Windows 11 is adding Baseline Security Mode to block unsigned apps, services, and drivers by default, plus new consent prompts for sensitive access and bundled installs, with exceptions when needed ...

The lawsuits in Texas and Utah may be an attempt to dissuade other states from following Utah’s lead, Duncan said. But that hasn’t stopped Utah legislators from sponsoring a host of anti-Big Tech ...

Two countries have blocked the Grok app after it was widely used to generate non-consensual near-nude deepfakes of women and children. A third country is currently carrying out an investigation. Three ...

WASHINGTON, Dec 23 (Reuters) - A federal judge in Texas on Tuesday blocked Texas from enforcing a new state law aimed at protecting children by requiring app stores and developers to verify the age of ...

The law was set to take effect next month. The law was set to take effect next month. is a senior policy reporter at The Verge, covering the intersection of Silicon Valley and Capitol Hill. She spent ...

Two lawsuits are asking a federal judge to block a new Texas law that would require app stores to verify users’ ages and impose restrictions on those under 18. U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman heard ...

Apple today shared a list of the most downloaded U.S. App Store apps and games in 2025, highlighting the top free and paid iPhone and iPad titles. ChatGPT was the number one free app that ‌iPhone‌ ...

Apple pre-installs its own apps on macOS, but regardless of the type of user you are, there are many third-party options that you need to have running on your Mac. Luckily, macOS has a vibrant app ...

The founders of ICEBlock, the iPhone app used to track Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, are suing Trump administration officials over the app’s removal from the Apple store. “We reached out ...

A hot potato: Remember ICEBlock? Apple pulled the tracking tool, which shows the most recent locations of ICE agents, from its App Store in October following a demand from the DoJ. Now, its developer ...

The developer of ICEBlock, an iPhone app that anonymously tracks the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, has sued the Trump administration for free speech violations after Apple ...