New bill might force Apple to allow third party app stores
Called ‘The App Store Freedom Act,’ this new bill would legally require companies such as Apple and Google to allow other app stores and payment methods on their devices. The legal system looks set to diminish Apple and Google’s dominance over the app stores market. American politician Kat Cammack has...
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Meta launches AI assistant app to rival ChatGPT
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has launched a stand-alone AI app that was previously only accessible across Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook called ‘Meta AI.’ It is aimed at rivalling ChatGPT and other similar products. Meta continues to push forward with its plans to utilise AI and compete with industry leaders such...
Spotify surpasses expectations with first quarter growth
Despite an uncertain market, Spotify has managed to survive the storm of tariffs and reluctant consumer spending. It continued to gain subscribers during the first quarter of the year. Well, one thing is for certain. Spotify isn’t going anywhere. The company just published its financial report for the first quarter...
Duolingo to replace contract workers and prioritise AI
In a new statement, Duolingo CEO and co-founder Luis von Ahn has said that the company will ‘gradually stop using contractors to do work that AI can handle.’ One of the world’s biggest language learning apps is looking to shake up how its business fundamentally operates, with a greater...
Google pushes for some remote workers to return to office
The search giant Google is reportedly introducing a new hybrid work model. Employees will be asked to be in the office at least three days a week, with potential consequences for those unable to do so. It seems another major corporation is keen to get workers back into the...
New report says clean energy makes up 40% of world’s electricity
According to a new report by think-tank Ember, more than 40% of the world’s electricity was generated cleanly in 2024. However, overall emissions are still on the rise. Clean energy is steadily dominating more of the energy sector and makes up 40% of the world’s electricity, according to a...
Bethesda surprise drops Oblivion remake this week
The publisher Bethesda has surprise announced and released a remastered version of Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, nineteen years after its initial release. This shadow drop was a great decision and hopefully more developers follow suit. Elder Scrolls is back! While we may not have any new information on the hugely-anticipated Elder Scrolls VI, Bethesda has finally treated us to fresh content with a remake of the fourth chapter in the...
Scientists claim to discover ‘new colour’ via laser pulses
By stimulating eye cells, scientists have announced that they have successfully discovered a new colour called ‘olo.’ It has never been seen before by humans. It might sound like something from a film, but a group of scientists claim to have discovered a new colour that has never been perceived by human eyes before. Yes, really. This new colour is named ‘olo’ and is being described as a ‘bluish-green with...
New report finds unsafe ‘energy-saving’ plugs easily available in UK
An investigation by ‘Which?’ finds that illegal and potentially dangerous plug-in ‘energy-saving’ devices are widely available to shoppers in the UK. They’re targeted toward consumers struggling with high energy bills. A new report and investigation by consumer body ‘Which?’ has found that illegal ‘energy-saving’ devices are easily accessible via online marketplaces in the UK, despite not being fit for purchase. ‘Eco plugs’ are sold as a way to ‘stabilise’ voltage,...
New evidence points to potential life on distant planet
Scientists are tentatively excited about new evidence that may hint at life on another planet, after discovering molecules that are normally only produced by organisms on Earth. A large planet called K2-18 b that sits 124 light years from Earth has shown the strongest evidence yet that life may exist beyond our own solar system, at least according to astronomers. The James Webb space telescope recently observed chemical fingerprints of...
