Instagram tests a new ‘Instants’ app for sharing disappearing photos Instagram is testing a new image-sharing app called “Instants,” the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Thursday. The app, which is available in Spain and Italy, lets users share disappearing photos with their friends that can be viewed only once and remain available for 24 hours. With Instants, you capture a photo in a single...

Study Finds Phishing Scams Are on the Rise, Accelerated by AI Web-based phishing and spoofing reports increased by over 85% year over year. Macy is a writer on the AI Team. She covers how AI is changing daily life and how to make the most of it. This includes writing about consumer AI products and their real-world impact, from breakthrough tools reshaping daily life to the...

Russian superyacht sails through Strait of Hormuz despite blockadeReutersThe multi-deck luxury boat valued at $500m (£370m) transited the Gulf waterway at the weekendA superyacht linked to one of Russian President Vladimir Putin's key allies has sailed through the Strait of Hormuz, despite the ongoing blockade of the critical shipping channel.The 142m-long (465 feet) Nord luxury boat, linked to...

OpenAI Confirms Confidential IPO Filing, With Big Stakes for the AI Boom OpenAI's move toward public markets raises a bigger question: Is the AI surge a lasting shift or an expensive gamble? CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well...

Opera Adds Browser Connector Feature to Integrate AI Chatbots Into BrowsersOpera announced Thursday the launch of a new tool that allows users of its browsers to include more AI chatbots in their browsing experience.Browser Connector is a free feature for Opera One and Opera GX browsers that allows users to integrate AI tools such as OpenAI's ChatGPT and Anthropic's Claude into their live...