From PC Mag: A US senator is vowing to block the nomination of a new National Security Agency (NSA) chief until the US spy agency answers whether it's buying location and web browsing data on Americans.

The threat comes from Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Oregon), who’s pledging to hold up the nomination of Lt...

From ExtremeTech: Almost a year ago, Apple CEO Tim Cook pronounced the company would aspire to use US-made chips in some of its products. On Dec. 7, 2022, we reported on Mr. Cook's attendance at a groundbreaking ceremony for a new TSMC fab in Arizona, where he stated the company would someday be...

From Turtle Beach Press Release: Turtle Beach Corporation (Nasdaq: HEAR), today unveiled its eagerly anticipated first-wireless controller for Xbox and PC, the Designed for Xbox Turtle Beach® Stealth™ Ultra Wireless Smart Game Controller. Turtle Beach’s new king of wireless game controllers delivers...

From ComputerWorld: It’s the last call to keep any Gmail accounts you haven’t used recently.

Beginning December 1, Google will start deleting accounts that have been inactive for two years, including all associated photos, Drive documents, contacts, emails, and calendar entries. The tech giant...

From TechCrunch: X CEO Linda Yaccarino is publicly backing Elon Musk after he explicitly said “go fuck yourself” to advertisers leaving X during an onstage interview yesterday at the New York Times DealBook Summit. Musk, who in recent days has endorsed antisemitic content on the platform alongside...

From PC Mag: SpaceX is hoping to test its cellular Starlink system as soon as next month through 840 satellites, according to an FCC filing.

The company filed the application for the experimental license this week as the FCC continues to mull whether to give SpaceX full authorization to operate...

From PC Mag: Time to update: Apple is patching a pair of flaws that hackers may be actively exploiting to attack iPhones, iPads, and macOS devices.

The company released security updates today to address the threat, which affects WebKit, the browser engine for Safari.

Apple learned of the flaws...

From TechCrunch: Android users are poised to receive nearly a dozen new features in the latest release of the mobile operating system, including updates designed for smartphones, tablets, Wear OS smartwatches and even Google TV devices. Alongside the launch, Google is celebrating a new RCS milestone...

From ExtremeTech: A wise gambler once said, "You've gotta know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em." It's good advice for life in general, and Apple is now rumored to be following this strategy with its ill-fated 5G modem project. The company has reportedly cancelled it after years of being...

From ExtremeTech: Using artificial intelligence to create new things is all the rage right now. Whether you want text, computer code, or images, there are uncountable generative AI models that can oblige. Google DeepMind announces that it has developed an AI model to generate something else: crystal...