News archive (6 / 2026)

Apple is soon moving into the final phase of its project, which began when the company unveiled its own M-series processors and transitioned to the era of so-called Apple Silicon.

Just like the previous time, when Apple switched from PowerPC processors to Intel's x86 processors, the company ensured that old applications would work with the new processor family as well.

Current Macs using Apple's M-series processors utilize a compatibility layer called Rosetta 2, which in a way emulates the previously used Intel processor architecture. Thanks to Rosetta 2, old applications originally developed for Intel-based Macs still work on current Macs.

But macOS 28, to be released next autumn, is a significant milestone in this regard: Rosetta 2 will be removed from this operating system version, meaning that thousands upon thousands of old Mac applications will completely stop working.

Applications have already been released for Mac, such as Rosetta Check, which scan all installed applications and drivers on the computer, checking if any of them use Intel architecture. If an application uses Intel architecture and an Apple Silicon version has never been released for it, the program simply cannot be used anymore from macOS 28 onwards.

Meta has found itself in the middle of a massive security scandal, as it has been revealed that hackers have managed to hijack Instagram accounts by tricking the company's own AI-powered customer service bot.

On social media (link X / Twitter) and in Telegram groups of cybersecurity researchers, shared videos and screenshots show that taking over accounts was easy and only required a conversation with the AI bot.

The attack was based on hackers contacting Meta's AI support assistant and simply asking it to link the target account to a new email address.

The AI bot agreed to the request and sent a verification code to the address provided by the attacker. When the hacker entered the code back to the bot, it offered a direct button to reset the password, after which the victim no longer had access to their own account.

So that Instagram's automatic security systems would not have alerted about suspicious activity, the attackers used a VPN connection to fake their location to match the victim's presumed location. Hackers did not need at any point to access the victim's original email account.

Among the hijacked accounts there have been several well-known entities, such as Barack Obama's White House official Instagram account, cosmetics giant Sephora, and the well-known cybersecurity researcher Jane Wong (link X / Twitter).

The domestic smart ring manufacturer OURA, which originally set out from Oulu to the world, has announced the latest generation of its ring lineup, the Oura Ring 5.

This is the company's most significant design leap so far, as the new model is as much as 40 percent smaller than the previous Oura Ring 4 model. As a result, the company is marketing its newcomer as the world's smallest smart ring, whose thinner and lighter titanium structure and smoother curvature make it less noticeable and more natural-feeling on the finger.

However, the small size still offers comprehensive technical features, and the ring continues to provide a week-long operating time on a single charge.

The sensor bumps on the inner surface of the ring have been made lower, which improves skin contact. In addition, the new signal architecture uses more powerful LEDs and a total of 12 stronger signal channels, which are promised to ensure accurate measurement results for an even wider range of different finger types and skin tones. The ring is protected against dust and water down to 100 meters in accordance with the IP68 rating, and its titanium surface is protected by a more scratch-resistant PVD coating than before.

The European Parliament is setting an example of so-called digital independence.

Today, June 4th, the French Qwant search engine will replace Google as the default search engine on all parliament computers.

During Donald Trump's second presidential term, a concrete concern has arisen in Europe about how dependent Europe is on US technology companies. Firstly, US intelligence legislation allows all data - including data stored in Europe concerning Europeans - to end up in US hands if the data is managed by American companies.

A second clear concern is that due to the political situation in the United States, it can no longer be entirely certain that American services would continue to operate in the future.

However, there are European alternatives for almost all services, if one only dares to try them.

The Parliament wants to set a clear example with its actions that a switch to European solutions is possible. The most important reason, Politico's according to information obtained, is precisely the concern for privacy - that is, whether MEPs' data leaks to the US administration when using American search engines, such as Google or even DuckDuckGo.