Technology
An official from WhatsApp has revealed that 90 users of the messaging platform, including journalists and civil society members, were targeted by Israeli spyware developed by Paragon Solutions. Following the cyber intrusion, WhatsApp issued a cease-and-desist letter to Paragon. The company has refrained......
Global technology stocks have experienced a decline due to the rise of DeepSeek, a Chinese chatbot competitor to OpenAI's ChatGPT, sparking concerns over the long-term viability of the U.S. AI-driven market surge. Stocks in Asian and European markets fell on Monday, and the Nasdaq index in New York......
A series of criminal cases has exposed how sexual predators are exploiting Telegram's privacy features to distribute illegal content and coordinate abuse, prompting increased scrutiny of the messaging platform's security policies. In a recent case in England, 45-year-old John Gary Humphreys......
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced an ambitious 50-point strategy to position the United Kingdom as a global leader in artificial intelligence (AI) and usher in a period of national renewal. The AI Opportunities Action Plan, set to be detailed in Starmer’s speech, aims to foster......
The European Union is set to launch a major satellite constellation project, named "Iris²," to compete with the leading American company, SpaceX, and its Starlink network. This initiative is the EU's largest space venture since its previous programs"Galileo" for satellite......
Late Friday into early Saturday, the United States Air Force closed airspace over one of its most crucial military bases in Ohio due to drone sightings. The restricted airspace, which lasted for nearly four hours, was enacted to monitor drone activity detected near Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The......
Despite widespread concerns that artificial intelligence (AI) might have a significant influence on global elections, Meta, the US technology giant, has reported only modest effects across its platforms in 2024. Meta attributed this minimal impact to various defensive measures, particularly those designed......
In a strategic move to bolster its position in the competitive landscape of artificial intelligence, Microsoft announced plans to launch customizable autonomous AI agents next month. This initiative aims to empower businesses to create their own AI solutions, marking a significant advancement in the......
Meta has unveiled new measures aimed at protecting young users on Instagram from the rising threat of sextortion, a form of online blackmail that coerces individuals into sharing explicit images. Beginning Thursday, Instagram will implement features designed to shield teenage users from potential exploitation......
Twenty years after the iconic Concorde's retirement, the United States is on the brink of ushering in a new era of supersonic flight. Boom Supersonic, a Colorado-based startup, has recently received special permission to test its experimental aircraft, the XB-1, at speeds exceeding Mach 1. Founded......
In a bold move to enhance online safety for teenagers, Instagram has unveiled a comprehensive overhaul of its platform, promising an array of "built-in protections" for young users and granting parents increased control and peace of mind. The new "Teen Accounts" initiative, set to......
Bruce Daisley, former vice-president for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa at Twitter, has proposed stringent measures to hold social media platform owners accountable for content that potentially incites public disorder. Daisley's comments come in the wake of recent unrest in the UK, which some......
In the wake of what experts are calling one of the most extensive IT outages in recent memory, CrowdStrike, the cybersecurity company at the epicenter of the incident, has reported significant progress in restoring affected systems. The company announced that a substantial portion of the 8.5 million......
