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Tech News : Meta Settles Teen’s Claim Over Addictive Social Media Design
4 November 2026Meta has settled with a teenager who alleged that Instagram and Facebook encouraged compulsive use and contributed to her mental health problems and disordered eating, leaving Snapchat’s parent company, Snap, as the only defendant expected to face a jury in the Los Angeles trial. Why Did Meta Settle? Jury selection […]
Tagged Addictive, Meta, Social Media
Company Check : Binance Hack Exposes Risks Behind US$6.3 Billion Theft
4 November 2026Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has confirmed the theft of approximately US$6.3 billion from its online wallets, promising to cover the losses while investigators examine how attackers gained access to systems trusted to authorise transfers. What Happened? The attack began on 29 October and affected Binance’s hot wallets, which are connected to […]
Tagged Binance, Hack, Risks, Theft
Security Stop-Press : Anthropic Spent US$2.75m Protecting Its Chief Executive
4 November 2026AI company Anthropic spent US$2.75 million protecting chief executive Dario Amodei in 2025, more than four times his US$654,167 salary. In its October IPO filing, the company said growing public attention to AI had increased security risks, adding that “we have experienced threats to employee safety”. After independent specialists assessed […]
Tagged AI, Anthropic, Security
Sustainability-In-Tech : Wind Farm Bat Deaths Rise, But Better Timing Could Save Lives
4 November 2026US researchers estimate that onshore wind turbines killed more than 1.5 million bats a year from 2021 to 2024, but evidence from France suggests that stopping blades when bats are most active could prevent many of those deaths. How Big Is The Problem? A study published in October in the […]
Tagged Bat, sustainability, Wind, Wind Farm
Video Update : How To Use The New ChatGPT Pages
4 November 2026Find out how to access ChatGPT Pages and use them to turn a conversation into a document you can edit and share. https://player.mediadelivery.net/play/707308/322a8d5b-29c5-4247-bac2-edeee6fc1106
Tagged AI, ChatGPT
Tech Tip : Zoom In On Small Text Without Changing Your Display Settings
4 November 2026If a screenshot, error message or small button is difficult to read, the built-in Windows Magnifier lets you enlarge it even when the app has no zoom control of its own. The magnifier only changes what you see on screen, so you can read an error code or check a […]
Tagged Display, Settings, Text, Zoom
Featured Article : AI Agents Raise Risks For Your Bank Account
28 October 2026AI agents accessing bank accounts are raising concerns about software acting beyond customers’ instructions, highlighting the risks of giving automated assistants financial authority and the safeguards businesses need before trusting them with money. What Has Prompted The Concern? Some US banks have reportedly detected outside AI agents accessing customer accounts, […]
Tagged Account, Agents, AI, Bank, Security
Tech Insight : AI Exposes PHP Flaws That Put Websites At Risk
28 October 2026AI-assisted research has exposed critical weaknesses in PHP, software used to run websites worldwide, prompting emergency updates and protective shutdowns while showing how faster vulnerability discovery can leave businesses with less time to respond. What Has Been Discovered? The vulnerabilities, collectively known as PHP2Shell, affect PHP itself, rather than a […]
Tagged AI, Flaw, PHP, Websites
Tech News : AI System Lets People Share Smells Remotely
28 October 2026Researchers at Ohio State University in the US have developed an AI-assisted system that recognises selected smells and triggers their release elsewhere, demonstrating how scent could eventually become part of remote healthcare, shopping and digital experiences. How Does It Send A Smell? The system, described in a study published in […]
Tagged AI, Remotely, Share, System
Tech News : Getty Images Files For Bankruptcy As Debts Mount
28 October 2026Getty Images has filed for US bankruptcy protection to reduce its debts and return to private ownership, as costly investor disputes, a failed merger and growing competition from AI put pressure on the photography and video business. What Exactly Has Getty Filed For? Getty Images and certain US subsidiaries began […]
Tagged Bankruptcy, Debts, Getty, Images
Company Check : AI Login Without Sharing Passwords
28 October 2026Canadian password-management company 1Password has launched a platform that lets AI agents sign in to accounts without receiving the passwords, aiming to make delegated tasks safer while leaving users responsible for deciding what the software should be allowed to do. Why Do AI Agents Need Account Access? An AI agent […]
Tagged AI, Login, Passwords, Sharing
Security Stop-Press : Man Travels 2,000 km To Meet A Woman – It Turned Out She Was AI
28 October 2026A Brazilian man says he sold his belongings and travelled over 2,000 kilometres to meet a woman who turned out to be AI-generated. Edimar Rocha Martins, 49, travelled from Imperatriz to Belo Horizonte seeking “Jéssica Oliveira”, whose profile promised companionship and farm life and attracted 300,000 followers. Local authorities helped […]
Tagged AI, Fake, Security, Voice