YouTube Pushes Back as UK Ban Goes Further Than Australia
Keir Starmer confirmed on June 15, 2026 that the UK's under-16 social media restrictions will cover ten platforms: TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, X, Reddit, Facebook,...
Bluesky Exempt From UK Under-16 Social Media Ban
Bluesky will not fall under the UK's planned under-16 social media restrictions, according to reporting that emerged this week as the government's Children's Wellbeing...
Google Gemini-SQL2 achieves 80.04% accuracy on BIRD leaderboard
Google Research has unveiled Gemini-SQL2, a new text-to-SQL capability powered by Gemini 3.1 Pro, which has achieved an 80.04% execution accuracy on the BIRD...
NIMC orders audit, warns vendors on data breaches
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has launched a comprehensive audit of all its licensed vendors and technical partners. The commission issued a stern...
Nigeria Prioritizes Digital ID for Sovereignty & Growth
Nigeria is positioning its sprawling digital identity program as the backbone of its national digital sovereignty agenda. With over 130 million people already enrolled...
Starmer’s Device Nudity Controls: Right Problem, Wrong Fix?
Speaking at London Tech Week on June 8, 2026, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer gave Apple, Google, and other device manufacturers a three-month ultimatum:...
Fake BlueWallet Scam Targets Mac Users’ Crypto Assets
A sophisticated social engineering campaign is currently targeting macOS users through a fake website impersonating BlueWallet, the legitimate Bitcoin wallet. The scam tricks users...
Edo State, NDPC Drive Data Protection Compliance
The Edo State Government and the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) have reaffirmed their commitment to robust data protection standards as part of the...
Polish Fintech Exec Arrested Over $30M Customer Fraud
A prominent Polish fintech executive, Marcin Pióro, has been arrested in the United States on an Interpol warrant, facing serious charges of fraud and...
California Backtracks on Forcing Linux to Track Users
California lawmakers introduced AB 1856 on May 18, 2026, narrowing the state's age verification law to exempt most Linux distributions after volunteer-run open-source projects...