Black Friday scams are about to peak – here are 5 ways to stay safe
Here are 5 ways to keep fraudsters at bay this Black Friday and ensure your money stays out of scammers’ reach.
Bro boost: women say their LinkedIn traffic increases if they pretend to be men
Collective experiment found switching profile to ‘male’ and ‘bro-coding’ text led to big increase in reach, though site denies favouring posts by men
ICYMI: the 7 biggest tech stories of the week, from Google's AirDrop surprise to Gemini 3
It’s been another intense week in tech
Meta is bringing usernames to Facebook Groups
Meta will let users post under a custom nickname and avatar in groups.
WhatsApp’s security weakness exposes billions of accounts
6 prompts to get the most out of Gemini 3, Google's answer to ChatGPT
From agentic planning to interactive visual layouts, these prompts show how to tap into Gemini 3’s biggest upgrades.
Shift from crypto operations to AI infrastructure
Google adds AI image detection to the Gemini app using SynthID, with visible watermarks for free users
Did AI images just get easier to spot?
Figure AI sued by whistleblower who warned that startup's robots could 'fracture a human skull'
A former engineer for Figure AI filed a lawsuit against the company, claiming he was unlawfully terminated after warning executives about product safety.
US mulls letting Nvidia sell H200 chips to China, sources say
The Trump administration is considering greenlighting sales of Nvidia’s H200 artificial intelligence chips to China, people familiar with the matter said, as a bilateral detente boosts prospects for exports of advanced U.S. technology to China.
It’s not just you: The internet is breaking
Recent outages show that your digital life increasingly hangs on a few files behaving themselves — because the cloud wasn’t built to fail gracefully
Dan Ives Says We're 7 Years From Peak AI—and That the iPhone Proves It
The analyst used historical examples of tech skepticism to back his perspective.
Second-order prompt injection can turn AI into a malicious insider
Security researchers found a way to abuse ServiceNow’s Now Assist platform
X begins rolling out the 'About this account' feature to users' profiles | TechCrunch
The feature will show where users are based, how they’re connected to X, and how many times they’ve changed their username.
Meta might soon serve a ChatGPT-rival with an early morning social twist
Meta is reportedly working on an AI-powered experience that will deliver a personalized briefing based on your social activity in Facebook.
X could soon show if you're using a VPN − here's all we know
Is this the end of private browsing on the platform?
iOS 26.1’s Apple Wallet ID feature may be the gift that keeps giving - 9to5Mac
Last week Apple launched a new feature for iOS 26.1 users, Digital ID in Apple Wallet, and it may prove a gift that keeps giving.
Japan Police Accuse Man of Unauthorized Use of AI-Generated Image in Landmark Copyright Case - IGN
Police in Japan have accused a man of unauthorized reproduction of an AI-generated image. This is believed to be the first ever legal case in Japan where an AI-generated image has been treated as a copyrighted work under the country’s Copyright Act.
Google is testing ads in AI Mode
Google has started showing ads in AI mode. They have a “sponsored” label, but look similar to typical links.
How an Anthropic Model 'Turned Evil'
In a new paper, Anthropic reveals that a model trained like Claude began acting “evil” after learning to hack its own tests.
AI mania is making Nvidia a lot of money
AI companies are spending so much on infrastructure that Nvidia’s data center business now brings in nearly $50 billion. But is this sustainable growth or just the latest tech mania? And should we even be calling it a “bubble” when the belief in AI’s future is what’s holding the whole ecosystem together? This week on Equity, Kirsten Korosec, […]
Apple launches its own Black Friday sale and I found the best deals on its tech
You can already save on everything from iPhones to MacBooks in the Black Friday sales
Hate your tiny Chrome tabs? Don’t worry they are about to get way easier to handle
Google is experimenting with vertical tabs in Chrome Canary, offering a sidebar layout to reduce tab clutter before a potential wider rollout.
Italy closes Google probe over unfair use of personal data after remedies adopted
Italy’s competition authority said on Friday it had closed a probe it had launched last year over Google’s alleged unfair commercial practices in the use of personal data after the online search giant adopted remedies.
Upgrading tech could help UK businesses offset time lost on sick leave
Could better tech make up for sick leave?
Study Mode makes ChatGPT feel more like a tutor than a search box
ChatGPT can become more than just a place for answers
Meet the new Roku TV rival - Pleio is Freely's 4K streaming puck
The streaming equivalent of Freeview has just got a whole lot more accessible to those who can’t upgrade their old TVs
OpenAI and Taiwan's Foxconn to partner in AI hardware design and manufacturing in the US
OpenAI has announced a partnership with Taiwan’s Foxconn to design and make equipment for AI data centers in the U.S. Foxconn, known for making assembling iPhones and other Apple products and making servers for Nvidia, said it will co-design artificial intelligence data center racks with OpenAI under the agreement
'It cracks me up when I hear people call AI underwhelming': Microsoft's AI boss responds to backlash and says Windows 11 AI cynics are 'mind-blowing to me'
AI boss says “it cracks me up when I hear people call AI underwhelming” – but I’m not surprised at Windows 11 AI cynics, and he shouldn’t be either.
Meta now lets you invite people for virtual hangouts in Hyperscape Capture spaces
Users will now be able to invite friends to hang out in the spaces created with Hyperscape on Meta Horizon.
Google steps up AI scam protection in India, but gaps remain | TechCrunch
Google is expanding its real-time scam-detection and screen-sharing fraud warnings in India.
Sales of a teddy bear were suspended because of its sexually explicit AI
FoloToy, an AI-enabled toy company, has suspended sales of its products in response to a consumer safety report.
‘Robot’ buses could bring more environmental benefits than public transport with drivers
Autonomous shuttle buses are planned for the Italian city of Trento that would pick people up at their homes.
Ofcom at risk of losing public trust over online harms, says Liz Kendall
Technology secretary fears digital frontier may be outpacing regulator, with AI chatbots a particular concern
Twitch out but Pinterest stays. The rules behind Australia’s teen social media ban
The eSafety Commissioner said Twitch qualifies as a social media service
Zuckerberg, Meta directors agree to $190 million settlement of shareholder privacy case
Mark Zuckerberg and current and former leaders of Meta Platforms agreed to pay the company $190 million to resolve shareholder allegations that they damaged Meta by violating Facebook users’ privacy, according to a settlement unveiled on Thursday.
Intuit expects quarterly revenue growth above estimates on strong financial tools demand
Intuit forecast second-quarter revenue growth above Wall Street estimates on Thursday, a sign of growing demand for its artificial intelligence-powered financial management tools.
Musk's X ends $90 million lawsuit against law firm Wachtell
Elon Musk’s social media platform X has ended its lawsuit against elite law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz that sought to recover most of a $90 million fee the firm received for defeating Musk’s bid to walk away from his multibillion-dollar purchase of Twitter.
Would You Rather Do Your Black Friday Shopping in ChatGPT? Target Is Betting On It
The move might just might help the retailer get over its recent sales slump.
4 People Indicted in Alleged Conspiracy to Smuggle Supercomputers and Nvidia Chips to China
A federal prosecutor alleged that one defendant boasted that his father “had engaged in similar business for the Chinese Communist Party.”
Among Social Media Users, Reddit Soars As X Stagnates
The Pew Research Center finds YouTube, Facebook and Instagram retain a lock on Americans’ attention, with Threads, Bluesky, and Truth Social chipping away at that lead at the fringe.
Talk, Don't Type: Which Chatbot Is Best at Actual Conversation?
ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, Grok, and Meta AI all offer natural language interactions, so you can speak rather than type your prompts. I put them to the test and one came out on top.
Don’t settle for bad AI art – here’s how to make ChatGPT generate images worth sharing
How to create images in ChatGPT
OpenAI is launching group chats in ChatGPT
ChatGPT enters the chat.
With Its Next Big Thing, Mozilla Wants to Do More Than Improve the Web
The first four grants from the Mozilla Foundation’s Experimental Incubator aim to fund climate-change research initiatives, with the next 10 going to AI-for-democracy campaigns.
Your private WhatsApp chats may soon be exposed - new warning issued to millions
WhatsApp and other chat platforms could soon be the target of hackers trying steal personal data.
Spanish court orders Meta to pay $550 mln to digital media companies
A Spanish court has ordered that the multinational tech company Meta pay 479 million euros ($552 million) to Spanish digital media outlets for unfair competition practices and infringement of EU data protection regulation.
Grok 4.1 won't lure away many ChatGPT 5.1 users
A focus on emotional intelligence and personality won’t make Grok 4.1 more enticing against ChatGPT 5.1
One Tech Tip: Do's and don'ts of using AI to help with schoolwork
The rise of ChatGPT and other AI systems has transformed education, changing how students learn and study
Nvidia says there's 'no assurance' of final agreement with OpenAI despite $100 billion pact
Two months after announcing its blockbuster $100 billion agreement with OpenAI, Nvidia said in its quarterly report that an official deal is not guaranteed.
