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Apple Reportedly Freezes Foldable iPad Plans Amid High Costs, Consumer Apathy
Apple has paused development of its much-anticipated foldable iPad, according to supply chain sources cited by DigiTimes, citing concerns over manufacturing complexity, display durability, and insufficient consumer demand. The move signals a recalibration of Apple's foldable ambitions as it shifts focus to a foldable iPhone expected to debut with the iPhone 18 Pro lineup in 2026. 
Apple has paused development of its much-anticipated foldable iPad, according to supply chain sources cited by DigiTimes, citing concerns over manufacturing complexity, display durability, and insufficient consumer demand. The move signals a recalibration of Apple's foldable ambitions as it shifts focus to a foldable iPhone expected to debut with the iPhone 18 Pro lineup in 2026. -
Cloudflare Blocks AI Crawlers by Default, Launches Pay-for-Access Model for Publishers
Cloudflare, which routes approximately 16% of the world's internet traffic, will now block artificial intelligence web crawlers by default, the company announced Tuesday. The move marks a significant escalation in the ongoing struggle between digital publishers and AI companies over the use of online content for training language models and generating responses. 
Cloudflare, which routes approximately 16% of the world's internet traffic, will now block artificial intelligence web crawlers by default, the company announced Tuesday. The move marks a significant escalation in the ongoing struggle between digital publishers and AI companies over the use of online content for training language models and generating responses. -
Judge Sides With Meta in AI Copyright Case as Authors Fail to Prove Market Harm
Meta secured a significant legal victory on Wednesday as a U.S. federal judge dismissed a high-profile copyright lawsuit brought by 13 authors, including Sarah Silverman, Ta-Nehisi Coates, and Junot Díaz, over the tech giant's use of their books to train its artificial intelligence system. The ruling marks the second win in a week for the AI industry, following a similar decision in favor of Anthropic. 
Meta secured a significant legal victory on Wednesday as a U.S. federal judge dismissed a high-profile copyright lawsuit brought by 13 authors, including Sarah Silverman, Ta-Nehisi Coates, and Junot Díaz, over the tech giant's use of their books to train its artificial intelligence system. The ruling marks the second win in a week for the AI industry, following a similar decision in favor of Anthropic. -
16 Billion Login Credentials Exposed in Massive Infostealer Breach Affecting Apple, Google, Facebook Users
A staggering 16 billion login credentials have been leaked in what researchers are calling one of the largest and most dangerous data breaches in internet history. The breach, uncovered by cybersecurity researchers at Cybernews, involves over 30 separate datasets containing login information for platforms including Apple, Google, Facebook, GitHub, and various government services across more than two dozen countries. 
A staggering 16 billion login credentials have been leaked in what researchers are calling one of the largest and most dangerous data breaches in internet history. The breach, uncovered by cybersecurity researchers at Cybernews, involves over 30 separate datasets containing login information for platforms including Apple, Google, Facebook, GitHub, and various government services across more than two dozen countries. -
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov Says 106 Children Will Inherit $13.9 Billion—but Not Until 2055
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov said he will divide his multibillion-dollar fortune among more than 100 of his biological children-but none will have access to it until 2055. The tech entrepreneur, who founded the encrypted messaging platform used by nearly one billion people globally, disclosed the decision in an interview with French outlet Le Point. 
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov said he will divide his multibillion-dollar fortune among more than 100 of his biological children-but none will have access to it until 2055. The tech entrepreneur, who founded the encrypted messaging platform used by nearly one billion people globally, disclosed the decision in an interview with French outlet Le Point. -
Trump Poised to Grant TikTok 90-Day Extension as ByteDance Sale Stalls
President Donald Trump will sign a new executive order granting ByteDance a 90-day extension to finalize the sale of TikTok's U.S. operations, marking the third postponement of a congressionally mandated divestiture deadline aimed at addressing national security concerns over the app's Chinese ownership. 
President Donald Trump will sign a new executive order granting ByteDance a 90-day extension to finalize the sale of TikTok's U.S. operations, marking the third postponement of a congressionally mandated divestiture deadline aimed at addressing national security concerns over the app's Chinese ownership. -
Meta Sues Hong Kong Firm Over 87,000 Ads Promoting AI 'Nudify' Apps Across Facebook and Instagram
Meta Platforms Inc. has filed a lawsuit against Hong Kong-based Joy Timeline HK Limited, the maker of CrushAI, alleging it ran more than 87,000 advertisements across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and Threads that violated the company's policies by promoting apps capable of generating non-consensual sexualized images using artificial intelligence. Meta Platforms Inc. has filed a lawsuit against Hong Kong-based Joy Timeline HK Limited, the maker of CrushAI, alleging it ran more than 87,000 advertisements across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and Threads that violated the company's policies by promoting apps capable of generating non-consensual sexualized images using artificial intelligence. -
Huawei Unveils $1,390 Pura 80 Ultra With Dual Telephoto Innovation, Pressures Apple in China
Huawei Technologies on Wednesday launched its Pura 80 smartphone series, including a flagship model with a dual-lens periscope camera, marking the latest step in its effort to reestablish dominance in China's premium smartphone market after years of U.S. sanctions. 
Huawei Technologies on Wednesday launched its Pura 80 smartphone series, including a flagship model with a dual-lens periscope camera, marking the latest step in its effort to reestablish dominance in China's premium smartphone market after years of U.S. sanctions. -
ChatGPT Outage Hits Thousands of Users as OpenAI Investigates ‘Elevated Error Rates’
ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence chatbot developed by OpenAI, experienced a significant outage on Tuesday, with users reporting error messages and performance slowdowns across multiple regions, including New York. OpenAI acknowledged the disruption, attributing it to "elevated error rates" that persisted for several hours. 
ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence chatbot developed by OpenAI, experienced a significant outage on Tuesday, with users reporting error messages and performance slowdowns across multiple regions, including New York. OpenAI acknowledged the disruption, attributing it to "elevated error rates" that persisted for several hours. -
Apple to Skip iOS 19, Jump to iOS 26 in Major Rebranding Shift
Apple is preparing to overhaul the naming of its software platforms by shifting to a year-based numbering system, with sources indicating that the next iOS update will be branded "iOS 26" instead of iOS 19. The change, reported by Bloomberg, would align iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS under a unified naming convention beginning in 2025. 
Apple is preparing to overhaul the naming of its software platforms by shifting to a year-based numbering system, with sources indicating that the next iOS update will be branded "iOS 26" instead of iOS 19. The change, reported by Bloomberg, would align iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS under a unified naming convention beginning in 2025.
