The masses currently prefer social media and mobile apps for up-to-date, firsthand information. These digital tools surpass traditional media, according to the Digital News Report 2026.

It is a fact that video platforms and social media are the top source of information compared to television and even specialized websites.

According to the study, “based on a survey of nearly 100,000 digital information consumers in 48 markets worldwide, trust in news has fallen to 37 %, its lowest level since it began being measured in 2015, with particularly sharp declines in the Philippines, Ireland, Thailand, Peru, and Poland.”

With the development of AI, there has been an increase in the use of chatbots to stay informed, especially among “young people, digital content creators, and a growing preference for video formats at the expense of text and audio.”

Currently, the main news source for 30 % of respondents globally is social media and video platforms, compared to 22% five years ago. “Increases were detected in 22 of the 48 markets analyzed, including countries like Germany, where they had historically played a smaller role.”

Young people between 18 and 24 years old (56%) have not read a newspaper regularly. Furthermore, “news consumption via television and media websites and apps has declined in all age groups, except for those over 55.”

In addition, 77 % of respondents use news videos on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook, making this source of information more popular than television in most of the markets analyzed, except for Germany, Denmark, and the Netherlands. Content creators or influencers are consulted by 27 % of those interviewed, although they are not their sole source of information.

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Although technical support for Windows 10 ended on October 14, 2025, its functionality has not been disabled. Currently, Microsoft promises to “release a series of free security patches for another year to keep its users’ data protected.”

The company has stated that the effort is focused on improvements in stability and backups. However, it clarified that “these are solely security fixes to protect the system from potential cyberattacks by malware and other viruses that could seriously affect sensitive documents.”

The update released by Microsoft is version KB5078885 for builds 19045.7058 and 19044.7058. The update package addresses specific security vulnerabilities to mitigate risks, while also focusing on improving the quality of service.

It is accompanied by the Windows 11 update KB5079473 (released Tuesday, March 10), which resolves issues in File Explorer and more.

Other features of the update include: a warning dialog box in the Windows System Image Manager; improved file history during backups; a fix for a graphics stability issue; and expanded coverage for selected devices to automatically receive new Secure Boot certificates and replace older ones.

The company has emphasized the need for users to be enrolled in the Extended Security Updates (ESU) program to continue receiving operating system updates. The subscription is free for the first year until October 14, 2026, after which a monthly fee will be required.

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Online sales in Venezuela are projected to exceed 15 % by the end of 2025, according to Richard Ujueta, president of the Venezuelan Chamber of Electronic Commerce (Cavecom-e).

Ujueta estimates that the top-selling products will be “home goods, technology, and telemedicine, which are the best-selling items through digital channels.”

It’s important to remember that in addition to the discounts offered for several days during Black Friday, stores take advantage of the holiday season to attract customers.

Families are looking to take full advantage of the Christmas sales to buy appliances, clothing, shoes, cell phones, and other products.

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The internet user experience is becoming increasingly sophisticated, thanks to tools based on artificial intelligence. One example of this is the new Comet browser from Perplexity AI, recently launched.

“Comet offers advanced searches, automatic summaries, and product comparisons while providing direct links to sources, a strategy with which Perplexity AI seeks to lead a sector dominated by Google and OpenAI.”

The browser is free to download for any user globally. By functioning as a multitasking assistant, it “allows you to perform searches, obtain item summaries, compare prices in online stores, monitor events in real time, or manage your calendar from a single interface, optimizing processes that typically require multiple tabs or extensions in conventional browsers.”

The startup Perplexity AI, founded in 2022 in the United States, claims that Comet is not a simple extension for running artificial intelligence algorithms, “but rather a platform designed from the ground up to make artificial intelligence a structural part of the web experience.”

With this launch, the company seeks to dethrone Google Chrome from the top spot in the browser segment.

According to Perplexity, each user query returns direct links to sources and references to maintain the reliability of the answers. What applications does it have in everyday life? People can “perform complex searches such as booking international flights, receive real-time alerts about sporting events, compare product features, or generate summaries of extensive reports with their respective source links.”

Regarding Comet’s accessibility, the download is free, with desktop versions for Windows and macOS available from the official website. Work is underway to bring it to mobile devices, including iOS and Android.

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Cases of extortion, primarily of minors, through fake nude images, continue to rise. This is a clear example of the misuse of artificial intelligence.

There are increasing reports of minors being victims of blackmail and extortion based on the publication of pornographic images that are not real; they have been generated using AI.

Dozens of these cases have ended in tragedy. The FBI has intervened, noting “a shocking increase in sextortion cases against minors in the United States, whose victims are typically youngsters between the ages of 14 and 17. This has led to an alarming number of suicides.”

This illicit activity can generate profits exceeding $36 million annually for the websites that distribute sexual content, and this involves the technological infrastructure of Google, Amazon, and Cloudflare.

Predators can use known methods ranging from hacking computers and cell phones to remotely manipulating the cameras on these devices.

Threats have increased not only in the United States but also throughout the rest of the world, as is the case in Spain, the United Kingdom, and Asia, where the respective governments have passed laws against this type of crime, with prison sentences for those involved.

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Online file conversion programs could be used to commit scams, steal information, spread infected files or use data for illicit purposes, according to a recent FBI warning.

The US security agency has issued an alert in this regard, referring to such digital tools as a possible weapon against users.

Usually, people turn to PDF to Word or JPG file converters. Among the recommendations to people who need to use these programs is not to use the first one they find on the Internet, but rather to prefer, for example, the Premium version of Adobe Acrobat.

In this way, according to the FBI, it is possible to avoid the activation of malware that cybercriminals hide in apparently defenseless versions of online converters.

By processing files in this way, viruses are loaded onto computers, causing cases of ransomware. But it is not the only way to attack users; The FBI also indicates that they can do this through tools to download videos or convert MP4 to MP3.

In that case, converters can return the document with JavaScript code that exploits a vulnerability or also installs commands on the device.

In the process of sending a file to convert and receive the one the client wants, digital criminals also keep the client’s information, since they can scrutinize the content and find an email address, address, phone number or, worse still, banking information, passwords, photos.

In short, everything that normally goes on a CV for a job. Hence, the FBI’s warning to carefully select the digital tools used to convert files, download or share information.

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Virtual wallet users are not exempt from fraud or asset theft by cybercriminals. Digital security companies recommend taking into account basic warnings for their protection.

As a first warning, experts point out creating a strong password or key. To do this, it is necessary to avoid using dates of birth, common names or family names, among others. The key should include lowercase and uppercase letters, numbers, special characters. They also insist on not reusing them and keeping them in a safe place.

On the other hand, applying two-factor authentication, through which a personal code is sent to the user’s cell phone and provides a higher degree of security.

Since some wallets include functions for verifying transactions through a PIN code or fingerprint, cybersecurity companies recommend using them.

It is also important to regularly check the accounts associated with virtual wallets to verify that all records are in order.

Access to these wallets must be done from private devices. That is, a home computer or cell phone. To increase security, it is essential to keep the installed operating system and antivirus up to date, as well as avoid public WiFi connections and suspicious messages that may be received on your devices.

Obtaining information about the scam mechanisms that cybercriminals usually use is another effective tool to stay alert and avoid being victims of their attacks.

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The company Meta, owned by Mark Zuckerberg, announced a new project to build a submarine cable that crosses the world to continue its development and strengthen its presence in the market.

Although it is in its initial stage, Meta has indicated that it is “a submarine fiber optic cable of more than 40,000 kilometers” that will have an investment of $2,000 million.

“Meta is expected to offer more information at the beginning of next year, including the route of the cable and its capacity. When it is finished, the submarine cable will offer Meta a direct and exclusive connection for data traffic worldwide,” they have indicated.

Meta is the second-largest driver of Internet traffic worldwide through its fixed and mobile network facilities.

The project could exceed $10 billion as it progresses, as the cable is expected to follow “a W-shaped route, connecting the US East Coast to India via South Africa, and then returning to the US West Coast via Australia.”

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Elon Musk spoke of his ambitious plan to increase the speed of his Starlink Internet service to 2 Gb.

The Starlink company is working to provide rural and urban areas with a connection that is 25 times faster than the current one, which ranges between 50 and 100 Mbps.

In this sense, Gwynne Shotwell, president of SpaceX, recently explained that “the next generation of satellites will have smaller and higher-capacity light beams, which will reduce latency and improve speed.”

Of course, for this ambitious plan, Starlink will have to make a significant investment and expand its fleet of satellites in orbit, which currently exceeds 6,000 satellites. Musk aims to increase this fleet to 30,000.

SpaceX has not revealed details of how it hopes to increase Starlink’s speed to 2 Gb. What is certain is that it will have to face different challenges on the road “towards more advanced and accessible connectivity.”

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Peru will award 5G technology in the first half of 2025, in accordance with the legislative decree approved on August 14 that allows the allocation of the frequency of this band for mobile telephony and higher.

By next December, they estimate that they will have the amount of valuation of 5G technology, according to the vice minister of communications of Peru, Carla Sosa, who stated that this step “will contribute to closing digital gaps throughout the country.”

Sosa said: “It will not only allow progress in closing infrastructure gaps with 4G but also in the implementation of 5G so that industries and citizens can have higher speed internet to improve productive areas, improve access to health services, medicine and health.”

The Peruvian government is focused on technological advancement, mainly the Internet of Things (IoT), optimization of production processes, “the automation of some production chain, automated vehicles, among others, which will generate new efficiencies in companies.”

Regarding citizens, he stressed that the 5G band is more thought of “in geolocation, the use of remote controls for equipment in the home, among others,” as a way to improve the quality of life of families.

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