1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (401+ words) Google Search briefly displayed false information claiming OpenAI CEO Sam Altman had died on 12 August 2026 after an apparent vandalism edit to his Wikipedia page was picked up by Google's automated systems. The error appeared in Altman's Google information card on…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (417+ words) Meta acknowledged on Monday that intruders successfully breached prominent Instagram pages by exploiting its AI-powered support chatbot, noting that a fix was deployed once security experts flagged the vulnerability. These revelations emerged alongside a wave of breaches hitting prominent Instagram…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (530+ words) A Colombian TikToker has triggered widespread backlash after entering Rome's Trevi Fountain in a stunt filmed by her husband and shared online for social media 'content', raising renewed concern over viral tourism behaviour at protected landmarks. The incident has drawn…...

4+ mon, 2+ day ago   (668+ words) A new Christian phone network promising to block pornography, LGBTQ-related material and 'gender content' before users even see it has sparked a fierce online debate, with critics comparing the idea to The Handmaid's Tale and warning it resembles the early…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (851+ words) A new mobile service in the US is attempting something unusual for the telecoms world: not just connecting users, but filtering what they are allowed to see. Radiant Mobile, a self-described Christian network, is launching with a system designed to…...

5+ mon, 4+ day ago   (538+ words) Grindr's move into the crowded Washington social calendar has added an unexpected twist to this year's White House Correspondents' Weekend, with the LGBTQ dating app set to host its first-ever party ahead of the main dinner in the US capital…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (513+ words) TikTok users across the United States experienced widespread disruption after a confirmed outage in the US disrupted feeds, views, and creator analytics. The platform said a power failure at a US-based data centre caused the incident, though several effects reported…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (512+ words) TikTok is facing scrutiny from government officials and digital rights advocates after thousands of users reported that the platform was preventing them from sending the word 'Epstein' in direct messages. This development surfaced shortly after its US business was transferred…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago   (406+ words) Unbelievably, Reddit has actually defeated TikTok. It is a strange time in the era of social media, as Reddit has overtaken TikTok as one of the most visited platforms in the United Kingdom. This achievement is way more than a…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago   (629+ words) Recent discoveries of phone farms reveal a massive operation where AI-generated influencers are saturating TikTok with hidden advertisements. These automated accounts mimic real creators so effectively that many viewers fail to realise they are watching a programmed marketing campaign. As…...