What If You Could Pay With Influence?

Creators already trade attention for value. The next step could turn influence into a priced, spendable asset. But can it really be standardised and trusted at scale?

Apple Confirms Change To New Mandatory Age Checks For iPhone Users

Users in the U.K. must now confirm their age to access certain services on the iPhone. And the process for doing so has suddenly become much better.

The Strait Of Hormuz Is Exposing The Future Of Space Warfare

The Strait of Hormuz is exposing space warfare’s future. Resilience comes from scale-deploy minimum viable capabilities now, leverage markets, prioritize speed over hype.

‘Nightmare’—Samsung Changes Text Messaging After 15 Years

Text messages on some Samsung phones are “suddenly disappearing.” Here’s what to do.

Apple Could Ditch MagSafe From Future iPhones, New Report Claims

An internal debate at Apple could lead to the company ditching its MagSafe capabilities from future iPhones, a new report insists.

Moving Capital Where It Counts In AI

AI investment surges globally; experts highlight energy strain, VC strategy shifts, and uncertain market future.

NYT Connections Answers Explained For Thursday, April 30 (#1,054)

Not sure what today’s NYT Connections answers are all about? Find out just what the different words in today’s grid mean and how they fit together.

DigitalOcean Unveils AI-Native Cloud Platform At Deploy 2026 Conference

DigitalOcean unveils a five-layer AI-Native Cloud at Deploy 2026, with a new Inference Engine, model router and managed agents for production AI workloads.

Tesla’s Bigger, Longer Model Y L Headed To U.S., Analysts Say

The Tesla Model Y L is practically a shoo-in for the U.S. market, say analysts. The long wheelbase 6-seater is expected to go on sale as soon as Tesla readies U.S. production.

Storage Moves To A Higher Level At The 2026 NAB Show

The 2026 NAB featured storage solutions from AIC, Atto, OWC, QNAP, Sandisk, Seagate, and Western Digital. Strada, at the OWC booth, showed cloud-less remote editing.