European lawmakers are pushing for a radical overhaul of how children interact with social media. The proposals include banning under-16s from platforms entirely and holding tech CEOs personally responsible for harm.
DoorDash suffered a major data breach in October but took nearly three weeks to notify affected customers. The breach exposed names, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses through social engineering tactics. This marks the third major security incident for the delivery giant since 2019.
Apple is asking India’s Delhi High Court to block a new antitrust law that could result in $38 billion fines. The company calls the penalties “manifestly arbitrary” and wants calculations based only on Indian revenue. The case stems from an ongoing dispute with Match dating apps.
Character.AI is making major changes to how teens can interact with its platform. The company is banning underage users from open-ended chats while introducing a new structured Stories feature. This comes as the company faces multiple lawsuits alleging harm to teen mental health.
Apple is actively gathering feedback for Apple Intelligence in China through a new form requiring +86 phone numbers. The company has partnered with Alibaba but faces regulatory hurdles that could clear soon. iOS 18.2 might be the update that brings AI features to Chinese users.
The infamous AI teddy bear that became an unexpected expert in BDSM and knife locations is back on sale. FoloToy suspended the product for a week after researchers exposed its inappropriate behavior. Now the company claims it has reinforced safety measures.
Qualcomm has quietly rewritten Arduino’s terms of service after acquiring the platform in October. The changes include perpetual licenses on user content and surveillance-style monitoring, raising alarms about the end of Arduino’s open-source legacy.
Poland’s competition authority has opened an investigation into Apple’s App Tracking Transparency feature. The regulator suspects the privacy tool may be misleading users while giving Apple’s advertising business an unfair edge. This marks another European challenge to Apple’s privacy-focused change
X’s new location feature has sparked chaos by revealing that many accounts aren’t where they claim to be. The rollout exposed both potential troll farms and significant technical inaccuracies in the platform’s data.
Security researchers have discovered Sturnus, a dangerous Android banking trojan that can read your encrypted messages by capturing what appears on your screen. The malware uses sophisticated evasion techniques to avoid detection while harvesting sensitive data. This serves as a stark reminder that
