When users on Microsoft’s official Copilot Discord server discovered that the word “Microslop” — a decades-old pejorative for the Redmond tech giant — was being automatically blocked from posts, the reaction was swift, loud, and precisely the kind of backlash the company should have anticipated. What began as a quiet moderation decision has spiraled into

For years, smartphone manufacturers have been locked in a familiar arms race over camera megapixels, processor speeds, and display refresh rates. But in 2025, a different kind of competition has emerged—one centered on something far more fundamental to the daily experience of using a phone: battery life. And the numbers being floated by Chinese manufacturers

In a move that signals intensifying competition for user loyalty among artificial intelligence companies, Anthropic has rolled out a feature that allows its Claude chatbot to import and absorb conversation histories from rival AI platforms, including OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini. The update, which went live this week, represents one of the most aggressive user-acquisition

From the moment you wake up and check your phone to the instant you fall asleep with a streaming service’s recommendation playing in the background, artificial intelligence is quietly shaping the contours of your day. But as AI systems grow more sophisticated and begin making consequential decisions — about your health, your finances, your legal

At Mobile World Congress 2026, Motorola made a move that sent ripples through enterprise IT departments worldwide. Among three new business-to-business solutions announced at the Barcelona trade show, one stood out for its ambition and its unlikely pairing: a formal partnership with GrapheneOS, the privacy-focused open-source Android variant that has long been the darling of

The artificial intelligence race between the United States and China has escalated into what may be the defining technological contest of the 21st century. As Washington pours unprecedented resources into building AI infrastructure and erecting export controls to slow Beijing’s progress, a fundamental question looms over the entire enterprise: Can China really steal what America

A Texas-based software company is taking one of the cybersecurity industry’s most prominent firewall manufacturers to court, alleging that the vendor’s own security failures handed attackers the keys to its customers’ networks. The case raises uncomfortable questions about what happens when the companies entrusted to defend corporate infrastructure become the very vector through which attackers

John Chen has a message for anyone who still thinks of BlackBerry as a relic of the smartphone era: look at your car. The company that once defined mobile communication for Wall Street traders and Washington power brokers has spent the better part of a decade executing one of the most dramatic corporate pivots in

The Australian government is preparing to extend its regulatory reach well beyond social media companies, signaling that app stores, search engines, and artificial intelligence platforms could soon face stringent new competition rules. The move represents one of the most aggressive postures any Western democracy has taken toward the handful of technology giants that dominate how