OpenAI fights order to turn over millions of ChatGPT conversationsOpenAI asked a New York judge to reverse an order to hand over 20 million anonymised ChatGPT logs in a copyright suit by the New York Times...
12 Nov, 2025, 10.53 PM IST
ChatGPT was used 'to help scammers do their thing' at Asia fraud compoundKenyan jobseeker Duncan Okindo was trafficked to Myanmar under false promises of work in Thailand, where he endured forced labor in a scam ...
15 Sep, 2025, 05.30 PM IST
TikTokers mourn the shutdown of OmegleThe delight of Omegle was in its randomization: with the click of a button, at any moment, you could be connected with a complete stranger ...
13 Nov, 2023, 10.20 AM IST
China subjects Covid protesters to intense surveillance, interrogationEven though China revoked its Zero Covid Policy following the protests, China unleashed its police equipped with the latest technology to g...
06 Jan, 2023, 09.05 AM IST
23-year-old man stabbed to death in Birmingham nightclub, police investigation underwayOn boxing day, a 23-year-old man was stabbed in a Birmingham nightclub. He was rushed to the hospital but 30 mins later he was pronounced d...
27 Dec, 2022, 07.26 PM IST
Pilots say Qatar Airways monitors and muzzles staff onlineAdvocates say the carrier's attempts to silence employees and delete critical posts - be it in private or public forums - contravenes staff...
28 Jan, 2022, 10.01 AM IST
India witnesses a surge in voice calls during lockdownThere was a 15-20% increase in voice calls through mobile phones, especially in the initial few days of the lockdown that began on March 25...
14 Apr, 2020, 09.40 AM IST
How Sarahah is merging the public-private sphere of internetThe app developed by Zain al-Abidin Tawfiq was started as a platform where employers could provide feedback about their employees, without ...
14 Aug, 2017, 05.25 PM IST
Gentleman's guide to online datingDo you really want to ruin your already meagre chances with an opening line that makes your match want to log off and delete her profile en...
28 Nov, 2015, 05.37 PM IST
ISIS is taking full advantage of the darkest corners of the internetFBI Director suggested that encryption on mobile devices may prevent law enforcement from intercepting communications between IS militants.
13 Jul, 2015, 12.52 PM IST
Gentleman's guide to online datingMen, at least most men, are awful at flirting, even when it comes in a comfortable online dating-app platform. Here are seven tips to help ...
13 Jul, 2015, 12.39 PM IST
WhatsApp to be the gamechanger in upcoming Lok Sabha pollsPoliticians gearing up for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls have realized the potential of the application which can be used both for private a...
21 Feb, 2014, 11.08 AM IST
India-US police chiefs’ conference: Social media misuse dominatesUnion Home Secretary Anil Goswami also urged the US to strengthen the process of legal assistance so as to speed up investigations of cyber...
06 Dec, 2013, 04.08 AM IST
Free messaging apps unsafe, claim hackersThe free text messaging app on your phone can be used to steal your personal information.
26 Aug, 2013, 11.14 AM IST
- Facebook down, users forced into status quo
Did you try to log onto Facebook on Thursday and get an error message? If yes, you were not the only one.
12 Aug, 2011, 01.14 PM IST
- 'Internet is an important tool for extremists'
Extremist Islamic groups have come to value the Internet so much for its ability to spread their message that some have said the keyboard i...
03 May, 2007, 02.40 PM IST
- Fancy a cyber-chat? Then do it safely
You never know who the other person really is at the other end of your chat. Here’s how to be smart while you’re online, chatting to ‘that’...
24 Apr, 2007, 12.00 AM IST