September 2025? January 2026? Delivery dates keep slipping for the Trump Organization’s “Trump Phone” — a gold-coloured Android smartphone priced at $499 (£370). But in March the Verge spotted signs the phone was moving forward:

FCC listings for a smartphone with the trade name “T1” show that it was tested late last year, and granted certification by the FCC in January… [T]he phone was submitted for testing by another company entirely: Smart Gadgets Global, LLC… Smart Gadgets Global’s website promises “Top Quality Electronics created for ‘YOUR’ customer!”

But in April the Trump phone revised its “Terms and Conditions” for preorders. The new language?
A preorder deposit provides only a conditional opportunity if Trump Mobile later elects, in its sole discretion, to offer the Device for sale. A deposit is not a purchase, does not constitute acceptance of an order, does not create a contract for sale, does not transfer ownership or title interest, does not allocate or reserve specific inventory, and does not guarantee that a Device will be produced or made available for purchase….

Estimated ship dates, launch timelines, or anticipated production schedule are non-binding estimates only. Trump Mobile does not guarantee that: the Device will be commercially released… Trump Mobile will not be responsible for delay, modification, or failure to release a Device due to causes beyond its reasonable control, including but not limited to regulatory review, carrier certification delays, component shortages, labor disruptions, governmental orders, acts of God, transportation interruptions, or third-party supplier failures…

If Trump Mobile cancels or discontinues the Device offering prior to sale, Trump Mobile will issue a full refund of the deposit amount paid… If Trump Mobile cancels, delays, or does not release the Device, your sole and exclusive remedy is a full refund of the deposit amount actually paid, and you waive any claim for equitable, injunctive, or specific performance relief relating to preorder priority or Device allocation.
There was an unconfirmed report on social media that the updated Terms were also emailed to customers (cited by the International Business Times). And the new language also hedges that for the gold T1 phone, “Images, prototypes, beta demonstrations, and marketing renderings are illustrative only and may not reflect final production units….”

But then eight days ago The Verge reported that phone “has just passed another milestone on its slow road to release,” described as “a requirement for any phone launching in the US…”

“The phone has received the little-known PTCRB certification, a first step toward being certified to work on major networks and be issued with IMEI numbers.”
[A]t least, I think it’s been certified. What’s actually been certified by the PTCRB is the SGG-06, a smartphone from Smart Gadgets Global, LLC, with support for 5G, 4G, 3G, and 2G networks.

• Watch Wardley vs Dubois on DAZN (worldwide)
• Undercard start time: Saturday, May 9 at 1pm ET / 10am PT / 6pm BST / 3am AEST (Sun)
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The Fabio Wardley vs Daniel Dubois live stream is for Wardley’s WBO world heavyweight title and has the potential to be an all-British barnstorming classic from the Co-Op Live in Manchester. Two knockout artists who throw and land big – what’s not to like? Don’t miss it.

The 31-year-old Wardley’s interim WBO strap, won after stopping Joseph Parker last October, was upgraded to full honors with Oleksandr Usyk vacating the title. The Ipswich fighter, trained by Ben Davidson, came up through the white-collar boxing scene and is now a world champion after two come-from-behind wins against Justis Huni and Parker. Wardley has heavy hands and the engine to go deep and cause upsets late on in fights.

UFC 328 live streams feature two titles up for grabs in the Octagon, with middleweights Khamzat Chimaev vs Sean Strickland headlining proceedings after a flyweight title tussle between Joshua Van vs Tatsuro Taira in the co-main event at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on Saturday night.

The impressive Chimaev remains unbeaten throughout his professional MMA career and makes the first defense of the UFC gold he won last August thanks to a unanimous points victory over Dricus du Plessis. With the often controversial ‘Tarzan’ Strickland having made his debut Octagon appearance more than 12 years ago, however, Chimaev comes up against a Californian fighter who has a wealth of know-how, tradecraft and experience of winning this championship before.

My nerd cred, painstakingly built up over the last 30 years, is about to take a big hit. Until 2021, I’d never seen The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Until 2026, very recently, I’d never played Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor. I’d made attempts, you understand, way back in the wilderness years of the 2010s, but it never really grabbed me. Then, just recently, I gave it another go, and, it really did.

The thing is, I think what I needed more than a really strong awareness of The Lord of the Rings (LOTR) was a bit of patience. The game begins with a fairly lengthy bit of tutorial before opening up properly, but once you’re in, the world is extremely entertaining in a very similar way to the Arkham series.

Amazon is adding a short-form video feed to the Prime Video app called “Clips,” the company announced on Friday.

Rolling out first in the U.S., Clips will include… well, clips of shows on Prime Video that are designed to hook a viewer and get them to give the full show a try. From that clip, users can add a title to their watchlist, share it with a friend, or navigate to rent, buy, or access the title through their subscription.

“Clips gives customers a whole new way to browse with short, personalized snippets tailored to their interests,” said Prime Video’s director of Global Application Experiences, Brian Griffin, in a press release. “Whether they have a few minutes to scroll or are looking for something to watch when they have more time, entertainment is just a tap away.”

Amazon first tested this short-form feed during the NBA season, showing highlights that users can scroll through as though they’re watching TikToks.

It’s not a surprise to see Prime Video make this change — Netflix, Peacock, Tubi, Disney, and others have recently rolled out similar experiences, which are designed to promote discovery. Netflix’s short-form feed even shares the Clips name.

Clips is first rolling out to select U.S. customers on iOS, Android, and Fire tablets, but it will be available more broadly this summer. Users can navigate to Clips by scrolling down on the Clips carousel on the Prime Video mobile home page, which will surface a full-screen vertical feed.

• Ad patterns alone reveal identity traits without accessing personal data directly
• AI profiling from ads is faster, cheaper, and more scalable
• Short browsing sessions provide enough data for accurate personal inference

The ads that appear on your screen are not chosen at random, and researchers have now proven AI can turn those ads into a detailed picture of your private life.

A team from UNSW Sydney and QUT examined more than 435,000 Facebook ads collected from 891 Australians through a citizen science project.

General Motors has reached a privacy-related settlement with a group of law enforcement agencies led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta.

Back in 2024, The New York Times reported that automakers including GM were sharing information about their customers’ driving behavior with insurance companies, and that some customers were concerned that their insurance rates had gone up as a result.

The settlement announcement from Bonta’s office similarly alleges that GM sold “the names, contact information, geolocation data, and driving behavior data of hundreds of thousands of Californians” to Verisk Analytics and LexisNexis Risk Solutions, which are both data brokers.  Bonta’s office further alleges that this data was collected through GM’s OnStar program, and that the company made roughly $20 million from data sales.

However, Bonta’s office also said the data did not lead to increased insurance prices in California, “likely because under California’s insurance laws, insurers are prohibited from using driving data to set insurance rates.”

As part of the settlement, GM has agreed to pay $12.75 million in civil penalties and to stop selling driving data to any consumer reporting agencies for five years, Bonta’s office said. GM has also agreed to delete any driver data that it still retains within 180 days (unless it obtains consent from customers), and to request that Lexis and Verisk delete that data.

“General Motors sold the data of California drivers without their knowledge or consent and despite numerous statements reassuring drivers that it would not do so,” Bonta said in a statement, adding that the settlement “requires General Motors to abandon these illegal practices and underscores the importance of the data minimization in California’s privacy law — companies can’t just hold on to data and use it later for another purpose.”

GM had previously settled with the Federal Trade Commission over its data sales, with a final order banning General Motors and OnStar from selling certain data with consumer reporting agencies.

GM told Reuters that the settlement “addresses Smart Driver, a product we discontinued in 2024, and reinforces steps we’ve taken to strengthen our privacy practices.”