Threads Overtakes X In Daily Mobile Users As Meta’s App Continues Gradual Climb
Meta’s Threads is now seeing more daily usage than Elon Musk’s X on mobile devices, according to new data from market intelligence firm Similarweb, marking a shift in how people…
Signal Co-Founder Launches Privacy-Focused AI Assistant Designed To Avoid Data Collection
A new AI assistant built by Signal co-founder Moxie Marlinspike is offering an alternative to mainstream chatbots by prioritising user privacy and avoiding data collection at every layer of its…
TikTok Launches PineDrama App In US And Brazil To Test Stand-Alone Microdrama Platform
TikTok has quietly released a new stand-alone app called PineDrama in the United States and Brazil, expanding its push into short-form scripted video by offering one-minute episodic dramas outside its…
Hacker Posted Victims’ Personal Data On Instagram After Breaching US Government Systems
A Tennessee man who pleaded guilty to hacking the US Supreme Court’s electronic filing system also breached networks at AmeriCorps and the Department of Veterans Affairs, then published victims’ personal…
Phishing Campaign Targets Iran-Linked Activists Through WhatsApp Amid Internet Shutdown
A coordinated phishing campaign targeting people involved in Iran-related activism and research has been uncovered after a UK-based Iranian activist received a suspicious WhatsApp message containing a malicious link. Technical…
X Suffers Second Major Outage This Week Amid Scrutiny Over AI Deepfakes
Elon Musk’s social media platform X experienced its second large-scale outage of the week on Friday, with users reporting widespread access problems as the company faces mounting criticism over how…
Bluesky Adds Twitch Livestream Sharing And Stock Cashtags As Downloads Rise
Bluesky is rolling out new features that let users share when they are livestreaming on Twitch and discuss publicly traded stocks using specialized hashtags, as the social network looks to…
Ashley St Clair Sues xAI Over Sexualised Deepfakes Generated By Grok
Ashley St Clair has filed a lawsuit against xAI, alleging the company’s Grok AI tool generated sexually explicit deepfakes of her on the social media platform X, while xAI has…
YouTube Expands Parental Controls With New Limits On Shorts Viewing
YouTube is rolling out additional parental control features focused on limiting how much time children and teens spend watching short-form videos, as scrutiny over minors’ online safety continues to grow…
X Restricts Grok Image Editing After Scrutiny Over Sexualised AI Deepfakes
Elon Musk’s AI model Grok will no longer allow users to edit photos of real people to depict them in revealing clothing in jurisdictions where such content is illegal, following…
California Launches Probe Into Grok Over Sexualised AI Deepfakes
California’s attorney general has opened an investigation into the spread of sexualised AI deepfakes generated by Elon Musk’s AI model Grok, as scrutiny intensifies in the United States and the…
Apple Launches Creator Studio Subscription With Creative Apps And iWork Premium Content
Apple has announced a new Creator Studio subscription bundle that combines access to professional creative software across Mac and iPad with premium features in its iWork apps, positioning the offering…
Google Adds Native Vertical Video Support To Veo 3.1 For Social Platforms
Google has updated its Veo 3.1 AI video-generation model to support native vertical video creation using reference images, a change aimed at making AI-generated videos better suited for social platforms…
Anthropic Introduces Claude For Healthcare Following OpenAI’s ChatGPT Health Launch
Anthropic has announced a new healthcare-focused product days after OpenAI revealed ChatGPT Health, positioning its Claude for Healthcare tools as a more provider- and payer-oriented system that emphasizes administrative support…
Tennessee Resident Expected To Plead Guilty In U.S. Supreme Court Filing System Hack
A resident of Springfield, Tennessee, is expected to plead guilty after prosecutors alleged he repeatedly accessed the U.S. Supreme Court’s electronic document filing system without authorization over several months. Allegations…
Amazon’s Bee Tests Whether Always Available AI Memory Fits Daily Life
Early testing of Amazon’s Bee device shows a product designed to quietly capture and organize conversations, raising questions about how far consumers are willing to go in letting AI document…
Meta Launches Compute Initiative To Expand AI Data Center Capacity
Meta has announced a new program called Meta Compute as it moves to scale up the infrastructure needed to support its growing artificial intelligence operations. Energy And Capacity Targets Chief…
Google Introduces Universal Commerce Protocol For AI Driven Shopping
Google has announced a new open standard called the Universal Commerce Protocol to let AI agents handle shopping tasks across multiple stages of the buying process, as the company and…
YouTube Adds Shorts Filter To Advanced Search And Renames Ranking Options
YouTube has updated its advanced search tools to give users more control over search results, including a new option to filter out Shorts and changes to how ranking and engagement…
Clicks Debuts Communicator Phone With Physical Keyboard And Android 16 At CES
Clicks Technology has introduced its first smartphone, the $499 Communicator, alongside a $79 slide-out physical keyboard accessory, positioning both products around tactile input and messaging while reviving design elements associated…