San Francisco, May 13, 2026, 08:05 PDT LinkedIn plans to lay off about 5% of its workforce, which would mean close to 875 positions out of the Microsoft-owned company’s more than 17,500 full-timers, according to two people with direct knowledge of the situation who spoke to Reuters. One of them added that the move isn’t […]
SAN FRANCISCO, May 13, 2026, 03:03 PDT Apple and Google are now deploying end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging between iPhones and Android devices, a move that boosts default security for cross-platform texts—an area where Apple-only iMessage chats have always had an edge. (Apple) It’s the timing that stands out: iOS 26.5 bakes this directly into Apple’s […]
OAKLAND, California, May 11, 2026, 14:14 PDT Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and ex-OpenAI Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever took the stand Monday, as Elon Musk’s civil suit against OpenAI neared its conclusion. Over several days, questions swirled around Shivon Zilis—Musk’s close adviser, former OpenAI board member, and mother to four of his children. Sutskever pegged his […]
MIDLAND, Texas, May 8, 2026, 15:11 (CDT) AST SpaceMobile aims to get its next three BlueBird satellites off the ground with a SpaceX Falcon 9 in mid-June, hustling to recover after a Blue Origin launch stranded its previous satellite in the wrong orbit—raising new questions around its 2026 deployment timeline. The company reports that 32 […]
San Diego — It’s May 7, 2026, just after 9:00 a.m. PDT. Qualcomm shares surged Thursday, with investors pushing the San Diego chipmaker higher on renewed enthusiasm for its emerging data-center AI narrative. The stock last traded at $217.18, a $24.61 gain for the session, after hitting an intraday high of $223.58. That move put […]
WASHINGTON, May 5, 2026, 08:18 (EDT) A surge in artificial-intelligence infrastructure spending is becoming one of the main props under the U.S. economy, with former White House AI and crypto adviser David Sacks arguing that slowing the build-out would now hit growth itself. Sacks wrote on X that AI accounted for 75% of U.S. GDP […]
A new wave of leaks and a fresh Metalenz–UMC production deal suggest Android phones — including Samsung’s rumored Galaxy S27 Ultra — are about to get Face ID‑class secure facial recognition. In the space of just ten days, a niche optics startup, a big semiconductor foundry, and a flurry of Samsung leaks have turned Android […]
As Apple’s Family Sharing feature dominates tech headlines again this weekend, a fresh Engadget guide on “How to add someone to an Apple Family account” is spreading across aggregators and news feeds worldwide. Engadget+2Ground News+2 At the same time, a flurry of investigations and opinion pieces are questioning whether Family Sharing is too powerful — […]
What’s new: Pixel finally gets a proper, built‑in call recorder After years of workarounds, region-locked tricks, and broken third‑party apps, Google has quietly flipped the switch on native call recording for Pixel phones. Reports from 9to5Google, Android Authority and Android Central all confirm that the Phone by Google app now exposes a “Call Recording” option […]
The OnePlus 15 has gone from rumor to reality in just a few days, and as of 15 November 2025 it’s already the most talked‑about Android flagship of the season — not because of AI tricks, but because of an absolutely enormous 7,300mAh silicon‑carbon battery and a controversial camera reboot. Early reviews from CNET, The Verge and others, plus […]
