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As the Kremlin throttles WhatsApp and Telegram, the new MAX messaging app is moving Russia closer to a restricted internet without foreign technology. As the Kremlin throttles WhatsApp and Telegram, ...

The throttling of the communication app, used by more than 100 million Russians, endangers what remains of the country’s free internet. By Paul Sonne and Oleg Matsnev Reporting from Berlin Russia on ...

If you were born anywhere between 1981 and 1996, you might remember an internet that's vastly different from the one we use today. Along with experiencing a smorgasbord of '80s and '90s nostalgia, ...

A frantic call. Your child's voice. A demand for money. Scammers are weaponizing AI-generated voices, and parents are in the crosshairs. Here's how the scam works—and how to stop it.