Microsoft appears to have shut down its phone activation system for Windows, a method used for decades. This forces users to have an internet connection, upsetting enthusiasts and enterprise customers with specific needs.
Punkt has announced the MC03, a smartphone built for privacy. It runs on a subscription-based OS called AphyOS, costs $699, and is slated for a North American launch in Spring 2026.
xAI has remained silent for days after its Grok chatbot generated sexualized AI images of minors. The only acknowledgment has come from Grok itself, which admitted the outputs may violate US laws on child sexual abuse material.
Mozilla’s new CEO announced Firefox will “evolve into an AI browser,” causing immediate outrage. The move threatens the very privacy-first identity that its dedicated 3% user base relies on, pushing many toward forks like LibreWolf.
The attorney general of the US Virgin Islands has filed a lawsuit against Meta Platforms. It accuses the company of deliberately profiting from scam advertisements and misleading the public about safety efforts, especially for children.
According to a support page, Google is gradually letting users change their primary Gmail address. The old address becomes an alias, but there’s a catch for creating new ones.
The Trump administration moved to deport Imran Ahmed, a legal permanent resident and hate speech researcher, just before Christmas. A federal judge granted him a temporary restraining order on December 25, 2025, halting the action as his lawsuit proceeds.
Google is testing a major policy shift that would let users change their primary Gmail address. The feature, discovered in a support page, comes with significant limitations like a 12-month cooldown.
Google appears to be testing a long-requested feature: the ability to change your Gmail address. Found on a Hindi support page, the change would let users keep all their old data and use the old address as an alias.
Apple is pausing its planned changes for the Texas App Store after a federal judge blocked the state’s new age verification law. The company had objected to the law on privacy grounds, arguing it forced unnecessary data collection.
