Technology

Strict Mode Arrives: WhatsApp’s Answer to Sophisticated Attacks

WhatsApp has launched a groundbreaking security feature designed to protect users from advanced digital threats. Strict Account Settings provides multiple defensive layers through a simple one-click activation, democratizing access to professional-grade security measures. By introducing this feature, WhatsApp positions itself as the third major technology company offering enhanced security modes, following Apple and Google. This trend demonstrates collective awareness of the unique vulnerabilities facing journalists,...

Transportation Sector Faces Autonomous Vehicle Transformation

Artificial intelligence-enabled autonomous vehicles represent a clear and significant threat to transportation employment, from truck drivers to taxi drivers to delivery workers. While full autonomy remains years away, the trajectory creates palpable anxiety in a sector employing millions. Transportation illustrates how AI can threaten entire occupational categories. Data indicates 60% of jobs in wealthy nations and 40% globally will be affected by AI. Transportation likely...

TikTok Implements US User Data Training Protocol Under New American Ownership

In a significant development for data governance and algorithmic fairness, TikTok confirmed Thursday that it has finalized an ownership restructuring establishing a majority American-owned...

Compassionate Boundaries: YouTube’s Shorts Self-Kindness Feature

YouTube has created a time management feature that supports establishing boundaries from a place of self-compassion rather than self-criticism. The platform now provides daily...

Trump Imposes 25% Tariff on Nvidia AI Chips: Protecting the Supply Chain

Citing the need to secure critical infrastructure, Donald Trump imposes a 25% tariff on Nvidia AI chips and other advanced semiconductors. The executive order,...

Google Gemini Transformation Pushes Alphabet to $4 Trillion

Alphabet, the parent company of Google, has reached a $4 trillion valuation, overtaking Apple to become the second-most valuable company in the world. This...

UK Ministers Threaten X Ban as Elon Musk Defies “Free Speech Suppression” Claims Over Grok AI

Elon Musk is in a standoff with the UK government over the future of X, with ministers threatening to ban the platform. The dispute...

DigitalBridge’s Datacenter Portfolio Joins SoftBank in $4 Billion Transaction

DigitalBridge Group's extensive datacenter portfolio is joining SoftBank Group in a $4 billion transaction aimed at capitalizing on artificial intelligence infrastructure demand. The deal...

ChatGPT Voice Chat Being Discontinued on Mac Desktop

Mac users should be aware of an impending ChatGPT change. Voice conversation capabilities in the macOS desktop application will cease operation on January 15,...

School System Partners with Tech Firm Despite AI’s Election Fraud Claims History

A major announcement Thursday revealed plans to integrate artificial intelligence throughout El Salvador's education infrastructure on a massive, comprehensive, and unprecedented scale. The xAI...

SpaceX Targets Historic Public Offering Worth Over One Trillion

Elon Musk's rocket company is preparing for what could become one of the largest public offerings in history. SpaceX has begun engaging with financial...

Australia’s Dynamic Approach: Platform List Subject to Ongoing Changes

Australia's under-16 social media ban will feature a dynamic, evolving list of restricted platforms rather than static regulations, Communications Minister Anika Wells has emphasized....

Desperate Times Call for Action: OpenAI Enters Full Combat Mode

OpenAI has implemented its most urgent competitive response protocols as the company confronts pressures that leadership describes as potentially defining. Sam Altman has issued...

Sadness, Anger, and Division: The Emotional Architecture of Algorithmic Polarization

The research documented not just cognitive attitude shifts but emotional changes. Users exposed to more divisive content reported feeling sadder and angrier overall, revealing...