- Oct 4
Apple plans security warnings for Mac users granting data access to AI agents
Apple is preparing to issue security warnings to Mac users before they grant autonomous AI agents broad permissions under the Full Disk Access setting.
- Oct 3
Dominican Republic bans Haiti soccer team from venues after stadium clash and 4-1 defeat
Dominican authorities barred Haiti's national soccer team from domestic sports facilities on Friday following crowd disorder at Santo Domingo's Felix Sanchez Olympic Stadium and post-match player statements.
- Oct 2
Figure destroys retired humanoid robot fleet in Finnish steel furnace with Arnold Schwarzenegger
Robotics company Figure disposed of its retired F.02 humanoid robots by having them jump into a 75-ton electric arc furnace in Imatra, Finland, following a suggestion from Arnold Schwarzenegger.
- Sep 24
Costa Rica President Laura Fernández dismisses foreign minister over undisclosed Trump security summit
Costa Rican President Laura Fernández dismissed Foreign Minister Manuel Tovar after he attended a US-led security summit in New York without informing her, preventing her from participating in the gathering.
- Sep 1
Roku enters OLED market with Pro Series starting at $999 on Amazon
Roku has introduced its first self-branded OLED televisions, launching the Pro Series at $999 on Amazon ahead of a higher-tier LX model scheduled for October.
- Aug 9
New 'coffee frog' species discovered in Costa Rica's coffee highlands
Researchers from Costa Rica and Argentina have identified a new tree frog species in San Lorenzo de Tarrazú, Costa Rica. The tiny amphibian, under 4 cm long, lives among coffee plants but faces risks from plantation pesticides.
- Jul 28
eBay to pay $55.7 million to couple stalked with cockroaches and a bloody pig mask after critical blog posts
The settlement with David and Ina Steiner, publishers of the EcommerceBytes newsletter, ends seven years of criminal and civil proceedings stemming from a 2019 campaign that included live insects, a funeral wreath, and in-person surveillance.
- Jul 12
Longevity influencer Bryan Johnson reveals autoimmune disease, turns to AI for a cure
The 48-year-old tech millionaire and anti-aging evangelist, who spends nearly $2 million annually to reverse aging, announced on Instagram that his immune system is attacking his stomach, causing chronic autoimmune gastritis. He now aims to use artificial intelligence to find a cure.
- Jul 11
Apple files lawsuit against OpenAI over trade secret theft by former employees
The lawsuit, filed Friday in San Jose federal court, accuses the AI company of using confidential information obtained from ex-Apple staff and probing the company's suppliers for manufacturing secrets.
- Jul 10
Apple sues OpenAI over alleged trade secret theft, jeopardizing its rival hardware plans
A lawsuit filed on Friday accuses the ChatGPT maker of orchestrating a scheme to extract confidential hardware data from former Apple employees, with over 400 ex-staff now working at OpenAI.
