Instagram is testing a revised application layout in India where the Reels feature becomes the primary home tab. According to Instagram head Adam Mosseri, the company is exploring this change because Reels and Direct Messages have been key drivers of platform growth over the past few years.
The opt-in test, currently running in India, repositions Reels and DMs as the first two tabs on the app’s...
LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky revealed he uses Microsoft’s Copilot AI to draft nearly every email, including high-stakes messages to his boss, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. The disclosure occurred during a fireside chat at LinkedIn’s San Francisco office.
At the event, details of which were leaked to Business Insider, Roslansky explained his rationale for integrating the technology into his daily...
Apple has integrated its Apple Intelligence technology into the search function of Apple Maps with the release of iOS 26. The update enables users on supported devices to perform complex, natural-language search queries directly within the application, enhancing its core functionality.
The infusion of artificial intelligence into application search is part of a broader rollout that began last...
OpenAI has launched its new TikTok-like social media app, Sora, in an invite-only early access period. Within 24 hours of its release, users have populated the platform with numerous deepfake videos, many prominently featuring a hyper-realistic, AI-generated version of CEO Sam Altman.
The experience on the Sora app is immediately defined by its content. One of the first videos presented to users...
WestJet, Canada’s second-largest airline, announced a cyberattack earlier this year resulted in the theft of personal information belonging to 1.2 million passengers. The carrier disclosed the total number of affected individuals in a filing with Maine’s attorney general.
The filing confirmed that 240 Maine residents were among those impacted. According to the notice, the compromised data...
New research from the University of St Andrews is paving the way for advanced holographic technology that could transform smart devices, communication, gaming, and entertainment. In a study published in Light, Science and Application, researchers created a new optoelectronic device by combining Holographic Metasurfaces (HMs) with Organic Light-Emitting Diodes (OLEDs).
This new approach overcomes...
The nano-tech startup Diraq, in partnership with the European institute imec, has shown its silicon-based quantum chips maintain high accuracy when produced in a standard manufacturing setting, a development for making quantum computers viable.
The collaboration between the UNSW Sydney startup and the nanoelectronics institute Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre (imec) demonstrated that Diraq...
A study led by Charles Darwin University finds that artificial intelligence is threatening human dignity on a global scale. The research indicates AI is rapidly reshaping legal and ethical landscapes while undermining democratic values and deepening systemic biases across Western societies.
Dr. Maria Randazzo, the study’s lead author and an academic from CDU’s School of Law, reports that current...
An article published in the September 29, 2025, issue of Harvard Business Review details research arguing that dysfunctional internal systems, termed “idea marketplaces,” are a primary cause of stalled corporate innovation, rather than a scarcity of new concepts.
The research suggests that despite pressures from rising R...
Amazon has announced a full refresh of its Kindle Scribe product line, introducing faster hardware, new AI tools, and its first device designed for writing in color. The new models are described as being slimmer and lighter than their predecessors.
The updated series comprises three distinct models. These include a redesigned Scribe equipped with a front light, the Kindle Scribe Colorsoft, and a...