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Discord to mandate face scans or ID for adult content access
Life, Puriward Sinthopnumchai, Published on 11/02/2026
» Discord, a popular communication platform where people can talk and hang out using text, voice, and video, said it will require users to verify their age through facial scanning or ID checks to access adult content, with the new measures set to roll out globally from March as part of stronger protections for minors.
The end of ‘going viral’
BitesizeBKK, Published on 04/02/2026
» For more than a decade, the internet trained us to expect explosion. One video, one post, one take, and your life could change, or at least feel like it did for as long as you can milk the content; a chance to break through the noise and surface as a ‘someone’ in front of millions. Even people who swore social media was ‘just for fun’ carried a faint hope that the right joke, timing or moment of accidental charisma could be enough to suspend the rules of scale. This idea shaped how people created, spoke and saw themselves. Going viral haunted the background, promising escape, and no alternative way of being online felt equally as ‘real’.
Discord plans auto-restart feature to tackle high RAM usage
Life, Puriward Sinthopnumchai, Published on 22/12/2025
» Discord has acknowledged that its desktop application can consume nearly 4GB of RAM, leading the company to test a new "Auto Restart" feature to mitigate performance degradation for Windows users.
Microsoft plans Remote Attestation system to prevent game cheating
Life, Puriward Sinthopnumchai, Published on 07/12/2025
» Microsoft is advancing its measures to combat computer game cheating with a new system known as Remote Attestation, designed to verify a player's boot process and transmit confirmation data to Azure servers upon every startup. The feature is set to make its debut in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, utilising security technologies including Secure Boot, TPM 2.0, and Virtualization-based Security (VBS).
We know they know we know about privacy
Life, James Hein, Published on 03/12/2025
» Strap in, because today I'm covering what is going to be happening over the next few months to get even more data about you and what you are doing on the internet. Let's start with the recent exposure of around 3.5 billion phone numbers from WhatsApp, the private platform.
Memory chip crunch could drive up smartphone prices
AFP, Published on 20/11/2025
» TOKYO - Shoppers could face higher prices for phones, laptops and other devices next year, manufacturers and analysts warn, as AI data centres gobble up memory chips used in consumer electronics.
Google warns new AI-powered malware thinks and rewrites its own code
Life, Puriward Sinthopnumchai, Published on 17/11/2025
» The Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) has released a report detailing a significant shift in cybersecurity, noting that hackers are no longer just using AI for assistance or writing code but are integrating it into malware.
Microsoft November Patch fixes critical Zero-Day flaw
Life, Puriward Sinthopnumchai, Published on 16/11/2025
» Microsoft has released its November Patch Update, addressing a total of 63 security vulnerabilities, including one critical Zero-Day flaw that is actively being exploited. The update, identified as KB5068861 (OS Builds 26200.7171 and 26100.7171), contains fixes for four vulnerabilities classified as Critical, with the remainder falling under the Important category or affecting only specific parts of the system. Users are strongly urged to update immediately to mitigate the risk of compromise.
Artificial intelligence boosts battle against illegal websites
News, Post Reporters, Published on 22/07/2025
» Artificial intelligence (AI) has been deployed, enabling the shutdown of 100,000 gambling and porn sites per month, although more needs to be done to curb these illegal sites, according to the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DES).
Microsoft server software comes under widespread cyberattack
Bloomberg, Published on 21/07/2025
» Microsoft Corp’s server software was exploited by unidentified hackers, with analysts warning of widespread cybersecurity breaches across the globe.