X is once again selling checkmarks to US sanctioned groups, report says

X has once again been accepting payments from people associated with terrorist groups and other entities subject to US sanctions, according to a new report from the Tech Transparency Project (TTP). Ac [...]

Cyberscam industry continues to thrive as raids fail to contain worldwide spread

The cyberscam industry is worth billions, and is continue to grow to new countries. [...]

Firefox finally adds tab groups

Firefox now lets you organize your tabs. Four years after its biggest rivals launched tab groups, Mozilla published a nearly 1,000-word blog post recounting the feature's long road from user requ [...]

Amazon Music's Fan Groups are a refreshingly old-school way to share and find tunes

Amazon is in the middle of rolling out Alexa+, the long-awaited, AI-infused update for its voice assistant. At the same time, the company has also been giving a fair bit of attention to Amazon Music, [...]

The FTC says Americans lost at least $2.1 billion to social media scams in 2025

Americans lost at least $2.1 billion in 2025 to scams that originated on social media, according to the Federal Trade Commission. That figure marks an eightfold increase since 2020.The FTC said Americ [...]

Meta is bringing usernames to Facebook Groups

Meta has long required Facebook users to post under their real names (with some exceptions), but at least for Facebook Groups, the company is now offering new options. Members of Facebook Groups will [...]

First VPN administrators sanctioned by US Treasury over ransomware attacks

Following a massive Europol takedown in May, the US Treasury has officially sanctioned the administrators behind First VPN, a service favored by ransomware groups to hide their tracks. [...]

Microsoft Copilot gets 12 big updates for fall, including new AI assistant character Mico

Microsoft today held a live announcement event online for its Copilot AI digital assistant, with Mustafa Suleyman, CEO of Microsoft's AI division, and other presenters unveiling a new generation [...]

How America's 250th birthday became a test of AI-powered collective intelligence

Imagine if you could bring 250 people together in a massive room and have them discuss and debate an important issue, arguing the points and counterpoints, and converging on answers that accurately re [...]