Extremely Online
Adobe joins Bluesky, gets pitchforked back to X
Photoshop maker bombarded with memes, criticism and an ancient Egyptian curse after trying to join the left-leaning social network.
Jasper Hamill
Tech culture
How will "speciesist" humans treat robots in future? Just ask animals...
Homo sapiens has been beastly to the natural world, so machines should probably brace for a similar kind of relationship with their creators.
Crypto
#CryptoCrash: Trump tariffs blamed for $232 billion market slump
Bitcoin, Ethereum and even the Donald's own $TRUMP token take a nosedive amid fears of a global trade war.
security
Dentists face growing cyber-threat from decaying legacy tech
Problems with a dental payment network prompt urgent root canal treatment to plug major potential attack paths.
VanHelsingRaaS ransomware vampires bite their first victims
It's named after Dracula's nemesis - but the new ransomware-as-a-service program is just as much of a bloodsucker as the famous count.
Cyberwarfare
Weapons of mass deception: Russia and China's "digital arsenals" exposed
EU investigation uncovers "foreign information manipulation and interference" campaigns conducted globally.
AI
Inside Kaleyra AI: Tata Communications on its new customer service platform
"Customers no longer tolerate friction and expect instant, context-aware responses on their preferred channels."
US
US Navy creates school shooter "incapacitation system"
Defence tech knocks out marauding gunmen with electric shocks or tranquiliser darts, giving police a chance to race to the scene.
Cybercrime
Shadow alliances and violence-as-a-service: Europol warns cybercrime is "destabilising" society
"Hybrid threat actors engage in ongoing, seemingly minor actions that collectively erode stability, security, and trust in institutions."
p(doom)
Elon Musk makes frightening AI p(doom) apocalypse prediction
The doomer-in-chief is not at all confident that our species will survive the rise of the machines.
Microsoft
Microsoft gets into kitchenware, cooks up new "metasurface" tech
Redmond takes on the scourge of undercooked food and bursting eggs, empowering the world to make better microwave dinners.
Q&A
The big threat facing small businesses: How SMEs should respond to a growing cybersecurity risk
"Profit-hungry cyber gangs know they can easily hit a dozen vulnerable operations for the effort of a single larger strike."