Google Keeps Chrome Browser but Must Share Search Data
A Washington judge ruled Tuesday that Google won't have to sell its Chrome browser, giving Big Tech a rare win against U.S. antitrust officials, but ordered the company to share search data with competitors to boost online competition.
Alphabet shares jumped 7.2% in after-hours trading as investors welcomed the ruling, which also lets Google continue making profitable payments to Apple that regulators claimed blocked search rivals. Apple shares rose 3%.
A Washington judge ruled Tuesday that Google won't have to sell its Chrome browser, giving Big Tech a rare win against U.S. antitrust officials, but ordered the company to share search data with competitors to boost online competition.
Alphabet shares jumped 7.2% in after-hours trading as investors welcomed the ruling, which also lets Google continue making profitable payments to Apple that regulators claimed blocked search rivals. Apple shares rose 3%.
Roblox will require age verification for all users to access communication features
Roblox announced that it aims to roll out age estimation technology to all of its users by the end of 2025. Users on the gaming and social network will have to confirm their age in order to access communication features within the platform under the new policy. Roblox initially rolled out an age verification option to teen accounts in July as part of an effort to keep users younger than 13 from accessing select chat features.
In addition to confirming ages for individual accounts, Roblox also said it plans to adopt new systems that will limit communication between adults and minors unless they already know each other offline. Age verification can be completed by providing a selfie that Roblox and its partner will analyze or by submitting an accepted form of identification.
Roblox announced that it aims to roll out age estimation technology to all of its users by the end of 2025. Users on the gaming and social network will have to confirm their age in order to access communication features within the platform under the new policy. Roblox initially rolled out an age verification option to teen accounts in July as part of an effort to keep users younger than 13 from accessing select chat features.
In addition to confirming ages for individual accounts, Roblox also said it plans to adopt new systems that will limit communication between adults and minors unless they already know each other offline. Age verification can be completed by providing a selfie that Roblox and its partner will analyze or by submitting an accepted form of identification.
Nepal bans Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp and 23 other social media platforms
Nepal has imposed a ban on all the popular social media platform. Nepal has ordered the internet service providers to block access to all 26 major social media and communication platforms including Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, X (formerly known as Twitter), LinkedIn, Reddit, WhatsApp and Snapchat. The government took this decision after all the companies failed to register with the government within a seven-day deadline.
Blocked Platforms:
Nepal has imposed a ban on all the popular social media platform. Nepal has ordered the internet service providers to block access to all 26 major social media and communication platforms including Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, X (formerly known as Twitter), LinkedIn, Reddit, WhatsApp and Snapchat. The government took this decision after all the companies failed to register with the government within a seven-day deadline.
Blocked Platforms:
- YouTube
- X (formerly Twitter)
- Snapchat
- Discord
- Signal
- Threads
- Quora
- Tumblr
- Clubhouse
- Rumble
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Adobe’s Premiere video editor is coming to iPhone for free
Adobe is bringing its video editor Premiere to iPhone, promising “pro-level” editing on the go for free. The app will launch later this month, with an Android version also under development.
The Premiere app features a familiar multi-track timeline, with support for an unlimited number of video, audio, and text layers. There’s automatic captioning, 4K HDR support, and one-tap exporting to TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and Instagram — including automatic resizing that frames content for each platform.
Expected Release: 30 Sept 2025
Adobe is bringing its video editor Premiere to iPhone, promising “pro-level” editing on the go for free. The app will launch later this month, with an Android version also under development.
The Premiere app features a familiar multi-track timeline, with support for an unlimited number of video, audio, and text layers. There’s automatic captioning, 4K HDR support, and one-tap exporting to TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and Instagram — including automatic resizing that frames content for each platform.
Expected Release: 30 Sept 2025
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Four Xbox 360 Racing Games Potentially Closing Their Servers In March 2026
EA has just planned another four shutdowns for March 2026 all of them racing games from the Xbox 360 era.
This was pointed out by AnimeWanderer99 on Reddit, who advised that if you go to the "Online Services Shutdown" page on the EA website, you may or may not see these games being listed with a March 16, 2026 closure date.
The games are as follows:
• Dirt Showdown (March 16, 2026)
• Dirt 3 (March 16, 2026)
• Grid Autosport (March 16, 2026)
• Grid 2 (March 16, 2026)
EA has just planned another four shutdowns for March 2026 all of them racing games from the Xbox 360 era.
This was pointed out by AnimeWanderer99 on Reddit, who advised that if you go to the "Online Services Shutdown" page on the EA website, you may or may not see these games being listed with a March 16, 2026 closure date.
The games are as follows:
• Dirt Showdown (March 16, 2026)
• Dirt 3 (March 16, 2026)
• Grid Autosport (March 16, 2026)
• Grid 2 (March 16, 2026)
Personalized AI companion app Dot is shutting down
Dot, an AI companion app launched in 2024 by New Computer founders Sam Whitmore and Jason Yuan, is shutting down by October 5. The app aimed to be a personalized “friend and confidante,” offering emotional support, but faced challenges amid growing safety concerns about AI chatbots fostering unhealthy or delusional thinking, a phenomenon dubbed “AI psychosis.”
The company cited diverging visions as the reason for closure and gave users time to download their data. Despite claiming hundreds of thousands of users, Appfigures tracked only about 24,500 iOS downloads. The shutdown reflects increasing scrutiny on AI companion apps, especially with ongoing legal and safety debates around them.
Dot, an AI companion app launched in 2024 by New Computer founders Sam Whitmore and Jason Yuan, is shutting down by October 5. The app aimed to be a personalized “friend and confidante,” offering emotional support, but faced challenges amid growing safety concerns about AI chatbots fostering unhealthy or delusional thinking, a phenomenon dubbed “AI psychosis.”
The company cited diverging visions as the reason for closure and gave users time to download their data. Despite claiming hundreds of thousands of users, Appfigures tracked only about 24,500 iOS downloads. The shutdown reflects increasing scrutiny on AI companion apps, especially with ongoing legal and safety debates around them.
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Snapchat’s new Lens lets you create AI images using text prompts
Snapchat is launching a new Lens that lets users create and edit images using a text-to-image AI generator, the company told TechCrunch exclusively. The new “Imagine Lens” is available to Snapchat+ Platinum and Lens+ subscribers.
Imagine Lens allows users to create, edit, and re-create Snaps by entering their own prompts. They can then share the image with their friends, post it to their Story, or share it outside of Snapchat.
Snapchat+ Platinum and Lens+ subscribers can find the new Lens in the front of the Lens Carousel or in the Exclusive category. After selecting the Lens, they can tap the caption to enter or edit the prompt. A Platinum subnoscription costs $15.99 per month, while a Lens+ subnoscription costs $8.99 per month.
Snapchat is launching a new Lens that lets users create and edit images using a text-to-image AI generator, the company told TechCrunch exclusively. The new “Imagine Lens” is available to Snapchat+ Platinum and Lens+ subscribers.
Imagine Lens allows users to create, edit, and re-create Snaps by entering their own prompts. They can then share the image with their friends, post it to their Story, or share it outside of Snapchat.
Snapchat+ Platinum and Lens+ subscribers can find the new Lens in the front of the Lens Carousel or in the Exclusive category. After selecting the Lens, they can tap the caption to enter or edit the prompt. A Platinum subnoscription costs $15.99 per month, while a Lens+ subnoscription costs $8.99 per month.
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Korean carrier may have leaked iPhone 17 specifications ahead of event
Apple is just two days away from revealing details for the upcoming lineup of iPhone 17 smartphones. However, it seems that the specifications for the inbound models may have already been released.
Images shared by leaker @Jukanlosreve on X depict specification sheets distributed internally by mobile phone networks in South Korea. It includes not only core specifications for the four main iPhone releases, but also a comparison between the iPhone 17 Air and the Samsung S25 Edge.
The Pro models are said to be using the A19 Pro chip and 12GB of memory, while the Air and standard using the A19 with 8GB of memory.
Apple is just two days away from revealing details for the upcoming lineup of iPhone 17 smartphones. However, it seems that the specifications for the inbound models may have already been released.
Images shared by leaker @Jukanlosreve on X depict specification sheets distributed internally by mobile phone networks in South Korea. It includes not only core specifications for the four main iPhone releases, but also a comparison between the iPhone 17 Air and the Samsung S25 Edge.
The Pro models are said to be using the A19 Pro chip and 12GB of memory, while the Air and standard using the A19 with 8GB of memory.
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Apple's next big event is officially scheduled for Tuesday, September 9, 2025, at 10 AM Pacific Time
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Signal’s first paid feature adds encrypted media and message backups
Signal is launching its first paid feature encrypted backups for $1.99/month, letting you save media and text history beyond 45 days. Free users can still back up the last 45 days of media and up to 100MB of messages. Backups are tied to a recovery key, not your account; lose the key and Signal can’t help recover it.
The feature is in Android beta now, with iOS and desktop support coming soon.
Signal is launching its first paid feature encrypted backups for $1.99/month, letting you save media and text history beyond 45 days. Free users can still back up the last 45 days of media and up to 100MB of messages. Backups are tied to a recovery key, not your account; lose the key and Signal can’t help recover it.
The feature is in Android beta now, with iOS and desktop support coming soon.
Here is a summarised version of Apple Event 25 that happened yesterday
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📷 Wallpapers: iPhone | Air | Pro
📡 Live event: Click here
📹 Summarised video: Click here
📰 Article: Click here
📷 Wallpapers: iPhone | Air | Pro
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Spotify is finally launching support for lossless music streaming
Spotify is finally launching lossless audio streaming for Premium users at no extra cost, rolling out in select regions. To enjoy it at full 24-bit/44.1 kHz FLAC quality, you need to use Spotify Connect or wired (non-Bluetooth) headphones or speakers, as Bluetooth can’t handle the bandwidth.
Lossless must be enabled per device via Spotify’s Media Quality settings, and an indicator will show when it’s active. While it’s a big upgrade, it doesn’t yet match the highest-quality tiers from competitors like Tidal, but it’s a long-awaited feature first announced in 2021.
Here’s how to turn it on step-by-step:
1. Tap your profile icon in the top left of the app.
2. Go to Settings & Privacy → Media Quality.
3. Choose where to enable lossless audio: Wi-Fi, cellular, or downloads.
4. Manually enable it for each device you use since it’s device-specific.
Spotify is finally launching lossless audio streaming for Premium users at no extra cost, rolling out in select regions. To enjoy it at full 24-bit/44.1 kHz FLAC quality, you need to use Spotify Connect or wired (non-Bluetooth) headphones or speakers, as Bluetooth can’t handle the bandwidth.
Lossless must be enabled per device via Spotify’s Media Quality settings, and an indicator will show when it’s active. While it’s a big upgrade, it doesn’t yet match the highest-quality tiers from competitors like Tidal, but it’s a long-awaited feature first announced in 2021.
Here’s how to turn it on step-by-step:
1. Tap your profile icon in the top left of the app.
2. Go to Settings & Privacy → Media Quality.
3. Choose where to enable lossless audio: Wi-Fi, cellular, or downloads.
4. Manually enable it for each device you use since it’s device-specific.
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Apple is giving iPhone 14 and 15 users another free year of satellite feature
iPhone 14 and iPhone 15 users are getting another year of free access to satellite connectivity features, according to a footnote on Apple’s newsroom posts for the iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Pro. “The free trial will be extended for iPhone 14 and iPhone 15 users who have activated their device in a country that supports Apple’s satellite features prior to 12 AM PT on September 9, 2025, Apple says.
Apple originally launched its Emergency SOS service via satellite shortly after it released the iPhone 14 lineup, in November 2022, and at the time, Apple said the feature would be free for the first two years. (The feature is still free for two years after activation on iPhone 14 models and newer.) But in 2023 Apple added an additional free year for existing iPhone 14 users, meaning that the deadline to potentially start paying for the earliest adopters would be November 2025. Now, it appears that deadline has been bumped to November 2026.
iPhone 14 and iPhone 15 users are getting another year of free access to satellite connectivity features, according to a footnote on Apple’s newsroom posts for the iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Pro. “The free trial will be extended for iPhone 14 and iPhone 15 users who have activated their device in a country that supports Apple’s satellite features prior to 12 AM PT on September 9, 2025, Apple says.
Apple originally launched its Emergency SOS service via satellite shortly after it released the iPhone 14 lineup, in November 2022, and at the time, Apple said the feature would be free for the first two years. (The feature is still free for two years after activation on iPhone 14 models and newer.) But in 2023 Apple added an additional free year for existing iPhone 14 users, meaning that the deadline to potentially start paying for the earliest adopters would be November 2025. Now, it appears that deadline has been bumped to November 2026.
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