Pornhub will stop offering full access to new users in the UK on February 2, its parent company Aylo said Tuesday, citing the nation’s and its age-verification requirements. The company said users who already verified their ages before the cutoff will still be able to access the adult site through existing accounts. The move follows the Online Safety Act’s , …

TikTok settled a high-profile lawsuit on Monday evening, which alleges that social media companies intentionally make their products addictive, causing harm to users. Snap settled the case last week, but Meta and YouTube — the other defendants — are now heading to trial, where jury selection begins on Tuesday. Centering around a 19-year-old plaintiff known by the initials K.G.M., this …

A recent investigation by an online advocacy organization called the Tech Transparency Project (TTP) found that the Apple App Store and Google Play Store . These are AI applications that create nonconsensual and sexualized images, which is a clear violation of both companies’ store policies. All told, the investigation found 55 of this type of app in the Google Play …

Sonos has unveiled its first new product of 2026, the Amp Multi. This amplifier is a niche option for the owners of very large or complicated spaces, and it’s being billed as professional grade option for residential audio installations. The Amp Multi has eight 125W outputs and four configurable zones, and each channel can support up to three Sonos Architectural …

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday announced the list of players placed in the Silver and Gold categories ahead of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 11 auction. A total of 16 players, including several well-known names, have been included in the Silver category. Among the franchises, Multan Sultans have listed the highest number with six players in this category. …

The French government is saying au revoir to Microsoft Teams and Zoom as it embraces a home-grown alternative. By next year, civil servants across all departments will have switched to French videoconference platform Visio, as EuroNews reports. As with Teams and Zoom, Visio has an AI-powered transcription tool. Visio runs on a French company’s cloud infrastructure as well. The platform …

TikTok has reached a settlement in a closely-watched lawsuit over social media addiction, narrowly avoiding a trial that’s scheduled to begin jury selection Tuesday. Terms of the deal, which was reported by The New York Times, weren’t disclosed. TikTok’s settlement comes about one week after Snap reached a settlement in the same case. The trial is expected to move forward …

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is under pressure to show steady cloud growth to justify AI investments. (GeekWire File Photo / Kevin Lisota) Microsoft is heading into its earnings report facing what one analyst calls a “prove it” moment, with investors looking for signs that its massive AI bet is sparking sustained cloud growth. The tech giant will report fiscal second-quarter …

Basmati rice exports were hit hardest, dropping by 93.21% during same period. Web Desk January 27, 2026 Pakistan’s rice exports fell sharply by 68.52% between July and December last year, the Rice Exporters Association said on Tuesday. Basmati rice exports were hit the hardest, dropping by 93.21% during the same period. The exporters’ body welcomed measures taken by the Ministry …

On a Monday night NBC News segment, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei expressed concern over “some of the things we’ve seen in the last few days,” referring to the violence of Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis. Amodei focused on the importance of preserving democracy at home, both on NBC and in a post on X that specifically called out “the horror …

Gujarat Giants (GG) clinched a dramatic three-run victory over Delhi Capitals (DC) in the 17th match of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026 at the BCA Stadium, Kotambi, Vadodara. In a contest that went down to the final delivery, Sophie Devine once again proved decisive, ensuring Gujarat held their nerve despite a spirited fightback led by Niki Prasad and Sneh …

Amazon is rethinking its grocery business, and as part of that, it will shut down all of its remaining Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh physical stores. The company will convert some locations into Whole Foods Market stores. “While we’ve seen encouraging signals in our Amazon-branded physical grocery stores, we haven’t yet created a truly distinctive customer experience with the right …

Johnathan Lancaster. (Truveta Photo) — Dr. Johnathan Lancaster — an oncologist, cancer genomics expert and former exec at Regeneron — has joined Seattle-area health data company Truveta as its new president and chief scientific officer. Lancaster, who spent the past six years at publicly traded biotech giant Regeneron, called his new job “the most meaningful leadership opportunity of my career.” “It’s …

OpenAI is releasing a new app called Prism today, and it hopes it does for science what coding agents like Claude Code and its own Codex platform have done for programming. Prism builds on Crixet, a cloud-based LaTeX platform the company is announcing it acquired today. For the uninitiated, LaTeX is a typesetting system for formatting scientific documents and journals. …

Google AI Plus, the company’s most affordable AI subscription plan, is now rolling out in the US. It will cost you $8 a month for its features, though you can get it for $4 a month for the first two months for a limited time only. AI Plus gives you access to 200GB of storage, as well as access to …