How Americans are using AI at work, according to a new Gallup poll
CarPlay Ultra coming to at least one new car later this year, per report – 9to5Mac
Apple Creator Studio gets its own Instagram account – 9to5Mac
Very first Apple check & early Apple-1 motherboard sold for $5 million combined
Apple TV Shares First Look and Premiere Date for ’Criminal Record’ Season 2
OnlyFans is reportedly in talks to sell a 60 percent stake to a San Francisco investment firm
Bruce Springsteen Delivers First Live Performance of ICE Protest Song in Minneapolis
Bruce Springsteen hit the stage at Minneapolis‘ First Avenue club on Friday to perform his new anti-ICE protest song “Streets of Minneapolis” for the first time live. Spingsteen released the track on Wednesday following the the killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good....
Piracy Crackdown in Italy Shuts Down IPTV Services Ahead of Winter Olympics * TorrentFreak
In a massive international operation a week before the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics, Italian authorities have announced the dismantling of a global IPTV network. Dubbed "Operation Switch Off," the action targeted key infrastructure and a hierarchy of...
Nick Frost ”manifested” role in ’Harry Potter’ series by writing ”Hagrid” down 7,000 times
Nick Frost “manifested” playing the role of Hagrid in the upcoming Harry Potter TV series, the actor has said. Frost told The Guardian that he watched all eight Harry Potter movies on TV and wrote the name ‘Hagrid’ 7,000 times by hand. “I’ve seen all the films,” he...
Elon Musk had more extensive ties to Epstein than previously known, emails show
Elon Musk had more extensive – and more friendly – communications with the financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein than previously publicly known, according to documents released on Friday by the Department of Justice. Emails in the files appear to show the two...
What’s revealed in the latest Epstein files release – and what’s redacted
The Department of Justice released its latest, and likely last, batch of files related to investigations into Jeffrey Epstein. It comes more than a month after the missed deadline set by Congress. The release includes more than 3 million pages, 2,000 videos and...
Helena Bonham Carter leads newly confirmed ’The White Lotus’ season four cast
The White Lotus‘ season four cast has been confirmed, with Helena Bonham Carter, Chris Messina and Marissa Long set to join the likes of Steve Coogan and AJ Michalka in the HBO show. Oscar-nominee Bonham Carter leads the latest announcement, with The Mindy...
Ex-Google engineer found guilty of stealing AI secrets – Help Net Security
Ding faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison for each count of theft of trade secrets and up to 15 years for each count of economic espionage. What happened? According to court records, Ding accessed and removed more than 2,000 pages of confidential information...
Apple won’t sell you its in-store display accessories, but you can buy them here
Have you ever wished you could buy the stand or charger used to display the iPhone and other products inside Apple Stores? A website called AppleUnsold might be the best way to do that. AppleUnsold sells authentic new and used Apple Store product stands, chargers,...
Here’s how people are using Apple Intelligence, per Tim Cook – 9to5Mac
Tim Cook’s opening remarks on Apple’s fiscal Q1 2026 earnings call touched on how customers are using Apple Intelligence. Here’s what he said. Carefully crafted non-specific details If you’ve ever listened to one of Apple’s quarterly earnings calls, you know Tim Cook...
Apple Called Out in New ’Encrypt It Already’ Campaign
The non-profit Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) today launched an "Encrypt It Already" campaign that calls on tech companies such as Apple, Google, Meta, and others to implement or expand end-to-end encryption on their platforms. iCloud already provides end-to-end...
Apple’s Fifth Avenue Store is Closing Overnight Next Week, Here’s Why
Apple's iconic Fifth Avenue store in New York City is normally open 24/7, but it will be closed overnight on some days next week. According to Apple's website, the store will be closing at 10 p.m. local time each night on Monday, February 2 through Wednesday, February...
Darren Aronofsky Has Reconstructed the Revolutionary War Using AI
Benjamin Franklin and The Battle of Brooklyn — in AI? That’s the premise of an intriguing, provocative new series that Darren Aronofsky is producing via his AI-focused venture Primordial Soup. Drawing on the tech of Google DeepMind, with which the company has a deal,...
