VPN use explodes after UK age verification kicks in; porn traffic plummets
McDonald’s pulls AI-generated Christmas advert following backlash
Operation Bluebird wants to relaunch “Twitter,” says Musk abandoned the name and logo
Netflix has no immediate plans for ’Hogwarts Legacy’ sequel
ChatGPT is Apple’s most downloaded app of 2025 in the US | TechCrunch
Australia social media ban: Kids barred from apps as world-first policy kicks in
VPN use explodes after UK age verification kicks in; porn traffic plummets
Porn has taken a hit in the UK in the wake of the introduction of compulsory age verification this year, according to communications regulator Ofcom. VPN usage more than doubled, while porn viewership plummeted following the enforcement of age checks,…
McDonald’s pulls AI-generated Christmas advert following backlash
McDonald’s has taken down a Christmas advert made with Artificial Intelligence (AI) following online backlash. The 45-second advert was produced with generative AI clips and released publicly on McDonald’s Netherlands YouTube channel on 6 December. Viewers on social media denounced…
Operation Bluebird wants to relaunch “Twitter,” says Musk abandoned the name and logo
A Virginia startup calling itself “Operation Bluebird” announced this week that it has filed a formal petition with the US Patent and Trademark Office, asking the federal agency to cancel X Corporation’s trademarks of the words “Twitter” and “tweet” since…
Netflix has no immediate plans for ’Hogwarts Legacy’ sequel
The future of Hogwarts Legacy and other Warner Bros. Games titles are in doubt following Netflix’s $82.7billion bid for Warner Bros Discovery. Last week, Netflix announced that it was set to buy Warner Bros Discovery with the deal including the…
ChatGPT is Apple’s most downloaded app of 2025 in the US | TechCrunch
Apple on Wednesday released its annual list of the most downloaded apps and games for the year. For the U.S. market, OpenAI’s ChatGPT topped the ranks of free iPhone apps (not including games) with the most installs in 2025. The…
Australia social media ban: Kids barred from apps as world-first policy kicks in
Australia’s world-first social media ban for children has taken effect, with throngs of teenagers waking up to find their accounts have gone dark. Others tell BBC they have already snuck past barriers and will continue scrolling and posting freely until…
Sharon Osbourne shares Ozzy’s final words
Sharon Osbourne has revealed the touching final words that Ozzy said to her before he passed away. The Prince Of Darkness died on July 22 at his family home in Buckinghamshire. He passed away due to a heart attack, but…
Apple-owned Sneaky Sasquatch getting expansion, Apple Store tie-ins – 9to5Mac
Sneaky Sasquatch has been one of Apple Arcade’s most popular titles for years, and Apple has just announced a new update and special Apple Store experiences coming. Today alongside debuting Apple Arcade’s lineup of new games coming next month, Apple…
iFixit launches FixBot AI repair helper, with free and paid versions – 9to5Mac
iFixit has launched a new AI repair assistant known as FixBot. The company says Fixbot will make it faster and easier than ever before to figure out what’s wrong and how to fix it. There are both free and paid…
New Switch 2 System Update Rolling Out, And You Probably Know What It Does
Stability is nice to have in life. And Nintendo clearly believes it’s good for the company’s hybrid consoles. That’s why updates improving stability for Switch 2 and the original Switch are now available, bringing both hardware versions up to 21.1.0.…
Tekniska problem hos Telia – telefonistrul i hela landet
Telia hade stora tekniska problem på tisdagen. Bolagets problem pågick nästan i fyra timmar och påverkade en rad verksamheter. Flera regioner fick gå upp i stabsläge på grund av telefoniproblem. Källa: Tekniska problem hos Telia – telefonistrul i hela landet
Trump clears way for Nvidia to sell powerful AI chips to China
Donald Trump has cleared the way for Nvidia to begin selling its powerful AI computer chips to China, marking a win for the chip maker and its CEO, Jensen Huang, who has spent months lobbying the White House to open…