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AI-driven romance scams are rife on UK dating apps, with one in five users meeting fake profiles and 11% losing money, new research warns.

McAfee warns Australians AI-powered romance scams are surging ahead of Valentine’s Day, with one in seven victims losing an average AUD $780.

Avast rolls out Deepfake Guard for Windows and expands Scam Guardian on mobile, promising real-time protection from AI-powered scams.

Stress is surging for New Zealand’s small business owners, with nearly half considering closing as rising costs and tax shocks take their toll.

Constant Contact doubles down on AI-driven tools while keeping email the core link between small businesses and their customers.

Australian children spent an average of 132 minutes a day on TikTok in 2025, topping global peers just before the under-16 social media ban.

Avast rolls out Deepfake Guard for Windows and takes Scam Guardian global on mobile in a push to combat rising video-led fraud.

Brightcove maps 2026 AI push and major UX overhaul, promising faster innovation, richer accessibility tools and smoother video operations.

Meta promotes parental controls over teen social media bans at NZ Instagram safety camp as debate grows on under-16s’ online access.

McAfee boosts its Scam Detector with instant QR checks and smarter message scanning to counter a surge in personal, AI-powered frauds.

Nearly half of New Zealand’s online daters would consider dating an AI, as loneliness and mistrust reshape how Kiwis seek romance online.

Australians are prioritising comfort, durability and timeless style over price and fast-changing trends when choosing furniture for their homes.

Online creators turn from volatile ad deals to subscriptions, affiliates and paid events, bringing bigger paydays but trickier tax demands.

Social media creators urged to treat content as a business as dashboard payouts ignore platform cuts, tax and rising running costs.

A deepfake surge is driving relentless AI-powered celebrity scams, with persona kits and adaptive fraud campaigns eroding online trust.

PR teams face flat budgets, leadership disconnects and AI disruption as they struggle to prove impact and align with business goals.

Babeltext debuts MC-ML-AI, a standard to turn multilingual, multichannel customer chats into completed bookings, transactions and cases.

Instagram denies a data breach after a dataset on 17m users appears on hacking forums, blaming old leak scraps and a fixed reset bug.

Kyowon outage and an Instagram bug expose entrenched identity security gaps across APAC, from credential hygiene to privileged access.

Australian studio unveils AI ‘celebrity’ Bruce Ryder, launching a global hyperfiction tour from Los Angeles with interactive social shows.