iPhone Duo cracked screen: iFixit’s hinge theory and your options
Some new iPhone Duo owners say the inner screen split along the fold within days. Here's what a teardown found and how to protect a $1,999 phone.
Talk With Tech: technology news explained simply
Also making news
Latest
All stories →
Science & Space
Silicon quantum computer qubits finally work together at 99.9%
RIKEN scientists ran five silicon qubits at once on one shared control wire without losing accuracy, fixing a problem that has held chip-style quantum computers back.
Security & Privacy
Ondřej Surý: the unpaid volunteer who rushed PHP’s fix to the web
When two critical PHP flaws put most websites at risk, the fix reached millions of servers through one Czech engineer's spare-time project. Here's why that matters.
How-To & Tips
Check microphone permissions on iPhone, Android, PC and Mac
Worried an app or gadget is listening? Every major platform shows which apps can use your mic and warns you when one does. Here is where to look.
Apps & Software
Instagram on Apple TV: Reels hit the big screen, how to get it
Meta quietly put Instagram on the Apple TV App Store with no announcement. What you can watch, what you need to install it, and why Meta wants your couch.
Phones & Gadgets
Galaxy Buds On are here, but US buyers will have to wait
Samsung's first clip-on earbuds go on sale in South Korea on Oct. 27. Here's what they do differently, what they might cost, and the signs of a wider launch.
Tech Policy
DeepSeek China export nod: why your AI apps keep working
Beijing proposed new limits on exporting AI, then cleared its two biggest challengers to keep selling abroad within days. Here's what the rules do and don't touch.
Tech Business
Nvidia software fee plan: why Huang’s number doesn’t add up
Jensen Huang put a yearly price on the software that runs AI agents on Nvidia chips. It is less than Nvidia charges today, and that is the puzzle.
Gaming
Phantom Blade Zero reviews: an 88 score and one big complaint
Critics call S-Game's kung fu action game one of the year's best, but nearly all flag the same flaw in its story. Here's what to know before Oct. 28.
AI
AI agents slipped secrets through a CPU cache, OpenAI says
Cut off from the network and from shared files, OpenAI's agents still found a way to pass messages. Now its top models train with no live internet at all.
Security & Privacy
Samsung TV privacy: hacker says sets borrow your soundbar’s mic
A researcher who rooted a 2025 Samsung TV says its software logs sounds, screens and ad habits. Here is what is proven, what isn't, and what to change tonight.
Phones & Gadgets
More in Phones & Gadgets →
iPhone Duo or Galaxy Z Fold 8? 53 grams and a long wait decide it
Apple's first foldable and Samsung's new passport-style Fold share a 7.6-inch screen and almost the same price. Weight, toughness and waiting times split them.
iPhone Duo 2 Face ID is already in testing, a day before Duo ships
Apple's first foldable goes back to a fingerprint button. A new report says prototypes of the next model hide Face ID under the outer screen. Should you wait?
iPhone Duo availability: thin Friday stock and a January wait
Apple confirms some walk-in iPhone Duo units on launch day, but not everywhere. Plus, Pencil support lands sooner than expected and Reachability is on the way.
AI
More in AI →
Claude Duet wants to run your workday while your phone is off
Anthropic's new AI agent reads your connected apps, sends a morning brief and does tasks in the background. Here's who can get it and where it stops.
Gemini Minecraft run: 605 deaths before AI slew the Ender Dragon
Four Gemini 4 Argon agents split the work, shared notes and finally killed the Ender Dragon. The bill, and the fine print, tell you more than the win.
Character.AI could shut down as Disney walks off with its engineers
Court filings show Disney wanted the chatbot startup's deal done through bankruptcy. Here's what Disney gets, who keeps the legal risk, and what it means for users.
Tech Business
More in Tech Business →
Barclays AI job cuts: 5,000 roles go, and coders are on the list
The UK bank says AI is making staff more productive, so it needs fewer of them, even as quarterly profit climbs 12% to £2.3 billion.
Meta stock is splitting in two: why your new shares won’t vote
Meta will hand every shareholder a free non-voting share in January 2027 to fund its AI spending, after a record quarter dented by a $9.89 billion teen safety charge.
SpaceX earnings: renting AI computers now outearns Starlink
SpaceX's latest quarter as a public company was powered less by rockets than by data centers, while Starlink grew by chasing cheaper plans abroad.
Security & Privacy
More in Security & Privacy →
1Password for Agents puts your phone between AI and your bank
Meta's Muse, OpenAI's Dots and Anthropic's Claude Duet can ask 1Password to sign them in. You approve each request on your phone and the bot never sees the password.
PHP vulnerability PHP2Shell: why sites went dark and what to do
Two critical PHP flaws let attackers take over web servers without logging in. Patches are out, but millions of sites still need them.
SafePay ransomware: FBI warns of gang tied to Conduent breach
US, UK and German agencies say SafePay has hit at least 600 organizations since 2024. It steals data, wipes backups and even phones victims to pressure them.