Japan is considering stronger age restrictions for social media use — but public response to the move hasn’t been as positive as hoped

Japan’s communications ministry has proposed new measures to protect young people from social media addiction

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Microsoft Edge and Aloha caught sharing precise user location data with third parties

A shocking new report shows that 8 out of 15 popular mobile browsers harvest your location data, with Microsoft Edge and Aloha sharing precise tracking details with third parties. Here is how to keep your daily routine pri…

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Websites are using this FROST-y new technique to spy on users by snooping on their SSD activity

A new side-channel attack was discovered but exploiting it is not as easy as it sounds.

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Meta’s subscription plans are the tip of a terrible pay-to-engage iceberg and may be the beginning of the end for social media as we know it

Meta’s Plus subscription plan is probably the worst thing to happen to social media since the dislike button.

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Researchers say Google AI Mode changes recommendations based on your emails — and it risks creating a giant confirmation-bias machine

Researchers claim Google AI Mode may prioritize brands found in your Gmail inbox, raising fears that AI-powered search could a confirmation-bias machine.
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‘Social media should be treated like tobacco’: health experts say the internet is just as bad as smoking for under-16s as UK government edges closer to introducing ban

Social media use has been compared to smoking by medical professionals as the UK government enters the final stages of its ban consultation.
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I’ll keep using Duolingo but this AI language learning app has a hold on me

Homescreen Heroes: Promova is a popular AI-powered language-learning app

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Your Wi-Fi could be holding you back from achieving success, report warns

Poor business Wi-Fi is becoming a hidden drag on productivity, new report warns.

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Discord just made your voice and video calls more private and secure than ever — but age verification privacy concerns haven’t been dispelled

All of Discord’s voice and video calls will now feature end-to-end encryption by default, but there are still two major privacy concerns for users.
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Google Search is getting its biggest upgrade in decades — here are the 5 best new features

At Google I/O 2026, the company rolled out plenty of updates, but search got a particularly big highlight with AI integrated into pretty much every part of it.
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