Apple is rolling out updates to the Declared Age Range API, now available in beta, which provides developers with users' age groups (e.g., under 13, 13-15, 16-17, 18+) when users or parents consent to share this information. This helps developers confirm adult users for 18+ apps and comply with regional laws in Brazil, Australia, Singapore, Utah, and Louisiana.[1][5]

The restrictions block users in Australia, Brazil, and Singapore from downloading 18+ apps unless confirmed as adults via reasonable methods, starting immediately. In the US, Utah requires this for new Apple Accounts from May 6, 2026, and Louisiana from July 1, 2026, with tools like the Declared Age Range API available for developers.[1][5]

AI Sound Boost is JBL's proprietary technology that analyzes music in real-time to automatically adjust equalization, delivering maximum acoustic performance with reduced distortion even at high volumes.

Auracast enables multi-speaker pairing, allowing multiple compatible JBL Flip 7 speakers to connect wirelessly for synchronized playback and enhanced sound in larger spaces.

Fuzzing is an automated software testing method that involves bombarding the code with malformed or unexpected inputs to discover crashes, memory leaks, or other vulnerabilities. Bitcoin Core uses advanced fuzzing techniques, including structured and differential fuzzing, as well as new harnesses for block connections and chain reorganizations, to enhance testing coverage and identify potential security issues before release.[4][5]

Bitcoin Core maintains a formal policy for disclosing vulnerabilities, categorizing them based on severity and exploitability, such as remote code execution or denial-of-service issues that require non-default features like UPnP. The policy provides examples of disclosed CVEs, like CVE-2025-46598 (CPU DoS) and CVE-2025-54604 (disk filling), with fixes released in versions like v30.0.[1]

The original plan required users starting in March 2026 to undergo face scans or submit ID forms for full access, defaulting unverified users to teen-level restrictions, but this rollout has been canceled.[1]

Discord is delaying rollout to the second half of 2026, adding options like credit card verification, ensuring on-device facial age estimation, providing vendor transparency, and including age assurance data in transparency reports.[1]

Exploits are pieces of code or techniques that take advantage of vulnerabilities in computer programs to allow unauthorized access, data theft, or device control. Operation Zero acquired stolen U.S. government-exclusive exploits and sold them to unauthorized users.

Operation Zero is a Russian-based company in St. Petersburg, operating since 2021 as a zero-day exploit broker, offering high bounties for vulnerabilities targeting U.S. software and selling exclusively to Russian private and government organizations. It is run by Sergey Sergeyevich Zelenyuk.

Anthropic insists on two main restrictions: no widespread surveillance of American citizens and no fully autonomous weapon systems, refusing to allow its AI for 'all lawful purposes' including weapons development and battlefield operations.

The Pentagon is threatening to terminate contracts, designate Anthropic as a 'supply chain risk' to bar it from government work and force contractors to cut ties, and potentially invoke the Defense Production Act to compel compliance, with a deadline set by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth until Friday evening.

Soulseek is a peer-to-peer file-sharing network primarily used for downloading rare, underground, and independent music directly from other users' shared folders. Users point the software to a folder on their computer, making all contents in that folder automatically available for others to download, which enables rapid sharing of large catalogs like the AI-generated Homer Simpson songs.[1]

The songs are created by stripping original vocals from tracks and replacing them with AI-generated vocals mimicking Homer Simpson's voice, resulting in over 2,000 such tracks. A troll automates production, possibly using scrapers, and shares them via a Soulseek folder, potentially generating an infinite number as new files are added.[1][3]

Background play and downloads on YouTube Premium Lite work for 'most non-music content, excluding Shorts.' This means you can use these features on gaming, fashion, beauty, news, and other general content. However, ads continue to appear on music content, Shorts, and when you search or browse. If you want background play and downloads for all videos including music content and YouTube Music Premium, you would need the full YouTube Premium subscription at $13.99 per month.

No, the price is not increasing. YouTube Premium Lite will continue to cost $7.99 per month in the US, the same price it was before the addition of background play and downloads. YouTube stated that you will 'still pay your market's price' with no price increase, at least for now.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Empire City will be available on Meta Quest, Steam VR, and Pico headsets in spring 2026. The game supports both single-player and cooperative multiplayer modes for up to 4 players.

The game features immersive first-person combat using each turtle's signature weapons (katanas, sai, bo staff, and nunchaku), parkour and climbing mechanics across rooftops and urban environments, environmental puzzle-solving with laser reflection and hacking elements, and boss encounters designed to feel imposing through VR scale and presence. Players can also explore the turtle lair as a social hangout space with friends.