Stories by Nehal Malik

A U.S. federal judge has blocked a controversial Texas law that would have required Apple and Google to verify the age of every user downloading an app from their app stores, delivering a major win for Big Tech as similar legislation continues to gain traction elsewhere. According to The Verge, U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman...

Apple’s tightly controlled iOS ecosystem is set to loosen further — this time in Brazil. Following regulatory pressure, Apple has agreed to allow alternative app stores, third-party payment systems for in-app purchases, and links to external offers on iPhones in the country, according to reports from Brazilian publications MLex and Tecnoblog (via MacRumors). The changes...

OpenAI is rolling out a new year-end feature for ChatGPT users, and it’s one that feels instantly familiar. Dubbed “Your Year with ChatGPT,” the experience is essentially OpenAI’s take on Spotify Wrapped, offering users a personalized recap of how they used the chatbot throughout the year — complete with visuals, awards, and creative summaries. “Your...

Apple’s long-rumoured foldable iPhone may still be a little less than a year away, but new details suggest the company is continuing to push hard on one of the category’s biggest pain points: the visible display crease. According to a new report from MacRumors, Apple is still actively testing next-generation ultra-thin flexible glass (UFG) as...

Mac users running Apple’s latest desktop operating system are increasingly reporting an annoying display bug, with macOS Tahoe causing intermittent screen flickering — particularly on Apple’s own Studio Display. According to a report from MacRumors, the issue has been present since macOS Tahoe first launched back in September, and subsequent updates appear to have only...

Netflix is making another strategic move in gaming, announcing it has acquired Ready Player Me, a virtual avatar creation platform, as it continues reshaping its gaming ambitions. The news was first reported by TechCrunch, which noted the Estonia-based startup will help Netflix build persistent digital avatars that subscribers can carry across different games and experiences....

After briefly leaking earlier this week, Apple Music integration is now officially live on ChatGPT. The new feature adds Apple Music as a dedicated app inside ChatGPT, allowing users to discover music, generate playlists, and — if they’re subscribers — add songs directly to their Apple Music library using natural language prompts. As reported by...

Rivian is closing out the year with one of its most meaningful over-the-air software updates yet. Software version 2025.46 is now rolling out to R1 owners, bringing major upgrades to assisted driving, vehicle access, and off-road capability — many of which are now available to drivers in Canada. Rivian says the headline feature is Universal...

Amazon has published its annual Canada Impact Report, outlining just how deeply the company is embedded in the country’s economy, workforce, and communities. As with previous years, the 2025 Amazon Canada Impact Report is meant to shed light on Amazon’s growing footprint nationwide, from job creation and wages to sustainability initiatives and local investments. According...

Apple has kicked off the next round of software testing, releasing the first public betas of iOS 26.3, iPadOS 26.3, and several other platform updates. The new public betas arrive just days after Apple seeded the same builds to developers, and shortly after the company began rolling out iOS 26.2 to the general public last...

Google is expanding its next-generation AI lineup with the launch of Gemini 3 Flash, a new model designed to deliver frontier-level intelligence at significantly higher speeds and lower costs. Gemini 3 Flash builds on the reasoning and multimodal foundations of Gemini 3 Pro, while emphasizing efficiency and responsiveness across consumer and enterprise use cases. “Today,...

Amazon is reportedly in talks to make a massive investment in OpenAI, a move that could further reshape the balance of power in the rapidly accelerating AI race. According to a new report from Reuters, Amazon may invest around $10 billion USD into the ChatGPT maker, potentially valuing OpenAI at more than $500 billion if...