Category: IT NEWS & UPDATES

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has mandated that Marriott International and its subsidiary, Starwood Hotels, implement a robust data security framework after repeated failures to protect customer data.

The monthly mobile data traffic running on fifth-generation (5G) networks is expected to surpass 1 million terabytes for the first time this month, industry officials said on Sunday, as news viewership soared following President Yoon Suk Yeol's surprise martial law declaration.

The number of vehicles voluntarily recalled by automakers in South Korea reached an all-time high this year, with nearly 80 percent attributed to domestic giant Hyundai Motor Group, traffic authorities said on Sunday.

The Albanian government has announced a one-year nationwide ban on TikTok following the tragic killing of a teenager that has intensified concerns about social media's influence on children.

Google is rolling out its much-anticipated “Ask About This PDF” feature, adding a smart layer of interactivity to PDF files via the Files by Google app.

YouTube is cracking down on misleading clickbait by introducing a new policy to remove videos with titles or thumbnails that fail to deliver on their promises.

The US Commerce Department said on Thursday it has decided to grant up to US$458 million in direct funding to SK Hynix’s project to build a new plant in Indiana.

Microsoft Copilot-powered developer platform GitHub said on Thursday that it has surpassed 150 million developers.

OpenAI has rolled out a feature allowing users to call ChatGPT for free, for up to 15 minutes per month, using a simple phone number: 1-800-CHATGPT.

Samsung Electronics will unveil its new home appliances lineup powered by artificial intelligence (AI) technology at the upcoming CES next month, the company said on Wednesday.

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has imposed a €251 million ($263.6 million) fine on Meta for violations of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) following a 2018 Facebook data breach that affected 29 million accounts.

NVIDIA has acknowledged a performance issue affecting systems running its newly released NVIDIA App, which can cause gaming frame rates to drop by as much as 15%.

The global data analytics market is forecast to be worth $190 billion in 2028, registering an 11.1 percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) between 2023 and 2028, according to a report on Tuesday.

Instagram has introduced a new feature that allows users to schedule direct messages, as first reported by TechCrunch.

Meta-owned social media network Threads has reached 100 million daily active users.

A report on Monday showed an alarming trend: Cybercriminals are now increasingly targeting popular YouTube creators by exploiting fake brand collaboration offers to distribute malware.

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup, xAI, announced on Saturday that its latest Grok-2 chatbot is now available for free to all users of the X social media platform.

Russia's internet watchdog, Roskomnadzor, has blocked the Viber encrypted messaging app, citing non-compliance with Russian legislation.

Elon Musk, the founder of Tesla and SpaceX, has officially crossed a historic financial milestone, becoming the first person in history to amass a net worth of $400 billion.

Half of teenagers in the US are almost constantly online on social media platforms like YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and Snapchat, finds a study, raising concerns about technology’s impact on youth.