The city of San Francisco has ordered Apple and Google to remove dozens of “nudification” apps (software programs that can digitally alter images to undress the people in them) from their app stores. California law criminalizes any activity that “knowingly facilitates” or “recklessly aids or abets” the creation of non-consensual deepfake pornography. In 2025, California
The short version: The Tour de France is broadcast live on Peacock in the US, on TNT Sports via HBO Max in the UK, and for free on SBS in Australia, France.TV in France, and RTVE in Spain, among other options. You can use NordVPN to unblock international options if you’re not in those countries
Months after analysts warned that AI-driven demand for memory chips would spread to consumer electronics, India is providing the strongest evidence yet that disruption has arrived, with rising mobile phone prices reshaping the smartphone market. The memory chips in question (RAM and storage components) are the same ones that tech giants need in bulk to
As the military looks for new ways to use cheap drones, the Marine Corps is testing whether helicopters can serve as mobile control centers during missions at sea. During a recent exercise off the coast of California, Marines launched and controlled small first-person view drones from UH-1Y Venom and AH-1Z Viper helicopters while supporting a
Taylor Farms, a lettuce supplier to Taco Bell, has been linked to a cyclosporiasis outbreak in five states. Taylor Farms, founded by Bruce Taylor and several partners in 1995, is a California-based fresh produce company that has grown into a multimillion-dollar company with more than 24,000 employees and 22 production facilities throughout North America. The
The window is almost closed. On August 19, eight startups will take to the Stripe Tour Sydney stage in front of investors, the global press and the Australian tech community. A startup is automatically entered into TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco: no application, no further competition, a guaranteed spot on the world’s most iconic startup
