Google’s AI-Powered Search Reduces Publisher Website Traffic
Google’s AI Overviews and other generative AI tools are causing a significant drop in website traffic for news publishers, according to a recent report from The Wall Street Journal. As users increasingly turn to AI-powered responses for quick answers — often compiled from journalistic content — the need to click traditional blue links is rapidly fading. Reports Technology News This shift...
Apple Unveils Apple Intelligence for iPhone Display
Apple has announced the arrival of Visual Intelligence, its advanced AI-powered image analysis technology, to iPhone screens with the launch of iOS 26. Reports Technology News According to Apple, Visual Intelligence is designed to work seamlessly across any app, helping users interact with on-screen content more efficiently and intuitively. It can be activated using the same button used for taking screenshots,...
Apple Reports iOS 18 Adoption on 82% of Compatible iPhones
Apple announced on Thursday that over 82% of compatible iPhones are now running iOS 18, a significant jump from 68% in January. Reports Technology News First unveiled at WWDC in June 2024, iOS 18 began rolling out to users in September. The update supports models from the iPhone XR/XS onwards. Notably, Apple combines all iterations of iOS 18 under a single...
Microsoft Bing Introduces Free AI Video Generator Powered by Sora
Microsoft Bing announced Monday that it is introducing the Bing Video Creator to its app, which uses OpenAI’s Sora model to let users generate videos from text prompts. OpenAI, which has a long-standing partnership with Microsoft, has locked down access to Sora‘s video generation for paying customers only. Its integration in Microsoft Bing represents the first time that it will...
Meta to Replace Human Content Moderators with AI
An AI-powered system could soon be tasked with evaluating up to 90% of updates made to Meta-owned apps like Instagram and WhatsApp, according to internal documents reportedly seen by NPR. Reports Technology News The move marks a significant shift from human-led privacy evaluations to automation. Since a 2012 agreement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) — originally established when the company...
SpaceX’s Starship Explodes Over Indian Ocean Following Ninth Test Flight Failure
SpaceX’s prototype Starship rocket exploded over the Indian Ocean on Tuesday, ending another turbulent test flight for the launch system at the core of Elon Musk’s vision to one day colonise Mars. Reports Technology News The massive vehicle — the largest and most powerful ever built — blasted off at 6:36 pm local time (2336 GMT) from SpaceX’s Starbase launch site...
Adidas Confirms Cyber Attack Resulted in Customer Data Breach
Adidas has confirmed it has fallen victim to a cyber attack, with criminals gaining access to personal data belonging to some of its customers. The sportswear brand revealed that the breach involved “certain consumer data,” primarily the contact details of individuals who had previously interacted with its customer support team. Crucially, the company stated that no passwords, credit card numbers, or...
What makes successful retail industry professionals different from other retailers who are constantly failing? How are they making their way to the top while so many other retailers are finding it extremely difficult to succeed? The answer to so many other questions like these is that a successful retailer constantly improves their knowledge and potential to do the business. Sating informed...
X gives free blue ticks to its most popular users
X, formerly Twitter, is giving blue ticks to its most "influential" users in a significant change of policy. Those with more than 2,500 verified followers (people who already paid for X Premium) received free rewards. In addition to the blue checkmarks, users on X will also see fewer ads. The social network also announced that it will remove bots that...
X, formerly Twitter, is giving blue ticks to its most "influential" users in a significant change of policy. Those with over 2,500 verified followers (people who already paid for X Premium) received free rewards. In addition to the blue checkmarks, users on X will also see fewer ads. The social network also announced that it will remove bots that decrease...
