2026-08-13
President Donald Trump signs memo letting US agencies hack transnational crime groups abroad
President Donald Trump has signed a National Security Presidential Memorandum authorising US federal law enforcement to conduct offensive cyber operations against transnational criminal organisations operating abroad. Washington, in short, is giving itself formal permission to hack the hackers, and it is roughly as consequential as that sounds. The memorandum takes aim at foreign criminal groups [ [...]
2026-08-13
Meta says it has removed 756,000 Australian teen accounts, but most under-16s are still online
Meta has deactivated 756,000 Australian accounts it believes belonged to under-16s, a figure it disclosed as the country’s world-first social media ban moves from threat to enforcement. The company says 462,000 of those accounts were on Instagram and 294,000 on Facebook, all removed between December 2025 and June 2026. It is a big, headline-friendly number, […]<br /> This story continues [...]
2026-08-13
Is the Sky Glass Gen 2 worth the money? I've used it at home for more than a year — here are my thoughts on it compared to rivals from LG, Samsung and Sony
The Sky Glass TVs stand as a unusual proposition in a highly competitive market — but is it worth snapping one up still today? [...]
2026-08-13
SpaceX’s Starlink starts taking orders in Vietnam, on Hanoi’s terms
SpaceX’s Starlink has begun taking orders for its satellite-internet service in Vietnam, opening one of Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing markets to Elon Musk’s orbital broadband. It is a notable win for a business that has become SpaceX’s cash machine, though this time the company is arriving very much on Hanoi’s terms. The sums involved are not […]<br /> This story continues at [...]
2026-08-13
Anthropic is reportedly in talks to buy Decart for $6bn, its biggest deal yet
Anthropic is reportedly in talks to acquire Decart, an Israeli AI startup, for roughly $6bn, according to reports attributed to Reuters. If it happens, it would be the largest deal in Anthropic’s history. The talks are not final, both companies declined to comment, and the whole thing could still fall apart. What makes the story […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]
2026-08-13
Donald Trump is sued for putting a $100,000 paywall on his Truth Social posts
The Intercept and the Freedom of the Press Foundation have sued President Donald Trump over a Trump Media service that sells paid early access to his Truth Social posts, arguing that a sitting president should not be allowed to put a price on his own official words. The service, called Truth API, gives paying subscribers […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]
2026-08-13
Taiwan says AI agents helped hack its government in four days
Taiwan says it spent part of last month fending off a hacking campaign that leaned on artificial intelligence to do the heavy lifting. The island’s Ministry of Digital Affairs, through its National Institute of Cyber Security, disclosed that government agencies were targeted in July, with alerts going out from around 20 July. What makes the […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]
2026-08-13
Brazil orders Discord to suspend livestreaming after a 13-year-old’s death
The country’s data protection authority says there is robust evidence Discord failed to keep minors away from content promoting self-harm, and real-time video is the hardest thing on the internet to moderate. Brazil has ordered Discord to switch off livestreaming across the country, one of the sharpest interventions yet by a regulator that has grown […]<br /> This story continues at The [...]
