Former Engineer Sheds Light on Turbulent Transitions Under Musk's Leadership at Twitter
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Hackers From China, Iran and Russia Use ChatGPT to Boost Cyberattacks, Microsoft and OpenAI Warn
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Jeff Bezos Sells $4 Billion in Amazon Stock Ahead of Florida Relocation
"Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is continuing his divestment from the e-commerce giant, recent regulatory filings indicating the sale of more than $4 billion in stock over the past week. This follows earlier reporting of Bezos' 50-million share sell-off plan to be completed by 2025, through Morgan Stanley as his brokerage firm. -
Elon Musk Maps Out Strategy for Million-Person Mars Settlement
"Elon Musk, the visionary behind SpaceX, has once again captured public imagination with his audacious blueprint for interplanetary colonization. Musk's latest pronouncements outline a staggering ambition: to transport one million humans to Mars, a goal he shared in a succinct response on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.
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Oracle Flaw CVE-2026-21962 Fuels China-Linked Attacks Across 100+ Countries as CISA Orders Emergency Patching
A critical Oracle middleware vulnerability exploited by a China-linked threat actor in attacks spanning more than 100 countries has prompted the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to impose an emergency three-day remediation deadline on federal agencies. CISA added CVE-2026-21962 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Aug. 24, requiring affected federal systems to be remediated by Aug. 27. 
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ChatGPT’s New iMessage Plugin Requires Full Disk Access, Opening Mail, Safari and Backups Alongside Messages
OpenAI has introduced an Apple Messages plugin that lets ChatGPT search iMessages, summarize conversations and send texts from a user's Mac, but the integration requires one of macOS's broadest privacy permissions, potentially giving the application access to protected data well beyond the Messages database. 
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Apple Cuts at Least 60 Vision Jobs as AI and Siri Take Priority Over Next Vision Pro
Apple has laid off at least 60 employees connected to its Vision organization, according to AppleInsider, the latest sign that the iPhone maker is scaling back its near-term ambitions for the Vision Pro headset while directing more resources toward generative artificial intelligence, Siri and smart glasses. 
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iPhone 18 Pro Component Costs Could Jump 38%, but Apple May Absorb Part of the Increase
Apple could face a roughly 38% year-over-year increase in the bill of materials for the 256GB iPhone 18 Pro, according to TrendForce, as sharply higher memory prices reshape the economics of its flagship smartphone. The cost surge raises the odds of a retail price increase, but the research firm says Apple may absorb part of the pressure through lower gross margins rather than pass the entire increase on to consumers. 
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Could You Be Eligible for an Amazon Refund? Here's Who May Receive Part of the $600 Million Tariff Reimbursement
Amazon says some customers will automatically receive refunds after the company secured a $600 million tariff reimbursement, though executives caution that only a limited number of purchases will qualify for direct payments. The announcement, made during the company's second-quarter earnings call, signals that Amazon intends to return part of the recovered funds to shoppers while using the remainder to help keep prices lower across its marketplace. 
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EU Warns TikTok Over Child Safety Violations, ByteDance Faces Potential Fine of Up to 6% of Annual Revenue
The European Union has issued preliminary findings accusing ByteDance-owned TikTok of failing to adequately protect children on its platform, alleging that design features expose younger users to online predators and cyberbullying. If the findings are upheld under the bloc's Digital Services Act (DSA), TikTok could face penalties of up to 6% of the company's annual global revenue. 
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Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro Could Cost Up to $300 More as AI Memory Boom Drives Chip Prices Higher
Apple's upcoming iPhone 18 Pro lineup could become the company's most expensive smartphone generation yet as soaring memory chip prices, fueled by the artificial intelligence boom, drive manufacturing costs sharply higher. Industry analysts estimate that the highest-end iPhone 18 Pro Max could cost as much as $300 more to build than its predecessor, raising the likelihood that consumers will see higher retail prices when the devices are expected to launch this September. 
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Trump Administration Lifts Anthropic Export Controls After AI Firm Agrees to New Cybersecurity Guardrails
Anthropic has regained permission to distribute its flagship artificial intelligence models internationally after agreeing to implement additional cybersecurity safeguards demanded by the Trump administration, marking one of the first major agreements between Washington and a leading AI developer over export controls tied to advanced generative models. 
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Apple and Micron Clash Over Soaring Memory Prices as Chip Shortage Pushes Up MacBook and iPad Costs
Apple's latest round of price increases for MacBooks, iPads and several other hardware products has exposed growing tensions within the semiconductor supply chain, with Apple and memory-chip manufacturer Micron offering sharply different explanations for the global memory shortage driving up costs. 
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Apple Raises MacBook and iPad Prices by Over 10% as AI-Driven Chip Costs Surge
Apple has increased prices on several MacBook and iPad models by more than 10%, marking one of its most significant hardware pricing moves in recent years as surging memory chip costs ripple through the global technology industry. The increases come only days after Chief Executive Tim Cook warned that higher component costs would make price hikes "unavoidable."
