Apple Music price hike hits individual and family plans in US
- 20-Jul-2026
Apple has quietly increased the price of its Apple Music service in the United States, with individual subscriptions now costing $11.99 per month, up from the previous $10.99. The price adjustment affects not only individual plans but also Family and Student subscriptions and several Apple One bundles. This marks the first time Apple has raised […]
Apple retains 87 percent of iPhone users in first quarter of 2026
- 20-Jul-2026
Apple users are increasingly unlikely to switch from the iPhone. The latest research indicates that customer loyalty has hit its highest point in years. A report from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP), cited by MacRumors, shows that 87% of those who purchased an iPhone in the first quarter of 2026 were previous iPhone users. This […]
Postpartum weight loss gets easier with new time-based eating routines, study finds
- 20-Jul-2026
A new study suggests that mothers who stick to their usual eating routines may have an easier time losing weight postpartum. Instead of counting every calorie, researchers say that paying attention to what and when they eat could be a more practical option for women adjusting to life with a newborn. Many mothers find it […]
Chronic kidney disease cases driven by rising diabetes rates in new study
- 19-Jul-2026
The kidneys work continuously to purify the blood, balance minerals, and regulate blood pressure. Their efficiency often means that most people do not realize there is a problem until a significant portion of their function has deteriorated. This makes chronic kidney disease a particularly dangerous and hidden threat. The disease hits millions of people worldwide, […]
Alzheimer's disease linked to long sleep duration in older adults
- 19-Jul-2026
Getting plenty of sleep is often seen as healthy, but new research suggests that regularly sleeping for unusually long stretches may indicate trouble for your brain. A team at UT Health San Antonio has found that older adults who typically sleep more than eight and a half hours a night show higher levels of a […]
WhatsApp begins activating reserved usernames for select users
- 18-Jul-2026
WhatsApp is beginning to roll out its new username reservation system to a select group of users, just days after first introducing the feature. The username reservation feature, which allows users to claim a unique handle ahead of a wider release, was first launched by WhatsApp last month. To reserve a username, users can go […]
Solar cell efficiency record broken by Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 18-Jul-2026
The Institute of Chemistry in the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has set a new record for solar cell efficiency, developing a perovskite-organic tandem solar cell that reached a steady-state photoelectric conversion efficiency of 28.04 percent. The novel achievement was published in the journal Nature. It features a wide-bandgap perovskite top subcell that holds the […]
Anthropic in talks for $10 billion Meta AI computing lease
- 18-Jul-2026
Anthropic has begun early discussions with Meta to lease up to $10 billion in artificial intelligence computing power over the next two years. The proposed arrangement, initially forwarded by Anthropic in June, reveals the severe compute bottleneck still plaguing the artificial intelligence industry. Under the early terms, Anthropic would make monthly payments to Meta, with […]
Telegram shortlinks vanish globally after US Treasury sanctions VPN
- 18-Jul-2026
Telegram users on Monday found that every shortlink beginning with ‘t.me’ had disappeared from the internet. The outage disrupted group invitations, profile sharing, and channel links for nearly a billion people, leaving many unable to access key parts of the platform. A technical failure did not cause this widespread outage. Instead, it resulted from an […]
GTA 6 hacker Arion Kurtaj moved to regular prison ahead of retrial
- 17-Jul-2026
Arion Kurtaj, the teenager responsible for the 2022 Grand Theft Auto 6 (GTA 6) leak, has been moved from a secure medical clinic to a standard prison facility. Authorities transferred the Lapsus$ hacking group member ahead of a retrial set for November 2026, according to BBC journalist Joe Tidy. The trial is set at the […]