Image by Camilo Jimenez, from Unsplash Beware of This Contact on Your Phone, It Might Be Malware Written by Kiara Fabbri Former Tech News Writer Fact-Checked by Sarah Frazier Former Content Manager The dangerous Android malware known as Crocodilus spreads rapidly while gaining increased power. In a rush? Here are the quick facts: New version adds fake contacts like “Bank Support” to victims’ phones. Malware now steals cryptocurrency seed phrases using advanced screen analysis....

Photo by Sadman Sakib on Unsplash Bluesky’s Photo-Sharing App Flashes Now Available on App Store Written by Andrea Miliani Former Tech News Expert Fact-Checked by Sarah Frazier Former Content Manager Flashes, Bluesky’s new photo-sharing platform, released its 1.0.1 version on the App Store today. Flashes for Bluesky is free and available for download on iOS, while Android, and web users will have to wait longer. In a Rush? Here are the Quick Facts!...

Image by Elena Koycheva, from Unsplash Call Center Giant Uses AI To Neutralize Indian Workers’ Accents Written by Kiara Fabbri Former Tech News Writer Fact-Checked by Sarah Frazier Former Content Manager French outsourcing giant Teleperformance has introduced an AI-powered accent translation tool to soften the accents of Indian call center workers in real time. In a Rush? Here are the Quick Facts! The tool, developed by Sanas, aims to improve customer satisfaction and call efficiency....

Can A VPN Be Hacked? (Easy Guide to Find Safe VPNs in 2026) Written by Stephen Wright Cybersecurity & Tech Writer I wasn’t fully aware of why it was so important to use a VPN until my name, and personal details were publicly leaked. Since then, I have always used a VPN, but despite offering privacy and security protection — I learned that some VPNs, especially free ones, are particularly susceptible to hacking....

Image by Sanket Mishra, from Pexels ChatGPT’s Struggles with Accurate Citations, Raising Concerns For Publishers Written by Kiara Fabbri Former Tech News Writer Fact-Checked by Sarah Frazier Former Content Manager ChatGPT’s frequent citation errors, even with licensed content, undermine publisher trust and highlight risks of generative AI tools misrepresenting journalism. In a Rush? Here are the Quick Facts! ChatGPT often fabricates or misrepresents citations, raising concerns for publishers. Researchers found 153 out of 200 were incorrect citations, undermining trust in ChatGPT....

Image by George Dagerotip, from Unsplash Cyber Threat Grows As Vo1d Botnet Infects Millions Of Android TVs Written by Kiara Fabbri Former Tech News Writer Fact-Checked by Sarah Frazier Former Content Manager A new variant of the Vo1d botnet has infected over 1.6 million Android TVs across more than 200 countries, raising serious cybersecurity concerns, According to an investigation by XLab . In a Rush? Here are the Quick Facts!...

🛡️ Security 9.0 / 10 💡 Features 9.0 / 10 👍 Ease of Use 9.0 / 10 📞 Support 7.0 / 10 🏷️ Pricing 7.0 / 10 Written By Enemali Okwoli Cybersecurity & Tech Writer Dashlane Overview Dashlane is a popular password manager used by people and businesses around the world to safeguard their credentials. However, I wanted to see if it can truly provide reliable password safety. So, I put Dashlane through various tests to find out....

Does Ivacy VPN Work With Netflix? (Tested 2026) Written by Kate Hawkins Former Editor Due to copyright laws and broadcast regulations, Netflix’s content differs in different countries. According to Netflix’s terms of use, you’re only permitted to stream Netflix content in your location — Netflix determines where you are using your device’s IP address. Technically, an app called a VPN can change your IP address to that of a different location ....

Speed 4.0 / 10 Servers 5.0 / 10 User Experience 5.0 / 10 Support 2.0 / 10 Pricing 4.0 / 10 DroidVPNReview 2026: Before You Buy, Is It Worth It? Written By Clement Adegbenro Cybersecurity & Tech Writer DroidVPN Overview DroidVPN appears to be too good to be true with its 10 million installations on the Android play store and more than a decade of experience . The company prides itself on high user satisfaction and exceptional speed....

Photo by Mariia Shalabaieva on Unsplash Elon Musk’s Chatbot Grok Shares Inappropriate Content And Gets Blocked In Turkey Written by Andrea Miliani Former Tech News Expert Fact-Checked by Sarah Frazier Former Content Manager The AI chatbot Grok, developed by Elon Musk’s company xAI, has been sharing inappropriate content, including antisemitic tropes, praise to Adolf Hitler, and insults towards Turkey’s leaders. The chatbot has been banned in Turkey, and xAI has deleted multiple messages shared by the AI model....

Photo by Christian Lue on Unsplash EU Issues Guidelines to Prevent AI Misuse In Workplaces, Online Platforms, And More Written by Andrea Miliani Former Tech News Expert Fact-Checked by Justyn Newman Former Lead Cybersecurity Editor The European Commission published new guidelines on forbidden AI practices according to the European Union’s AI Act, two days after measures began to take effect. The document aims to provide clarity and warn about unacceptable AI applications such as social scoring, harmful manipulation, and real-time remote biometric identification....

💡 Features 8.0 / 10 ⚙️ Installation 7.5 / 10 👍 Ease of Use 8.0 / 10 📞 Support 9.5 / 10 🏷️ Pricing 8.0 / 10 Written By Shauli Zacks Tech Writer FamilyTime Overview I heard mixed reviews from friends and colleagues about the FamilyTime parental control app. I decided to test it for myself and see it’s something I would use. I have five children, ranging in age from 5 to 16, and I’ve been using them as my test dummies while reviewing over 30 premium parental control apps ....

French Employment Agency Announces Data Breach Exposes Personal Information of 10 Million Individuals Written by Shipra Sanganeria Cybersecurity & Tech Writer French governmental agency Pôle employ, on August 23rd, disclosed a data breach incident that is likely to affect around 10 million people registered with it. The unemployment registration and financial aid provider stated that it became aware of the breach, a week before the announcement. One of its vendors, the Majorel company, responsible for documentation and registration of job seekers was impacted by the MOVEit campaign of Cl0p ransomware gang....

From Speech to Sense: Figure 01’s Breakthrough in Human-Like Conversations Written by Deep Shikha Content Writer Fact-Checked by On March 13, the robotics company Figure released a video demonstration of the humanoid robot named Figure 01 engaging in speech-to-speech reasoning with a human , showcasing the robot’s groundbreaking conversational intelligence using visual inputs. Last month, OpenAI partnered with Figure to power Figure 01 with its advanced GPT language models....

Image from Freepik Global Service Robot Sales Surge by 30%, Asia-Pacific Leads Market Growth Written by Kiara Fabbri Former Tech News Writer Fact-Checked by Justyn Newman Former Lead Cybersecurity Editor In a Rush? Here are the Quick Facts! Global sales of professional service robots rose 30%. Asia-Pacific led sales, accounting for nearly 80% with 162,284 units sold. Transportation and logistics robots made up over half of 2023’s sales. Global sales of professional service robots surged by 30%, with over 205,000 units sold, according to a new report published today by the International Federation of Robotics (IFR)....

Photo by Greg Bulla on Unsplash Google Announces AI Mode In Search, $250 AI Subscription, Smart Glasses, and More at I/O 2025 Written by Andrea Miliani Former Tech News Expert Fact-Checked by Sarah Frazier Former Content Manager On Tuesday, Alphabet kicked off its annual Google I/O conference in Mountain View, California, and made multiple major announcements about upcoming technologies. In a rush? Here are the quick facts: Google launched a new $249....

Image by Firmbee.com, from Unsplash Google Brings Gemini AI To Chrome In Browser Update Written by Kiara Fabbri Former Tech News Writer Fact-Checked by Sarah Frazier Former Content Manager Google has announced major Chrome updates to integrate AI into everyday web browsing features. In a rush? Here are the quick facts: Google adds Gemini AI button to Chrome for desktop users in the U.S. Gemini can summarize tabs, recall past sites, and integrate with Google apps....

Photo by Isaac Mehegan on Unsplash Google Maps Rolls Out Speed Limits On iPhones And CarPlay Written by Andrea Miliani Former Tech News Expert Fact-Checked by Justyn Newman Former Lead Cybersecurity Editor Google Maps finally rolled out its speedometer and speed limit features on iPhones and CarPlay across the globe. According to TechCrunch , this new update comes years after it was added for Android users, in 2019. Now Apple users can catch up and get the benefits of the speed limits visualizations....

Photo by Umair Dingmar on Unsplash Hitachi Partners With Nvidia to Launch AI-Powered Railway Service Written by Andrea Miliani Former Tech News Expert Fact-Checked by Justyn Newman Former Lead Cybersecurity Editor In a Rush? Here are the Quick Facts! Hitachi launched a new AI maintenance service powered by Nvidia technology The Japanese company asset manager HMAX will integrate the NVIDIA IGX platform The new technology is expected to reduce railway costs and idling time as well as improve accuracy and reliability The Japanese company Hitachi launched a new AI-powered railway maintenance service in partnership with the tech giant Nvidia....

💡 Features 8.0 / 10 ⚙️ Installation 8.0 / 10 👍 Ease of Use 8.5 / 10 📞 Support 8.0 / 10 🏷️ Pricing 8.0 / 10 Written By Shauli Zacks Tech Writer Hoverwatch Overview Until recently, I was not really familiar with Hoverwatch . However, after seeing some ads and hearing a couple of my friends debate whether they should use it to monitor their children’s internet activity, I became curious and decided to try it myself....