OpenAI responded after being sued by Apple for alleged theft of the iPhone maker’s trade secrets. “We are not interested in the trade secrets of other companies,” said OpenAI spokesperson Drew Pusateri. “We remain focused on creating innovative technologies that empower people everywhere.” Popular storiesApple agrees to let Jon Prosser officially challenge iOS 26 leak lawsuitApple and leaker Jon Prosser jointly asked a federal court to vacate the default judgment entered against him last October, with Prosser agreeing to turn over documents he had so far failed to fully produce. Apple filed suit against Prosser and Michael Ramacciotti in July…
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The company said it had heard feedback that the capability “missed the mark.” Ascannio/Shutterstock Meta has disabled a controversial Muse Image feature. When the company introduced the model, it also announced that on Instagram, anyone could tag a public account — including yours, if it’s public — and automatically generate AI deepfakes based on their posts. The tagger and Muse Image didn’t even need to ask your permission. Meta wrote in its launch post that you can @mention people to use this feature if “you want to design a personalized event invitation, mock up a collaborative…
The rule revives a proposed FTC protection that was abandoned last year. Ron Adar/Shutterstock If you live in New York, canceling subscriptions should get a lot easier starting October 1st. New York City Mayor Mamdani announced a new “Click to Cancel” rule, enforced by the city’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, that requires companies to provide “simple and straightforward subscription cancellation.” As the name suggests, the rule prohibits companies from letting you quickly click a few boxes to sign up online, while forcing you to navigate a byzantine web of phone calls and carrier pigeons…
Eric Baker is investing millions of dollars in the ticket scalping market, reports CBC. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images Someone call Laci Mosley on the phone because this is starting to smell like a fraudulent sandwich. A Radio-Canada The investigation revealed that StubHub CEO Eric Baker is co-owner and managing director of Andro Capital, a fund that helps resellers sell tickets in bulk on StubHub. Baker’s secondary fund helps generate millions of dollars in ticket sales on StubHub, as outlined in the site’s September 2025 SEC filings. Additionally, StubHub has a partnership with Andro subsidiary Colloquy Capital,…
Apple today accused OpenAI of stealing trade secrets and intellectual property from Apple as part of its efforts to develop an AI hardware device. In a complaint filed with the Northern District of California, Apple said it discovered evidence of a months-long scheme to steal confidential information. Apple says that Tang Tan, OpenAI hardware manager and former Apple designer, and Chang Liu, a former electrical engineer, asked Apple employees to speak with OpenAI to provide details about previously unreleased devices, components, manufacturing processes and supplier relationships. In a statement to WoozadApple said it was taking legal action to protect the…
We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. OnePlus has created a niche for itself with its relatively high value for money smartphones, featuring large batteries and proprietary fast charging technology. The company also offers a fairly broad product portfolio in the United States, which, in addition to smartphones, includes well-rated smartwatches, audio equipment and tablets. While most OnePlus products have something to help them stand out in a fairly crowded mobile device market, you can improve your experience of owning a OnePlus device with the right accessories. You generally won’t be…
Roxiller/Getty Images We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Smartphone makers previously included a lot more in the box of new phones, like charging or power adapters, as well as USB cords and sometimes wired headphones or earbuds. However, companies stopped doing this years ago. At the time, smartphone makers stopped putting chargers in the box because it reduced e-waste, and people already had a ton of power bricks and adapters on hand. This is precisely why Samsung says it has also stopped including headphones. In an…
agustin.photo/Shutterstock AI browsers have been popping up more and more over the past year, and ChatGPT Atlas was just one of a handful that started making waves in 2025. Launched in October for macOS, the browser brought ChatGPT to the forefront when browsing the internet. However, after less than a year of operation, OpenAI is already abandoning its Atlas browser. The announcement is part of a series of tweets on X detailing the big changes coming to ChatGPT with the release of GPT 5.6. In the articles, OpenAI’s James Sun…
Apple accounted for approximately 90% of all Edge AI-enabled smartwatch shipments in the first quarter of 2026, according to new data from Counterpoint Research. This dominance occurred as Edge AI’s penetration of the broader smartwatch market grew 70% year-over-year, reaching 25% in the first quarter of 2026, according to Counterpoint’s Global Smartwatch Shipments Tracker. “Edge AI” refers to artificial intelligence that runs directly on a device’s own chip rather than being processed on remote servers. On the Apple Watch, this means that the built-in neural engine handles tasks like recognizing an irregular heartbeat or detecting a fall in the moment,…
Urbano Creative/Shutterstock Amazon Alexa – and most other voice assistants, for that matter – was a new science fiction concept when it was first introduced in the mid-2010s. More than a decade later, it has become one of the essential smart home tech devices for homeowners. Alexa is especially helpful when you have a quick question that you can’t be bothered to look up with your phone, like “When does daylight savings start or “How many tablespoons are in a cup?” » Many people also use it to listen to…