In a social media post today, Apple CEO Tim Cook said that Apple will be making a donation of an undisclosed amount to Hurricane Milton relief efforts. "Our hearts go…
TikTok continues to push its in-stream shopping elements. Source
A new season of Star Trek: Lower Decks is almost here, with a trailer to prove it. The fifth, and unfortunately final, season looks to feature the same unchecked shenanigans…
Some important new programs from TikTok. Source
Using ChatGPT to research cyber threats has backfired on bad actors, OpenAI revealed in a report analyzing emerging trends in how AI is currently amplifying online security risks. Not only…
Enhanced ad placement options from Meta. Source
Members of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force search a flood-damaged area with a search canine in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene along the Swannanoa River on October…
Social networking startup Bluesky is seizing the moment. Amid ongoing moderation issues affecting X rival Instagram Threads, the decentralized X competitor Bluesky has created an account on Meta’s newest platform.…
Russian state media and right-wing influencers on X helped share disinformation about Disney. Source
More than 100,000 people have been laid off in the technology industry alone this year, and — either by circumstance or choice — at least some of them are not…
X (formerly Twitter) takes swift action when taking down deepfake nude images that are reported as copyright violations — but not when they're reported under "nonconsensual nudity," a study has…
The U.S. and U.K. governments announced Thursday they will set up a joint children’s online safety working group to cooperate on safeguarding efforts in the digital realm by sharing evidence…
The decentralized storage protocol’s novel data encoding algorithm will unlock applications across AI, websites and social media. Source
The Internet Archive is currently under attack from hacker groups. And, it seems these bad actors have been able to access sensitive data for millions of the Internet Archive's users.The…
A multi-year competition challenge to Facebook (aka Meta), which saw Germany’s antitrust authority become a pioneering champion for privacy rights in 2019 after it sought to block the social media…
is pushing further into hardware with its first set of earbuds. The owner's $170 Ola Friend buds will only be available in China for now. They link to the company's…
Former Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aimé says he's "incredibly touched" by the possibility of a Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom easter egg that may reference his friendship with…
Solana gaming ecosystem has launched Sonic X, a tap-to-earn game based natively inside TikTok as it aims to be the next ‘Notcoin.’ Source
DJI appears to have all-but confirmed the launch date for the leaked Air 3S drone in a teaser for an event on October 15. And new leaks suggest the mid-range…
In recent days, the as-yet-unannounced M4 MacBook Pro has appeared all over the internet, with the media engaging in a feeding frenzy as pictures and videos of Apple’s next flagship…