DirecTV Announces Price Hike Amid Disney Channel Blackout
DirecTV has informed its customers that prices will rise starting in October 2024, just as the company deals with the fallout from losing ESPN, ABC, and other Disney-owned channels in…
Meta Brings Third-Party Chat Integration to WhatsApp and Messenger in Europe
Meta is updating WhatsApp and Messenger in Europe to allow users to communicate with people on third-party messaging services. This update, aimed at complying with the European Union’s Digital Markets…
Investigations Reveal Telegram as a Hub for Extremism and Crime
Telegram founder Pavel Durov was arrested in France last month, accused of failing to cooperate with law enforcement and being complicit in crimes committed through his platform. These crimes include…
Apple’s Find My Finally Arriving in South Korea in 2025 After Long Wait
Apple’s Find My service is set to launch in South Korea in 2025, after years of the feature being disabled in the country. According to a press release translation by…
WHO Review Finds No Link Between Mobile Phones and Cancer
A comprehensive review commissioned by the World Health Organization (WHO) has found no link between mobile phone use and an increased risk of brain or head cancers. This review, led…
Microsoft Expands Tools to Scrub Deepfake and Revenge Porn From Bing
Microsoft has expanded its efforts to combat the spread of non-consensual intimate images, including deepfakes, by partnering with StopNCII to prevent these images from appearing in Bing search results. How…
Visa Launches New Tool to Make It Safer to Pay Merchants Directly From Your Bank Account
Visa has announced plans to introduce a new product aimed at enhancing the security and flexibility of account-to-account (A2A) payments, bypassing the traditional direct debit system, as reported by CNBC.…
Microsoft Launches 5G Surface Pros for Business Customers
Microsoft is adding 5G capabilities to its latest Surface Pro models aimed at business customers. The company announced that the 5G-enabled versions of the Surface Pro 10 and Surface Pro…
YouTube Limits Teens’ Exposure to Idealized Fitness and Body Image Content
YouTube has announced that it will expand the limitations on fitness and weight-related video recommendations for teenagers in Europe and the UK, extending a policy that was first introduced in…
Ilya Sutskever Secures $1 Billion in Funding for New AI Venture Safe Superintelligence
Ilya Sutskever, co-founder of OpenAI, has raised $1 billion from prominent investors for his new AI venture, Safe Superintelligence (SSI). Sutskever, who left OpenAI in May 2024, announced the substantial…
Spotify’s Evolving Playlist Daylist Reaches Global Audience
Spotify has launched its evolving playlist feature, daylist, globally. Initially introduced in select English-speaking markets in 2023, daylist personalizes music recommendations based on users’ listening habits, updating throughout the day…
SpaceX Orders Staff to Exit Brazil as Musk Faces Supreme Court Battle
SpaceX has instructed its employees to leave Brazil and avoid travel to the country, following a Brazilian Supreme Court decision to block X, formerly known as Twitter. This move is…
New Mexico Sues Snap for Allegedly Fostering Child Exploitation and Sextortion
New Mexico has filed a lawsuit against Snap, accusing the social media giant of enabling and facilitating child sexual exploitation, sextortion, and trafficking through its popular app, Snapchat. The state’s…
Durov Says French Authorities Mishandled Telegram Investigation, But Vows to Improve Moderation
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has criticized French authorities for detaining him, stating they should have contacted his company through established channels instead of holding him personally responsible for illegal activities…
Volkswagen Brings ChatGPT Voice Assistant to U.S. Vehicles
Volkswagen is set to introduce its AI-powered ChatGPT voice assistant to vehicles sold in the United States, starting September 6, 2024. This new feature, known as Plus Speech, will initially…
Meta Oversight Board Approves “From the River to the Sea” Slogan in Key Ruling
Meta’s Oversight Board has upheld the company’s decision to allow Facebook posts containing the phrase “From the River to the Sea,” concluding that a blanket ban on the slogan would…
US Officials Call for Probe Into Shein and Temu’s Sale of Hazardous Baby Items
US safety regulators are pressing for an in-depth investigation into the safety practices of popular e-commerce platforms Shein and Temu, with specific concerns about the sale of hazardous baby and…
No Screens Before Age Two, Says Swedish Health Authority
Sweden’s health authorities have issued new guidelines advising that children under the age of two should not be exposed to screens at all, while teenagers should limit their screen time…
Snap Experiments with Ads in Chat as Stock Price Falls
Snapchat is undergoing significant changes as it tests new features and updates aimed at boosting its platform’s usability and ad revenue. CEO Evan Spiegel announced in a memo published on…
Canva Raises Teams Prices by Over 300 Percent, Citing AI Enhancements
Canva is raising prices for its Teams subscription, with some users facing increases of over 300%, due to the company’s expanded use of generative AI tools. Specific price changes include:…