Jeremy White had been hunting for the right first phone for his son. Classic dumb phones offered calls and texts but no maps. Full smartphones opened doors to the entire internet. Then he stumbled on a setting buried in iOS. One that turns any iPhone into a locked-down device with only the apps a parent […]

Anthropic has released a new research paper examining how artificial intelligence systems might develop trustworthy long-term behavior. The study draws inspiration from the career of former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, whose steady hand during the 2008 financial crisis demonstrated the value of institutions that can maintain stability across decades. According to the paper published

The rush to power artificial intelligence has sent developers scouring for vast tracts of open space. They seek cheap electricity and abundant water. Reservations offer all three. Yet this pursuit has stirred old wounds across Indian Country. Honor the Earth tracks at least 106 proposed data center projects on or near Native lands. The group’s

Apple has dialed back its expectations for the standard iPhone 17. The move comes as hardware expenses climb higher than anticipated. A prominent Chinese supply-chain source first flagged the shift on July 10. Production lines for the base model saw an earlier 15 percent trim expand this week. Some now face suspension of roughly one-third

Threat actors have found a clever way to flip a Microsoft security feature on its head. They now use fake Entra passkey enrollment pages to hijack Microsoft 365 accounts. The tactic relies on voice calls that sound official. Victims get told their account needs an urgent security upgrade. Okta first spotted the activity. It tracks

Palo Alto has become a surprising hub for machines that look a lot like people. 1X Technologies stands out among the crowd. Its NEO humanoid now features a hand that performs tasks once reserved for human fingers alone. The video dropped this week. Viewers can’t stop watching. Some call the demonstration impressive. Others find it

Google just flipped a switch. Starting this week, users clicking the three-dot menu on an ad in Search, YouTube or Discover will often see a new line in the My Ad Center panel: a disclosure that the spot was created or altered with generative AI. The change landed quietly on July 9, 2026. Yet its

Google dropped Android Canary 2607 this week. The update arrived with little fanfare. Yet it signals something larger about the company’s approach to platform testing. Build ZP11.260618.005 landed just over a month after the June release. It targets Pixel 6 and newer devices. That includes the Pixel Tablet and foldables. All supported hardware receives the

Steve Rattner pulled no punches. The veteran Wall Street financier and longtime Democratic economic commentator took to X on a Monday in early July 2026. He pointed to fresh government figures. Manufacturing had lost more than 100,000 jobs since President Donald Trump returned to the White House. This happened even as the administration rolled out

Binance continues to show its dedication to operating within European Union regulations as the company pursues approval for a virtual asset service provider license in France. The exchange has made steady progress in aligning its operations with the Markets in Crypto-Assets framework that now governs digital asset activities across the bloc. This move forms part