Two controversial dating apps promising to expose dishonest partners have suffered serious security breaches, leaking thousands of personal documents online. Tea, which went viral in July and topped Apple’s US...
Russian authorities announced on Wednesday they are “partially” restricting voice calls on the messaging apps Telegram and WhatsApp, citing security concerns. The move marks the latest step in a long-running...
Google has launched a major update to its AI chatbot Gemini, introducing a memory function that recalls past conversations and personal details. The new “Personalised Context” feature, switched on by...
A European investigation has uncovered a large, coordinated network distributing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on social media platform X. Researchers from the nonprofit Alliance4Europe found at least 150 accounts...
One of the earliest ways people connected online is finally coming to an end. AOL has announced that it will shut down its dial-up internet service at the end of...
In a tournament to find the best artificial intelligence (AI) chess player, OpenAI’s o3 model has beaten Elon Musk’s Grok 4 in the final match. Unlike traditional chess machines built...
A Europe-based nonprofit has found that YouTube’s tools to fight misinformation are applied unevenly across European languages. AI Forensics tested YouTube’s “information panels,” which appear on videos and search results...
WhatsApp has deleted 6.8 million accounts linked to criminal scam centres targeting people around the world, parent company Meta announced. The action, taken in the first six months of the...
Going online in Russia is increasingly frustrating, with blocked websites, inaccessible videos, and mobile internet outages lasting hours or days. Experts say this is no accident but the result of...
Italy has given the final go-ahead for the €13.5 billion Strait of Messina Bridge, a project promising both opportunity and controversy. The bridge will connect Sicily to the mainland, stretching...