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Instagram is relinquishing end-to-end encryption this May. Meta is trading your privacy for a quieter life with regulators. It is a massive U-turn. Meta is officially abandoning the “privacy” dream. Your Instagram messages will no longer have end-to-end encryption starting this May. For years, Mark Zuckerberg told us that private communication is a fundamental right. He spent millions on ads telling us how safe our messages were. Now, he is quietly opening the door for everyone to take a look. The company is hiding behind the “child safety” argument. They claim that removing encryption will help them catch bad actors.…
We just wrapped up another exhausting, inspiring, and chaotic Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, and I’ve been standardizing my thoughts on what we saw. If you came looking for incremental updates to your favorite glass slab, you were probably disappointed. If you came looking for the beginning of the next major epoch in personal technology, MWC 2026 was a goldmine. For years, we’ve been predicting the collision of AI, robotics, and personalization. We’ve been waiting for the moment when our “smart” devices stop acting like highly reactive dictionaries and start acting like proactive partners. That moment has arrived. MWC 2026…
There could be one more step required before creating an account and posting on Reddit in the future. According to Reddit’s CEO, Steve Huffman, the social media platform is exploring different ways to verify a user is human and not a bot. When asked by the TBPN podcast how to confirm that it’s a human using Reddit, Huffman responded with several verification methods with varying degrees of heavy-handedness.”The most lightweight way is with something like Face ID or Touch ID,” Huffman said during the interview. “They actually require a human presence, like a human has to touch, or do or…
AI in any headlines is usually associated with deepfakes, misinformation, and general frustration. But in the middle of all that noise, there’s one use case that feels refreshingly human. It is helping people find their lost pets. Technology using tools powered by image recognition is quietly becoming one of the most effective ways to reunite missing pets with their owners, and it’s surprisingly quick and efficient. How AI is finding the lost pets Ziggy was a lost dog found using AI Petco Love This isn’t one of those Hollywood hacker tech where AI scours all the public cameras and uses…
The results from 2025 are intriguing. Screens are part of everyday life that many of us use for work, communication and entertainment. However, there are also signs that people are limiting their screen time. The total hours we are spending on screens has not really changed, but digging deeper, there is some change.We are spending more time on our screens through our mobile devices, for example. Some countries are showing extreme levels of screen time, whereas others are very low. We can also see that people are completely switching off their screens, digital detoxing or leaving social media.Overall though, there…
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Ravie LakshmananMar 21, 2026Vulnerability / Threat Intelligence Oracle has released security updates to address a critical security flaw impacting Identity Manager and Web Services Manager that could be exploited to achieve remote code execution. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-21992, carries a CVSS score of 9.8 out of a maximum of 10.0. “This vulnerability is remotely exploitable without authentication,” Oracle said in an advisory. “If successfully exploited, this vulnerability may result in remote code execution.” CVE-2026-21992 affects the following versions – Oracle Identity Manager versions 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.1.0 Oracle Web Services Manager versions 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.1.0 According to a description of…
Podcasts are to radio as streaming services are to television, and we’re lucky to be living through a golden age of both. But you need help finding the best podcasts worthy of your ear because, while you can find a podcast about almost anything these days, with great choice comes great mediocrity. Our expertly curated list will entertain and educate you, whether you’re doing the dishes, working out, commuting, or lazing in the bath.For more advice, check out our guides on how to listen to more podcasts and the best podcasts for kids. If you’re feeling entrepreneurial, read our recommendations…
CEO Hou Zelong anticipates the S$45 million Chinese spa to reach breakeven in four years When House+ Bubble announced its arrival in Singapore, it quickly became one of the most talked-about spa openings here. But the buzz has proven short-lived. The S$45 million Chinese spa complex, touted as Singapore’s largest 24-hour facility of its kind, has come under scrutiny over hygiene lapses, inconsistent service, and even allegations of staff mistreatment—issues that have sparked debate online and dampened initial excitement. Still, CEO Hou Zelong is taking it in stride. “Though we have received criticism, we humbly accept it and will improve,” he said…
We know that the RSAC 2026 cybersecurity conference this week in San Francisco is going to be an artificial intelligence-heavy show. And though we’re going to hear the “AI will change everything” narrative, our premise is that security leaders are being asked to put AI into operation in an environment where complexity is rising faster than control. Organizations are still struggling to consolidate the sprawl of tools in their security stacks and at the same time apply zero-trust principles. To avoid AI becoming yet another layer, organizations must tie AI to clear outcomes and integrate intelligence into operating processes. Enterprise…