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Lora Kolodny / NBC News: Researchers detail the rise of sextortion of young users on TikTok, Instagram, and other apps, driven by Yahoo Boys, an informal West African cybercriminal gang  —  “Yahoo Boys” is an informal network of cybercriminals who have gained cultural clout over the last several years in West Africa. Source link

2023 was an incredible year for games, with each month grabbing our attention with a defining entry — be it sequels, remakes, or highly-anticipated blockbusters. Since the Holiday season is here, we asked the folks at Gadgets 360 what their highlights were, only to be met with some truly compelling takes. One of them is

Michael Msika / Bloomberg: Europe’s blue-chip stocks index Euro Stoxx 50 hits its highest level since 2001, with ASML and SAP, the region’s two biggest tech stocks, leading the charge  —  – Rally in megacaps SAP, ASML and LVMH boosts Euro Stoxx 50  — Diversification by sector and geography seen as tailwinds Source link

WhatsApp banned more than 71 lakh accounts in India in November last year, the company revealed in its latest monthly report. The messaging platform owned by Facebook parent Meta said that it banned over 19 lakh accounts in India “proactively”, which means the company took action on these accounts before it received any user reports

Steven Sinofsky / Hardcore Software: Apple has handled its response, including the proposed App Store changes, to the EU’s DMA with aplomb despite the law being an assault on Apple’s brand promise  —  An essay on the EU Digital Markets Act and Apple’s “Update on apps distributed in the European Union” (and some personal history)

Facebook has introduced a ‘Link History’ setting on its mobile app that keeps track of all the websites you’ve visited on the platform in the last 30 days. The setting, now available on the Facebook app on both iOS and Android, is an optional one but is turned on by default. Facebook users are reportedly

Hey, folks, and welcome to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s regular newsletter covering notable happenings in tech over the past few days. On the agenda for this edition is Disney’s innovative VR treadmill, OpenAI fixing its “lazy” AI and MIT’s high-capacity, fast-charging organic battery tech. We also cover Apple’s new stolen device protection feature, AI

Star Wars Outlaws, Ubisoft’s expansive open-world game set in the galaxy far, far away, was briefly known to be eyeing a ‘late 2024′ release window, as per a recent Disney Parks blog. That has since been corrected to reflect a general timespan this year, with the publisher confirming to Kotaku that the timing was incorrectly

Joel Khalili / Wired: In his new book, a16z VC Chris Dixon argues blockchain is a morally neutral tech that regulators must differentiate from the crypto industry’s casino culture  —  In his new book Read Write Own, investor Chris Dixon mounts a defense of blockchain, arguing it can save society from the monopoly power of

India’s Vodafone Idea is not in talks to tie up with billionaire Elon Musk’s satellite internet company Starlink, the telecom operator said on Tuesday, dashing hopes of a revival in the debt-ridden company that had sent its stock soaring. The clarification came after Vodafone Ideas’ stock surged in the past two sessions on what business