Month: January 2026
Xi assures Brazil’s Lula of China’s support
Chinese leader Xi Jinping assured his Brazilian counterpart on Friday that China would stand by Latin America’s biggest economy and the Global South, and called for both nations to maintain the role of the United Nations.Xi said China and Brazil should safeguard the shared interests of the Global South and jointly maintain the role of
1Password Adds a Second Line of Phishing Defense to Its Browser Extension
Password-manager service 1Password won’t let you get past the paste command if it spots a phishing-scam site in your browser.This update to 1Password ($35.88 a year for an individual account, $53.88 a year for a family bundle covering up to five users) will interrupt that copy-and-paste workaround with a warning that you’re on the wrong
Resurgence of a multi‑stage AiTM phishing and BEC campaign
Microsoft Defender Researchers uncovered a multi‑stage adversary‑in‑the‑middle (AiTM) phishing and business email compromise (BEC) campaign targeting multiple organizations in the energy sector, resulting in the compromise of various user accounts. The campaign abused SharePoint file‑sharing services to deliver phishing payloads and relied on inbox rule creation to maintain persistence and evade user awareness. The attack
Snapchat new parental control
Two days after settling a lawsuit accusing Snapchat of causing social media addiction and mental health issues, Snap announced that it’s introducing new parental controls. Parents and guardians can now use Snapchat’s “Family Center” tool to see how much time their teen is spending on the platform, along with additional details about the new friends
Google Acquires Top Talent From AI Voice Startup
Google DeepMind is hiring the CEO and several top engineers from Hume AI, a startup working on emotionally intelligent voice interfaces, as part of a new licensing agreement.The deal is the latest sign that AI companies expect voice mode to become an increasingly important interface for interacting with customers—and that understanding a user’s emotions and
Iraq to prosecute Islamic State detainees
Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Council said on Thursday it would begin legal proceedings against Islamic State detainees transferred from Syria after the rapid collapse of Kurdish-led forces in northeast Syria triggered concerns over prison security. The U.S. military said on Tuesday its forces had transferred 150 Islamic State detainees from Syria to Iraq and that the
Netflix talks up podcasts and gaming
The streaming giant has long seen itself as a brand competing with all forms of leisure activity, not just fellow streamers or TV platforms. Competition for ad spend, subscription money, consumer attention and TV creators has never been more fierce, claimed Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos during the company’s results call yesterday (20 January). However, he
Philippines greenlights Grok return
Grok has assured the Philippines authorities of improved safety measures, leading to the country agreeing to restore access to the AI chatbot, but regulators signal continued tougher oversight. Authorities in the Philippines said that this decision came after the developer committed to remove image-manipulation features from the platform that triggered concern and prompted a temporary
Investing in Intel Technologies
Intel shareholders are optimistic about the company’s results like they have not been for many quarters, betting the turnaround CEO Lip-Bu Tan promised was taking root and that rapid data center build outs were fueling strong demand for its traditional server chips.Intel’s stock gained 84% in 2025, far outperforming the benchmark semiconductor index’s 42% rise.
USA to secure Greenland
Greenland holds large quantities of rare earth elements, but experts say annexing the territory may not vastly improve U.S. access to them. President Trump has dug in on his efforts to take over Greenland, which is part of Denmark, a NATO ally. Despite vocal objections from leaders across Europe, Trump has insisted it is important