How to turn off iPhone's iOS 17 NameDrop feature

How to turn off Apple's new NameDrop feature in iPhones with iOS 17 that lets users share information when devices are in close proximity.

• Nov 29, 2023

OpenAI says Sam Altman returning as CEO days after board sacked him

OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman says he's looking forward to returning to the company, with the support of Microsoft's CEO, to build the 2 companies' "strong partnership."

• Nov 22, 2023

Elon Musk's X sues Media Matters as advertisers flee over report on hate groups

Elon Musk's social media company X, formerly known as Twitter, filed a lawsuit against the liberal advocacy group Media Matters for America.

• Nov 20, 2023

Microsoft hires Sam Altman 3 days after OpenAI fired him as CEO

Altman landed at Microsoft, the biggest investor in OpenAI, as former Twitch leader Emmett Shear was named OpenAI's new chief executive.

• Nov 20, 2023

Elon Musk faces growing backlash over his support of antisemitic X post

Apple and Disney follow IBM and the European Commission in halting ads on X after a report showed that ads are appearing next to Nazi-related content.

• Nov 20, 2023

Don't tip for food delivery? Be ready to wait, DoorDash warns

DoorDash orders that don't include tip tend to result in slower delivery, according to the app. Here's why.

• Nov 2, 2023

What Biden's executive order on AI does and means

"AI is all around us," President Biden said before signing an executive order governing the safety and security of AI.

• Oct 30, 2023

Best Buy set to stop selling DVD and Blu-ray discs

Best Buy joins Netflix in recently lowering the curtain on sales of DVDs and Blu-rays, with the retailer saying the move will save space.

• Oct 13, 2023

NASA launches Psyche probe on 6-year voyage to rare asteroid

The asteroid Psyche may be a sample of planetary core material left over from the birth of the solar system 4.5 billion years ago.

• Oct 13, 2023

Biden touting creation of 7 "hydrogen hubs" for climate change fight

The idea is to help replace fossil fuels such as coal and oil with cleaner-burning hydrogen as an energy source, but many environmentalists are skeptical.

• Oct 13, 2023

Why an emergency alert test sounded today on all U.S. cellphones

FEMA and the FCC launched a nationwide test of the emergency alert system on Wednesday.

• Oct 4, 2023

Apple to fix iPhone 15 bug blamed for phones overheating

Apple plans to upgrade the iPhone 15's operating system to prevent it from overheating and becoming uncomfortable to hold.

• Oct 4, 2023

Could you get "carhacked"? The growing risk of keyless vehicle thefts

A new generation of high-tech thieves are attacking vulnerable vehicle computer systems to steal cars in seconds.

• Sep 26, 2023

Amazon to run ads with Prime Video shows — unless you pay more

Amazon says it will begin include ads in its Prime Video content, but will offer an ad-free version for customers who pay extra.

• Sep 22, 2023

Elon Musk suggests X will start charging all users "small monthly payment"

Elon Musk said the monthly fee to use X, formerly known as Twitter, would be a "small amount of money."

• Sep 19, 2023

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