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TechCrunch

Read-it-later app Pocket shut down — here are the best alternatives

Pocket users have until October 8, 2025, to export their saved articles and other items, including lists, archives, favorites, notes, and highlights.

12 hours ago

TechCrunch

Read-it-later app Pocket shut down — here are the best alternatives

TechCrunch

Unforgetful is a new reminders app for people who can't stop hitting snooze

Unforgetful, the latest app from longtime indie developer Marco Arment, is designed to make reminders harder to ignore — or accidentally dismiss.

14 hours ago

TechCrunch

Unforgetful is a new reminders app for people who can't stop hitting snooze

TechCrunch

Apple proposes to take a 15% cut of purchases made outside the App Store

Apple is asking a federal judge to allow it to charge commissions of up to 15% on purchases made through external links in iOS apps.

16 hours ago

TechCrunch

Apple proposes to take a 15% cut of purchases made outside the App Store

Engadget

Google must make it easier to install alternative app stores, judge orders

Google has a week to make it easier to find third-party app stores.

12 hours ago

Engadget

Google must make it easier to install alternative app stores, judge orders

Engadget

Apple proposes taking a 5-to-15 percent cut from external App Store payments

Apple and Google still aren't done facing Epic Games in court.

22 hours ago

Engadget

Apple proposes taking a 5-to-15 percent cut from external App Store payments

Ars Technica

Judge gives Google one week to fix "anticompetitive" app store download in Google Play

Third-party app stores are about to become more visible in Google Play.

15 hours ago

Ars Technica

Judge gives Google one week to fix "anticompetitive" app store download in Google Play

TechCrunch

Google will now allow users to remove visible watermark from its AI generations

Turning off this setting won't affect invisible benchmarks used to identify an AI generated file.

15 hours ago

Google will now allow users to remove visible watermark from its AI generations

Engadget

Google will now allow users to remove visible watermarks from AI content

The invisible SynthID will remain.

12 hours ago

Google will now allow users to remove visible watermarks from AI content

TechCrunch

If Apple sends you a push notification alerting you to a spyware attack, take it seriously

Apple now sends out push notifications to iPhone lock screens when the company identifies government spyware targeting someone's devices.

1 day ago

If Apple sends you a push notification alerting you to a spyware attack, take it seriously

Engadget

Apple sends out warnings to targets of mercenary spyware attacks

Apple has recently sent out notifications, warning users that they'd been targeted by mercenary spyware attack.

1 day ago

Apple sends out warnings to targets of mercenary spyware attacks

WIRED

The Safety Reckoning Inside OpenAI

OpenAI’s rogue agent hack was a watershed moment for AI safety and cybersecurity. It also sparked internal questions about the culture that led to it.

1 day ago

The Safety Reckoning Inside OpenAI

TechCrunch

OpenAI introduces 'Ultrafast,' a new mode that makes GPT-5.6 Sol work at 14x the speed

OpenAI is launching a preview of a sped up version of its latest, most powerful model, in an effort to court enterprise users.

1 day ago

OpenAI introduces 'Ultrafast,' a new mode that makes GPT-5.6 Sol work at 14x the speed

TechCrunch

IBM partners with OpenAI to bolster enterprise AI push

IBM plans to train and certify tens of thousands of consultants on OpenAI's technologies as part of this deal.

1 day ago

IBM partners with OpenAI to bolster enterprise AI push

Ars Technica

OpenAI and Anthropic in price war as Chinese AI rivals gain ground

US groups release cheaper models after new challenges to their trillion-dollar ambitions.

16 hours ago

OpenAI and Anthropic in price war as Chinese AI rivals gain ground

Engadget

US government to allow private companies to carry out cyberattacks on its behalf

US government to allow private companies to carry out cyberattacks on its behalf.

1 day ago

US government to allow private companies to carry out cyberattacks on its behalf

Ars Technica

R-rated director's cut of X-Files film restores Chris Carter's original horror vision

Chris Carter chats with Ars about the film he originally wanted to make—and why it's more relevant than ever.

16 hours ago

R-rated director's cut of X-Files film restores Chris Carter's original horror vision