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Bluesky previews 2026 roadmap: Discover feed, real-time features, and more improvements

Social network Bluesky has published its roadmap for the year ahead, highlighting a focus on improving the app’s algorithmic Discover feed, giving users better recommendations on who to follow, and making the app more real-time. At the same time, the company acknowledged that it needs to work on getting the “basics” right. The decentralized X […]

Anthropic and OpenAI CEOs condemn ICE violence, praise Trump

In a segment on NBC News Monday night, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei expressed concern about “some of the things we’ve seen over the last few days,” citing violence by Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis. In both his NBC and X posts, Amodei focused on the importance of defending democracy at home, specifically calling out “the […]

The price gap between Waymo and Uber is narrowing.

A trip on a Waymo robotaxi is still more expensive, on average, than an equivalent trip on a human-driven Uber or Lyft. But that gap is narrowing, according to new data released Tuesday by Obi, a company that aggregates real-time pricing and pickup times for multiple ride-hailing services. Two factors are working together behind this […]

TikTok says it’s still working to restore U.S. infrastructure

TikTok said it is making progress in restoring its U.S. infrastructure following an unfortunate data center outage that affected the region shortly after the deal with TikTok US was finalized. Last week, TikTok announced it would form a separate entity in the U.S. with U.S. investors to avoid a nationwide ban. Before and after the […]

Android smartphones are getting more anti-theft features

Google on Tuesday announced an expanded set of Android anti-theft features aimed at making its mobile devices less likely to be targeted by criminals. Building on existing tools such as Theft Detection Lock and Offline Device Lock introduced in 2024, the newly launched update includes stronger authentication protection and enhanced recovery tools, the company said. […]

Indian states consider Australian-style ban on social media for children

India could become the next major test case for age-based social media bans, as states consider Australian-style restrictions on children’s access to platforms amid a growing global regulatory movement. The initiative has begun at the state level, with the western state of Goa becoming the latest state to consider whether to ban children under 16 […]

WhatsApp deploys lockdown-style security mode to protect targeted users from spyware

Ravi LakshmananJanuary 27, 2026Mobile security/spyware Meta announced Tuesday that it is adding stricter account settings to WhatsApp to protect some users from advanced cyberattacks. This feature, similar to Lockdown Mode in Apple iOS and Advanced Protection in Android, is intended to protect individuals, such as journalists and public figures, from advanced spyware by trading some […]