Apple Releases visionOS 2.3.1 Apple today released visionOS 2.3.1, a minor update to the visionOS 2 operating system that came out in September. visionOS 2.3.1 comes two weeks after the launch of visionOS 2.3, and more than a year after the release of the Vision Pro headset. visionOS 2.3 can be downloaded on all Vision Pro headsets by navigating to the Settings app, selecti…

Apple Releases iOS 18.3.1 With Bug Fixes Apple today released iOS 18.3.1 and iPadOS 18.3.1, minor updates for the iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 operating systems that came out last September. iOS 18.3.1 comes two weeks after Apple released iOS 18.3. The new software can be downloaded on eligible iPhones and iPads over-the-air by going to Settings > General > Software Update. Apple has also rel…

Apple Releases macOS Sequoia 15.3.1 Apple today released macOS Sequoia 15.3.1, a minor update to the ‌macOS Sequoia‌ operating system that came out last September. macOS 15.3.1 comes a few weeks after the launch of ‌macOS Sequoia‌ 15.3. Mac users can download the ‌‌‌‌macOS Sequoia‌‌‌‌ update through the Software Update section of System Settings. Apple has also released macOS 13…

Make Sure to Update: iOS 18.3.1 Includes Fix for Actively Exploited Vulnerability The iOS 18.3.1 and iPadOS 18.3.1 updates that Apple released today include an important security fix, and it’s important to install the new software as soon as possible because this bug was exploited in the wild. According to Apple’s security support document for iOS 18.3.1 and iPadOS 18.3.1, it addresses an accessibility vulnerability that cou…

M4 MacBook Air Release Continues to Appear Imminent There continue to be signs of a new MacBook Air with an M4 chip, indicating that we could see the machine launch in the not too distant future. A private account on X today shared the identifiers that the ‌MacBook Air‌ will use, and those identifiers correspond to the M4 chip. According to the source, both the 13-inch ‌MacBook Air‌ and the 15-i…

Will Apple Release New iPhone 16 Colors This Year? Apple typically releases new iPhone color options every year as a mid-product cycle refresh, so when can we expect a new finish in 2025? Apple has added new ‌iPhone‌ colors on six occasions in the past, consistently in either the March or April following an ‌iPhone‌’s launch: iPhone 7 and 7 Plus: (PRODUCT)RED (Tuesday, March 21, 2017) iPhone…

Apple’s Rumored Smart Home Hub Still ‘Months Away’ From Shipping If you have been waiting for Apple’s rumored smart home hub to launch, prepare to wait some more. In his Power On newsletter over the weekend, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman said the device is still “months away” from shipping. A made-up concept of an Apple smart home hub Based on that wording, the home hub will not ship until April at the earliest,…

Binance Bitcoin Reserves Slumped $355M in January as User Balances Rose by $4.4B The ratio of Binance USDT reserves to user balances also dropped significantly.

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Hong Kong’s Patient Approach to Regulating Crypto Will Pay Off: LegCo’s Duncan Chiu Devising clear rules for the industry is important, but it can also help to wait for others to move first, argues Chiu.

Alabama Man to Plead Guilty in Bitcoin-Focused SEC X Account Hack According to the charges, Eric Council Jr. used a fake ID to gain access to a device with SEC account credentials and then falsely said spot bitcoin ETFs had been approved..

2 More U.S. Regulatory Dominos May Have Fallen for Crypto: OCC and CFPB FDIC Acting Chairman Travis Hill said the agency is overhauling its crypto approach, just as U.S. senators examine regulators keeping banks out of crypto.

Digital Identity Startup Holonym Acquires Gitcoin Passport The cash and token deal scales up a Worldcoin “alternative.”

North Carolina Joins Growing Number of States Pursuing Crypto Investments Nineteen U.S. states are weighing bills to put public money into digital assets, some of them similar to the federal pursuit of a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve.

European Payments Giant Klarna Says It Will Look To Integrate Crypto The “buy now, pay later” company is backed by venture capital firm, Sequoia Capital, which has a 22% stake.

France unveils 109-billion-euro AI investment as Europe looks to keep up with U.S. Macron announced the mammoth investment sum ahead of France’s AI Action Summit, where world leaders and tech bosses are gathering in Paris this week.

Google Calendar no longer includes start of Black History Month, Pride Month Google Calendar has removed reference to observances such as the beginning of Black history Month on Feb. 1, and Women’s History Month on March 1.

Eight years after selling AppDynamics to Cisco, Jyoti Bansal is pursuing an unusual merger Jyoti Bansal, who sold AppDynamics to Cisco for $3.7 billion, is pulling together his two newest startups into one company.

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Inside OpenAI’s $14 million Super Bowl debut OpenAI just made its Super Bowl debut with a 60-second spot that positions AI alongside humanity’s greatest innovations. The commercial traces humanity’s technological evolution through a distinctive pointillism-inspired animation style, transforming abstract dots into iconic images of progress – from early tools like fire and the wheel to mod…