Tech platforms are responding to this threat now. Google has introduced call defense to the latest version of Android, than can listen into calls using on-device AI and flag a likely scam, it has also prevented users from being talked into disabling Android’s sideloading protection while on calls to prevent malicious apps being installed.

Apple shares rose more than 3% in premarket trading on Friday after the company forecast relatively strong sales growth, hinting at a recovery from a dip in iPhone sales as it rolls out artificial intelligence features.

Apple released iOS 18.3 on Jan. 27, more than a month after the company released iOS 18.2. While the latest update brought some important security patches to all iPhones, iOS 18.2 brought the popular puzzle game Sudoku to the News app.

Apple executives on Thursday forecast relatively strong sales growth, a sign the company will recover from a dip in iPhone sales as it rolls out artificial intelligence features.

The company has heavily advertised AI features since the latest iPhones were released in September.

During today's earnings call covering the first fiscal quarter of 2025, Apple CEO Tim Cook was asked about whether he felt there was room

The iPhone SE 4 is being talked about a lot, but the conversation is centered around one particular screen feature, and the situation is getting ridiculous.

The tech giant’s sales of apps and services helped profit grow 7 percent from a year ago, even as the company contended with slumping sales in China.

Now, LaptopMag is among the publications claiming the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra brings not only an improvement to its predecessor but also compared to Apple’s iPhone 16 Pro Max. While the Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy falls behind the A18 Pro chip in single-core scores, the multicore scores are higher for the Samsung phone.

Apple's earnings call is today at 5 pm ET. AAPL stock heads into the report down 4% YTD. Analysts are focused on services and China sales.

Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq futures are rising in premarket trading Friday as the stock market waits for news on President Donald Trump's threats to apply tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China. Also PCE inflation data are due.