Author: Olsi
Meta has agreed to one of the biggest settlements in the history of the social media industry, reaching a deal with a bipartisan group of 52 U.S. attorneys general that could cost the company approximately $18 billion over the next decade. The agreement will also bring major changes to how teenagers use Facebook and Instagram, including daily screen-time limits, overnight restrictions, stronger age-verification systems and new controls designed to reduce the amount of time young users spend on the platforms. The deal was announced on August 26 and remains subject to judicial approval. If it takes effect, most of its…
Boston Scientific has become the latest major healthcare technology company to suffer a serious cybersecurity incident, with the attack disrupting parts of its global operations and affecting systems used to process and ship customer orders. The medical device manufacturer disclosed the incident on August 26 after detecting it one day earlier. According to the company, the incident affected certain information technology systems and resulted in a network outage that disrupted access to operating systems and business applications supporting parts of its operations. Boston Scientific has activated its incident-response procedures and brought in third-party cybersecurity specialists to investigate and contain the…
Focus Keyphrase:iPhone 17 best-selling smartphone Featured Image:Official Apple iPhone 17 product image. Image File Name:iphone-17-best-selling-smartphone-2026.jpg Image Caption:Apple’s iPhone 17 was the world’s best-selling smartphone in the second quarter of 2026. Apple’s iPhone 17 has done something that many smartphone manufacturers would love to achieve: it became the world’s best-selling smartphone during the second quarter of 2026, even as the global smartphone market experienced a significant decline. According to Counterpoint Research’s latest Global Handset Model Sales Tracker, the iPhone 17 accounted for 6% of global smartphone unit sales during Q2 2026, placing it ahead of every other smartphone model on the…
Grand Theft Auto VI has found itself at the center of one of the biggest gaming stories of 2026, and the timing could hardly be more dramatic. Days before Rockstar Games was scheduled to give fans an extended official look at the highly anticipated title, unauthorized gameplay footage began appearing online. The material spread rapidly across social media and gaming communities, creating a major headache for Rockstar at precisely the moment when the company was preparing to control the next stage of GTA VI’s marketing campaign. Rockstar has now publicly addressed the situation, calling the unauthorized exposure of the game…
Nvidia has delivered another powerful signal that the global AI boom is far from over. Record quarterly revenue, a $108 billion next-quarter forecast and a massive new Amazon GPU deal show that demand for AI infrastructure continues to accelerate.
Nothing is preparing one of the biggest software updates in the company’s history, with Nothing OS 5.0 bringing Android 17, a redesigned interface, deeper customization and a new generation of tools designed to make the smartphone more personal. The company says the Open Beta begins August 26 at 11:00 BST, giving users an early opportunity to test the new software before its wider release. While smartphone manufacturers frequently release Android updates with new features, Nothing is taking a more distinctive approach. Rather than simply changing the underlying operating system, Nothing OS 5.0 attempts to rethink how users interact with their…
A large phishing campaign called Mirage2FA is targeting Microsoft 365 users by stealing credentials and authenticated sessions, exposing thousands of organizations. A new phishing campaign targeting Microsoft 365 users is highlighting a growing problem in enterprise cybersecurity: multi-factor authentication is no longer enough when attackers can steal an already authenticated session. The campaign, known as Mirage2FA, has been linked to activity involving thousands of organizations in the United States and Europe. Research from cybersecurity company ANY.RUN, reported Tuesday by The Hacker News, identified activity associated with 4,532 unique organization email domains. More than 9,000 potential compromise events involving stolen passwords,…
WhatsApp is rolling out stronger account security with longer two-step verification passwords, multiple passkeys and more information about unknown callers. WhatsApp is making a significant change to the way billions of people protect their accounts. The messaging platform announced Tuesday that it is upgrading its traditional six-digit two-step verification PIN, expanding passkey support and giving Android users more information when an unknown person calls them. The changes are designed to make account takeovers and social-engineering scams harder, while giving users more control over how they authenticate themselves. The announcement comes as messaging accounts have become increasingly valuable targets for scammers.…
