Meta will shut down Horizon Worlds VR access on June 15, 2026, separating VR from Quest and refocusing on the mobile Horizon app for developers. #Meta

Apple has reduced its App Store commission rates in mainland China to 25% for standard in-app purchases and paid app downloads, down from 30%, effective March 15. #Apple #China

JD.com launches Joybuy in the UK, Germany, France, and more, marking a major global push to rival Amazon and expand its e-commerce footprint. #JD #Joybuy

Just two months after its comeback by Kevin Rose and Alexis Ohanian, Digg shuts down citing overwhelming AI bot spam, signaling challenges in social news platforms. #Digg

Google achieved a record-breaking $17.1 million in bug bounty payouts through its Vulnerability Reward Program in 2025 #Google #BugBounty

Amazon unveiled Prime Video Ultra — premium streaming with 8K, Dolby Atmos, exclusive content, and AI recommendations. #Amazon #PrimeVideoUltra

New rumors say Apple's iPhone Fold will be renamed iPhone Ultra, part of a broader Ultra lineup with prices starting at $1,500. #iPhoneFold #iPhoneUltra

Sony is secretly testing dynamic pricing on PlayStation Store games, with discounts up to 17.6% on titles like God of War Ragnarök and WWE 2K25. Expanded to 150+ games in 68 regions — US & Japan excluded. #Sony #PlayStation

Samsung is transforming its Galaxy AI platform into a multi-agent ecosystem, announced just before the Galaxy S26 series launch, to streamline everyday tasks with greater user choice, flexibility, and control. #GalaxyS26

Microsoft is considering the integration of PC Game Pass with Xbox Game Pass Premium, a decision that would alter both the pricing and the content available to players. #GamePass #Xbox #Microsoft

Russia has escalated its crackdown on popular messaging apps by attempting a full block of WhatsApp, affecting over 100 million users in the country.

Shocking spyware like ZeroDayRAT and ClayRat invades Android & iOS devices, stealing data via fake apps & zero-clicks.

Anthropic said free Claude users can now create files, connect to external services, use skills and more, apparently to capitalize on OpenAI's planned integration of ads into ChatGPT. #Claude #ChatGPT

xAI faces a mass exodus of talent, with six co-founders and at least nine senior engineers, including Yuhuai (Tony) Wu and Jimmy Ba, departing amid intense controversy over Grok's generation of nonconsensual explicit deepfakes of women and children. #xAI #Grok

Discord faces massive user backlash over mandatory age checks via face scans or IDs, just months after a breach exposed 70,000 users' sensitive data. #Discord

WhatsApp is rolling out native voice and video calling support to its web app, allowing users to make one-on-one calls directly from their browser without needing the desktop app. #WhatsApp

DuckDuckGo has rolled out a groundbreaking free voice chat feature for its Duck.ai platform, enabling real-time, natural-sounding conversations with AI models like those from OpenAI, all while upholding strict privacy standards. #DuckDuckGo

Qualcomm is set to adopt Samsung's innovative Heat Pass Block (HPB) cooling technology for its upcoming flagship Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and Gen 6 Pro processors, addressing persistent overheating issues seen in the prior Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. #Qualcomm

GitHub integrates Claude and Codex AI coding agents for Copilot Pro+ users—run multiple agents in repos, issues, and VS Code without switching tools. #GitHub #Codex

NASA has officially approved personal iPhones for astronauts on the Artemis II mission, allowing crew members to use their devices in space for the first time, enhancing communication, productivity, and personal connectivity. #NASA #iPhone

Ripple has secured a full EMI license from Luxembourg's CSSF. This enables Ripple to expand its regulated blockchain payment services, including the RLUSD stablecoin, across all 27 EU member states and the European Economic Area under the MiCA framework. #Ripple

Nvidia's H200 AI chip, its second-most powerful GPU, faces a pivotal moment in US-China tech tensions as Beijing weighs import approvals amid surging demand from giants like ByteDance, Alibaba, and Tencent. #Nvidia

OpenAI is secretly developing an early-stage social network aimed at creating a bot-free haven for real humans only, addressing the rampant issue of fake accounts, spam, and AI-generated noise plaguing platforms like X, Instagram, and TikTok. #OpenAI

Apple has acquired Q.ai, a facial expression analysis company, for $2 billion. This move highlights Apple's aim to enhance its AI ecosystem with advanced emotional recognition, potentially transforming AI assistant interactions through non-verbal communication. #Apple

Google has agreed to a $135 million settlement to resolve a class-action lawsuit accusing it of misusing Android users' cellular data by transmitting information to its servers even when devices were idle, apps closed, or background data settings disabled. #Google

Mozilla, the nonprofit behind Firefox, is deploying approximately $1.4 billion in reserves to build an AI rebel alliance of startups and technologists, aiming to counter the overwhelming dominance of industry giants OpenAI and Anthropic. #Mozilla #Firefox

Amazon is laying off 16,000 employees, as confirmed by SVP Beth Galetti. The company is undergoing organizational changes to streamline operations and reduce bureaucracy. #Amazon #TechLayoffs

China's AI ambitions are accelerating with DeepSeek returning to the spotlight alongside the Four Dragons of domestic chipmaking—Biren, Cambricon, Moore Threads, and MetaX—challenging Nvidia's dominance despite US export curbs. #China #AI

Hyundai Motor Group is pushing ahead with ambitious plans to deploy up to 30,000 Boston Dynamics Atlas humanoid robots across its factories by 2030, starting with its Georgia Metaplant in 2028, as unveiled at CES 2026. #Hyundai #BostonDynamics #AtlasRobot

Researchers from the Tech Transparency Project found numerous AI-powered 'nudify' apps on Google Play and Apple App Store, which allow users to create fake non-consensual nude images of real people, violating both platforms' policies on sexual nudity and degrading content. #NudifyApps

Meta is testing premium subscriptions across Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp to monetize its apps. These subscriptions will offer exclusive features to enhance creativity, productivity, and AI capabilities for users. #Meta

Claude AI now lets you open Slack, Figma, Canva inside the chat for real-time collaboration with third-party apps; no tab-switching required today. #Claude

France's government is phasing out U.S. video conferencing giants like Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Webex, and Google Meet across public administration by 2027, replacing them with Visio, a fully sovereign platform developed by the Interministerial Digital Agency (DINUM). #Visio #France

Samsung's groundbreaking Galaxy Z TriFold, the company's first trifold foldable since the 2020 Flip, is finally launching in the US on January 30, priced at a steep $2,899 for the 512GB model in exclusive Crafted Black with faux carbon fiber backing. #GalaxyZTriFold

Yahoo has introduced Scout, an AI-powered answer engine to enhance search experiences. Accessible via a dedicated site and app, it provides fast, accurate responses and is in beta for US users on desktop and mobile. #Yahoo #Scout

Apple has launched the AirTag 2, a significant upgrade to its popular item tracker, featuring a second-generation Ultra Wideband (UWB) chip—the same as in the iPhone 17 lineup, iPhone Air, Apple Watch Ultra 3, and Apple Watch Series 11. #AirTag2 #Apple

The US Commerce Department permits Nvidia to export H200 AI chips to China with conditions: a 25% government fee, AI testing by third parties, US market supply priority, and a cap on overseas sales at 50% of domestic volumes. #Nvidia #H200Chips

Apple 2026 lineup is Massiveeeee

Google is enhancing its Motion Cues feature for Android to reduce motion sickness in vehicles by using dynamic on-screen dots that mimic real-world movement, aligning visual cues with inner ear sensations to prevent nausea and dizziness. #Google

AI browsers like Merlin, Atlas, and Comet secretly capture medical records, banking details, and browsing history without consent #Merlin #Atlas #Comet

Google is transforming real-time translation with a new beta feature in the Translate app, turning any headphones into a one-way translation device. This preserves each speaker's tone, emphasis, and cadence for natural audio in over 70 languages. #Google

Fortnite returns to the Google Play Store in the U.S., marking a major win for Epic and Android gamers after years of legal battles. #Fortnite #EpicGames

Google Labs has unveiled Disco, an experimental browser that revolutionizes web browsing by automatically generating custom interactive web applications from users' open tabs, search queries, and chat history, powered by the advanced Gemini 3 AI model. #Disco #Gemini3

Meta reportedly pursues Avocado, a likely closed AI model due 2026, signaling a shift from open-source aims amid leadership and safety concerns. #Meta #Avocado

Google DeepMind plans to establish its first fully automated science laboratory in the UK, marking a significant milestone in AI-driven research. #Google

Russia has officially blocked access to the popular online gaming platform Roblox, citing concerns over extremist content and LGBTQ propaganda that could negatively impact children’s moral development. #Roblox

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg today announced plans to launch a creative studio that will be led by former Apple UI designer Alan Dye. As we learned earlier today, Dye is leaving his position as Vice President of Human Interface Design at Apple to become Meta s new chief design officer. #Meta

Instagram is reportedly testing a new restriction that could limit users to only three hashtags per post, a significant change from the current allowance of up to 30. #Instagram

Samsung has launched the Galaxy Z TriFold, a revolutionary triple-foldable smartphone with a unique hinge mechanism. This allows the screen to fold in two places, transforming it from a compact form into a large, immersive display. #GalaxyZTriFold www.crumbd.com/read/samsung...

Bitcoin may face a sharp decline to $65,000 or lower, which could impact the broader cryptocurrency market. This potential downturn poses risks for major digital assets like Ethereum, XRP, and Cardano, which often follow Bitcoin's price trends. #Bitcoin