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SAN FRANCISCO — Good news for all the password-haters out there: Google has taken a big step toward making them an afterthought by adding “passkeys” as a more straightforward and secure way to log into its services. Here’s what you need to know: WHAT ARE PASSKEYS? Passkeys offer a safer alternative to passwords and texted

By Brian Fung, CNN The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday accused Facebook-parent Meta of violating its landmark $5 billion privacy settlement and called for toughening up restrictions on the company, after alleging Meta has improperly shared user data with third parties and failed to protect children as it has promised. The proposal to update the binding

RALEIGH — Its stock down 50% so far this year, Bandwidth on Tuesday disclosed financials that could give investors reasons to grab shares. In pre-market sales Wednesday morning shares did indeed climb 4%. Bandwidth  reported first-quarter net income of $3.6 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier. On a per-share

By Hartley Charlton, MacRumors Microsoft is planning to launch a privacy-focused version of ChatGPT amid Apple’s apparent lack of grip on emerging AI technologies, The Information reports. Microsoft’s Azure cloud server unit plans to offer a version of ChatGPT that runs on dedicated cloud servers where the data is kept separate from that of other customers later

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Authorities in the U.S. and Europe arrested nearly 300 people, confiscated over $53 million, and seized a dark web marketplace as part of an international crackdown on drug trafficking that officials say was the largest operation of its kind. The operation targeting the “Monopoly Market” is the latest major takedown of

 By Joe Rossignol, MacRumors Apple and Google today jointly submitted a proposed industry specification to help combat the misuse of Bluetooth item trackers for unwanted tracking of individuals. As part of this initiative, the companies plan to expand AirTag-like unwanted tracking alerts to third-party item trackers in future versions of iOS and Android. Tile, Chipolo,

By Tim Hardwick, MacRumors Apple’s Safari has retaken the lead over Microsoft Edge to become the world’s second most popular desktop browser, based on data provided by web analytics service StatCounter. According to the data, Safari is now used on 11.87 percent of desktop computers worldwide, 0.87 percent ahead of Edge, which stands at 11 percent.

By Juli Clover, MacRumors Researchers in the Future Interfaces Group at Carnegie Mellon last week highlighted a breakthrough in display technology that could make future screens more tactile through raised haptics. As noted by TechCrunch, the Future Interfaces Group shared a video and a research paper demonstrating a display that can grow small, physical bumps that can

By Joe Rossignol, MacRumors  Kroger-owned grocery store chain Harris Teeter this week announced it now accepts Apple Pay and other contactless payment methods at all of its over 250 locations in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, and a few other states. The Apple Pay logo Apple Pay also started rolling out at some actual Kroger locations in

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A federal judge on Friday rejected a motion from Google to toss out the government’s antitrust case against it. [Google also faces trial in November in an antitrust suit filed by Cary, N.C.-based Epic Games. ] Judge denies Google request to delay Epic Games antitrust trial U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema ruled