Meta is getting ready to pull support for its desktop Messenger apps on Windows and macOS. Both apps have already been removed from the Microsoft Store and Mac App Store, and existing users are starting to get notifications that the desktop apps will disappear fully in December. A Meta support page, first spotted by Apple…
Oura is launching a redesigned app with expanded stress-tracking insights as it develops new blood pressure features that could identify signs of hypertension. The updated Oura app will introduce a new Cumulative Stress feature that provides a weekly overview of how the body manages and recovers from sustained stress, drawing from sleep, heart rate, temperature,…
GB News Technology Editor Aaron Brown has warned the UK is becoming too dependent on American tech giants after a major internet outage brought down websites including Amazon, Snapchat and several banks. The disruption, which originated from Amazon Web Services, left thousands of users unable to access key online services on Monday morning. Aaron explained…
Amazon, Roblox, Snapchat, The New York Times’ Wordle and dozens of other websites and apps are down at the same time. Downdetector shows disruptions began at around 7.30am, with hundreds of people saying apps are not working. Other apps with reported outages include banking services Lloyds and Halifax, phone companies EE and Vodafone, video game…
X is testing a change to the way it handles links on iOS so that the buttons to like, reply, and repost will always be visible. Normally, when you click a link on X the page opens up and completely covers the original post. Apparently, this leads to fewer people clicking like or otherwise engaging…
I tend to turn up my nose at the latest and greatest promises to make writing easier or more efficient. Most of them, I figure, are snake oil. Even those that aren’t, I just prefer my writing process to be stripped down. I don’t want a million magical hands stepping in to make suggestions every…
Posted Oct 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM UTC We have Xiaomi 17 Pro Max at home. Frustrated that Xiaomi’s new flagships, with second screens on the back, aren’t launching in the US? Nuu Mobile says its B40 is the first US phone with a second screen, though at $299.99 this is no flagship. Its Dimensity…
China is consolidating its dominance in the global industrial robotics market, accounting for 41% of the world’s operational robot stock and more than half of all new installations in 2024, according to new data from the International Federation of Robotics (IFR). The country added 295,000 industrial robots in 2024 alone — more than the rest…
When my household quit cable four years ago and I lost access to Seattle Mariners games on TV, I started streaming the radio broadcast on the Google Home speaker in my kitchen. Honestly? Baseball on the radio rules. You get to walk around and do stuff to the pleasant background sounds of the crowd. Sometimes…
Wednesday 15 October 2025 8:03 am Share Facebook Share on Facebook X Share on Twitter LinkedIn Share on LinkedIn WhatsApp Share on WhatsApp Email Share on Email According to Bain’s findings, the world will need around $2tn in annual revenue to fund the compute power required for AI by 2030. Despite mounting speculation of a…