Google took to Twitter this weekend to complain that iMessage is just too darn influential with today’s kids. Ron Amadeo writes via Ars Technica: The company was responding to a Wall Street Journal report detailing the lock-in and social pressure Apple…
T-Mobile Says It Has ‘Not Broadly Blocked’ iCloud Private Relay, Blames iOS 15.2 Bug For Errors
T-Mobile has officially acknowledged a bug that has blocked some subscribers from using iCloud Private Relay when connected to cellular networking. In a statement to 9to5Mac, T-Mobile blamed this situation on a bug in iOS 15.2 and said that it has “not…
The Associated Press Is Starting Its Own NFT Marketplace For Photojournalism
The Associated Press, or AP, has announced that it’s starting a marketplace to sell NFTs of its photojournalists’ work in collaboration with a company called Xooa. The Verge reports: It’s billing its foray into NFTs as a way for collectors to “purchase…
Smart Guns Finally Arriving In US
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Personalized smart guns, which can be fired only by verified users, may finally become available to U.S. consumers after two decades of questions about reliability and concerns they will usher in a new …
Hotel Chain Switches To Chrome OS To Recover From Ransomware Attack
A Scandinavian hotel chain that fell victim to a ransomware attack last month said it took a novel approach to recover from the incident by switching all affected systems to Chrome OS. The Record reports: Nordic Choice Hotels, which operates 200 hotels…
The FTC’s Antitrust Suit Against Facebook Moves Forward
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) can move forward with its latest antitrust lawsuit against Meta, a US district judge ruled on Tuesday. The decision is a significant win for the regulator, which had seen its first complaint thrown out by Judge James …
Apple May Be Done With Intel Macs, But Hackintoshes Can Still Use the Newest CPUs
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Apple hasn’t stopped selling Intel Macs just yet, but it’s safe to say that we’ll never see a Mac with one of Intel’s 12th-generation Core processors in it. But that minor detail isn’t stopping the…
Protein From Gorse Bushes Could Feed Millions of People, Says Expert
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: The gorse bushes that have invaded many Scottish landscapes could produce enough protein to feed millions of people, according to the leader of a Scottish government research program. The surprisin…
The GMC Hummer EV Could Pop Wheelies Before Engineers Intervened
New submitter X2b5Ysb8 shares a report from The Drive, written by Peter Holderith: Driving a 2022 GMC Hummer EV prototype back in Oct. 2021 was an eye-opening experience. […] I did a fair amount of driving and some riding along with the vehicle’s chi…
Meet Boomy, the AI Software That Could Turn You In To a Music Star
Boomy is a new AI startup that helps users create their own songs using artificial intelligence software that does most of the heavy lifting. The BBC reports: You choose from a number of genres, click on “create song”, and the AI will compose one for y…