Spotify lets you edit your own algorithm with new Taste Profile feature

The feature, announced at SXSW by co-CEO Gustav Söderström, lets Premium listeners see and shape the data model powering their recommendations, starting with a beta rollout in New Zealand For a deca [...]

Unmasking the Illusion of Safety Online

The global cost of cybercrime surpasses billions of dollars annually, with phishing/spoofing, personal data breaches, and extortion accounting for a significant share of losses. According to Cordell R [...]

The fintech that pivoted because of Kanye West just hit a $1.4B valuation with $100M from Khosla and Ribbit

Slash, the vertical banking platform built by two college dropouts, has raised a $100M Series C backed by Khosla Ventures and Ribbit Capital. The company’s valuation has nearly quadrupled since its [...]

Someone bought 30 WordPress plugins and planted backdoors in all of them

An attacker bought 30+ WordPress plugins (Essential Plugin portfolio) on Flippa for six figures, planted a PHP deserialization backdoor in August 2025, then activated it eight months later to serve cl [...]

YouTube will now pause livestream ads when chat engagement peaks

YouTube will now automatically hold back advertisements during livestreams when its systems detect that chat engagement has peaked, a change that prioritises collective viewer experience over ad impre [...]

'No Tax on Tips' apparently also applies to your favorite streamer

Streamers, YouTubers and other content creators are eligible for the new "No Tax on Tips" policy in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act President Donald Trump signed into law on July 4, 2024. &qu [...]

Sony is rolling out a PlayStation parental controls mobile app

Sony is finally catching up to something Nintendo and Microsoft have had for years. The new PlayStation Family app mainly serves as a mobile extension of on-console parental controls. However, parents [...]

Apple is slowly morphing AirPods into an always-on wearable

The AirPods Pro 3 Apple introduced at the iPhone 17 event yesterday have better active noise cancellation and foam-filled ear tips, but their most important new feature is a subtle one: Apple came up [...]

Playing it safe is risky business in the age of AI

The social and civic impact sectors often lag behind technological trends, but the early days of AI offer an opportunity to create new strategies that maximize impact. [...]