Apple’s Lockdown Mode is good for security — but its notifications are baffling
As a paranoid journalist, I am an enthusiastic user of Apple’s opt-in “extreme protection” feature, Lockdown Mode. Apple launched Lockdown Mode in 2022,
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10 startups to watch from Y Combinator’s W25 Demo Day
One of Silicon Valley’s most storied startup accelerators, Y Combinator, held its Winter 2025 Demo Day on Wednesday, showcasing what its latest batch
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Ex-Twitter AI ethics lead Rumman Chowdhury is worried about Musk’s impact on the federal government
Rumman Chowdhury, a data scientist, nonprofit founder, and former director of Twitter’s machine ethics team, had strong words for Elon Musk and the
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Minimalist Light Phone III launches March 27
Light, the maker of a minimalist phone designed to help consumers disconnect from smartphone distractions and social media, will launch its newest model,
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Move over, Apple: Meet the alternative app stores coming to the EU
People in the European Union are now allowed to access alternative app stores thanks to the Digital Markets Act (DMA), a regulation designed
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Amazon is still hosting stalkerware victims’ data weeks after breach alert
Amazon will not say if it plans to take action against three phone surveillance apps that are storing troves of individuals’ private phone
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Google calls for weakened copyright and export rules in AI policy proposal
Google, following on the heels of OpenAI, published a policy proposal in response to the Trump administration’s call for a national “AI Action
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Bluesky quickly sold out of the t-shirt its CEO wore to troll Mark Zuckerberg
When Bluesky CEO Jay Graber took the SXSW stage this week, she managed to make fun of Mark Zuckerberg without mentioning Meta at
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Y Combinator urges the White House to support Europe’s Digital Markets Act
Y Combinator, one of the world’s most prolific startup accelerators, sent a letter on Wednesday urging the Trump administration to openly support Europe’s