Apple has further bolstered its health team with the addition of M. Osman Akhtar, a chief operating officer for a non-profit chain of Minnesota-based hospitals. At Apple, Akhtar will report to Sambul …
IKEA set to release HomeKit-ready smart plug in October?
If you are eager to increase the range of your home’s devices that are compatible with Apple’s HomeKit, inexpensive help could soon be at hand in the form of a new smart plug. IKEA appears…
Tim Cook donates about $5 million in Apple stock to charity
A new filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has revealed that Apple CEO Tim Cook recently gifted 23,215 Apple shares – equal to about $5 million – to an undisclosed chari…
CEO calls Twitter unbiased, but slow in tackling fake news
Few sites must be more symptomatic of the problems of the post-truth era than Twitter. However, in an interview with CNN, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has defended controversial aspects of the social media…
Firefox Web Browser gets dark mode, new tab features on iOS
Firefox has just joined the dark side! No, not in the Star Wars sense. Instead, Mozilla, the company behind Firefox, has introduced a new, dark mode to its iOS web browser. Today, Mozilla has released…
Dark Theme to be added to Windows 10’s File Explorer
As Apple prepares to introduce a system-wide “dark” mode in the upcoming macOS Mojave, Microsoft will be plugging a gap in Windows’ own dark mode functionality. Microsoft has announc…
Faraday Future offers “3D Tour” of first car model, FF 91
Automaker Faraday Future will start shipping its first production car, the FF 91 electric SUV, to customers by the end of 2018. However, the company is already sating our curiosity by offering a new, …
Spotify shares rise as music streamer partners with Samsung
Spotify has unveiled a new partnership with Samsung, and the music streaming service’s investors have reacted positively. The company’s share price grew by almost 5% on Thursday in the wak…
Six million UK workers said to fear losing jobs to machines
As the machine economy rises, millions of UK workers worry that their jobs could be caught in the crossfire. This startling conclusion is reached in a new report commissioned by the UK Government. Yve…
UK-focused breastfeeding advice launched on Google Assistant
New mothers now have a new, hands-free way of receiving breastfeeding advice on their phones. The UK-based body Public Health England has expanded its Breastfeeding Friend service to Google Assistant,…
Analysts say 2018 iPhones to lose Lightning to 3.5mm adapter
In 2016, Apple made one of its most controversial decisions of recent times when it axed the traditional 3.5mm headphone jack on the iPhone 7. That led fans of wired headphones to have to use the Ligh…
Apple adds over 40 recruits to its health clinic AC Wellness
Apple has devoted many efforts to healthcare in recent years, but it’s not just customers who can anticipate feeling better as a result. The company has quickly added more than 40 people, includ…