Give Your Phone Photos a Warm, Dreamy Analog Film Look With These 3 TricksThe nostalgic film look for photos has become wildly popular on social media in the past few years. Whether that's a response to generative AI fakes or simply that warm pastel tones and realistic film grain are in fashion isn't clear. But while many photographers -- myself included -- have turned to analog cameras loaded...

Acclaimed Peruvian writer Alfredo Bryce Echenique dies aged 87Quim Llenas / GettyBryce Echenique lived in "voluntary exile" until his return to Peru in 1999Peruvian literary giant Alfredo Bryce Echenique has died at the age of 87.He is best known for the 1970 novel A World for Julius, which chronicled the frivolous lives of the elite in Peru's capital Lima through the eyes of an orphan.His...

Spyware maker sentenced to prison in Greece for wiretapping politicians and journalists In Brief Posted: 7:45 AM PST · February 26, 2026 Image Credits:Sudowoodo / Getty Images A Greek court on Thursday sentenced the founder of Intellexa, a collective of spyware makers, to eight years in prison for illegal wiretapping and privacy...

Don't panic - five ways to stop your kids' endless scrollingEmer MoreauBusiness reporterGetty ImagesIf you're a parent, you may have felt somewhat validated by the US court ruling that Meta and Google intentionally built addictive social media platforms that harmed the mental health of a young woman.Lawyers for the woman, known as Kaley, argued that features of Instagram, such as infinite...

Meta will allow rival AI chatbots on WhatsApp in Europe, but for a fee In a bid to stave off a major investigation by the European Commission, Meta said on Thursday that it would allow AI companies to offer their chatbots on WhatsApp via its business API for the next 12 months in Europe. The move comes a month after the European Commission told Meta that it intended to impose interim measures...