Month: September 2025
A bombshell child safety leak changed Meta — it got worse
In 2021, when former Meta employee Frances Haugen blew the whistle on dangers that the company’s platforms posed to kids, Meta realized it needed to change. “I’m here to tell you today that Meta has changed,” said one of a new set of whistleblowers — former Meta user experience researcher…
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The iPhone 17 Pro has one major feature that makes it a must-buy for AI
My iPhone 16 Pro Max has been a fantastic smartphone, a sheer powerhouse in tackling all the tasks I throw at it, without compromise. That said, ever since I purchased the best iPhone on the market last September, I’ve had a recurring issue pop up every so often. Most of…
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Center Stage is a better vision of the Apple Intelligence era
Apple has offered a few different variations of Center Stage — its photo tracking and enhancement suit — over the years, but with the iPhone 17 line and iPhone Air the company has designed the feature to solve a small (albeit annoying) problem with modern smartphones. Now there's no need…
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How Apple’s new iPhone 17 compares to the last-gen iPhone 16
Apple announced the iPhone 17 at its “Awe dropping” event held yesterday. They won’t be available to preorder until Friday, September 12th, but you may already be contemplating an upgrade. It’s easier to tell some of what makes the iPhone 17 different (like the larger screen and new colors), but…
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Welcome to the era of thin smartphones (whether you want it or not)
We knew it was coming, and now it’s here. The iPhone Air, as rumored, is only 5.6mm thick and has fewer features than the base iPhone 17, which is $200 cheaper. Sure, it’s not the first slimline reinterpretation of a major smartphone — Samsung beat Apple to the punch with…
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Now you see me, now you don’t – Mullvad introduces QUIC to disguise WireGuard traffic
Mullvad has added QUIC obfuscation for WireGuard on its desktop apps The protocol lets users blend in with regular traffic to bypass censorship An increasing number of VPNs now offer anti-censorship tools Mullvad has rolled out QUIC obfuscation for WireGuard, aiming to make VPN traffic harder to spot and block…
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