NSW's anti-corruption watchdog ICAC was shown text messages suggesting federal opposition leader Angus Taylor may have paid money to the Reformers faction, a claim Taylor has previously denied.
OpenAI publicly challenged Apple's trade secrets lawsuit on Monday, releasing internal emails, text messages, and a rebuttal alleging factual errors by Apple regarding former employees and legal communications.
Prosecutors in Los Angeles presented alleged text messages and forensic evidence in the D4vd murder case, claiming singer David Anthony Burke had a secret relationship with 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. Burke pleaded not guilty, with the defense challenging evidence during the preliminary hearing.
The UK's Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) executed warrants in five cities, seizing laptops, phones, and documents in a crackdown on claims companies sending spam texts about the car finance mis-selling scandal. This action targets firms believed responsible for 170m texts, following 12m public complaints since September 2025.
The US SEC agreed to pay Coinbase $150,000 in legal fees to settle a two-year lawsuit seeking internal records related to the agency's crypto crackdown. This agreement, filed Wednesday, follows revelations of deleted texts from former SEC Chair Gary Gensler and marks another legal win for Coinbase.
AI-powered bots are engaging voters in personalized text message conversations, gathering data on their concerns to shape future campaign messaging. While some see this as revolutionary, others view text messages as annoying, and ethical concerns arise regarding transparency and potential misinformation.
AI-powered platforms are training bots to conduct personalized text message conversations with thousands of voters simultaneously, gathering data on their concerns to shape future campaign messaging. While some see this as revolutionary, others view political texting as annoying, with AI unlikely to improve it. Republicans are reportedly adapting to AI faster than Democrats.
AI-powered platforms are training bots to engage in personalized text message conversations with thousands of voters simultaneously, gathering data on their concerns to shape future campaign messaging. While some see this as revolutionary, others view political texting as annoying, with AI unlikely to improve it. Republicans are reportedly adapting to AI faster than Democrats.
Authorities discovered the dismembered remains of a 38-year-old Chicago man, Dalewayne Turner, in a basement freezer and a lake 160 miles away. His wife, Robin Turner, 62, and half-brother, James Adams, 26, have been charged with dismembering a human body and concealment of a homicidal death.
Hong Kong police and mainland Chinese authorities arrested 15 individuals between March and June, dismantling a cross-border phishing syndicate that defrauded victims of HK$16.8 million by impersonating the Water Supplies Department through malicious text messages.
Candace Owens disputes Turning Point USA spokesman Andrew Kolvet's account of Charlie Kirk's alleged final text message, claiming Kolvet's private statements to her differed from his public statements regarding Kirk's concerns about being killed.
An author explores the ethics and experience of using an AI boyfriend app, finding the interaction to be a "mathematical nightmare" and a flawed simulation of human connection, despite its purported ability to reduce loneliness.
WhatsApp is testing a new 'view once' feature for text messages, allowing recipients to read messages only one time before they disappear. The feature, already present in other apps, aims to enhance privacy by preventing copying, forwarding, and screenshots.
Google has filed a lawsuit against Outsider Enterprise, an alleged Chinese cybercrime network using AI to send mass scam texts and create fake websites. The operation, which impersonates brands like Google, has defrauded hundreds of thousands of victims, with estimated losses in the millions and potentially billions from stolen credit cards.
Lawyers for victims of the Crans-Montana fire, which killed 41, are seeking to upgrade charges against bar owners Jessica and Jacques Moretti from manslaughter by negligence to murder with possible intent, citing text messages warning of flammable foam.
Poke, a startup enabling AI agent use via text, is the first AI agent approved for Apple's Messages for Business. This allows users to interact with businesses through iMessage, with Poke paying Apple per user.
Hong Kong education authorities apologized after parents received primary school allocation results via SMS a day before the official announcement due to a system glitch. The bureau urged parents to disregard the early messages and await the official release on June 3, stressing those results are final.
UK government released over 1,500 pages of documents concerning Peter Mandelson's appointment as US ambassador, potentially harming Keir Starmer's premiership due to past Epstein ties and reputational risks.
Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner faces controversy after his wife disclosed he exchanged sexually explicit texts with women early in their marriage, amid other campaign controversies.
A jury will decide if Elon Musk's "stealing a charity" claims against Sam Altman and OpenAI are valid. The trial revealed a bitter feud, with testimony from tech leaders and private documents detailing OpenAI's history and restructuring.
Lu Jianwang, 64, a U.S. citizen, was convicted of acting as an illegal foreign agent for China by operating a secret police outpost in NYC's Chinatown, despite claims it was a community center.
The trial has exposed even more details about OpenAI’s fractious corporate past than previously documentedOpenAI, despite its name, is usually extremely secretive about its operations. It promotes a carefully crafted image to the world. Over the course of Elon Musk’s case against the startup and its CEO Sam Altman, however, the artificial intelligence firm has been forced to publicly contend with some of the messiest parts of its rise to power in public.The Musk v OpenAI trial, which on Monday entered its third week, has featured a who’s who of Silicon Valley testifying about OpenAI’s past and its CEO’s contentious leadership. Musk’s attorneys have used former executives, private text messages, diary entries and internal email exchanges to portray Altman as untrustworthy. Altman, who denies Musk’s allegations, will take the stand in the coming days. OpenAI has likewise issued denials. Continue reading...
Candace Owens is facing fresh online controversy after a viral social media post linked her to Dan Bilzerian while referencing Charlie Kirk, Erika Kirk and Ben Shapiro. The post made several unverified allegations and reignited debate around Owens’ past interactions with Bilzerian, including resurfaced comments about private text messages. While no evidence has supported the claims spreading online, the controversy has fuelled intense speculation, backlash and political infighting across social media platforms.
Candace Owens is facing fresh online controversy after a viral social media post linked her to Dan Bilzerian while referencing Charlie Kirk, Erika Kirk and Ben Shapiro. The post made several unverified allegations and reignited debate around Owens’ past interactions with Bilzerian, including resurfaced comments about private text messages. While no evidence has supported the claims spreading online, the controversy has fuelled intense speculation, backlash and political infighting across social media platforms.
