2+ hour ago   (289+ words) Dating app Grindr is set to disable its location feature within the Milano-Cortina Olympic Village for this month's Winter Games. The decision aims to protect LGBTQ+ athletes from "real safety risks". The platform, which bills itself as "the world's largest…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (313+ words) Snapchat's parent Snap has settled a social media addiction lawsuit just days before the landmark case was due to go to trial in Los Angeles. Terms of the deal were not announced as it was revealed by lawyers at a…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (146+ words) Iran's internet blackout is impacting news algorithms and our social media feeds, an internet watchdog has warned. In an exclusive interview with The Independent, Alp Toker, founder of NetBlocks explains how the internet shutdown in Iran is not just causing…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (307+ words) A number of websites, including social media platform X, appear to have been hit by problems affecting internet infrastructure firm, Cloudflare. Thousands of users reported issues with X and other services to outage monitoring site Downdetector shortly after 11:30 GMT on…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (548+ words) Service has been restored after Louisiana and Mississippi experienced widespread outages of 911 emergency calling systems for several hours Friday afternoon as a result of damage to AT&T fiber optic cables, the carrier and officials said. The outages impacted multiple…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago   (333+ words) Like all websites, ChatGPT is fallible " and when it went down this week, people lost their godforsaken minds. According to OpenAI's status page, the company has experienced major issues this week, leading to breathless coverage from sites like'TechRadar and The…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago   (88+ words) Will.i.am believes TikTok has transformed the music industry. The 50-year-old star - who is best known as the frontman of the Black Eyed Peas - believes the video-sharing app has had a much bigger impact on the music business than AI....

10+ mon, 4+ week ago   (439+ words) She added in the caption that she's "so comfortable compared to the regular uniform ... switching to her Hooters maternity outfit, as she had her slight baby bump covered with a brown fanny pack. A pregnant Hooters waitress has racked up…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago   (252+ words) An issue which left thousands of Virgin Media O2 customers unable to access the internet has been resolved, the firm says. Downdetector, which tracks websites, showed more than 10,000 people reported their broadband was not working on Monday morning. Users first began…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago   (633+ words) Google Maps has blocked reviews for the Gulf of Mexico, after criticism of its decision to label it "Gulf of America" for users in the US. The tech giant updated the name of the location on Wednesday after President Donald…...