In an announcement this week, Apple revealed plans to expand its repair options in a way that could benefit the right to repair movement. The tech giant said it will begin providing genuine Apple parts, tools, and manuals to independent repair shops in early 2023 ..read more

In a concerning turn of events, Apple recently issued threat notifications to iPhone users in 92 countries, cautioning them about potential mercenary spyware attacks. The notifications, sent out at 12 p.m. Pacific Time on Wednesday, highlighted the targeted nature of these attacks, emphasizing that individuals may be at risk due to their identities or activities. While Apple did not disclose the identities of the attackers or the specific countries affected, the company urged users to take the warning seriously, citing a high level of confidence in the threat detection ..read more

DuckDuckGo, known for its privacy-focused web search engine and browser, is expanding its offerings with the launch of a new VPN service and Privacy Pro subscription. The VPN and additional privacy tools are part of DuckDuckGo’s new paid Privacy Pro plan, further cementing the company’s commitment to online privacy protection ..read more

In the realm of artificial intelligence advancements, Mistral AI has made waves with the release of its latest sparse mixture of experts (SMoE) model, Mixtral 8x22B. This Paris-based startup, known for raising Europe’s largest seed round in June 2023, has taken a unique approach to unveiling its new model by providing a torrent link for enthusiasts to download and test the technology ..read more

The big data landscape has become increasingly chaotic in recent years as organizations struggle to manage exponentially growing volumes of information. Without the right tools, companies are drowning in data but unable to extract real value or insights ..read more

Travel and tourism has seen a strong rebound post-COVID, and property management software company Guesty is capitalizing on this resurgence. The company recently announced it has raised a $130 million Series F round led by private equity firm KKR, valuing the business at $900 million ..read more

Kobo has just announced their first ever color eReaders, the Kobo Libra Color and Kobo Clara Color, marking a major evolution for the digital reading experience. As someone who has been using Kobo devices for years, I’m incredibly excited about the potential these new color models bring ..read more

With its latest unveiling of an advanced new generation of custom AI chips, Meta is sending a clear message: it wants to reduce its reliance on Nvidia and other suppliers for powering its AI ambitions. Dubbed MTIA, Meta’s new chip more than doubles the compute and memory capabilities of its previous design, tailor-made for the company’s unique AI workloads in ranking and recommendations ..read more

Automattic, the company behind the popular blogging platform WordPress, has acquired multinetwork chat app Beeper. The acquisition will see Beeper merge with Automattic’s existing chat app Texts.com to create a combined service offering connectivity across multiple messaging networks ..read more

Security researchers from the firm SOCRadar made a troubling discovery earlier this year - an unprotected Microsoft Azure storage server openly exposing sensitive internal company data ..read more