OpenAI has launched a faster, smarter image model called GPT Image 1.5 inside ChatGPT The new tool allows users to make detailed, accurate edits to photos and create custom visuals from prompts The new Images tab adds presets and filters without the need for written prompts OpenAI has upgraded and enhanced the AI image generation…
Attackers can monitor phones silently using only the victim’s phone number Probing significantly increases battery drain during continuous delivery receipt exploitation Continuous tracking consumes mobile data and interferes with heavy applications Security researchers have disclosed a tracking technique dubbed “Silent Whisper” that exploits how popular messaging apps handle delivery acknowledgments. The method targets WhatsApp and…
The first online chess game occurred over telegraph lines in 1844 Telegraph hardware was simple yet required constant monitoring for accuracy Grandmasters later used teletype and online platforms to play remotely On 26 November 1844, two chess teams faced off while separated by 60 kilometers, as the Washington Chess Club played a team in Baltimore…
Your smart TV may be a little too smart. A Texas lawmaker is suing five major TV manufacturers, claiming they’re surveilling what you watch to build profiles and serve up advertising…or to do worse. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a suit on Monday against Samsung, Sony, LG, TCL, and Hisense, claiming in a press…
Obscura VPN just passed its first independent audit Leading audit firm, Cure53, couldn’t find any major security vulnerability Obscura VPN is a new service built on an innovative multi-hop VPN system Obscura VPN is still fairly new, but its first independent audit has just proved that whatever it’s doing, it’s working. The VPN service passed…
Ford says all-electric F-150 Lightning is no more Poor sales contributed to the demise Company says range extender hybrid is on the cards instead Ford was the first to introduce a full-sized, pure electric pick-up truck to market, even beating Tesla and Elon Musk to the divisive and fiscally-disappointing Cybertruck. But much like Musk’s steel-bodied…
Cloudflare says global traffic saw a 19% rise in 2025, with Facebook, Google taking top spots However bots made up a significant portion, averaging 7% higher than humans traffic Googlebot accounted for 4.5% of HTML requests Global internet traffic rose 19% in 2025, with Google and Facebook once again cementing their positions as the two…
Retailers today are being pulled in two different directions. On the one hand, there’s growing pressure from both consumers and regulators to step up on sustainability. On the other, margins are tight, and only getting tighter in a volatile, price‑sensitive market. Our global research with consumers and senior executives in Consumer Products and Retail organizations…
The White House will be hiring around 1,000 tech workers for “Tech Force” Salaries will range between around $150,000-$200,000 Work will mostly be in Washington DC, but some remote/flexible options may arise The US government has launched a new ‘US Tech Force‘ scheme to recruit AI and technology talent from successful companies in the tech…
Customers with the Ultra Hub 7 can set up a dashboard to see who’s home Vodafone says consumers have been demanding more affordable and easy smart home security By using network-level detection, Vodafone is offering a less invasive way to monitor family members Vodafone has launched a new ‘Who’s Home’ feature built into its Ultra…