature in its Chrome browser that disables third-party cookies, affecting about 30 million users. The change is a test, with plans for a full rollout later this year. Advertisers argue that this could impact their […]
EU: Porn viewers may have to prove their age
Three of the world’s biggest pornography sites have been told their users in the European Union may have to use age verification technology. Pornhub, Xvideos, and Stripchat face stricter EU regulations due to their 45 million monthly users in EU countries. These firms must take extra steps to protect children, potentially introducing age-checking tech to […]
High-speed train company Hyperloop One shuts down
The company, which became well known for its idea of shooting people hundreds of miles an hour through a vacuum, has shut down. Hyperloop One, founded by Elon Musk, aims to reduce journey times. Virgin founder Richard Branson withdrew last year, and the company plans to lay off its remaining staff by year-end. Hyperloop One’s […]
Penny Mordaunt: Boris Johnson’s Covid WhatsApp messages went missing
Government minister Penny Mordaunt is the latest witness in the government’s Covid inquiry to have an issue with missing WhatsApp messages. House of Commons leader claims two years of WhatsApp chats with Boris Johnson have disappeared, with Johnson losing 5,000 messages during the pandemic. Former Stormont minister, Ms Mordaunt, found no messages. A woman was […]
Google settles $5bn lawsuit for ‘private mode’ tracking
Google has agreed to settle a US lawsuit claiming it invaded user privacy by tracking them even when browsing in “private mode”. The class action sought at least $5bn from Google and Alphabet. The US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers put the trial on hold, stating she could not agree that users consented to Google […]
The New York Times sues Microsoft and OpenAI for ‘billions’
The New York Times is suing OpenAI for copyright infringement in its ChatGPT training system, claiming billions of dollars in damages. Microsoft is also named as a defendant. The lawsuit alleges that millions of articles from the New York Times were used without permission to improve ChatGPT, causing it to compete with the newspaper as […]
China to increase curbs on the video gaming industry
China plans to introduce new rules limiting video game spending to prevent obsessive gaming behavior, causing shares in tech giants to plummet and affecting the world’s largest online gaming market. Beijing plans to curb online gaming, banning content that threatens national unity, security, or reputation. Restrictions include limiting gaming to certain hours and removing excessive […]
Apple resolves outage affecting its payment features
Apple’s payment features, including Apple Pay, experienced outages from 6:15 a.m. to 6:49 a.m. for some users. The outages affected web and in-app payment features, but the company’s system status page was not updated until 10:50 a.m. Apple confirmed that the issue was being investigated on its status page and has since resolved, but did […]