US has investigated claims WhatsApp chats aren’t private
US law enforcement has been investigating allegations by former Meta Platforms Inc contractors that Meta personnel can access WhatsApp messages, despite the company's statements that the chat service is private and encrypted, according to interviews and an agent's report seen by Bloomberg News.
Minneapolis activists track Trump's immigration enforcers
A core of Minneapolis activists is playing a high-stakes game of cat and mouse with the federal agents deployed in force to the midwestern city to round up undocumented immigrants.
TikTok faces app deletions, censorship claims and glitches in days after its ownership change
Censorship claims, technical problems and a report of a surge in app deletions are just some of the challenges TikTok is facing as it adjusts to a new ownership structure in the United States that was finalised last week.
Google Android told by EU to open up to rival AI systems
Google was handed a six-month European Union deadline to lift technical barriers to rival AI search assistants on Android and give key data to other search engine providers in the latest round of its Big Tech crackdown.
EU opens probe into Musk's Grok over sexual AI deepfakes
The EU on Jan 26 hit Elon Musk's X with an investigation over AI chatbot Grok's generation of sexualised deepfake images of women and minors, in the latest step of an international backlash against the tool.
EU says WhatsApp to face stricter content rules
WhatsApp is set to face greater EU scrutiny after the European Commission on Monday added the platform to its list of digital firms big enough to face stricter content rules.
Is your apartment nice enough for this home-swapping app?
Kindred is picky about the houses in the app in part to solve one of the biggest challenges in home swapping: convincing people to let strangers sleep in their bed.
Social media giants face landmark trial over addiction claims
A landmark trial beginning this week in Los Angeles could establish a legal precedent on whether social media companies deliberately designed their platforms to addict children.
This AI tool is going viral. Five ways people are using it.
Claude Code generates computer code when people type prompts, so those with no coding experience can create their own programs and apps.
What weather apps sometimes miss about dangerous winter storm conditions
Smartphone weather apps that summarise their forecasts with eye-popping numbers and bright icons may be handy during mild weather, but meteorologists say it's better to listen to human expertise during multi-faceted, dangerous winter storms like the one blowing through the US.
