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Sri Lanka’s digital economy: Digital push tested by technical failures, cyber threats
5+ hour, 33+ min ago (1560+ words) 05 Apr 2026 | By Faizer Shaheid The Government is actively accelerating its transition towards a comprehensive digital economy. However, this ambitious modernisation effort is currently navigating significant hurdles, ranging from severe technical breakdowns at critical State departments to an alarming rise in…...
TikTok won’t protect DMs with controversial privacy tech, saying it would put users at risk
4+ week, 2+ day ago (652+ words) 05 Mar 2026 | BY Staff Writer TikTok will not introduce end-to-end encryption (E2EE) - the controversial privacy feature used by nearly all its rivals - arguing it makes users less safe. E2EE means only the sender and recipient of a direct message can view its contents,…...
WhatsApp Web Down: Users face login issues on Meta-owned desktop platform
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (139+ words) 27 Feb 2026 | BY Staff Writer Several WhatsApp Web users have reported difficulties logging into their accounts, with the issue appearing to affect primarily iPhone users. According to outage-monitoring platform Downdetector, 25 reports were recorded regarding the disruption, suggesting the problem is localised…...