AltStore’s alternative iPhone app store is coming to more countries
AltStore PAL, which launched as one of the first alternative iOS app stores in the EU last year,…
Welcome to the ‘papers, please’ internet
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more…
The Internet Is Ruining Gen Z’s Brains—and Saving Grandma’s
Sure, the internet might be destroying human civilization as we know it. And those who pull the strings…
Deloitte was caught using AI in $290,000 report to help the Australian government crack down on welfare after a researcher flagged hallucinations
Deloitte’s member firm in Australia will pay the government a partial refund for a $290,000 report that contained…
Apple ends support for Clips video-editing app
Apple finally decided to pull the plug though, removing Clips from the App Store. The company also updated…
OpenAI is trying to clamp down on ‘bias’ in ChatGPT
“ChatGPT shouldn’t have political bias in any direction,” OpenAI wrote in a post on Thursday. The latest GPT-5…
Google Pixel Watch 4 Launches Today
Those who’ve been waiting a full 13 months since the Google Pixel Watch 3 launched can quit waiting.…
Hey, Remember the Barnes & Noble Nook? They Still Sell It, You Know.
Remember when Amazon was the scrappy, upstart bookseller going toe to toe against the mammoth Barnes & Noble?…
Brendan Carr wants to let internet providers charge hidden fees again
Broadband customers may find themselves blighted by unexpected charges again, thanks to Federal Communications Commission chairman Brendan Carr.…
Bangkok Post – Sabine has the science you’re after
Sabine Hossenfelder is one of the people I regularly watch on the YouTube platform. She is a physicist…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says he is ‘envious’ of Gen Z college dropouts who have the ‘mental space’ and time to build new startups
Sam Altman, one of the most powerful leaders in Silicon Valley, is jealous of Gen Z college dropouts. …
Google Pixel Watch 4 review: the Android watch to beat
Five years ago, I used to groan when it came time to review an Android smartwatch. Back then,…