Articles by Sami Khan
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Apple Considered Replacing 5,000 Support Staff With AI: Then Put Mass Layoff Plan on Hold
Apple has paused a proposal to eliminate roughly 5,000 AppleCare customer-service positions through AI, even as automated support tools continue handling some customer questions and troubleshooting.
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Claude Is Down: 'Unable to Authenticate' Error Affects Thousands Across Code, Chat and API
Anthropic's Claude services experienced an outage affecting more than 12,000 users, with authentication failures disrupting chat access, API integrations and Claude Code developer sessions.
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Flock Safety CEO's Home Marked 'Public Toilet' After It Was Blurred on Street View
Garrett Langley, CEO of Flock Safety, faces online backlash after his property was reportedly marked as a public toilet on Google Maps amid growing scrutiny of the company's surveillance technology.
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Far-right Utah Pastor Says Women Need a 'Competent Man' to Control Their Social Media
Utah pastor Brian Sauvé faced online backlash after arguing that women should avoid social media or use accounts supervised by men, comments made during a podcast discussion.
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Tiny iPhone Vibrations Trigger Biggest US Patent Verdict: Apple Plans To Appeal $5.7B Award
A federal jury in San Diego awarded Taction Technology more than $5.7 billion after finding Apple infringed two haptic technology patents. Apple disputed the verdict and plans to appeal.
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Jensen Huang's AI Plan to Help Climate Comes With a Warning: 'They've Got to Hurt You First'
Jensen Huang argues AI may need more fossil fuels before clean energy and AI-driven efficiency can cut emissions, drawing criticism over climate risks.
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Epic Games CEO Says Microsoft's Xbox Overhaul 'Makes Sense': Gives Projects 'Best Chance of Success'
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney endorsed Microsoft's Xbox studio strategy as the company cuts jobs, restructures teams and shifts major franchises among its development groups.
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Former Google Executive Alleges Age Discrimination and Retaliation: Files Lawsuit Over Layoff
A former Google sales executive has sued the company in Colorado, alleging discrimination based on age, sex and religion and retaliation after he raised concerns about his treatment.
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Job Candidate Rejects Company After CEO Arrives 70 Minutes Late: 'I Was Being Taken for Granted'
A reportedly viral email says a candidate rejected a company after waiting 70 minutes for its CEO, who allegedly offered no apology or explanation for the delay.
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AI's Troubling Role in Strike That Killed 123 Iranian Children: Pentagon Probe Reveals What Went Wrong
A Pentagon review reportedly found that flawed intelligence, outdated imagery and compressed decision-making contributed to the strike on an Iranian school that killed more than 150 people.
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After Cold 6AM Layoffs, Oracle Reveals Severance Shock: 26-Week Cap, Unvested Stock Canceled
An internal Oracle document outlines severance payments, stock and bonus treatment after layoffs, including a maximum of 26 weeks of base pay and the loss of unvested equity.
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US Firm Asks Staff To Work From Home, Then Fires 80 Workers in a 5-Minute Google Meet Call
Bluevine allegedly terminated its 80-person Indian customer support team during a brief Google Meet call, according to a former employee's Reddit post and media reports.
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Millions Are Turning to AI for Spiritual Guidance: Some Chatbots Now Speak as God
Faith-based AI apps are expanding rapidly, but experts and religious leaders warn that chatbots may reinforce delusions, blur spiritual authority and lack the judgment of human support.
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Julian Assange Says 'I'm Back' Posing Front of His Sydney Mural That Once Said 'Free Assange'
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has returned to X with a photo of his Sydney mural, attracting millions of views after years of legal battles and reduced public activity.
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Is Amazon Laying Off Nearly 500 Workers in Florida as It Closes Port St. Lucie Fulfilment Centre?
Amazon's Port St. Lucie fulfilment centre will close for a two-year, $200 million renovation, affecting 494 positions while workers are offered transfers, severance and the option to return.
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Oracle VP Blindsided by 6AM Layoff, Locked Out Before Reading Termination Email: 'Classy!'
Oracle employees say they lost access to corporate accounts before receiving layoff notices, as a Washington WARN filing details 359 cuts and broader workforce reductions.
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Flock Camera Hack Exposes How License Plate Readers Track Vehicles and People
Hackers physically removed a Flock Safety camera, copied its internal data and recovered an encryption key, revealing that one device captured about 1.6 million images in 21 days.
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Claude Code Used by Yemeni Weapons Cell for Three Missile Programs Before Anthropic Shut Accounts
Anthropic said a weapons-development cell in northern Yemen used Claude Code for guidance software across three missile and rocket programs, while a guided-rocket test appeared to fail.
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9-Year-Old's Minecraft Hobby Racks Up $118,000 Bill on Dad's Company Card: 'I'm Cooked'
A nine-year-old boy allegedly spent $118,000 promoting his Minecraft videos after accessing his father's Google Ads account and company credit card.
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How 'Fitbit Killer' Murdered Wife and Dog While Baby Slept: Tracker Data Exposed His Fake Alibi
Biometric smartwatch data, phone activity and security records helped investigators disprove a Greek pilot's burglary story, leading to his conviction for murdering his wife and staging the crime.
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Oracle Repeats March Layoff Playbook in September: Same Email, Same 6AM Lockouts
Oracle repeated the wording and early-morning process used in its March layoffs, with employees reporting system lockouts before termination emails, though the latest headcount remains undisclosed.
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Oracle's Cold 6 AM Layoff Emails Hit Staff Amid New Wave of Cuts: 'Today Is Your Last Working Day'
Oracle has launched another round of layoffs, with early-morning termination emails sent to employees as the company raises its fiscal 2026 restructuring estimate to $2.8 billion.
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OpenAI Reveals There Was a Second Rogue AI Incident, Even Before Hugging Face: 'More' May Be Out There
OpenAI confirmed that agents accessed RubyGems during internal testing in May 2026, adding to concerns about undisclosed incidents and safeguards against autonomous internet access.
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Police Used Flock Camera Footage to Jail Innocent Woman for 13 Days: 'I Thought My Life Was Over'
Lindsey Brooke Isaacs spent 13 days in jail after investigators linked her SUV to a fatal Florida crash using Flock camera data. Prosecutors later dropped all charges.
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There's Now an App to Detect Meta's AI Glasses Nearby: 'Someone Is Recording' Shouldn't Be Secret
Polish developer Paweł Szydłowski created 'Zuckoff' to detect nearby Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses through Bluetooth, amid growing concerns about covert recording and privacy violations.
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Uber CEO Says Riders Could See Lower Fares as a Result of 3,300 Job Cuts
Uber eliminated about 3,300 corporate jobs, or 10% of its workforce. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says the savings will support lower fares, expanded ride options and robotaxi investments.
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Kourtney Kardashian's Iconic 'KUWTK' Line Used by Samsung To Mock Apple's iPhone Duo Is Savage
Samsung Canada used Kourtney Kardashian's viral 'you copy me' line from the famous 'KUWTK' TV series and many social posts to mock Apple's first foldable iPhone, the $1,999 iPhone Duo.
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Shot on iPhone 18 Pro: 7 Camera Samples Demonstrating Apple's New 'Pro Camera' Capabilities
The iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max introduce a 48MP Fusion Main camera with variable aperture, offering enhanced low-light photography and user control, marking Apple's most advanced camera system to date.
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Apple Finally Enters the Foldable Market: What the $1,999 iPhone Duo Means for Samsung
Apple launches its first foldable smartphone, the iPhone Duo, priced from $1,999 to $3,199. The device features innovative design and technology, positioning Apple against Samsung, Huawei, and Xiaomi.
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Apple Launches iPhone 18 Pro, 18 Pro Max: Adds New Colors, Faster Charging but Raises Price
Apple introduces the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max, featuring an advanced camera system, improved battery life, and enhanced performance with the A20 Pro chip. Pre-orders start on September 12.
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