Sources tell MacRumors that Apple is testing a rebrand of “Apple ID” to “Apple Account.” The company could reportedly implement the new name later this year alongside the launch of iOS 18 and macOS 15. If true, the new name might take some getting used to.
Just one day after PlayStation laid off 900 employees (which followed layoffs from Activision Blizzard, Riot Games, Discord, Unity, and others), EA announced on Wednesday that it’s cutting 5 percent of workers, which amounts to around 670 roles.
The game publisher also said that it’s “moving away from development of future licensed IP that we do not believe will be successful in our changing industry,” allowing it to focus on its own IP, sports, and online communities.
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US and UK law enforcement disrupted LockBit last week, allowing them to seize the ransomware group’s websites and servers. Despite this effort, LockBit came back online with a new site for data leaks just days later.
But now, Bleeping Computer reports the group is carrying out new attacks with “updated encryptors with ransom notes linking to new servers.” The new servers are only accessible to the victims of LockBit’s latest attacks, Bleeping Computer reports.
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Aaron Rodericks, who previously helped lead the trust and safety team at Twitter, will take on the new role at Bluesky. The platform hit 5 million users after it started allowing everyone to sign up earlier this month, and also recently began letting users host their own servers.
That’s the claim Cook made during Apple’s annual shareholder meeting on Wednesday, where shareholders also voted down a proposal for an AI ethics and transparency report, according to a report from 9to5Mac.
During an earnings call earlier this month, Cook confirmed Apple is putting “tremendous time and effort” into AI, and that the company will launch generative AI software features “later this year.”
The new bundle comes with Netflix’s ad-free Premium plan and AMC Plus for a price of $25.99 / month (saving you $5.99 if you were to subscribe to both services separately). It’s only available to Verizon customers who combine “select” home internet and select 5G mobile plans now through March 31st.
Verizon started offering a $10 / month Netflix and Max bundle last year, furthering its bet on becoming a streaming middleman.
