Snap Inc, the owner of Snapchat, has unveiled a new iteration of its generative AI technology, enabling users to apply more realistic special effects when using their phone cameras. That move aims to keep Snapchat ahead of its soc...
Sewage failures exacerbated by climate change and ageing infrastructure are becoming increasingly costly and common across the United States. The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that nearly$700 billion is required over t...
The head of the US Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD), Harry Coker, has urged the US Congress to harmonise cross-sector baseline cybersecurity requirements in regulated industries, following years of federal and internat...
The Centres for Medicare and Medicaid Services have announced the discontinuation of a program designed to assist Medicare providers and suppliers impacted by disruptions at UnitedHealth's technology division, Change Healthcare.&n...
In Silicon Valley, leaders from the US Chamber, African business communities, and the governments of the US and C?te d'Ivoire gathered to discuss C?te d'Ivoire's digital transformation. The event, which included visits to Google's...
Following the 2022 Mediabank's cyber incident, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner has initiated legal proceedings against the company, alleging the significant data breach impacted a vast number of customers, in...
Kazakhstan's mobile operators plan to improve 5G coverage in Astana, Almaty, Shymkent and other regional centres to fully roll out 5G mobile communications by the end of 2025. This was stated by the Minister of Digital Development...
Researchers from the cybersecurity firm Volexity have uncovered a sophisticated cyber threat that uses the popular Discord messaging service for command and control (C2) purposes. That was discovered during a targeted cyber attack...
A US appeals court has scheduled oral arguments for 16 September to address legal challenges against a new law requiring ByteDance, the China-based parent company of TikTok, to divest its US assets by 19 January or face a ban. The...
A controversial AI-generated photo of a headless flamingo has ignited a heated debate over the ethical implications of AI in art and technology. The image, which was honored in the AI category of the 1839 Awards' Color Photography...
US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has called for a warning label on social media apps to highlight the harm these platforms can cause young people, particularly adolescents. In a New York Times op-ed, Murthy emphasised that while a ...
Isidore Diouf, the newly appointed Director General of Senegal Numerique SA, has pledged to prioritise the development of robust digital public infrastructure (DPI) as he takes office. Diouf aims to build on the progress made by h...