Apple will require app devs to explain exactly why they use certain APIs
Enlarge / The back of the iPhone 13. (credit: Samuel Axon) Apple has announced an additional hoop developers must jump through to get their apps approved on its App Store.…
This company keeps selling TB-tainted bone grafts, causing deadly outbreaks
Scanning electron micrograph of Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria, which cause TB. (credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) For the second time, contaminated bone graft products from the medical company…
Android malware steals user credentials using optical character recognition
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Security researchers have unearthed a rare malware find: malicious Android apps that use optical character recognition to steal credentials displayed on phone screens. The malware, dubbed…
Reddit calls for “a few new mods” after axing, polarizing some of its best
Enlarge (credit: Getty) Reddit is campaigning to replace numerous longstanding moderators who were removed from their positions after engaging in API protests. Over the past week, a Reddit employee has…
Final Fantasy XIV’s latest expansion is a tropical vacation
Image: Square Enix It’s finally time for the Final Fantasy XIV beach vacation episode! This year’s Final Fantasy XIV Fan Fest kicked off the American leg of the global event…
Today I learned they make delightfully retro cassette tape power banks
That’s not a cassette tape! | Image: Remax As a ‘90s kid who dreamed of being an ‘80s adult, this immediately commanded my attention: you can now charge your phone…
Meta’s Horizon Worlds mobile app might actually be launching soon
A screenshot from the Horizon Worlds game Super Rumble. | Image: Meta Meta’s long-in-the-works mobile version of Horizon Worlds, its VR metaverse social platform, may finally launch soon, according to…
Masahiro Sakurai says he ‘can’t really imagine a Smash Bros. title without me’
Image: Nintendo Masahiro Sakurai, the creator of the Super Smash Bros. series, is famous for his extremely hands-on role in developing the games. But even though he’s said in the…
Devs aren’t allowed to let Apple’s Vision Pro dev kits out of their sight
Enlarge (credit: Apple/Andrew Cunningham) Apple is taking several steps to help developers prepare their apps for Apple’s new Vision Pro platform next year, above and beyond the Vision Pro simulator…
Samsung’s profits are down 95 percent for a second consecutive quarter
Enlarge / A South Korean flag, left, and Samsung Electronics Co. flag fly outside the company’s headquarters in Seoul, South Korea. (credit: Jean Chung/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Things are still…