The big picture: Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the original creator of the World Wide Web, says he hardly recognizes his invention today. The computer scientist is calling for a drastic shift in how people use ...

Plus: A ransomware gang steals data on 8,000 preschoolers, Microsoft blocks Israel’s military from using its cloud for surveillance, call-recording app Neon hits pause over security holes, and more.

Instagram has hit 3 billion monthly active users, a significant milestone for the platform. However, fans have questioned the authenticity of these accounts, wondering if a large number could be bots.

In early 2024, the BlackCat ransomware attack against Change Healthcare caused massive disruption across the U.S. healthcare sector. It later emerged that the cause of this major national incident was ...

We’ve placed hundreds of millions of teens in Teen Accounts across Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger, and now we’re expanding them to teens around the world on Facebook and Messenger. We’re launching ...

Wisconsin athletic director Chris McIntosh offered his support to Badgers coach Luke Fickell following Saturday's 27-10 loss to Maryland. After chants of "Fire Fickell!" erupted from the Wisconsin ...

Users must scan a QR code and watch a short ad to get a few squares of toilet paper. In a controversial move aimed at reducing toilet paper wastage, some public restrooms in China have introduced a ...

NBA star Kevin Durant regained access to his long-lost Coinbase Bitcoin account after nearly a decade locked out. Durant first bought Bitcoin in 2016, when it traded at $650, an investment now worth ...

On September 2, StopICE.net shared a video on its Instagram account naming and shaming a Border Patrol agent who had been spotted at recent immigration raids in greater Los Angeles. To the soundtrack ...

Over the past month or so, many YouTubers have been reporting major drops to their video view counts. Theories have run wild, but there’s one explanation involving ad blockers that makes the most ...