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Kenneth Cheung/Getty Images After Apple’s announcement that Google’s Gemini will power the new Siri, The Information published a report with more in-depth details about this partnership, including some of the future capabilities of Apple’s personal assistant. According to the publication, Apple will be able to include even more features than what it promised at WWDC…

LoveMetaverse/Shutterstock The AI boom and resulting strained supply chain created by AI companies always needing more RAM and other components is already affecting the industry overall. However, RAM isn’t the only component manufacturers are struggling to get their hands on, as a major Japanese company behind a glass cloth fiber used in iPhone models and other…

As the world’s mobile operators transition to software-driven, cloud-native architectures, single-server virtualised RAN (vRAN) deployments are becoming essential, and to allow the providers to meet these demands and prepare for future infrastructures, Samsung has completed what it claims is the industry’s first commercial call over vRAN. The CE giant believes that as operators accelerate their…

So-called “dual-channel” attacks using multiple methods of communication either simultaneously or in sequence are becoming more prevalent as digital fraudsters seek out new ways to defeat cyber protections against business email compromise (BEC) scams, according to data from security services supplier LevelBlue. BEC attacks – which spoof trusted entities, often C-suite executives, then use their…

Microsoft has pushed fixes for 112 common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs) on the first Patch Tuesday of 2026, among them a number of zero-day flaws that were either publicly disclosed or actively exploited prior to patching, and no fewer than eight critical bugs. Although this is a sharp increase in comparison to recent Patch Tuesdays…

Lucas dos Santos Violante/Shutterstock We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you read our article about the FiiO Snowsky DAC/Amp, you know that a little money can go a long way toward making your phone’s audio sound great. We decided to double down on this idea to bring you a full roundup…

Jonathan Weiss/Shutterstock Some Verizon customers using iPhones or Android phones may not appreciate the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) decision on Monday, which granted the carrier’s request to lock handsets to its network for longer than the previous 60-day minimum. The waiver is already in effect as of Tuesday, which means Verizon only has to comply…

Busy professionals have a particular need for portability and functionality in their work computers. The obvious answer to this need is a laptop, but even a laptop can be somewhat unwieldy, especially if it’s loaded up with hefty hardware, like a gaming laptop from one of the big brands. For those who want to trim…

Matthieu Tuffet/Shutterstock We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. After launching it in 2001, Apple officially discontinued the iPod in 2022, although the last model was released in 2019. The discontinuation of the iPod lineup meant an end to dedicated music players from the company. Part of the reason why Apple discontinued…

The digital identity sector has welcomed the UK government’s decision to backtrack on plans to make its national digital ID scheme mandatory for right-to-work checks – in effect, removing any compulsory aspect of the proposed scheme. Less than a week after the Cabinet Office promoted MP Josh Simons to become minister for digital government, in…