WhatsApp launches Strict Account Settings to protect journalists and activists from advanced cyberattacks - its biggest security upgrade since 2016.
Kenya launches EU-funded Kenya Cyber Resilience project with EUR 3M to strengthen national cybersecurity after billions of cyber threat incidents in 2025.
Google Photos transforms still images into cinematic videos with AI-driven custom prompts, audio creation, and professional-grade output.
Landmark trial pits Meta, TikTok and YouTube against claims they engineered features to addict youth, raising urgent questions about tech accountability.
Brazil's ANPD probes whether AI-generated images of real people qualify as biometric data — legal stakes for platforms, privacy, and AI policies.
Cloudflare Miami error caused a 25-minute BGP IPv6 leak, dropping ~12 Gbps and disrupting networks worldwide; an export-policy change triggered it.
Google to pay $68M to settle suit alleging Assistant recorded private conversations via accidental activations; settlement awaiting court approval.
Anthropic's Claude launches interactive apps that let Pro, Team and Enterprise users run authenticated tasks inside Slack, Figma, Canva and other tools.
InputPlumber flaws (pre-v0.69.0) allow local attackers to inject keystrokes and cause DoS on root-level Linux gaming systems (SteamOS). Patched Jan 9 2026.
US cyber chief's ChatGPT leak, unstoppable 'Sicarii' Vibe ransomware, and WhatsApp's new anti-spyware account feature highlight 2026 cybersecurity risks.
Chrome's Auto Browse, powered by Gemini 3, turns the browser into an agent that navigates sites, clicks pages and completes complex tasks from a sidebar.
