February 19, 2026 9:34 am
Tech platforms would have to remove intimate images which have been shared without consent within 48 hours, under a proposed UK law. MORE..
An Indian university has been asked to vacate its stall at the country’s flagship AI summit after a staff member was caught presenting a commercially available robotic dog made in China as its own creation, two government sources said. MORE..
India’s Adani Group said on Monday it will invest $100 billion by 2035 to build renewable-energy-powered data centres designed for Artificial Intelligence (AI) workloads, marking one of the country’s largest private commitments to digital infrastructure. MORE..
French President Emmanuel Macron praised India’s growing global influence in innovation, highlighting Indian-origin CEOs leading major multinational companies from IBM to Microsoft at the India–France Innovation Forum in Mumbai. MORE..
YouTube experienced an access outage starting at around 6:30 a.m. today, with all functions restored by around 08:30 a.m. MORE..
Alphabet-owned tab YouTube was down for more than 320,000 users in the United States on Tuesday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com. MORE..
Japan suffers an estimated annual economic loss of around ¥1 trillion due to the “social jet lag” mismatch between sleep patterns on weekdays and holidays, according to a recent study. MORE..
Apple’s most affordable MacBook in years could be just weeks away. MORE..
The U.S. Departments of Energy and Defense on Sunday for the first time transported a small nuclear reactor on a cargo plane from California to Utah to demonstrate the potential to quickly deploy nuclear power for military and civilian use. MORE..
Russia has blocked popular messaging service WhatsApp for failing to abide by Russian legislation, the Kremlin said Thursday. MORE..
India’s government said social media companies would have to take down unlawful content within three hours of being notified about it, tightening on Tuesday an earlier 36-hour timeline in what could be a compliance challenge for Meta, YouTube and X. MORE..
The world’s largest social media companies have been accused of creating “addiction machines” as a landmark trial began in California examining the mental health effects of Instagram and YouTube. MORE..
Drinking regular tea and coffee may reduce the risk of dementia, a new study has claimed, with researchers able to pinpoint the number of cups each day linked to reduced risk. MORE..
Skywatchers are in for a treat this month as six planets line up in what astronomers often call a “planetary parade.” This rare celestial alignment will illuminate the evening sky, offering a spectacular sight shortly after sunset. MORE..
A California state court case over whether Instagram and YouTube harmed a woman’s mental health through addictive app design kicks off on Monday with opening statements, in a test of whether Big Tech platforms can be held liable for harming kids. MORE..
If you’re used to sharing selectively on Instagram, WhatsApp may soon let you do the same. MORE..
SpaceX has shifted its focus to building a “self‑growing city” on the Moon, which could be achieved in less than 10 years, chief executive Elon Musk says. MORE..
Google has revealed YouTube brought in more than $60bn (£44bn) in revenue in 2025 as the firm targets getting more subscribers. MORE..
NASA is about to make a small but meaningful change that feels very human. For the first time, astronauts heading toward the Moon will be allowed to carry modern smartphones, including iPhones. MORE..
Recent studies suggest that Gen Z is the first and only generation to be less intelligent than the one before it, making millennials the only generation to outperform the younger generation that followed. MORE..
Britain will work with Microsoft, academics and experts to develop a system to spot deepfake material online, the government said on Thursday, as it moves to set standards for tackling harmful and deceptive AI-generated content. MORE..
Bitcoin briefly slumped below $72,000, a level last seen 15 months ago, as a broad risk-off move engulfed global markets. MORE..
A debate around banning social media for children under 16 is gathering momentum in India, with ministers in several states saying they are studying a law that recently came into effect in Australia. MORE..
Meta Platforms’ Instagram was down for more than 10,000 users in the U.S. on Wednesday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com. MORE..
China will ban hidden door handles on cars, commonly used on Tesla’s electric vehicles and many other EV models, starting next year. MORE..