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Forensic tools used by law enforcement can bypass the iPhone's automatic inactivity reboot, a security feature Apple introduced to lock devices after periods of inactivity and block data extraction. Reporting by 404 Media indicates the GrayKey device can still gain access to locked phones, raising fresh concerns about the effectiveness of Apple's protections against police searches.

A surge in AI data center construction is consuming global supplies of memory chips, driving up prices and squeezing budget smartphone makers out of the market. As manufacturers prioritize higher-margin devices, the cheapest handsets are vanishing from shelves, raising concerns that low-income consumers worldwide will be cut off from affordable internet access and left further behind in the digital divide.

Apple's iOS 27.2 update introduces a refreshed design for the Apple Books app, arriving ahead of the expected launch of the iPhone Duo. The redesign updates the reading app's look and feel, part of Apple's ongoing incremental refinements to its built-in apps. Coverage has focused on what the changes mean for users and on anticipation building around the upcoming iPhone Duo release.

Student protests in France are gaining momentum online, with commentators pointing to social media as a key accelerator, amplified further by artificial intelligence. Some French mayors have called for social media platforms to be temporarily blocked for minors. A France 2 report examined the impact of these networks on the wave of youth mobilisation.

A quarterly review of consumer internet stocks compares Booking Holdings (NASDAQ:BKNG) against its industry peers for the second quarter. The analysis examines how the online travel company performed relative to other internet firms serving consumers. Investors are tracking the sector's results as quarterly earnings season prompts comparisons across major internet companies.

Google has analysed five years of flight pricing data and found that the long-standing advice to book flights on a Tuesday does not actually deliver cheaper fares. The findings suggest pricing is driven by demand and route factors rather than the day of booking, challenging one of travel's most repeated money-saving tips.

Banned Books Week is drawing attention to challenges against books in US schools and libraries, an annual observance highlighting titles targeted for removal. Readers, authors, librarians and free-speech groups are using the moment to urge protection of access to contested works and to flag rising censorship efforts across several states.

The US dollar fell after weak American jobs data pointed to a cooling labour market, with the Swiss franc strengthening further as investors sought safer currencies. Traders read the soft employment figures as a sign economic momentum is slowing, lifting demand for the franc and reshaping currency market expectations around the outlook for US interest rates.

Historian and commentator Victor Davis Hanson argues that the United States may be on the verge of a significant economic boom. In a discussion published by The Daily Signal, he weighs factors such as investment, energy production and deregulation against persistent risks like inflation and debt. The piece is drawing large audiences, with viewers debating whether his optimism about the economy is justified.

A developer has used an iPhone as a second GPU alongside a MacBook, reporting that prefill times for the Qwen 3.8 27B model run 29–44% faster. The trick taps the phone's Apple Silicon over the network to share inference workload. It is drawing attention from people interested in squeezing more performance out of consumer hardware for running local large language models.

Brett McGurk, a top Middle East adviser in the Biden administration, has published a new book titled 'Brink' recounting the aftermath of the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel. The book offers an insider's account of the policy turmoil and decision-making inside the White House as the war in Gaza unfolded.

A judge who was suspended for posting pro-Democrat messages on Facebook has failed in a bid to overturn the punishment at the Supreme Court. The case highlights the limits on judicial expression, with the court upholding disciplinary action against a member of the bench for openly partisan social media activity.