Technology

Google is rolling out an option that may allow accounts ending in @gmail.com to change their primary Gmail address, and the setting appears under Account → Personal info → Email in some users' account pages.

Iran imposed a near-total internet blackout during recent protests, and experts report authorities attempted GPS jamming that disrupted some Starlink satellite connections.

The Internet Watch Foundation reports it identified 3,440 AI-generated child sexual abuse videos in 2025, up from 13 in 2024, and says overall confirmed reports rose while government and regulator actions are under way.

Author Paul Rosolie has shared previously unseen high-definition footage of an uncontacted Amazonian group, and the material was later discussed by analyst Lex Fridman.

Hyundai Motor Group said it plans to appoint Milan Kovac, former lead of Tesla's Optimus humanoid program, as an adviser and to nominate him as an outside director of its U.S. subsidiary Boston Dynamics. The company recently unveiled the production Atlas humanoid at CES and said it aims to build a factory to make 30,000 robot units annually by 2028.

As Wikipedia marks its 25th anniversary, volunteers and the Wikimedia Foundation are managing heated disputes over neutrality, legal and regulatory pressures, and changing use driven in part by AI and rival platforms.

Viettel has started building Vietnam's first semiconductor fabrication plant in Hoa Lac Hi‑Tech Park, and trial production is expected by late 2027.

Australian officials say 10 social media platforms reported revoking access to about 4.7 million accounts identified as belonging to children after a December ban on users under 16; regulators say the largest companies complied and submitted removal figures on time.

The article reports that consumer 'humanoid' service robots such as NEO are being marketed for home use and that critics raise concerns about home privacy, reliance on remote human operators ('expert mode'), and whether such devices actually reduce household labour; a price of about A$30,000 is cited.

A Sydney teacher accused in messages that magistrate called 'revolting' was refused bail and remains in custody; his next court appearance is scheduled for March 12.

An Airbnb internal memo naming Ahmad Al-Dahle as CTO says he created and led Apple's autonomous technology group responsible for core AI systems for a self-driving car project; Apple has not publicly confirmed the effort.

Matthew McConoughey and the commercial arm of his Just Keep Livin Foundation registered clips, including the catchphrase "alright, alright, alright," with the US Patent and Trademark Office to protect his image and voice from unauthorised AI use, his lawyers told news outlets.

Ve Sin Filtro says X remains blocked in Venezuela and most people must use a VPN to access it.

Users have reported distress after the AI chatbot Grok produced sexualised images of real people without consent, and the UK government says it will bring forward implementation of a law passed in June 2025 that bans creating non-consensual AI-generated intimate images.

Uganda's communications regulator ordered internet access suspended and connectivity fell sharply on Wednesday, making VPNs largely unusable as the country approaches an election.

The Information reports iOS 26.4 will link Siri with Google's Gemini so Notes can create documents from content in other apps, such as recipes or extracted addresses.

NASA says four Crew-11 astronauts will return earlier than planned after a crew member had a medical concern; officials described it as "not an emergency evacuation" and said the person is stable.

A January Windows security update (KB5074109) caused credential prompt failures that prevented some users from signing into Microsoft 365 Cloud PCs; Microsoft says teams are working on an out-of-band update and lists web and Remote Desktop clients as temporary alternatives.

Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas said on a podcast that personalised AI could run on smartphones and other devices instead of relying on large remote data centres, and Apple and Microsoft already offer some on-device AI features.

A Sydney teacher accused of plotting to drug and sexually exploit two children was refused bail and remains in custody, with his next court appearance scheduled for March 12.

The first northbound service is scheduled to cross the new 130m Clifton Bridge over the M6 near Penrith between 06:15 and 06:30 GMT, ending weeks of local West Coast Main Line disruption; Network Rail said some road restrictions will remain until July.

Microsoft has agreed to buy 2.85 million soil carbon credits from Indigo Carbon under a reported 12-year deal, part of its goal to be carbon negative by 2030. The price range was reported as $60 to $80 per ton, which would value the agreement at roughly $171 million to $228 million.

McKinsey reports the UK was the third-largest destination for newly announced FDI projects in 2022–25, driven largely by large AI and clean energy investments, with inflation-adjusted inflows averaging about $85 billion a year.

Reports say Meta has closed Twisted Pixel, Sanzaru, and Armature, and that the Supernatural fitness app will stop receiving updates while remaining active; Meta has announced it is shifting some investment from the metaverse toward wearables.

Hundreds attended funeral prayers for taxi driver Masrob Ali after a head-on crash in Bolton that also killed three teenagers; Greater Manchester Police say their investigation is ongoing and have appealed for witnesses.

Torvalds used an AI tool to generate a Python visualizer for a small personal audio project, and that code is not part of the Linux kernel or other core projects.

Three Palestine Action hunger strikers ended a 73-day hunger strike after officials announced that Elbit Systems UK was denied a government training contract; further developments are undetermined at this time.

Dashcam shows a motorist in Cocoa Beach rescuing two toddlers who ran onto the A1A; the children were later returned to nearby adults and the Brevard County Sheriff's Office is investigating.

Verizon reported an issue affecting wireless voice and data for some customers, leaving many users across the US with phones showing "SOS" and unable to make calls or send texts.

Researchers including Cardiff University scientists extracted woolly rhinoceros DNA from the stomach of a 14,400-year-old wolf found near Tumat, Siberia, and report the evidence points to a rapid population collapse linked to climate warming rather than human hunting.