Mobile web traffic hits record 64%, with Android leading the way
Google's OS has a 72.72% share of all mobile traffic
Trump administration throws wrench into $42 billion broadband rollout
The program may scrap Biden's fiber preference, opening the door for Starlink and fixed wireless providers
Meta sues maker of Crush AI nudify app over Facebook and Instagram ads
Over 8,000 ads appeared in two weeks on Meta platforms
The number of ads on Amazon Prime Video has doubled in less than 18 months
There are now up to six ads per hour
Shaquille O'Neal settles long-running FTX investor lawsuit for $1.8 million
O'Neal paid $11 million to settle a separate NFT lawsuit in April
Think before you click: Experts warn email "Unsubscribe" links pose security risks
"If you don't trust the source, why would you trust their unsubscribe link?"
YouTube relaxes moderation rules to allow more controversial content
Videos are allowed if "freedom of expression value may outweigh harm risk"
OpenAI warns ChatGPT logs will be retained "indefinitely," blames court order
The Internet is forever
Linux Foundation steps in with neutral solution to WordPress crisis
"Please stop fighting, you pesky WP children"
Editor's take: The fight between WordPress and WP Engine could bring the entire WP community to an unprecedented breakup. It's why the Linux Foundation is trying to avoid the worst-case scenario with an alternative platform for distributing and sharing WP-related content.
YouTube shuts down ad-blocker loophole, tightens restrictions
More Firefox users have been impacted
Hacker arrested after exploiting 5,000 accounts in $4.5 million cryptojacking scheme
Suspect could face up to 15 years in Ukranian prison
Asus urges factory resets and strong passwords following botnet breach
The company has released detailed steps to remove persistent router backdoors
Amazon sets sights on humanoid robots for last-mile delivery
The robots will ride in Rivian electric vans and deliver packages to customers' doorsteps
Reddit sues Anthropic for scraping website content without consent
Another day, another lawsuit against an AI company
Australia becomes first country to force disclosure of ransomware payments
Effective deterrent or just public shaming for ransomware victims?
Meta and Yandex bypassed Android privacy to link anonymous web browsing to app users
Millions of Android users are discovering their online identities are not as private as they thought
A hot potato: For years, the privacy of Android users browsing the web has been quietly compromised by a sophisticated tracking method employed by two of the world's largest tech companies: Meta and Yandex. According to recent research, both companies have exploited legitimate browser-to-app communication protocols to covertly link anonymous web activity with the identities of users logged into native apps like Facebook, Instagram, and various Yandex services on Android devices.
Pornhub withdraws from France as age verfication checks get too intrusive
Aylo says au revoir as French law kills the mood
In North Korea, your phone secretly takes screenshots every 5 minutes for government surveillance
Smartphone looks modern, but its software reveals a dystopian reality
The big picture: A smartphone smuggled out of North Korea is offering a rare – and unsettling – glimpse into the extent of control Kim Jong Un's regime exerts over its citizens, down to the very words they type. While the device appears outwardly similar to any modern smartphone, its software reveals a far more oppressive reality.
Amazon Fire Sticks are enabling billions in video piracy, report finds
Facebook and Google are also playing a major role
Why it matters: It's somewhat ironic that arguably the biggest piracy enabler today is a device that comes from Amazon, a $2 trillion tech giant with a streaming service. According to a new report, jailbroken Amazon Fire Sticks are used to watch billions of dollars worth of pirated streams, and Google, Meta and Microsoft are exacerbating the situation.
Ultra-fast fiber sets global speed record: 1.02 petabits per second over continental distance
Petabit-scale data transmission outpaces previous records by more than 14x
Why it matters: A technological leap in fiber optics has shattered previous limitations, achieving what experts once considered impossible: transmitting data at 1.02 petabits per second – enough to download every movie on Netflix 30 times over – across 1,808 kilometers using a single fiber no thicker than a human hair.
German roads thrown into chaos after Google Maps mislabels highways as closed
Terrorism, hackers, natural disaster? No, just a Google Maps glitch
Fake math-puzzle event becomes one of Facebook's most-viewed posts
Do you know the answer?
In a nutshell: There's a simple reason why you see so many baity Facebook posts that have headlines like "only for geniuses," or "only people with high IQs will get this": they attract a lot of engagement. One of them, for a fake competition that supposedly took place last year, has been one of the platform's most popular posts over the last 6 months.
Thousands of Asus routers compromised by "ViciousTrap" backdoor
Someone is building an army of compromised routers, for reasons we still have to discover
Researchers find billions of browser cookies for sale on the dark web
Cybercriminals exploiting traditional web standards to commit fraud -- or worse
Opera's Neon AI agentic browser promises to do everything – even write code while you're offline
But would you want it to?