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Global Day of Unplugging puts pressure on brands to dial down digital noise and build more trusted, human and community-led connections.

Meta took down nearly 6m scam ads in 2025 after alerts from Lithuanian watchdog Debunk.org under the EU's Digital Services Act system.

New BS ISO 21800 standard aims to cut fine print and make online contracts clearer for consumers across booming UK digital markets.

Scammers hijack Israel-Iran war headlines for classic advance-fee email cons, security researchers warn, urging users not to respond.

AI search tools cast brands in starkly different lights, with Google skewing early negative and ChatGPT souring sentiment near purchase.

Women founders are closing the start-up gap, but with VC still lagging, visibility and public storytelling are now vital growth capital.

Bridging schools and tech careers with inclusive training and language could speed women's path into engineering and shape fairer AI.

OpenID Foundation warns that fragmented rules for managing digital estates after death demand global standards before AI deepfakes escalate risks.

Typeface launches a Marketing Orchestration Engine, unifying AI agents, brand data and IT controls to govern cross-channel campaigns at scale.

Meta will strip likes and shares from click-through metrics, shifting them to new engage-through reports to align ads data with third-party tools.

Bitget launches a global Blockchain4Her drive for International Women's Day, pushing gender inclusion and women's leadership in Web3.

Non-consensual deepfake abuse of women is not just online harassment but cybercrime, demanding full threat intelligence and security action.

Generative AI is levelling the creative-tech field, giving women a rare chance to shape rules, narratives and power from the ground up.

Google is rolling out Nano Banana 2 across Gemini, Search, Ads and Cloud, making its faster image model the default in key AI products.

Six Nations in-game ads boost online engagement for Samsung and Virgin Atlantic but trigger heavy social media backlash from rugby fans.

Nearly one in four people in Ireland now set screen time limits, as a new survey points to rising digital fatigue and detox habits.

Kerala Police stage 660-plus raids in major P-Hunt drive against online child abuse, seizing 431 devices and making 26 arrests.

Tech founders Julie Collison and Emma O'Brien top Tide everywoman awards as women-led firms eye growth despite tough UK backdrop.

Bitdefender reports a 63% rise in malicious Halloween spam, with scams posing as festive giveaways and retail offers to steal data or spread malware.

EU member states urge social media firms to verify advertisers to curb a EUR €4.3bn investment scam crisis sweeping across Europe.