Bybit Says AI Risk System Blocked $300M in Scam Withdrawals in Q4 2025

Bybit Says AI Risk System Blocked $300M in Scam Withdrawals in Q4 2025

Bybit said it blocked or disrupted more than $300 million worth of suspected scam-related withdrawals in the fourth quarter of 2025 after rolling out an AI-assisted risk monitoring system designed to flag malicious transactions before funds leave the exchange. In a company blog post, Bybit said its system flagged about $500 million in withdrawal requests…

Google Blocked 1.75M Harmful Apps From Play Store in 2025

Google Blocked 1.75M Harmful Apps From Play Store in 2025

Generated with Google Gemini. Google relied on expanded AI-driven review systems and stronger front-end controls to block more than 1.75 million policy-violating apps from reaching Google Play in 2025. It also banned more than 80,000 developer accounts tied to attempts to publish harmful software, showing the volume of abuse targeting the Android ecosystem. The figures…

New Mozilla Firefox version to allow AI features to be blocked

New Mozilla Firefox version to allow AI features to be blocked

‘Controls must be simple. AI should always be a choice,’ said Mozilla’s CEO in a December blogpost. Mozilla will allow Firefox users to entirely block current and future generative AI features on the browser after user feedback revealed many who wanted an AI-free browser experience. In a blogpost yesterday (2 February), the corporation announced that…