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One Tech Tip: Watch out for scams when buying World Cup tickets

Looking for a World Cup ticket? The buzz around the football tournament now underway across North America might inspire a last-minute search online, but fans should be wary of cyber scammers.

W marks the X-spot: European social network takes on Musk

As Europe pushes for more tech sovereignty, social network W believes it has the X-factor to win users away from other platforms: it's European.

Nine out of 10 people can't tell what's real online because of AI, survey shows

The 'AIpocalypse' has been taken to mean anything from mass layoffs to a near-omniscient machine hijacking control of the world's nuclear arsenals.

Six years after killing them off, YouTube is bringing back DMs

YouTube has brought back direct messaging to its mobile app after scrapping the feature in 2019, allowing users to send private messages to one another to share videos or simply chat.

Teens see social media more positively than parents, poll finds

Young people in the European Union view the impact of social media on their mental health far more positively than their parents do.

India blocks Telegram before retest exam to curb cheating

India blocked access to Telegram messenger on Tuesday ahead of a retest of a nationwide medical college entrance examination, after a scandal last month over a question paper leak.

The UK is banning children's social media use. Here's what other countries are doing

Britain says it will ban people under 16 from using a range of social media apps, including Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube, a decision intended to protect young people from harmful content and excessive screen time.

From 'hello' to heartbreak: How online romance scams trick victims worldwide

It began with a simple "Hello" on the social media platform Threads.

New study: Online friends you’ve never met may actually be making you lonelier

Do these online-only connections count? The short answer, apparently, is no.

Some anglers praise forward-facing sonar, others say high-tech fishing ruins a day at the lake

It's called forward-facing sonar, and the hot-selling products are not only helping anglers increase their catch, they are raising questions about why people go fishing in the first place and whether fish populations can survive the new technology.