Technology News for Friday 3rd April 2026

1. Apple to issue emergency patch to protect iPhones from DarkSword spyware - Mashable

Why is this rare? Well, typically Apple will simply tell iPhone users to upgrade to the latest version of iOS (that's iOS 26.4 right now). But this time, everyone running iOS 18 on their phones is getting a patch of their own.

2. Artemis capsule boost puts astronauts moon-bound for record-breaking journey - Reuters

ORLANDO, Florida, April 2 (Reuters) - The Orion capsule carrying four astronauts in NASA's Artemis II mission executed a key thruster firing on Thursday that will ?kick the crew out of Earth's orbit and on a path toward the moon, committing them to ...