Google Cloud Outage Disrupts Spotify, Smart Home Devices, and Other Major Services
A widespread outage in Google Cloud services caused major disruptions on Thursday afternoon, affecting Spotify, Google Home, Nest devices, and several other online platforms that rely on cloud infrastructure.
Meta Sues AI ‘Nudify’ App Maker Crush AI for Running Thousands of Harmful Ads
Meta has filed a lawsuit against Joy Timeline HK, the company behind the AI app Crush AI, which generates fake explicit images of real people without consent.
Italian Journalists Hacked with Israeli Spyware Paragon in Growing Scandal
Two European journalists were hacked using spyware developed by Israeli surveillance company Paragon, according to new research by digital rights group Citizen Lab.
Air India Flight AI171 to London Crashes Shortly After Take-Off from Ahmedabad
A tragic aviation incident occurred on Thursday afternoon when Air India flight AI171, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner bound for London Gatwick, crashed shortly after taking off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad.
Google Will Slow Down Pixel 6A Battery to Prevent Overheating
Google plans to send a software update to some Pixel 6A phones to help prevent their batteries from overheating.
Wikipedia Pauses AI-Generated Summaries After Editor Backlash
Wikipedia has paused its AI-generated summaries experiment after facing strong criticism from its community of editors.
Apple Adds New Child Safety Features in Upcoming Software Updates
Apple is rolling out new child safety tools across its devices with the launch of iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS Tahoe 26, watchOS 26, visionOS 26, and tvOS 26, coming this fall.
Apple Will Use Year-Based Numbers for All Operating Systems
Apple has changed the naming convention for its software. From now on, all Apple operating systems will use the same year-based number, starting with 26, for the year 2026.
Samsung’s New Smart Fridge Knows Who’s Talking and Shows Personalized Info
Samsung has added a cool new feature to its smart fridges — they can now recognize different voices in your home and show personalized info based on who’s speaking.
Microsoft June 2025 Patch Tuesday Fixes 66 Vulnerabilities, Including Actively Exploited Zero-Day
Microsoft has released its June 2025 Patch Tuesday updates, addressing 66 security vulnerabilities, including an actively exploited zero-day and another that was publicly disclosed.
YouTube’s Creator Economy Contributed $55 Billion to U.S. GDP in 2024, Report Finds
YouTube's creative ecosystem generated a staggering $55 billion in economic impact and supported over 490,000 full-time jobs in the United States last year, according to a new report by Oxford Economics released on Tuesday.
Amazon’s Alexa Plus Rolls Out Quietly to Over a Million Users
Amazon’s long-awaited AI-powered voice assistant, Alexa Plus, is finally reaching more Echo users across the U.S., months after its soft launch in March.
Google Offers Voluntary Exit Program to U.S. Employees in Search, Marketing, and Engineering Divisions
Google has initiated a new round of voluntary exit offers to its U.S.-based employees in the Search organization and other divisions, including marketing, research, and core engineering.
Monetize Your YouTube Channel in 2026: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide
Whether you’re just starting or already posting videos, this simple step-by-step guide will help you learn exactly how to monetize your YouTube channel in 2026.
Threads to Launch Its Own Direct Messaging Inbox, Separating from Instagram
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced today that the company’s social platform Threads will finally begin testing its direct messaging (DM) inbox, independent from Instagram’s messaging system.
ChatGPT is Down
OpenAI's popular AI chatbot, ChatGPT, is currently experiencing widespread issues.
Childhood Trauma Can Have Lasting Brain Consequences, Cause Psychiatric Disorders
Childhood adversity may have a profound connection with lifelong vulnerability, causing psychiatric disorders and other brain consequences, according to a study.
Chinese Hackers Tried to Breach SentinelOne via Supply Chain Partner
SentinelOne has revealed new details about a failed supply chain attack linked to Chinese hackers targeting the company through one of its IT and logistics service providers.
Google Bug Exposed Recovery Phone Numbers Linked to Accounts
A recently patched security flaw in Google’s account recovery system allowed attackers to brute-force the full recovery phone number linked to any Google account using just a person’s display name and a partial phone number.
Over 84,000 Roundcube Servers at Risk from Serious Webmail Bug
A newly discovered critical vulnerability in Roundcube webmail—CVE-2025-49113—has left over 84,000 servers exposed to potential remote code execution (RCE) attacks.
