Author: Ethan Caldwell
Ethan Caldwell is GeekBlog's resident Apple specialist, covering the entire Apple ecosystem - iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, AirPods and the software that ties them together. A longtime iOS user and gadget collector, Ethan tracks Cupertino's every move, breaking down Apple keynotes, A- and M-series chip benchmarks, iOS feature updates and the rumor mill into clear, practical takes that help readers decide whether the latest Apple hardware is worth the upgrade.
The UK Met Office says the developing El Nino may be the strongest in living memory, and NOAA now puts high odds on a record event. Here is what the models actually say, which US regions carry the clearest signal, and what forecasters still cannot tell you.
Instagram is testing clickable links inside post captions for Meta Verified creators, which would finally retire the “link in bio” ritual. The test is small, the cap looks like 10 links a month, and business accounts are shut out.
A Haines City police officer searched his estranged wife’s license plate in Flock’s camera network 717 times over 22 months, picking fake justifications from a dropdown menu. Nobody noticed until the Washington Post called her.
Researchers chained two Unisoc modem flaws so that answering a VoLTE video call hands an attacker full Android kernel access. Five months on there is no CVE, no patch, and no reply from the vendor. Here is which phones are affected and what you can actually do.
A new NeuroImage study scanned 56 people while they watched short videos. When a clip landed, two of the brain’s cognitive control hubs went quiet. Here is exactly what that shows, and the four things it does not.
A new PNAS study tracked what X actually served 715 Americans and found the For You algorithm learns most from replies, the rarest form of engagement. Here is why arguing with a bad post keeps making your feed worse.
Google put a notification light back on the Pixel 11 Pro after eight years, then limited it to favorite contacts and Gemini. Here is what HiLight does, why the restrictions exist, and whether it should matter to you.
Starting August 24, YouTube counts a public view from the very first frame across long form video, Shorts and live streams. Public numbers will climb, the old definition survives as engaged views in Analytics, and creator payouts are not affected. Here is what actually changes and what it breaks.
Android 17 went stable on June 16, and two months later most people still cannot download it. Here is exactly who has it, when Samsung, Motorola, OnePlus and Xiaomi owners get their turn, and why the wait is so long.
France’s Constitutional Council struck down the under-15 social media ban on August 14, weeks before it was due to take effect. The ruling was not about whether kids should be online. It was about how broadly the law was written and how badly it handled age verification.