Category: Technology

In a bold move that has many gamers clutching their controllers, Microsoft has announced layoffs impacting a whopping 9,000 employees. Yes, that’s right—9,000! That’s enough people to fill a small stadium or throw a ferociously fun game night. Among those affected? The Xbox user research team, where nearly half of its members have been shown…

So, imagine this: a group of hackers linked to China, named Salt Typhoon, hanging around in telecom networks like uninvited guests at a party—only they’re not actively causing chaos right now. According to Brett Leatherman, the head honcho at the FBI Cyber division, these cyber miscreants are currently ‘largely contained’ and ‘dormant.’ Last year, the…

SpaceX is in hot water yet again, but it has nothing to do with any high-flying missions to Mars. Buckle up, because former manager Jenna Shumway has fired off a harassment lawsuit that makes for some pretty shocking reading. Shumway claims that not only did she earn less than her male counterparts, but she was…

In the latest episode of “As the Tech World Turns,” it seems China is playing hardball with Apple. Recent reports reveal that a significant chunk of Foxconn’s Chinese workforce, cozying up to those shiny iPhones in India, has been summoned back to the motherland. What’s the catch? It appears to be all part of a…

If you thought the future of smartphones was all about flashy screens and AI assistants that might actually hold a conversation, hold onto your favorite tech gadget—Punkt, the minimalist Swiss phone maker, has teamed up with Germany’s Gigaset to deliver an exciting new line of fully European-built mobile devices. That’s right, folks! They’re giving us…

Well, well, well, if it isn’t Qantas—a name synonymous with long flights and even longer layovers—now embroiled in a cyber tempest! Last Monday, their digital world was rocked when a third-party service decided to play peek-a-boo with the personal data of about six million customers. Surprise! What did these cyber-villains manage to swipe, you ask?…

In a shocking twist that can only be described as the tech equivalent of stepping on a Lego, Google has been slapped with a $314 million class action bill for using Android users’ cellular data a little too liberally. You know how Grandma always said, “What happens at your house, stays at your house?” Apparently,…

Imagine owning a digital avatar that not only looks cool but can hold a conversation—and I don’t mean just asking about your favorite pizza topping. Welcome to Ubisoft’s bizarre NFT adventure with the Niji Warrior NFT from Captain Laserhawk: The G.A.M.E. These little pixels aren’t just for show; they come equipped to engage, reason, and…

In a wild twist of fate that sounds more like a sci-fi plot than reality, Law360 has decided to strap reporters into a shiny new AI ‘bias’ detector. Why? Because apparently, some folks at LexisNexis—the proud parent of Law360—had a bee in their bonnet about a perceived ‘liberal leaning’ in the news coverage. This snazzy…

One million robots—no, I’m not talking about a sci-fi movie or your over-caffeinated neighbor trying to fix their lawnmower. This is the impressive milestone Amazon just hit, and let me tell you, it’s both fascinating and a little creepy. Yes, folks, Amazon’s shiny new Vulcan robot is part of that million, and I don’t know…