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A woman drinks water during a heatwave in Hyeres, France Magali Cohen/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images Extreme heat seems to speed up biological ageing in older people, suggesting that it could raise the risk of age-related diseases. “This is one…

Earlier this week, a rumor told us to expect the Oppo Find X8 Ultra to launch in China in March, but apparently it was a bit too optimistic. Today Oppo Find series product manager Zhou Yibao officially revealed that the…

Geopolitical instability drove an increase in state-backed advanced persistent threat (APT) attacks and hacktivism, as well as an increase in ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) activity last year, according to Group-IB. The threat intelligence specialist published its High-Tech Crime Trends 2025 report today based…

Companies around America have started cutting DEI programs and eliminating DEI commitments from public documents in response to legal and political threats from the Trump administration. Just a few weeks ago, Attorney General Pam Bondi instructed the Department of Justice…

There is immense power in being in control of your own data. As ownership and governance of apps and online services consolidate, it’s understandable if you want to consider your options when it comes to where you store your private…

An old but still-common method of encouraging honesty is the venerable “oath”: an explicit promise to be honest. People have used oaths since ancient times, says Janis Zickfeld, a social psychologist at Aarhus University in Denmark. “If you’re a witness…

New research has linked the use of diet and fitness apps to problematic eating habits and body image issues, particularly in young people. It highlights the fine line that exists between using these apps for motivation and using them to…

What you need to know Google reiterated its Scam Detection features for the Phone app on Pixels, stating it leverages Gemini Nano for background monitoring. The company reportedly stated the feature is on its way to Pixels in March 2025…

Feb 26, 2025The Hacker NewsIdentity Protection / Password Security Passwords are rarely appreciated until a security breach occurs; suffice to say, the importance of a strong password becomes clear only when faced with the consequences of a weak one. However,…

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More OctoTools, a new open-source agentic platform released by scientists at Stanford University, can turbocharge large language models (LLMs) for reasoning tasks…