It’s been a while since Netflix began cracking down on password sharing, so that only people in the same location can share a Netflix account. Although the platform has continued to grow despite this, the number of new subscribers has been falling in recent quarters – which could be a result of the anti-sharing measures.
more…...
Earlier this week, the FBI announced that it had accessed the locked phone of Thomas Matthew Crooks, the man who opened fire at a Trump rally last Saturday. A new report from Bloomberg today reveals more details about this process and the phone used by Crooks.
more…...
The new limited series Lady in the Lake, based on the , debuts today on Apple TV+ with the first two episodes.
The show stars Natalie Portman and Moses Ingram in the lead roles, as Apple continues to invest in star power with big-budget streaming productions. The seven-episode TV show premieres today, and runs through August 23.
more…...
A huge mistake by cybersecurity company CrowdStrike has caused a global IT outage on a massive scale, with airlines, banks, health services, and more affected – including some 911 centers.
United, Delta, and American Airlines are among the airlines who have been forced to ground flights. Broadcaster Sky News was taken off-air for several hours. Many retailers have been unable to accept payments. In short, it’s chaos out there …
more…...
A report on J.D. Vance, Trump’s pick for the VP ticket, is the latest pointer to a continuing privacy fail in which Venmo connections and transactions are public by default …
more…...
The sheer scale of the global IT outage caused by a faulty software update has left many wondering how one update to one company’s security software could have such massive impact.
Ironically, the effect of the CrowdStrike flaw has been almost identical to the very thing it’s intended to prevent …
more…...
Apple’s next big iPhone launch is the iPhone 16, expected to debut in September. But the company is always working further ahead prepping future models. And according to a new rumor, the upcoming iPhone SE 4—expected spring 2025—will carry some big similarities to the new iPhone 16.
more…...
Along with letting users customize app colors, organize apps anywhere, and more natively, iOS 18 brings a subtle new feature that cleans up the Home Screen. Here’s how to hide app names on iPhone in iOS 18.
more…...
Earlier this month, after Figma AI debuted as a set of tools for aiding designers’ process, things quickly went wrong. A designer asked Figma AI’s ‘Make Design’ feature to help him design a weather app, and on every one of his multiple tries, it produced a clone of Apple’s Weather app.
After the mishap made the news, Figma immediately disabled Make Design until a full investigation could be completed. Now, the company has outlined what went wrong and what they’re doing about it.
more…...
Friday has arrived, but let’s check out today’s fresh batch of deals before we all head into the weekend. We are, somehow, still tracking some wild hangover Prime Day deals on AirPods Pro 2 and Apple’s AirPods Max, with today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break roundup headlined by a $300 price drop on the most affordable M3 Pro MacBook Pro. From there we are also hosting the Battle of the Stands, with four of the best 15W 3-in-1 MagSafe charging stands on sale courtesy of Belkin, Nomad, Satechi, and Twelve South to join the best price ever on the best 11-inch tablet on the planet: Apple’s 2TB nano-texture Wi-Fi + Cell M4 iPad Pro. Head below for a closer look at everything.
more…...