Apple warns iPhone users to stop using Google Chrome. “Unlike Chrome,” it says, “Safari truly helps protect your privacy.” Apple’s warning now includes secretive fingerprinting. And Chrome’s not the only Google app you need to stop using. Apple says “Safari works to prevent advertisers and websites from using the unique combination of characteristics of your device to create a ‘fingerprint’ to track you. To combat fingerprinting, Safari presents a simplified version of the system configuration so more devices look identical to trackers, making it harder to single yours out.”Digital fingerprinting has made an alarming comeback this year, with Google reversing…
Open-ear innovator OpenRock has announced the launch of its new Link 20 Bluetooth headset, which is designed to merge professional-grade communication with the kind of everyday lifestyle convenience many of us have grown used to. The company believes the Link 20 could redefine how people experience headsets in both professional…
The older I get, the more I appreciate listening to music through headphones. There is something about putting on a pair of headphones that brings you closer to the music without the disturbance of others. I particularly enjoy using wired headphones. I know wireless headphones have come a long way,…
One year ago, the FBI raided Polymarket founder Shayne Coplan’s apartment. Now, the college dropout is a billionaire at age 27. In July, Jeffrey Sprecher, the 70-year-old billionaire CEO of Intercontinental Exchange, the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange, sat at Manhatta, an upscale restaurant in the financial…
Only urgent and radical action can prevent systemic breakdown affecting our economy, food supply and national security. This was the stark message from the U.K.’s first national emergency briefing on climate and nature to policymakers this week.The briefing’s central message was unequivocal. The foundations of Britain’s economy, security and governance…
A NASA astronaut is on his way to the International Space Station after a Russian rocket launched flawlessly on Thanksgiving from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.Chris Williams, 42, went skyward at 4:27 a.m. EST on Thursday, Nov. 27, from the site 31 launch pad atop a Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft. After orbiting…
Once upon a time, facial recognition and automatic license plate recognition were the preserve of big government and intelligence agencies. Bow advances in AI and mass production techniques are making surveillance equipment available to a much wider range of users. Networking brand EnGenius has announced the development of its ECC500…
For those in precarious situations, standard advice like “use a burner phone” or encrypted apps only goes so far. The vulnerability often lies deeper, embedded in the same cellular architecture that connects every device. Earlier this month, privacy-focused U.S. carrier Cape, in partnership with the digital rights group Electronic Frontier…
It’s now certain 2026 will begin with two of the most intense privacy debates we have seen in years. Should encrypted messages be scanned for illicit content. And should VPNs be restricted or banned, killing the anonymity they bring. Both are being pushed under the guide of online child safety.…
A new feature called Point-in-time Restore is coming to Microsoft PCs, and will be available to Windows 11 and Windows 10 users. It means that you’ll be able to turn back time to the state your PC was in previously. This could be a godsend if you deleted just the…
Updated Nov. 22 with a new study into app tracking and a “do not tap” warning. You are being tracked — and not in an open and transparent way you can stop. Your smartphone has a unique fingerprint you can’t fully hide, and this can be secretly harvested without you…
Google announced an update to its QuickShare feature and it’s one that hadn’t been predicted. Google has found a way for iPhone users to share files to Android phones as simply as AirDrop. But will Apple shut it down?AirDrop, as you’ll know, is the breathtakingly easy way to share files…
Baseus has unveiled one of the most unusual tech gadgets I’ve seen this year. The EnerGeek GX11 4G MiFi Power Bank is a 20,000mAh power bank offering an output of 67W, combined with a 4G Wi-Fi hotspot. Most people know how handy a power bank can be for charging or…
Audio brand Edifier seems to go under many people’s radars despite continuously refining and innovating its range of powered speakers and headphones. The company has recently announced the launch of its new powered subwoofer designed as an introduction to subwoofers and aimed at anyone looking for a bit more bottom…
In A World Of Claims And Counterclaims, The Real Battleground Is Data, Verification and ScaleFor two decades, the carbon market has been seen as one of the most promising ways to fight climate change; a global mechanism to funnel corporate money into protecting forests, restoring ecosystems, and pulling carbon out…
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In today’s column, I examine the innovative and clever use of AI…
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Disclosure: I’m a co-founding partner at Ada Ventures, which commissioned the research…
Professional media and entertainment workflows often require high bandwidth and low latency…
