Stories by John Quintet

  OpenAI is preparing to launch its very first physical consumer device, and it is not a smartphone. According to a report from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, people familiar with the project say the company is developing a movable, screenless smart speaker designed to act as an interactive companion. Those close to the project reveal that...

Bringing a new person into an active WhatsApp group chat often leaves them in the dark, staring at a blank screen with zero context. A helpful new feature detailed by WhatsApp today aims to fix this exact issue by allowing group members to share previous message history with newcomers, who usually just see the member...

Google is celebrating the 25th anniversary of Google Images by rolling out major updates that change how users discover and generate visual content online. The tech giant announced a brand new home for Google Images on desktop computers. The update introduces a dynamic gallery that refreshes in real time to match individual user interests. People...

Apple and EA Sports have announced to football fans that Madden NFL 27 Arcade Edition will officially launch on Apple Arcade on August 6, 2026. The upcoming game is built specifically for Apple devices, bringing current NFL teams, realistic simulation gameplay, and a complete experience that of course has no ads or in-app purchases. Players...

Apple has officially opened the doors for early adopters (besides developers) looking to test the latest software features. If you want to get iOS 27 on your iPhone before the general public release later this autumn, the process is straightforward and free. The company previously announced that iOS 27 and other public betas would hit...

We’re well into July so let’s take a look at what the plans are from Fido, Virgin Plus and Koodo compared to last month. With summer underway, there aren’t many changes, except for price increases across the board. Here are plans from Fido, Virgin Plus and Koodo in July 2026 below, for bring your own...

Apple's trade secret lawsuit against OpenAI is going to make life a lot harder for the AI company's hardware team, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. For now, the timeline hasn't moved. A person with knowledge of the matter says OpenAI still expects to announce its first hardware product later this year and ship it in...

  Apple is changing up its Mac chip plans for the next few years, and AI is why. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports the base M6 chip is still coming this fall, but that's it for the M6 family. So that means no M6 Pro, M6 Max or M6 Ultra. Instead, Apple is going straight to...

Apple and OpenAI are in a legal fight now, and a new report from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman lays out just how ugly things have gotten between the two. The lawsuit itself is about trade secret theft, but Gurman's sources paint a bigger picture of OpenAI scrambling to build an AI-powered iPhone rival. People familiar with...

Apple has filed a federal lawsuit against OpenAI in Northern California, accusing the company of running a scheme to steal its intellectual property and use it to build its own consumer hardware. In the complaint, Apple claims the theft went right up the chain. "This much is clear, however: at every level, from members of...

The European Commission says Meta is breaking the rules with the way Instagram and Facebook are built to keep people hooked. On July 9, the Commission put out preliminary findings saying Meta ran afoul of the Digital Services Act with the "addictive design" of both apps. The investigation zeroes in on stuff you use every...

The federal government and Bell have wrapped up a joint project to get reliable cell coverage onto a remote stretch of road in Quebec. The work covered a 28-kilometre section of road in Obedjiwan, home to the Atikamekw of Opitciwan First Nation in the Mauricie region. The project got $806,285 in federal funding through the...