Month: August 2025
Google “Hype up” feature
YouTube has launched its “Hype” feature worldwide, enabling fans to help their favourite creators gain visibility. First unveiled at Google’s Made On YouTube event in 2024, the feature adds a dedicated button beneath the existing “like” button on videos from creators with fewer than 500,000 subscribers.YouTube said the Hype feature responds to fans’ desire to
AI use to automate an ‘unprecedented’ cybercrime spree
Cyber extortion, where hackers steal information like sensitive user data or trade secrets, is a common criminal tactic. And AI has made some of that easier, with scammers using AI chatbots for help writing phishing emails. In recent months, hackers of all stripes have increasingly incorporated AI tools in their work.A hacker has exploited a
Android users warned against downloading corrupt apps
Google has now removed all of the malicious apps from its store, but Android users should still remain alert as this is a common way that hackers try to infiltrate your devices and steal data. Security experts are urging everyone with an Android phone to be on high alert after discovering that millions of smartphone
Spotify messaging feature
Spotify is rolling out built-in messaging, letting you chat with friends right inside the music app. That means you can recommend tracks, podcasts, or audiobooks without hopping to WhatsApp, Instagram, or SMS. Spotify says conversations are encrypted to industry standards. Existing rules around illegal or harmful content still apply in messages. If someone crosses a
VMware Cloud Foundation becomes Native AI
VMware Cloud Foundation is a secure, scalable private cloud platform tailored for AI, enabling organizations to run, move, and govern AI models with GPU precision. From fine-tuning to inference, VCF enables organizations to offer Private AI as a governed and secure service to users. VMware Private AI Services entitlement as part of a VCF 9.0
New Digital impersonation “experts”
Modern endpoint security and endpoint detection and response solutions are the next layer of defense required for essential visibility, as they detect unauthorized remote access tools, identify credential dumping attempts, and flag unusual lateral movement patterns from compromised endpoints. What sets Scattered Spider groups apart from conventional cybercriminals is their masterful exploitation of human vulnerabilities
Agentic AI
A critical development in artificial intelligence is agentic AI, and these tools are becoming a part of everyday life faster than we realize. Unlike traditional AI models that follow predefined rules, agentic AI systems can make decisions, perform actions, and adapt to situations based on their programming and the data they process, often without human
Apple’s foldable iPhone
Apple’s first foldable phone will reportedly be a book-style foldable, opening vertically into a small tablet. It will have a total of four cameras – two on the back, one on the inside, and one on the front. It will not have Face ID; instead, it will have Touch ID built into the power button,
Google to bring back in-person hiring
Google is rethinking the way it hires. After years of relying on virtual job interviews, the company is preparing to bring back more face-to-face interactions. The reason: Growing concerns around artificial intelligence (AI)-powered cheating during virtual recruitment processes, especially those involving online assessments.Google’s internal debate is part of a broader industry trend. Deloitte has reinstated
xAI Sues Apple And OpenAI Over Monopolizing AI Market
Apple has exclusively integrated OpenAI’s ChatGPT into its iPhone operating system, a move that xAI claims gives ChatGPT an unfair edge. According to xAI, the deal restricts visibility for rival chatbots like its own Grok on the Apple App Store.Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, xAI, has filed a 61-page lawsuit in a Texas federal court