Quishing Is the New Phishing: QR Code Scams Are Rising Worldwide

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A person scanning a QR code on a shared bicycle using a smartphone, highlighting how quishing scams can target users through public transport and urban QR code systems.

Once upon a pre-pandemic time, QR codes were the clunkiest of tech conveniences – awkward, rarely used, and mostly reserved for warehouse logistics. Fast-forward to now and they’re everywhere: restaurant menus, parking meters, concert posters, even email inboxes. Which is exactly why cybercriminals have fallen in love with them. Welcome to the era of quishing…

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Lost in Translation? WhatsApp’s New Update Just Fixed That

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Overhead image of hands pointing at a world map surrounded by travel items including a camera, hat and guidebooks. Visual metaphor for global travel, cross-cultural communication, and technology connecting people across languages and borders.

If you’ve ever nodded politely in a multilingual group chat while quietly pasting messages into Google Translate, WhatsApp’s latest update is about to change your life. This month, WhatsApp began rolling out an in-chat translation feature that allows users to translate messages directly within the app – no copy-paste gymnastics required. The goal, according to…

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L’Oréal Is Investing €331m To Turn Hyderabad Into The Silicon Valley of Beauty

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Woman’s face analysed by artificial intelligence skin scanning technology, illustrating L’Oréal’s use of AI for personalised beauty and skincare diagnostics.

When a 116-year-old beauty empire places a €331 million bet on artificial intelligence – and chooses a location as its global nerve centre – it’s worth paying attention.  This week, L’Oréal confirmed it will establish a first-of-its-kind Beauty Tech Hub in Hyderabad, India positioning the city as a global base for AI-driven beauty innovation. Formalised…

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From Screen Time To Me Time: Thomas Lélu Turns Tech Accessories Into Self-Care

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A fashion editorial-style campaign image showing a woman in a dramatic blue outfit holding an oversized Thomas Lélu x BURGA phone case featuring the handwritten quote “Surround yourself with people who get it,” symbolising mindful technology, self-expression, and modern digital culture.

Burga, the global tech and lifestyle accessories brand known for turning phone cases into fashion statements has teamed up, rather surprisingly, with Thomas Lélu.  Why is this surprising you might ask? Well the French contemporary artist’s handwritten musings have become a quiet rebellion against digital overwhelm.  Against those odds, they’ve launched a limited-edition capsule that…

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Could Australia’s Under-16 Social Media Ban Come to the UK?

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Teenage girl wearing headphones sits on a sofa at home while using a smartphone, representing youth screen time, social media use among children, digital wellbeing concerns and debates around under-16 social media bans.

When Australia flicked the switch on the world’s first nationwide ban on social media for under-16s, it didn’t just trigger a collective gasp across Silicon Valley – it sent a ripple through Westminster. Suddenly, a policy that once sounded unthinkable moved from fringe idea to dinner-table debate. And this week, the UK government turned the…

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