iPhone apps still track you even when you tell them not to

Despite countless popups and a detailed Privacy & Security area, newindependent research has discovered that iPhone user data is still being shared with Apple. iOS 14.5 saw the introduction of App Tracking Transparency, a privacy tool which gives users the option to prevent third-party apps from tracking them with identifying information, all in an effort…

Russia’s military has likely lost half its tanks in Ukraine and will be weaker than it was before the war, Pentagon says

This photograph taken on September 30, 2022 shows abandoned Russian tank in the recently retaken area near Kharkiv. Photo by YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images Russia has likely lost half its main battle tanks in Ukraine, a senior US defense official said.  Putin has also lost tens of thousands of troops, the Pentagon’s Colin Kahl…

Layoffs are crushing the real-estate industry, and Redfin and Opendoor are the latest victims. Here are 44 companies that have shed jobs due to the fast-cooling housing market.

A Redfin sign in front of a house for sale. Sundry Photography/Shutterstock Redfin and Opendoor are the latest real-estate firms to lay off employees. The layoffs come as demand for mortgages has reached its lowest level since 1997. Insider rounded up 44 of the firms who have cut staff amid a cooling housing market. The…

Southwest Rapid Rewards Premier Business card review: A solid bonus and benefits for Southwest flyers, and points count toward the Companion Pass

Insider’s experts choose the best products and services to help make smart decisions with your money (here’s how). In some cases, we receive a commission from our our partners, however, our opinions are our own. Terms apply to offers listed on this page. The Southwest® Rapid Rewards® Premier Business Credit Card is a good choice…

Elon Musk said charging $8 a month for Twitter verification might be ‘a dumb decision, but we’ll see’

Elon Musk. Andrew Kelly/Reuters Elon Musk hosted a Twitter Space “town hall” with advertisers where he shared his plans for Twitter. Musk talked about making users pay $8 for a blue checkmark, and said it might be “a dumb decision.” He said charging users for verification will make it too expensive for trolls to make…

Pence says Trump chided him for being ‘too honest’ when he insisted he couldn’t overturn the 2020 election results on January 6

Trump and Pence at a press conference at the White House on April 23, 2020. Drew Angerer/Getty Images Former VP Mike Pence detailed Trump’s efforts to get him to overturn the 2020 election results on Jan 6. He says Trump chided him for being “too honest” in his assessment of the legality of rejecting the…

Rappers Drake and 21 Savage could pay millions from their new ‘Her Loss’ album profits to Vogue in lawsuit over fake magazine cover

Prince Williams/Getty Images Rappers Drake and 21 Savage have been hit with a lawsuit from ‘Vogue’ magazine publisher Condé Nast. The publisher is asking for at least $4 million from the rappers or triple the profits from their album. The duo promoted their ‘Her Loss’ album with an array of parodied media appearances. Vogue magazine…

Biden eggs on a possible Trump-DeSantis 2024 clash: ‘It’ll be fun watching them take on each other’

President Joe Biden Susan Walsh/AP Biden seemed delighted by the prospect of Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis clashing. “It’ll be fun watching them take on each other,” Biden said during a Wednesday press conference. The president made his comment when asked who he would rather face in 2024. President Joe Biden on Wednesday stoked the…