Google worker charged with using internal data to make $1.2m on bets
The longtime Google employee was charged in New York for allegedly breaking insider trading laws.
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A Google employee allegedly used inside information to win $1.2 million on Polymarket
Federal prosecutors charged a Google employee with fraud after he allegedly made $1.2 million on Polymarket bets related to Search-related trends in 2025, as reported earlier by ABC News. In their now-unsealed complaint, prosecutors allege that Michele Spagnuolo "knew the
Apple’s newest iPad Air is up to $100 off for the first time
If you want an iPad that’s more powerful than the entry-level model but less expensive than the iPad Pro, the latest iPad Air is the one to buy, and it’s down to one its best prices to date. The 11-inch Air with 128GB of storage and Wi-Fi connectivity is available at Amazon
Websites have a new way to spy on visitors: analyzing their SSD activity
Telltale SSD activity can be measured in the browser using simple JavaScript.
The new Halide camera app launches with film looks and an upgraded photo editor
After first being announced in December 2024, Lux Optics has finally released the latest version of its Halide camera app for the iPhone and iPad. The Halide Mark III app's most compelling feature is a new film simulation engine and a collection of five new Looks that can be
Facebook launches a ‘Plus’ subscription that gives you extra features
After announcing tests of premium subscriptions for Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp earlier this year, TechCrunch and Bloomberg report that Meta is launching a global rollout over the next few weeks and is also starting to test subscriptions for Meta AI. With the new offerings,
You can print, slice, and engrave using this desktop crafting machine
xTool has announced a new multi-purpose crafting machine that could potentially be one of the most affordable ways to start an Etsy shop. Its modular design facilitates a CMYK print head that works on multiple materials including paper, wood, and felt. It can later be swapped
Motorola says affiliate hijacking of Amazon app was ‘unintended’
Motorola says that recently discovered behavior, which saw some of its phones sending users to an affiliate tracking website before opening the Amazon app, was "unintended" and has been "promptly corrected." The company didn't explain how the error was introduced in the first
Sony is offering up to 50 percent off some of our favorite PS5 games
Even without E3, the transition from spring to summer is a busy time for the gaming industry. Summer Game Fest is right around the corner, and Sony is kicking things off with a State of Play on June 2nd with an extended look at Insomniac’s upcoming Wolverine game. To mark the
Sony’s first RGB TV is a statement piece
The first wave of RGB LED TVs are fighting for their spot in the TV hierarchy. They need to outperform OLED TVs in brightness and color (because they'll never match OLED's contrast), and they need to outperform regular LED TVs in everything (because their price is so much
Here’s how Google is responding to Fitbit users who don’t like the new Health app
After a flood of complaints about the Google Health app that just replaced Fitbit, Google has responded with a list of changes that will roll out starting this week. Google is addressing some of the biggest complaints users had, like the Today dashboard that can only show
This smart bird feeder captures more of my backyard drama
Since moving to South Carolina's Lowcountry, I've been spellbound by the myriad of beautiful birds that share the coast with us - ospreys raising their babies in towering nests beside the road to my daughter's school, roseate spoonbills wading in the marsh on my morning walks,
Redmagic’s liquid-cooled gaming phone arrives with overclocked Snapdragon chip
Nubia has announced the international launch of the Redmagic 11S Pro, its new flagship Android gaming phone. It's not a significant change from the 11 Pro, which launched internationally last November, but has been upgraded to the overclocked Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Leading
Xreal’s budget AR glasses feature anti-shake tech and swappable frames
Augmented reality wearables provider Xreal has launched a new "X By Xreal" (XBX) subbrand, with its first customizable, lightweight smart glasses coming to the US in July. The new a01 AR glasses will be available starting at $299, featuring a "highly stable anti-shake mode" and
The AI fight brewing inside The New York Times
How newsrooms should use AI - or if they should at all - has been a recurrent debate within the media industry over the last several years. Increasingly, these rules are being hammered out at the bargaining table between unions and publishers. Right now, employees at The New
Porn company fined £600,000 by Ofcom over age check failings
Ofcom said Youngtek Solutions Ltd did not have checks between July and September 2025, but has since brought in verification.
YouTube is putting AI labels where you’ll actually see them
In the wake of Google expanding its AI verification efforts at I/O, YouTube is now finally going to start taking AI labeling seriously. YouTube has announced that it's relocating AI disclosures on Shorts and long-form videos to make them easier to spot and will start
U.S. companies have an AI problem. Indian IT wants to be the solution
As firms find ROI elusive, India’s tech giants are betting they can fill the AI “deployment gap” for U.S. clients, before automation eats their own back-office business.
