Scammers send fake emails on behalf of Facebook, threatening to block the account for "violation of the rules. " Attackers are trying to obtain logins, passwords and two-factor authentication codes through fraudulent websites.
Iranian Minister of Communications Sattar Hashemi stated that the internet in Iran has returned to its "previous state" after the ceasefire. However, the ban on social networks such as X is still in effect, and Iranians use VPNs to access them.
39-year-old Jackie Jaja, who has been on the sex offenders register since 2016, was arrested in France after attempting to organize a fake ceremony with a Ukrainian child at Disneyland Paris. He has been charged with fraud, breach of trust, money laundering and theft of personal data, and British police are looking for him for violating the terms of supervision.
OpenAI and Jony Ive's startup io are facing a trademark infringement lawsuit from iyO, a company specializing in custom headphones. OpenAI withdrew marketing materials related to the $6.005 billion acquisition of io after the lawsuit was filed.
A new fraudulent campaign impersonates Apple and Google, sending fake alerts about a "sponsored attack" on devices. Clicking on these phishing links can lead to data theft or malware infection.
Europe finds itself critically dependent on American tech giants such as Amazon, Microsoft, and Google, which control over two-thirds of the regional cloud computing market. This raises fears that the US administration could leverage its technological advantage, and even, at some point, disconnect Europe from vital cloud services that underpin its digital existence.
Apple is considering acquiring the startup Perplexity AI to strengthen its position in the artificial intelligence field. This deal will help the company develop its own AI-based search engine, which is an important step given the threat of the agreement with Google being terminated.
An Australian trial has confirmed the technological feasibility of age verification for social media. A law banning access for those under 16 could come into effect by the end of the year.
The European Court of Justice has upheld a fine of 4. 12 billion euros for Google due to competition violations with Android. The decision confirmed regulators' findings about the use of the operating system to restrict competitors. The Advocate General of the EU Court of Justice stated that he supports the decision to uphold the fine. Google has already received approximately 8 billion euros in fines from other legal cases with the EU.
Hackers leaked 16 billion current user passwords for Apple, Facebook, and Google online. Cybersecurity experts warn of phishing attacks and recommend changing passwords immediately.
A Cloudflare representative stated that the outage affecting many platforms, including Google, Spotify, and Twitch, was caused by issues with Google Cloud. The company is working to restore services.
Failures in the operation of Google, Google Cloud and Discord have been recorded in Ukraine. Problems with access to services are observed all over the world, as with ChatGPT these days.
Meta is launching a project to create superintelligence, attracting top developers and investing billions. The company aims to outpace competitors in the AI race.
Google's support fund will finance Ukrainian startups with almost $10 million. 35 startups will receive up to $100,000, mentoring support and Google Cloud credits.
The US presidential administration is preparing to launch the AI. gov chatbot to integrate artificial intelligence into government structures. The project is scheduled to launch on July 4.
The British government is considering restricting the use of social media for children, namely a 2-hour limit and a 10:00 p. m. curfew. The Minister of Technology is studying the impact of addictive apps.
The operational carbon emissions of leading technology companies have increased by an average of 150% from 2020 to 2023. This is due to increased investment in artificial intelligence and data centers.
Sundar Pichai stated that Google's popularity is due to user choice, not dominance. He emphasized that the company will appeal the court's decision.
Apple has appealed against the European Commission's requirements to disclose user data to third-party developers under the DMA. The company believes that this violates privacy and restricts innovation.
Elon Musk has denied reports that his company xAI has entered into an agreement with Telegram to cooperate on the implementation of artificial intelligence technology in the messenger. Earlier, Pavel Durov announced the appearance of the Grok chatbot in Telegram.
Opera Introduces Neon, a conceptual browser with artificial intelligence. It is capable of handling tasks such as coding, game development, report writing, using a chatbot, Browser Operator.
The State Tax Service of Ukraine reported an increase in revenues from transnational corporations paying VAT for electronic services to over 3. 5 billion UAH in the first quarter of 2025.
Volvo Cars and Google are deepening their collaboration to give Volvo customers access to the latest versions of Android earlier than others. The first model with Android 15 will be the Volvo EX90 electric SUV.
In the new version of the "Reserve+" application, the security certificate has been updated. Now, when logging in, a warning will appear about the need to update the application in the App Store and Google Play.
Bluesky plans to introduce subscriptions and experiment with sponsored posts. The platform provides authors with more traffic and does not degrade the ranking of links to other resources.
Microsoft is ending support for the Bing Search API on August 11, which will affect third-party application developers. DuckDuckGo will retain access to the service.
Saudi Arabia has promised the United States hundreds of billions of dollars in defense and technology investments. Trump welcomed the investment and said it would create millions of jobs.
Android 16 will offer a new Material 3 Expressive design, reminiscent of iOS, and security features. Updates will include icon customization, improved notifications, and Auracast.
Google is facing a wave of civil lawsuits in Europe worth more than 12 billion euros. The company denies any grounds for the lawsuits.
Google has agreed to pay Texas $1. 375 billion to settle lawsuits alleging privacy violations of user data. The deal concerns incognito mode, location history and biometric data.