Month: June 2025
Apple Brings Video Streaming to CarPlay
Apple iPhone users might soon be able to watch videos on their car’s infotainment screen. The feature might work well for sports enthusiasts who are used to following their teams through live audio commentary. During important moments in a game, such as the last few minutes of an NBA playoff game or a penalty shootout
Meta to bring advertising to WhatsApp’s updates
In a significant strategic shift, WhatsApp has announced the introduction of advertising features on its platform, marking a departure from its long-standing ad-free stance. The Meta-owned messaging service will begin rolling out new monetisation tools within its Updates tab.The changes represent WhatsApp’s most assertive attempt yet to generate revenue, amid increasing pressure to leverage its
Amazon and Walmart Crypto
Retailers like Amazon and Walmart pay fees to credit card companies every time a customer uses their Visa or Mastercard. And it’s no secret that retailers are not happy with that chunk of change that gets siphoned off. But thanks to the emergence of digital money, these retailers are reportedly itching to get away from
Trump Mobile Service
Since Trump won a second presidential term in November, much of the Trump family’s business dealings with hazy boundaries between the public and private sectors have been in the cryptocurrency space, including launching a $TRUMP memecoin which netted top investors in the inherently worthless token a dinner with the president at his Virginia golf club.
Google request its employees to return to working from office
Google has issued a stark ultimatum to its remote employees based within 50 miles of its offices in the United States: begin attending in-person work three days a week by September or accept a severance package. The updated mandate, announced on 13 June 2025, specifically targets staff in Search, marketing, core engineering, and the Knowledge
Israel warns Iran after Retariatory attacks
Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz on Saturday morning threatened severe consequences if Iran’s Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei doesn’t retreat. “If Khamenei continues to fire missiles at the Israeli home front, Tehran will burn,” Katz said, after a meeting with leaders of the Israeli military.The warning comes after Israel reported that at least three people
Crypto-Related Anti-Money Laundering in Germany
Anti-money laundering reports involving cryptocurrencies rose by 8.2% in Germany last year, according to the annual report from the German Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU).The total figure marks a 23.6% increase since 2020, with Bitcoin predominating in the vast majority of last year’s reports, followed by Ethereum, XRP, Tether and Litecoin.The FIU interprets the growth in
Drones on high demand at the Petagon
The Department of Defense has long used large drones like the MQ-9 Reaper built for reconnaissance and combat strike missions, but there is a growing recognition as a result of the Ukraine war and engagements in the Middle East that low-cost, attritable first-person-view (FPV) drones have a place in modern warfare. Heightened interest in these
The possible closure of the Strait of Hormuz,
Iran is seriously reviewing the closure of the Strait of Hormuz,Connecting the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea, the Strait of Hormuz is the world’s most significant gateway for oil shipping, accounting for nearly one-fifth of global oil shipments, or around 20 million barrels of oil and oil products per day.It is not the first
U.S. Moves Military Resources In Middle East
The United States is moving military resources, including multiple missile destroyers, toward the eastern Mediterranean Sea so they can be available for use, multiple U.S.Trump touted the lethality of U.S. weapons systems and appeared to signal Israel will be receiving more of them, saying: “the United States makes the best and most lethal military equipment