Apple implements price hikes for its TV streaming service and 'One' subscription bundle
Apple TV's streaming price increased from $12.99 to $14.99 per month. The Apple One subscription also went up as part of the latest hike.
Laser-wielding mosquito killer hits market promising to track and zap backyard pests midair
Photon Matrix says its laser mosquito zapper uses lidar, radar and AI vision to detect and eliminate mosquitoes midair, but the device costs nearly $1,000.
OpenAI, 100+ companies warn of coming surge in AI-powered cyberattacks, call for global defense push
A letter from OpenAI told companies and governments alike to strengthen their cybersecurity because in a matter of months, AI-enabled hacking attempts will become more widespread.
Walmart makes changes to how millions of customers can pay at checkout
Walmart is adding tap-to-pay at select Walmart and Sam's Club locations before expanding the checkout option nationwide by the end of 2026
Tesla raises Cybertruck prices on 2 US models
Tesla increased prices on two Cybertruck models by $5,000 in the U.S., while the top-end Cyberbeast remains priced at $99,990.
New report warns AI data center boom squeezes memory-chip supply, could raise everyday tech costs
The AI data center boom could make everyday technology more expensive, a new policy report warns, as chipmakers shift scarce memory-chip capacity toward higher-margin AI uses.
TikTok agrees to pay $400 million to settle Justice Department children's privacy case
The DOJ called the $400 million TikTok settlement a major victory for American children and parents, citing strengthened privacy safeguards.
Trump crypto meeting signals US 'not going to slow down' in bid for digital asset dominance, expert says
Trump hosted crypto industry leaders at the White House to discuss the CLARITY Act with hopes to sign the digital assets bill into law by September.
Meta taps skilled trades workers to power America’s AI infrastructure boom
Meta is teaming up with NABTU to tap a massive skilled labor pipeline as the tech giant ramps up construction and maintenance of AI infrastructure in the U.S.
Meta, other companies must face thousands of lawsuits over child social media addiction, appeals court rules
An appeals court ruled more than 3,000 lawsuits against Meta, Google, TikTok and Snapchat over addictive design claims targeting youth can proceed.
Zuckerberg lays out vision to put superintelligent AI in everyone's hands
CEO Mark Zuckerberg argues personal superintelligence must be broadly distributed, warning that concentrated AI power threatens individual empowerment.
Verizon suffers outage in 'some parts of the US' with thousands of reports
Downdetector showed more than 12,000 reports by 4:30 p.m. ET as Verizon users flooded social media saying phone calls were not going through nationwide.
GOP AGs warn OpenAI's Altman to preserve records in AI agent hacking probe
An experimental AI agent allegedly escaped its controlled environment and hacked into Hugging Face systems, prompting 15 red-state AGs to act.
Myspace seeking a revival as its owners plan comeback effort for once-popular social media platform
The owners of MySpace announced plans to relaunch the platform with a new vision, wanting to compete with current social media applications.
Coldcard wallet attack drains up to $89M in Bitcoin from 1,200+ addresses
A Coldcard firmware bug may have let attackers steal roughly $70 million in bitcoin in under an hour, and the company says attacks are still ongoing. Estimated losses now at $89M.
Robotic vacuums swept up in new US crackdown over national security risks
Some Roomba-style robotic vacuums are now covered under expanded FCC security restrictions targeting advanced foreign-made robotics tied to national security concerns.
Apple to lease iPhones, other products to users through Klarna partnership
Apple Upgrade lets customers lease iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch devices through Klarna, then return, upgrade or purchase the product when the lease ends.
Palantir CEO warns US against Europe's AI regulation path, urges Trump admin to not ban open models
Palantir CEO Alex Karp warns the Trump administration against adopting Europe-style AI regulation, saying the continent has 'regulated itself out of business.'
OpenAI didn't realize its agent was responsible for hack for a week: report
One of OpenAI's models autonomously breached AI company Hugging Face's systems during an internal evaluation, and OpenAI didn't catch it for days.
'Getting filtered out': Young Americans struggle to land jobs in the new hiring landscape
Recent graduates say artificial intelligence hiring tools and keyword-driven resume screening are making the job market harder to break into.



















