In a landmark partnership announced in November 2025, AI search startup Perplexity has secured a multi-year, $400 million deal with Snapchat to integrate its conversational search technology into the platform. The integration will enhance Snapchat’s existing “My AI” feature, providing...
Netzpolitik.org released its investigation into the files of data brokers, and the results were disturbing, even to seasoned privacy advocates. The newsroom revealed that vast troves of mobile advertising data collected by ordinary apps contained hundreds of millions of GPS...
Phone-based scams cost consumers billions annually (approximately $1.9 billion in 2024, with a median of $1,500 per person, according to the FTC). Now we know that’s not only a human factor. A new security assessment reveals stark differences in how...
90% of parents share the same fear: what Big Tech is doing to their kids. And they’re running out of patience. That’s the takeaway from a brutal new survey of 9,682 parents across the US, UK, France, Poland, and the...
If you think only ChatGPT reads your midnight woes, think twice. OpenAI dropped a bombshell update on October 27: GPT-5 can now identify signs of depression, psychosis, and mania; calm users and direct them to real help, cutting risky responses...
⚠️ Major parental control apps encountered issues due to the AWS outage on October 19-20, 2025. When my daughter’s Roblox game suddenly stopped working, I felt a moment of peace: finally, she would have a break from screens. But my...
If 2025 proved anything, it’s that the internet is no longer pretending childhood safety is someone else’s problem. This year saw governments flex regulatory muscle, police dismantle global abuse networks, and tech giants (although some reluctantly) redesign their platforms with...
This year, the must-have gadget under the Christmas tree isn’t a drone or a gaming console; it’s the cuddly AI companion. But before you click ‘Buy’ on that talking teddy bear, we need to have a serious, slightly alarming chat....
In 2026, mobile operators across Europe and the United States are actively phasing out legacy 2G and 3G networks to allocate spectrum for faster 4G and 5G services. While this benefits most smartphone users, it creates a significant risk for...