Tech
Meta “happy to turn a blind eye” to illegal online casino ads on Facebook, Instagram
Illegal gambling is on the rise, and the big names in tech are failing to pick up the slack.
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Temu catches up with Amazon in cross-border online shopping
Chinese discount platform Temu now accounts for a quarter of cross-border e-commerce, according to a new report, putting it on par with the American retail giant Amazon.
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Taylor Swift label Universal Music signs deal with China's NetEase
US-based Universal Music Group struck a deal with Chinese music streaming service NetEase Cloud Music, the two music companies announced Monday.
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UK to consult on whether to ban social media for under-16s
The UK government has launched a consultation on whether to ban under-16s from using social media and is also planning to toughen guidance on phone use in schools.
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China kicks high-speed traders out of exchange data centers
China's securities regulator has asked brokers to remove client-dedicated servers from data centers in local exchanges, a move that will deprive rapid-trading "flash boys" of an edge against other investors, people with knowledge of the matter said.
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Is your device running a buggy Windows 11? Microsoft says it has fixed some issues
Microsoft recently released its first Windows 11 update of 2026, and it caused issues for some users. A fix has now arrived.
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People spend 11.8B hours consuming content on social media founded by billionaires
The richest people on Earth are more influential than ever, a new report has revealed.
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UK families face TikTok in US court showdown over viral challenge deaths
Grieving parents are travelling to a US court after filing a wrongful death lawsuit against TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance. They’re alleging that the platform's algorithms pushed dangerous “prank and challenge” content to children who later died after attempting self-strangulation.
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Newest version of Tails OS is no longer available via BitTorrent download
The team behind Tails OS, an operating system designed to safeguard users’ privacy, has decided to drop support for BitTorrent downloads.
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US tech pros condemn ICE shooting and ask their CEO’s to speak up
The fatal shooting of an unarmed woman, who lost her life to a bullet shot by an ICE agent, has caused tech industry professionals to speak up. They’re condemning the Trump administration policy regarding immigration and demand their CEO’s speak up as well.
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Trump snaps at tech giants for hiking everyone’s electricity bills
President Donald Trump has urged major technology companies operating data centers across the country to ensure that residents aren’t the ones bearing the cost of their rising energy consumption.
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Spotify lifts subscription prices again, bets against user exodus
Spotify will increase the price of its monthly premium subscription plan by $1 to $12.99 in the United States, Estonia and Latvia markets, the Swedish streaming platform said on Thursday.
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Verizon resolves 10-hour outage, offers credits after millions affected
Verizon Communications said late on Wednesday it had restored mobile phone service and planned to offer affected consumers credits for a 10-hour outage that disrupted calls, texting and internet usage for hundreds of thousands of customers.
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Don’t fall for WiFi 7 marketing: most routers lack the advertised features
New routers come with a WiFi 7 sticker and promise the use of multiple radios simultaneously. However, in reality, they do not fully implement Multi-link Operation (MLO), one of the most anticipated features of the new WiFi generation. Many aren’t even certified for WiFi 7 at all. RTINGS.com tested 25 routers advertised as WiFi 7 and found that all of them disappointed.
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Nvidia chips get travel “ban” from China
Nvidia is now allowed to sell its advanced chips to Chinese companies. However, China’s customs authorities claim the opposite.
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Taiwan seeks arrest of Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus CEO over illegal hires
Taiwan prosecutors have issued an arrest warrant for the chief executive officer of Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus, alleging he was involved in illegal business and recruitment activities in Taiwan.
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Tesla to make self-driving software subscription-only, Musk says
Tesla will discontinue one-time sales of the Full-Self Driving (FSD) driver assistance system, which will now be available as subscription-only.
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Investment company is acquiring Swiss chat service Threema
Comitis Capital, a private equity firm based in Frankfurt, Germany, has announced that it has agreed to acquire Threema Holding AG from Afinum and other company founders.
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Microsoft retires Office Lens on iOS and Android. What are the alternatives?
Microsoft is ending support for the once-popular document-scanning app, giving iOS and Android users until March before it stops working altogether.
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Europe is preparing for a tectonic shift away from proprietary technologies to open source
The European Commission, in its push for the bloc’s technological sovereignty, has launched a formal call for evidence to help shape its strategy on open-source tech. In just a few days, over 370 submissions have already been filed, indicating that the issue is touching a nerve across the EU.
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