Technology
Temporarily upholds lower courts’ decisions regarding third-party payments. The Supreme Court declined Google’s emergency request to halt a lower court’s injunction mandating alternate payment methods for in-app purchases. In 2020, Epic Games, the maker of the popular game Fortnite, sued Google for only allowing in-app purchases to be made through Google Billing, claiming it was…
Inspired by the simplicity of walkie talkies, design agency Pentagram has updated tech company Karri’s smartphone for kids with new features intended to make communication “as intuitive as possible”. Designed for ages five to 13, the Karri messenger aims to give young people a way to chat with loved ones – without all the distractions…
Apple has announced that its Clips app will no longer be updated and is being removed from the App Store for new users as of October 10, 2025. Existing users can continue to use the app on devices running iOS 26 or iPadOS 26 and earlier, but Apple is urging users to save their videos…
Maranello, Italy | Since its blockbuster listing in New York almost a decade ago, Ferrari has consistently delivered industry-beating profits with a market valuation of a luxury brand rather than a carmaker. Investors are now nervous that the winning streak may not last for the Italian group as it enters a new era of electric…
Dear Wayne and Wanda, I’ve been on and off dating apps for a while. Typically when I’m tired of being single and/or hear someone else’s inspirational story about how they found love on an app, I dust off my profile and dive back in. Then I am inevitably discouraged by the options and lack of…
Standing outside the pub, 36-year-old business owner Rachel took a final tug on her vape and steeled herself to meet the man she’d spent the last three weeks opening up to. They’d matched on the dating app Hinge and built a rapport that quickly became something deeper. “From the beginning he was asking very open-ended…
I’ve been spending quite a deal of time with the iPhone 17 Pro ever since it launched a few weeks back. One thing I haven’t been able to do more of is putting the phone’s video camera performance to the test, so I thought I’d take it to the beach for an iPhone 17 Pro…
Like most people, you’d want your phone to transmit location and other relevant data to emergency services as soon as possible. Time is of the essence in matters of life and death, so every second counts. A test conducted by the Korea Communications Commission reveals that Samsung Galaxy phones had roughly 10x better response times…
Melanie Sepulveda, a Staten Island teacher, had her doubts about the new “bell-to-bell” cellphone ban in New York schools. In the past, she watched students drift through the hallways at I.S. 27 Anning S. Prall, looking at their phones and feet. Some pre-teens, entrusted with bathroom passes, filmed TikTok videos outside her English classroom where…
That dream of leasing a new Tesla might be fading for some Americans. In a move that directly impacts the wallets of potential electric vehicle drivers, the company has significantly raised its monthly lease prices, making the switch to cleaner cars a tougher choice for many. What’s happening? According to Business Insider, the change happened…