Technology News for Sunday 19th January 2025

1. Critical Hidden Email Danger Confirmed For Gmail And Outlook Users

Security researchers have reported how they caught malware campaigns spreading the VIP Keylogger and 0bj3ctivityStealer hacking threats both using the same initial exploit techniques: hiding malicious code in images. VIP Keylogger can record keystrokes and ...

2. Luca is the progenitor of all life on Earth. But its genesis has implications far beyond our planet

Luca's existence is a corollary of Darwinian evolutionary theory, whereby all living organisms from microbes to whales descended from earlier ones in one vast tree of life. We humans share a common ancestor with chimpanzees and bonobos that lived about 6- ...

3. TikTok is coming back online after Trump pledged to restore it

Around 12 hours after shutting itself down in the United States, TikTok is back for many users almost like it never left, attributing its return to a move by President-elect Donald Trump to save the app. The whiplash move to bring the app back comes ...

4. 'Marvel Snap' Game Also Goes Dark and Is Pulled From App Stores Because of TikTok Ban

Apple posted a message Saturday regarding “availability of TikTok and ByteDance Ltd. apps in the United States,” explaining that the apps are no longer available in the country. “Apple is obligated to follow ...

5. Instagram Debuts New Video-Editing App, as TikTok Deals With a Ban

CapCut and TikTok are owned by ByteDance, the Chinese internet giant, which led to U.S. scrutiny of the apps for national security reasons. “There's a lot going on in the world right now,” ...