Is X down for you? Outage reports spike for Cloudflare and AWS too - here's the latest

A Downdetector map showed problems all across the United States -- more than 180,000. This comes just a few days after another outage that took the social media site offline for many. (Disclosure: ...
CNET

Verizon Will Give $20 Credit You'll Need to Claim Following Major Outage (Live Updates)

Verizon says it's working to restore service. But if your Verizon device still shows "SOS" instead of service bars, you're ...

Missouri education board lowers St. Louis Public Schools to provisionally accredited status

The Missouri State Board of Education stripped St. Louis Public Schools of its status as fully accredited onTuesday a move ...
9to5Mac

OpenAI device will be ‘audio-based’ with new ChatGPT models, per report

Stephanie Palazzolo writes at The Information: OpenAI is taking steps to improve its audio AI models, in preparation for its eventual release of an AI-powered personal device, said a person with ...
MacRumors

Report: Apple's AI Strategy Could Finally Pay Off in 2026

Apple's restrained artificial intelligence strategy may pay off in 2026 amid the arrival of a revamped Siri and concerns around the AI market "bubble" bursting, The Information argues. The speculative ...
MacRumors

iOS 26.3 Brings AirPods-Like Pairing to Third-Party Devices in EU Under DMA

The European Commission today praised the interoperability changes that Apple is introducing in iOS 26.3, once again crediting the Digital Markets Act (DMA) with bringing "new opportunities" to ...
Reuters

Medical device maker Becton Dickinson sued over alleged hernia mesh monopoly

WASHINGTON, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Becton Dickinson (BDX.N), opens new tab has been sued by a rival medical device manufacturer for allegedly thwarting competition in the U.S. market for surgical hernia ...
Forbes

AI Is Absolutely Last On The Smart Home Priority List: Report

Most (85%) of us have at least one smart home device: a Nest thermostat, an Echo or HomePod speaker or a smart doorbell. But 15% remain stubbornly analog, without a single smart home device in their ...
BGR

5 Devices Compatible With Your Phone's USB-C Port That You Need To Know About

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Among the USB connector designs implemented, USB-C is considered the most powerful and versatile, and for good reason. The port is designed to ...
MedPage Today

FDA Rarely Forces Manufacturers to Recall Dangerous Medical Devices, GAO Report Says

This story was originally published by ProPublica. The FDA rarely uses its authority to pull dangerous medical devices off the market and is so poorly staffed that it's sometimes unable to make sure ...
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The FDA rarely forces manufacturers to recall dangerous medical devices, watchdog report finds

This story was originally published by ProPublica. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. The Food and Drug Administration rarely uses its authority to ...
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Status report: Student loan IDR backlog still near 800,000

・The Education Department reports 802,730 income-driven repayment (IDR) applications pending as of November 30, down from earlier peaks. ・Processing activity resumed after the shutdown, but many ...