av Mikael Winterkvist | jan 25, 2026 | Bluesky, Notiser, Threads, Twitter
In addition to denying X and xAI’s demand, the judge also decried the case’s excessive discovery requests and disputes. Here are the details.
Court’s patience wears thin
Last year, X and xAI filed a lawsuit against Apple and OpenAI, following Elon Musk’s claim that their partnership to integrate ChatGPT into iOS was preventing competing AI apps from succeeding in the App Store. The accusation was promptly debunked by X’s own users.
Källa: Judge denies Musk’s bid to force OpenAI to hand over source code – 9to5Mac
av Mikael Winterkvist | jan 25, 2026 | Bluesky, Notiser, Threads
Early last year, Apple agreed to settle a class action lawsuit regarding ‘unlawful and intentional recording’ of conversations with Siri. The issue dates back to 2019, and the company denies any wrongdoing. Since then, Apple has taken efforts to improve Siri privacy, but it still settled this case to go forward.
Claims started being accepted mid last year, and now users are starting to receive their payouts.
To qualify for the settlement, you must’ve purchased a Siri-enabled Apple device between September 17, 2014 and December 31, 2024 and experienced an ‘unintended Siri activation.’
Källa: iPhone users begin to receive payouts from $95 million Siri privacy settlement – 9to5Mac
av Mikael Winterkvist | jan 25, 2026 | Bluesky, Notiser, Threads, Twitter
A partial government shutdown on Friday is looking more likely after a second fatal shooting in Minnesota involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Soon after the killing of US citizen Alex Pretti, some Senate Democrats who supported the bipartisan deal to reopen the government in November said they would oppose a six-bill funding package if it includes the Department of Homeland Security.
That leaves the broader funding measure short of 60 votes; Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Saturday night that “Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to proceed to the appropriations bill if the DHS funding bill is included.”
Källa: Second Minnesota shooting by ICE raises chances of a partial government shutdown
av Mikael Winterkvist | jan 25, 2026 | Notiser
The iPhone 18 Pro’s Dynamic Island is changing. And now, thanks to a new leak, we may know exactly how much smaller it’s going to be. Here are the details.
iPhone 18 Pro’s new Dynamic Island could be 35% smaller
Until recently, rumors about the iPhone 18 Pro’s Dynamic Island cutout have been consistent in only one way: they’ve said that it’s changing.
Some sources indicated the change would be more radical, with the cutout shrinking to a hole-punch size and moving to the top-left corner. Others, however, indicated we’ll simply get a smaller version of the existing pill-shaped design.
Källa: Here’s the new size of iPhone 18 Pro’s Dynamic Island, per leaker – 9to5Mac
av Mikael Winterkvist | jan 25, 2026 | Bluesky, Notiser, Threads, Twitter
Every month, hundreds of millions of users flock to Pinterest looking for the latest styles.
One page titled ”the most ridiculous things” is filled with plenty of wacky ideas to inspire creatives. Crocs repurposed as flower pots. Cheeseburger-shaped eyeshadow. A gingerbread house made of vegetables.
But what would-be buyers may not know is the tech behind this isn’t necessarily US-made. Pinterest is experimenting with Chinese AI models to hone its recommendation engine.
”We’ve effectively made Pinterest an AI-powered shopping assistant,” the firm’s boss Bill Ready told me.
Källa: Is China quietly winning the AI race?
av Mikael Winterkvist | jan 25, 2026 | Bluesky, Notiser, Threads, Twitter
Developers who openly admit that they no longer understand their own code? That sounds like a nightmare for any IT department. Whether AI will ultimately save us more time or lead us into debugging hell is the big bet for the next few years.
Källa: OpenAI developer predicts programmers will soon ”declare bankruptcy” on understanding their own AI-generated code
