Audio and video calls on Discords are now end-to-end encrypted By Chiara Castro published 20 September 24 The platform rolled out the DAVE protocol to protect your calls from third-party snooping. Here's all you need to know.
The AI revolution is "oversold" says OutSystems CEO as it launches new Agentic AI platform By James Capell published 5 October 25 OutSystems CEO Woodson Martin says AI is oversold, but it still has a key role to play.
Tesla has a not-so-secret plan to replace a fundamental-but-flawed building block of the Internet — Musk's Exascale DOJO supercomputer will use TTPoE instead of the universal TCP and wants the world to embrace it By Wayne Williams published 2 September 24 Tesla wants to replace TCP with its own Tesla Transport Protocol over Ethernet (TTPoE) designed for its DOJO supercomputer.
ExpressVPN Lightway: Everything you need to know about the protocol By Chiara Castro last updated 17 February 25 About five years after its launch, the leading VPN provider has just upgraded its own in-house protocol. Here's everything you need to know about ExpressVPN Lightway.
Is a new privacy protocol helping malicious actors more than Internet users? By Colm Healy published 21 August 25 Malicious sites are already taking advantage of the security blindspot to gain a foothold among sites using ECH.
NATO wants to build an alternative satellite-based internet to be used in case of emergency By Wayne Williams published 10 January 25 Threat of undersea cable sabotage raises concerns for alternate arrangements.
Undermining your privacy? Session says no and leaves Australia By Chiara Castro published 7 November 24 The message is clear – the team at Session isn't willing to compromise users' privacy and landed in Switzerland. Here's what happened.
Tor adds another layer to the onion with a new relay encryption algorithm - boosting resilience and security across the board By Efosa Udinmwen published 30 November 25 Tor replaces its older tor1 relay encryption with CGO to strengthen privacy, block tagging attacks, and modernize authentication across circuits.
ExpressVPN's latest upgrade to Lightway hopes to create "the VPN protocol of the future" By Chiara Castro published 17 February 25 ExpressVPN's Lightway protocol has been re-coded from C to Rust, a modern programming language praised for its security and performance. Here's all you need to know.
Crucial tech that's pivotal for AI in hyperscalers gets major update to improve performance, enhance functionality and extend security By Ross Kelly published 17 December 24 Performance and security upgrades are a key focus in this latest CXL update.
"We need to go beyond Signal" – How today's AWS outage shows the weaknesses of centralized apps By Chiara Castro published 20 October 25 Signal's privacy and security are great, but being a centralized app makes it vulnerable. Element explains to TechRadar why we do need decentralized apps more than ever.
Signal wants to offer a more private alternative to Zoom and Microsoft Teams group calls By Mike Moore published 12 November 24 Hosting group calls on Signal gets a major upgrade with call links, emoji reactions and more.
After email, Tuta has made its calendar quantum-safe By Chiara Castro published 1 October 24 The provider claims to be the first to launch a standalone quantum-resistant Calendar app for mobile – but Apple halted the release, for now.
The White House thinks it's time to repair a weak link in the internet By Sead Fadilpašić published 4 September 24 It's time to talk about the Border Gateway Protocol, the White House says.
The internet still runs on 1980s protocols – that should worry you By Ryo Koyama published 15 July 25 Despite decades of innovation, the internet runs on fragile 1980s protocols – putting us all at risk.
Netflix just ditched a useful Android and iOS feature that travelers rely on for hotel streaming By David Nield published 2 December 25 If you use the Google Cast protocol to watch content on Netflix, we've got some bad news for you.
Tuta becomes the first quantum-resistant email service with new hybrid protocol By Chiara Castro published 13 March 24 Tuta claims to be the first secure email service to offer post-quantum protection. Here's why it's a necessity for keeping your emails safe.
Cloudflare's new tool wants to help you spot doctored images online By Craig Hale published 4 February 25 Cloudflare is supporting image authenticity and verification tracking on images across its network.
Scammers are once again abusing PDFs to trick victims into calling fake support numbers By Sead Fadilpašić published 3 July 25 No, you're not talking to a Microsoft representative - it's a scammer who wants your passwords.
The next stage in AI power? XConn set to reveal end-to-end PCIe Gen 6 offering higher bandwidth than ever By Efosa Udinmwen published 9 August 25 XConn set to demo a PCIe Gen 6.2 and CXL 3.1 solution, aiming at AI infrastructure despite unknowns around real-world performance and reliability.
Like what3words but for phone numbers: Startup wants people to use domain names for its WhatsApp rival By Efosa Udinmwen published 24 May 25 Thunderbolt uses domain names instead of phone numbers, promising privacy but raising questions about accessibility and mainstream appeal.
Q-Day mitigation is here - LastWall unveils quantum-resilient network infrastructure protection By Benedict Collins published 26 June 24 Q-Day is coming, so protecting against threats now is more important than ever
The 4 most critical aspects of model context protocol (MCP) for developers building AI-native architectures By Facundo Giuliani published 23 September 25 Despite the hype around GenAI and LLMs, the real bottleneck isn’t the model—it’s everything around it.
The US government has new laws on sharing data across departments By Sead Fadilpašić published 30 October 24 We adhere to these markings because trust in data handling is crucial, the US gov says.
Proton Drive reveals major update for businesses, boosts encryption By Craig Hale published 6 November 24 Proton Docs adds new encrypted updates – Proton Drive gets a slice of the action too.
NordVPN launches new “revolutionary” censorship-resistant VPN protocol By Chiara Castro published 29 January 25 NordWhisper is designed to work against the most challenging network filtering techniques. Here's all you need to know.
This new open source collaboration tool makes working with your colleagues even easier By Efosa Udinmwen published 8 February 25 Nextcloud Talk platform prioritizes data protection, offering secure communication, AI features, and real-time document collaboration.
X has a new audio and video calling feature – and it's a huge privacy blunder By Lance Ulanoff published 4 March 24 X's (Twitter) new calling feature was just turned on by default for all users – here's why that's a bad thing and what to do about it
This startup wants to back up your data on the Moon in a 'data center' that could probably sit in the palm of your hand By Wayne Williams published 26 February 25 Lonestar wants to bring data services such as Disaster Recovery and Resilience-as-a-Service to the Moon.
Proton unveils Proton Drive for Business By Benedict Collins published 27 August 24 Proton Drive for business is here, with security and privacy as a priority