Slovakia threatens to cut benefit for Ukrainians from the BBC
A dispute between Slovakia and Ukraine over Russian natural gas transit has been escalating.Read More
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Apple to pay $95 million to settle lawsuit accusing Siri of snoopy eavesdropping from ABC
Apple has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the privacy-minded company of deploying its virtual assistant Siri to eavesdrop on people using its iPhone and other trendy devicesRead More
Venezuela offers reward for candidate’s arrest from the BBC
The reward has been put forward for information leading to the arrest of Edmundo González.Read More
People really think Adrian Dittmann is secretly Elon Musk from the Verge Jess Weatherbed
Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images Rumors that viral Elon Musk fanboy Adrian Dittmann is actually a fake online persona used by Musk himself have been reignited following fresh evidence linking the pair. Internet sleuths are pointing to a string of recent activity from Dittmann’s X account and alleged 4Chan posts that…
Apple to pay $95m to settle Siri ‘listening’ lawsuit from the BBC
The tech giant denies wrongdoing after being accused of eavesdropping on customers.Read More
Israel confirms it is holding Gaza hospital chief Abu Safiya from the BBC
The IDF had earlier told a local NGO it was unaware of his case, sparking concern.Read More
Meta’s AI-generated bot profiles are not being received well from the Verge Mia Sato
Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos by Getty Images In September 2023, Meta made a big deal of its new AI chatbots that used celebrities’ likeness: everyone from Kendall Jenner to MrBeast leased themselves out to embody AI characters on Instagram and Facebook. The celebrity-based bots were killed off last summer after…
US top doctor calls for cancer warnings on alcohol from the BBC
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy says warning labels should be updated to increase awareness of links to seven types of cancer.Read More
Unanswered questions remain after Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion from the BBC
Officials still do not know why a US Army soldier drove the Tesla more than 800 miles from Colorado to Las Vegas.Read More
The Wild Robot is coming to Peacock later this month from the Verge Charles Pulliam-Moore
Image: Universal If you missed The Wild Robot in the madness of last year’s holiday season, Universal’s about to make it a little easier to catch the animated sci-fi adventure on both the big and small screens. The Wild Robot has been available to purchase physically on DVD / Blu-ray and on digital platforms like…