A new iPhone hacking tool puts anyone still on iOS 18 at risk

A new iPhone hacking tool puts anyone still on iOS 18 at risk

Google and cybersecurity companies Lookout and iVerify have detailed a new hacking technique that potentially puts a significant portion of iPhone users in danger, just by visiting the wrong web page. The hack is called “DarkSword” and since it specifically targets several different versions of iOS 18, it could affect “close to a quarter of iPhones,” Wired writes. DarkSword is …

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Senator Blackburn introduces the first draft of a federal AI bill

Senator Blackburn introduces the first draft of a federal AI bill

The White House has been promising a set of national rules to guide artificial intelligence since late last year, and today Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) fired the first volley. The senator shared a discussion draft for codifying the executive order signed by President Donald Trump in December calling for an AI bill. Her stated goal is a policy that “protects …

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Amazon will reportedly cut its USPS shipments by at least two-thirds

Amazon will reportedly cut its USPS shipments by at least two-thirds

A recent change in how the US Postal Service handles shipping partners appears to have forced Amazon to make alternative plans. The company reportedly plans to cut the number of packages it ships through USPS by at least two-thirds later this year. It says the decision came after USPS ended negotiations “at the eleventh hour” in favor of a new …

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Google is testing Search Live in more markets

Google is testing Search Live in more markets

Update, 4:05PM ET: A few hours after this story was published, Google reached out to retract the news. The company provided Engadget with the following statement: “Search Live has not rolled out globally to all users. It remains available in the US and India, with testing currently underway in additional markets. We apologize for the earlier miscommunication.” Given that the …

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Compass drops lawsuit against Zillow over home-listing policy

Compass drops lawsuit against Zillow over home-listing policy

(BigStock Photo) This story originally appeared on Real Estate News. One of the biggest lawsuits to capture the real estate industry’s attention over the past year has come to an abrupt end. Compass International Holdings announced Wednesday that it is dismissing the lawsuit it filed last June against Zillow. The two industry titans have battled in court for months over Zillow’s Listing Access Standards, a …

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8 killed, several injured as storm and heavy rain hit Karachi

8 killed, several injured as storm and heavy rain hit Karachi

KARACHI: At least eight people were killed and several others injured in separate incidents after strong winds and rain lashed multiple areas of Karachi. According to rescue officials, a wall collapse near Moach Goth in Baldia claimed eight lives, while three others were injured. The victims were shifted to nearby hospitals, and rescue teams continued search operations at the site. …

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Chris Pratt confesses shocking rule for his children

Chris Pratt confesses shocking rule for his children

Chris Pratt has revealed that his three youngest children have never watched movies. The actor shared that his kids are not aware of his work in popular children’s films, including projects from The Super Mario Bros. Movie franchise. He explained that this is mainly due to his wife, Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt, who prefers to limit screen time for their children. …

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Hubble catches rare view of a comet crumbling

Hubble catches rare view of a comet crumbling

NASA and ESA have released new images from the Hubble Space Telescope of a comet breaking up as it exits the solar system, captured as part of study recently published in the journal Icarus. The images are notable not only because they offer a more detailed view of the inside of a comet, which could offer new information about the …

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Microsoft nixes NDAs with local governments worldwide when deploying data centers

Microsoft nixes NDAs with local governments worldwide when deploying data centers

Microsoft’s Fairwater data center near Atlanta is part of the company’s broader AI expansion. (Microsoft Photo) Amid widespread blowback against the spread of data centers, Microsoft on Wednesday announced it is abandoning its practice of secrecy with local governments when deploying new facilities. “[W]e’ve made the decision that being transparent with the communities where we operate or seek to operate …

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