WEDNESDAY, 28 JANUARY 2026, 00:40
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: This week, the first high-profile lawsuit — considered a “bellwether” case that could set meaningful precedent in the hundreds of other complaints — goes to trial. That lawsuit documents the case of a 19-year-old, K.G.M, who hopes the jury will agree that Meta and YouTube caused psychological harm by designing features like infinite scroll...
Citigroup has rolled out mandatory AI training for all 175,000 of its employees across 80 locations worldwide, a sweeping initiative that CEO Jane Fraser describes as helping workers “reinvent themselves” before the technology permanently alters what they do for a living. The $205 billion bank sent out an internal memo last year requiring staffers to learn prompting skills specifically. Fraser...
Mozilla, the nonprofit organization behind the Firefox browser that has spent two decades battling tech giants over control of the internet, is now turning its attention to AI and deploying roughly $1.4 billion in reserves to fund what president Mark Surman calls a “rebel alliance” of startups focused on AI safety, transparency and governance. The organization released a report Tuesday...
An anonymous reader shares a report: Meta plans to test new subscriptions that give people access to exclusive features on its apps, the company told TechCrunch on Monday. The tech giant said the new subscriptions will unlock more productivity and creativity, along with expanded AI capabilities. In the coming months, Meta said it will offer a premium experience on Instagram, Facebook, and...
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, The Pitt, and Industry are just a few of the shows you need to be watching on HBO Max this month.
An anonymous reader shares a report: Google on Tuesday announced an expanded set of Android theft-protection features, designed to make its mobile devices less of a target for criminals. Building on existing tools like Theft Detection Lock, Offline Device Lock, and others introduced in 2024, the newly launched updates include stronger authentication safeguards and enhanced recovery tools, the...
Eskom welcomed the sentencing, describing it as a decisive warning that theft and tampering of essential infrastructure will be met with uncompromising justice.
Alexa+ has been rolling out to everyone with a Prime membership, even if you didn’t ask for it. Here’s how to change it back.
The military tested a new approach in Venezuela and during strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.
Anker knocks almost half the cost off its already budget-friendly earbuds.
France will replace the American platforms Microsoft Teams and Zoom with its own domestically developed video conferencing platform, which will be used in all government departments by 2027, the country said. From a report: The move is part of France’s strategy to stop using foreign software vendors, especially those from the United States, and regain control over critical digital...
At least 37 attorneys general for US states and territories are taking action against xAI after Grok generated a flood of nonconsensual sexual images of women and minors.
Research from the ride-hail aggregator Obi finds Waymo is starting to edge up on Uber and Lyft in San Francisco. Tesla, which operates a ride-hail service with human drivers, is winning the price wars.
Users of Facebook, Instagram, and Threads can no longer share links to ICE List, a website listing what it claims are the names of thousands of DHS employees.
Microsoft has quietly suppressed an unexplained anomaly on its network that was routing traffic destined for example.com — a domain reserved under RFC2606 specifically for testing purposes and not obtainable by any party — to sei.co.jp, a domain belonging to Japanese electronics cable maker Sumitomo Electric. The misconfiguration meant anyone attempting to set up an Outlook account using an...
Watermark Investments has formalized a long-horizon capital strategy framework designed to support institutional and professional investors seeking stability, regulatory clarity, and disciplined growth in an increasingly interconnected global financial system. The framework reflects the firm’s view that capital allocation decisions must be guided by structural realities rather than short-term...
Whether you’re working from home or just trying to hit your step goals, these walking pad deals make it easy to move every day.
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists on Tuesday set their symbolic Doomsday Clock to 85 seconds before midnight — the closest the timepiece has ever been to the theoretical point of annihilation since scientists created it during the Cold War in 1947. The clock now stands four seconds nearer than last year’s setting, and this marks the third time in four years that the Bulletin has moved it...
A federal agent allegedly tried to enter Google’s Cambridge campus in the fall, WIRED has learned. Now, staffers want policies that protect them from immigration officials.
WhatsApp has begun offering users an advanced security mode, letting users opt into stronger protections against hackers.
Amazon is closing all of its Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh physical stores in a shift to focus on its online same-day delivery service and new big-box retail stores. From a report: The e-commerce giant said Tuesday that some of its shuttered Amazon-branded brick-and-mortar stores would be converted into Whole Foods Market locations. Amazon said its branded stores failed to deliver the right...