I know. Saying that AI models are showing the red flags now is debatable, but it does seem like, over the past few days, it’s getting harder to ignore. It’s getting scarier. As AI startups release their latest and most advanced models, new challenges are emerging. The much-discussed hallucination epidemic—spreading across devices and affecting millions of people—might not be the worst part. These new models are introducing fresh problems and opening up difficult debates....

People familiar with the matter confirmed that Perplexity is looking to raise $500 in a fourth funding round this year With a new agreement, Perplexity could raise its valuation above $8 million The company’s annual revenue is estimated at 50 million According to The Wall Street Journal, this would be the startup’s fourth round of the year, in “an unusually fast pace” even for Silicon Valley companies. The company’s valuation has significantly evolved and increased this year....

Last Updated: Aug 1, 2025 After my tests, I learned that Proton VPN is an excellent VPN with many strengths. It maintains fast connection speeds, works with streaming sites, offers reliable protection, and provides highly intuitive apps on all platforms. Unfortunately, it’s not a good choice if you need a VPN for restrictive countries like India and China. Proton VPN’s paid subscriptions are reasonably priced, but I found that they don’t deliver the same value as top apps like ExpressVPN or CyberGhost....

Last Updated: Aug 25, 2025 My tests focused on the free desktop option, but Psiphon has a premium offer available only for mobile devices, which I tried briefly using its 7-day trial. My results showed that while Psiphon can unblock most streaming services and browse securely, it had slow speeds, didn’t support torrenting, and its privacy policy was unclear. Psiphon offers a 7-day free trial by which you can evaluate the service risk-free without being bound to any financial obligations....

“At 1:30 a.m. last night, the alarms went off in Duvel’s IT department because ransomware had been detected,” Duvel’s communications manager Ellen Aarts told the Belgian news publication Nieuwsblad. “Therefore, production was immediately stopped. It is not yet known when it could restart. We hope to restart today or tomorrow,’’ Aarts continued. Aarts reassured customers that distribution would not be affected and Duvel’s availability will not change. “We have more than enough beer in stock to cover this production stop” Aarts said....

Australia approved a social media ban for children under the age of 16 in November 2024, led by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, forcing tech companies to comply or pay fines of up to $32 million. The ban will take effect by the end of this year, and, since January, social media channels have been in a trial period. ESafety’s report revealed that children can easily bypass the age-verification systems used by most social media platforms....

The study, titled Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task, found that the use of an AI models can significantly affect students and their learning processes, including what the researchers call a “cognitive cost.” MIT study revealed that students who use AI models to write essays face harmful consequences and cognitive challenges. The group of participants who used ChatGPT showed weaker neural connectivity and difficulties in remembering their work....

With over 27,000 employees and a reported revenue of Euro 6.4 billion in 2022, Rheinmetall AG is one of the leading players in the automotive and arms manufacturing business and operates at 132 locations and production sites, worldwide. Rheinmetall’s April cyberattack was first reported by Spiegel magazine in which they were unable to confirm the origins of the attack. The news came to highlight again, when last week the Black Basta gang posted screenshots of the alleged stolen data on its dark web blog....

According to OpenAI’s CEO, Meta has been unsuccessfully trying to seduce their talent with generous offers and benefits. Sam Altman revealed that Meta has offered OpenAI employees up to $100 million in attempts to recruit them. Meta sees OpenAI as one of its main competitors. None of OpenAI’s top talent has accepted the offers so far. “I’ve heard that Meta thinks of us as their biggest competitor,” said Altman. “They started making these giant offers to a lot of people in our team—like $100 million signing bonuses....

Kaspersky says that this marks the first instance of a stealer being found within Apple’s ecosystem, raising concerns over security vulnerabilities in mobile applications. SparkCat malware campaign targets government and telecom entities worldwide. Attackers use modified open-source tools for initial access and persistence. SparkRat, a multi-platform RAT, enables remote control of infected systems. The malware, embedded within a malicious software development kit (SDK), was discovered in Android and iOS applications that had amassed over 242,000 downloads....

In Spotify’s official announcement, it says the music video feature will be available in the U.K., Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, Indonesia, and Kenya. No timeline has been given yet for when other markets can expect this feature. Spotify also said this is a beta version “with a limited catalog of music videos, including hits from artists like Ed Sheeran, Doja Cat, Ice Spice, and Aluna and Asake....

If such data had fallen into the hands of cybercriminals, it could have been exploited for identity theft, fraud, phishing, scamming, espionage and malware infestation. The leak was discovered as part of WizCase’ research project that randomly looked for open servers and sought to understand what data these servers contained. We contacted VIPGames.com as soon as we identified them, so they could secure the data. What’s Going On Online gaming has rapidly grown in popularity with the global industry projected to surpass $200 billion in revenue by 2023....

Bytedance founder Zhang Yiming is China’s richest man in 2024 Zhang’s net worth is now $49.3bn, 43% higher than last year In 2023, ByteDance’s global revenue grew 30% despite lawsuits and other challenges According to Reuters, Zhang performed better than his counterparts in renewables and real estate. China’s richest man is 41 years old and in 2021 resigned from his position as chief executive of ByteDance. Zhang moved four slots up to first place compared to the previous year, surpassing China’s bottled water magnate Zhong Shanshan....

Last Updated: Aug 2, 2025 As part of its mission, TorGuard provides Socks5 proxies and allows BitTorrent downloads on all its servers. The service also offers thousands of servers throughout the world, excellent connection speeds, and military-grade AES encryption. On the other hand, I find it a bit disappointing that it cannot unblock most geo-restricted websites. You can test out TorGuard by registering for a free 7-day trial available only through its Android and iOS application....

The United Arab Emirates declared that all public schools starting from kindergarten up to 12th grade will teach AI, starting from the 2025–2026 academic year, as first reported by Bloomberg. The national initiative aims to make the UAE the top AI leader in the region and potentially worldwide. UAE will teach AI in all public schools from 2025–2026 school year. Curriculum includes ethics, real-world uses, and basic AI concepts. UAE joins China and others in national AI education initiatives....

According to the official announcement, the decision to pursue these investigations follows growing concerns about data usage. The UK’s ICO is investigating Reddit, TikTok, and Imgur over concerns about children’s data protection. The probe examines TikTok’s content recommendations and Reddit and Imgur’s age verification measures. The investigation aligns with the UK’s Children’s Code, aiming to strengthen online child safety. “We welcome the technology and innovation that companies like social media bring to the UK and want them to thrive in our economy....

What’s Going On? By the end of 2020, the Wizcase security team was able to chain multiple issues affecting the configuration of the eduroam network. This discovery uncovered the potential for ill-intentioned hackers to capture eduroam WiFi networks’ user credentials, and maybe more. The team went over various configuration setup guides and set up a test environment with various attack scenarios. Our research showed that in most of the universities with misconfigured networks, it is possible to configure an “evil twin” eduroam network that would be indistinguishable from the real one on certain mobile devices....

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My tests showed that ExpressVPN is the best VPN for China. Its high-end encryption and leak prevention keep your data safe on the Chinese web. You can subscribe to ExpressVPN risk-free and try it’s features for yourself. If you’re not satisfied, it’s easy to get a refund thanks to its 30*-day money-back guarantee. Editor’s Note: Transparency is one of our core values at WizCase, so you should know we are in the same ownership group as ExpressVPN....

According to Wired, workers from fraud companies located in Tai Chang have shared evidence of the use of Starlink service, and authorities in Thailand and the United States believe the tech company has the ability to take action against the criminals. Fraud companies in Myanmar are using Starlink’s satellite internet for scam operations, according to a Wired report. Authorities in Thailand and the U.S. have urged Elon Musk’s company to intervene, but Starlink remains unresponsive....