Category: Tech

CAN A FOREIGN GOVERNMENT HACK WHATSAPP? A CYBERSECURITY EXPERT EXPLAINS HOW THAT MIGHT WORK

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Mon 23 June 2025: Earlier today, Iranian officials urged the country’s citizens to remove the messaging platform WhatsApp from their smartphones. Without providing any supporting evidence, they alleged the app gathers user information to send to Israel. WhatsApp has rejected the allegations. In a statement to Associated Press, the Meta-owned messaging platform said it was concerned “these false […]

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CHINA DEVELOPS MOSQUITO-SIZED DRONE FOR COVERT MILITARY OPERATIONS

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Mon 23 June 2025: China has developed mosquito-sized drones for covert military operations, reported local media on Friday. National University of Defense Technology in central China’s Hunan province has revealed the tiny drone, alongside humanoid machines, in a report on China Central Television’s military channel CCTV 7 last weekend, reported South China Morning Post on Friday. […]

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MUSLIM TECH FEST KICKS OFF IN LONDON, AIMING TO HIGHLIGHT MUSLIM EXCELLENCE IN TECHNOLOGY

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Sun 22 June 2025: Muslim Tech Fest, a rapidly growing technology event, kicked off on Saturday in London to highlight Muslim excellence in technology and encourage ethical, values-driven innovation. Founded in 2023 by Arfah Farooq and Zahid Mahmood, the festival brings together entrepreneurs, developers, and investors from all over the world to network, share ideas, […]

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POPE LEO WARNS POLITICIANS OF THE CHALLENGES POSED BY AI

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Sat 21 June 2025: Pope Leo warned politicians on Saturday of the challenges posed by the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), addressing its potential impact on younger people as a prime concern. Speaking at an event attended by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and parliamentary delegations from 68 countries, Leo revisited a topic that he has raised on a number […]

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CRITICAL THINKING IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER. HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY SKILLS?

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Sat 21 June 2025: There is a Fox News headline that goes like this: Transgender female runner who beat 14,000 women at London Marathon offers to give medal back Read about the event elsewhere and it turns out the athlete was also beaten by thousands of people and it was a participation medal. While the Fox News headline […]

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CHINESE RESEARCHERS DEVELOP AI FOR PLANT STUDIES

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Sat 21 June 2025: Chinese researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) assistant for plant studies, Xinhua News reported on Tuesday, citing China Science Daily. PlantGPT is the first large language model AI assistant that can answer any related question with precise responses and deliver specialized analyses in the field of plant functional genomics, the […]

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16 BILLION PASSWORDS LEAKED IN LARGEST DATA BREACH EVER

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Fri 20 June 2025: Researchers have confirmed the largest data breach ever, with almost 16 billion login credentials, including passwords, being exposed. Researchers part of an investigation that started early this year suggest that the massive password leak is the work of multiple infostealers, said a Forbes report. If a password gets compromised, it leads […]

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MESSAGING APPS AS COVERT WEAPONS: WAS WHATSAPP USED IN ISRAELI STRIKES ON IRAN?

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Thu 19 June 2025: Tehran’s claims against WhatsApp highlight growing concerns over surveillance and digital independence. Iran has said that WhatsApp leaked sensitive user data to Israeli intelligence services, hinting that this breach of privacy might have helped Israel to carry out pinpoint airstrikes that killed multiple senior Iranian military officials and nuclear scientists.  Iran’s […]

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EUROPE TIGHTENS SOCIAL MEDIA RULES TO PROTECT KIDS

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Thu 19 June 2025: Following Australia‘s social media age restriction set at 16, Denmark and France are now discussing similar laws, while the Netherlands has advised parents not to allow children under 15 to use platforms like TikTok and Instagram. The warnings highlight that these platforms can trigger depression in children. After Australia’s social media ban for those under 16, similar steps continue to emerge […]

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COMPUTERS TRACKING US, AN ‘ELECTRONIC COLLAR’: GILLES DELEUZE’S 1990 POSTCRIPT ON THE SOCIETIES OF CONTROL WAS EERILY PRESCIENT

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Wed 18 June 2025: Gilles Deleuze was one of the most original and imaginative thinkers of postwar France. A lifelong teacher, he spent most of his career at the University of Paris VIII, influencing generations of students but largely shunning the mantle of public intellectual. His complex, creative books mix philosophy, literature, film and politics – not to give clear […]

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