A new national survey shows that roughly 72% of American teenagers, aged 13 to 17, have tried AI companion apps such as Replika, Character.AI, and Nomi, with over half interacting with them regularly. Although some teens report be...
A serious data breach involving nearly 19,000 Afghans who sought relocation to the UK has come to light following a High Court ruling. The incident occurred in February 2022 when a UK Special Forces HQ official mistakenly emailed ...
Elon Musk's AI venture, xAI, has entered early discussions with Humain to secure data centre capacity instead of relying solely on existing infrastructure. According toBloomberg, the arrangement could involve several gigawatts of ...
Cloudflare's latest DDoS threat report reveals that business competitors initiate most known attacks. Of the customers who identified attackers, 63% blamed rivals, 21% pointed to state-linked actors, and 5% admitted self-inflicted...
United Bank for Africa (UBA) has introduced cross-border payments via its AI chatbot, LEO, enabling instant transfers across African nations in local currencies. However, this marks the first time an AI-powered chatbot has facilit...
Quantum computing is progressing faster than expected, with Rigetti Computing achieving a major breakthrough. The company reached 99.5% median 2-qubit gate fidelity using a modular 36-qubit system-halving its error rate and moving...
The European Union and Vietnam have conducted specialised cyber?defence training to enhance the resilience of key infrastructure sectors such as power, transportation, telecoms and finance. Participants, including government offic...
The pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto, is now wealthier than Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and Dell founder Michael Dell, with an estimated fortune exceeding$130 billion. The rise in net worth follows Bitcoin's s...
French lawmakers have proposed a pilot scheme to use excess nuclear energy for Bitcoin mining, potentially generating up to$150 million in annual revenue. The five-year plan would redirect surplus electricity towards mining operat...
The US House of Representatives has passed three major cryptocurrency bills, marking a significant shift in regulatory momentum. Lawmakers voted overwhelmingly in favour of the Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARITY) Act and the Gu...
,The network features fully native 5G infrastructure using Ericsson's dual-mode 5G Core and advanced Radio Access Network technology. Over 1,400 sites are live, reaching around 3.7 million users with faster speeds, lower latency, ...
A Europe-wide survey has exposed how cultural heritage institutions (CHIs) protect humanity's legacy digitally while unintentionally harming the environment. Instead of focusing only on efficiency, the Europeana Climate Action Com...