Internet

You're running late at the airport and need to urgently access your account, only to be greeted by one of those frustrating tests—"Select all images with traffic lights" or "Type the letters you see in this box." You squint, you guess, but somehow you're wrong. You complete another test but... Read more

The world's deadliest tsunami hit nations around the Indian Ocean two decades ago before social media platforms flourished, but they have since transformed how we understand and respond to disasters—from finding the missing to swift crowdfunding.... Read more

Finland is consistently ranked as Europe's most media-literate country and the skills needed to spot online hoaxes are on the school curriculum, amidst a boom of mis- and disinformation campaigns.... Read more

The emergence of generative artificial intelligence tools that allow people to efficiently produce novel and detailed online reviews with almost no work has put merchants, service providers and consumers in uncharted territory, watchdog groups and researchers say.... Read more

Are you helping an elderly parent with some holiday shopping and need to get reimbursed? Have they asked you to pay some bills or e-transfer funds to the grandkids from their accounts? You aren't alone.... Read more

OpenAI on Monday said it is making ChatGPT-powered internet search available to all users, escalating its threat to Google's dominance.... Read more

Nearly half of American teenagers say they are online "constantly" despite concerns about the effects of social media and smartphones on their mental health, according to a new report published Thursday by the Pew Research Center.... Read more

Australia will force Meta and Google to pay for news shared on their platforms under a new scheme unveiled Thursday, threatening to tax them if they refuse to strike deals with local media.... Read more

After a sprawling hacking campaign exposed the communications of an unknown number of Americans, U.S. cybersecurity officials are advising people to use encryption in their communications.... Read more

Social media giant Meta announced Monday a worldwide anti-scam awareness campaign aimed at protecting users from fraudulent schemes during the holiday shopping season.... Read more

Spotify has just released its 2024 Spotify Wrapped, the music streaming site's annual presentation of each user's yearly listening habits. It gives you a fun recap of your most listened to songs, artists and genres from the past year—complete with stats like how many minutes you listened and your top... Read more

What would you say at Twitter's funeral?... Read more

Social media giants on Friday hit out at a landmark Australian law banning them from signing up under-16s, describing it as a rush job littered with "many unanswered questions".... Read more

An Australian teenage news boss says landmark legislation barring under-16s from social media is a "really bad idea" that will stifle young people's creativity.... Read more

People determined to spread toxic messages online have taken to masking their words to bypass automated moderation filters.... Read more