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CNN.com ramps up technology section
MUMBAI: CNN.com has revealed the latest enhancement to the site with the launch of CNN Tech, a completely reimagined section showcasing the latest news, products, perspectives and buzz in the world of technology.
The announcement was made in conjunction with the Mashable Media Summit, Mashable‘s and CNN‘s joint-one day conference held during New York‘s Internet Week, a week-long festival of events celebrating the city‘s thriving internet industry and community.
Edited by CNN.com tech producer Brandon Griggs under the leadership of features editor Cybil Wallace, CNN Tech draws on the full reporting resources of CNN Worldwide to serve users up-to-date and personally relevant technology news. Available at www.cnn.com/tech, the section‘s content can be filtered by categories and beats, including Social Media, Mobile, Web, Gaming & Gadgets, Innovation and Tech Biz, powered by the unparalleled business reporting resources of CNNMoney.com and Fortune Magazine.
Featuring coverage and columns from CNN.com writers and producers John D. Sutter and Doug Gross, CNN Tech also will include coverage from CNN‘s Dan Simon and Augie Martin in San Francisco, and Eric Kuhn in Washington, D.C., as well as CNNMoney.com‘s David Goldman in New York.
The section also introduces weekly columns from well known digital influencers including Pete Cashmore, Mashable Founder and CEO; and co-founders of the popular blog and forthcoming book Stuff Hipsters Hate, Andrea Bartz and Brenna Ehrlich, whose weekly humorous advice column – “Netiquette” – addresses users‘ questions about how to handle awkward situations on the social web.
Additionally, CNN Tech will highlight guest columns from technology luminaries such as Slate Magazine technology columnist Farhad Manjo, Hunch.com and Flickr co-founder Caterina Fake, craigslist founder Craig Newmark and Fortune‘s Philip Elmer-DeWitt, author of the Apple 2.0 blog.
Utilising a premium design and features incorporating social media activity and online buzz, CNN Tech offers tech reporting, play-in-page video and dynamic data visualizations.
CNN.com‘s Technology section also will provide in-depth coverage of special events like the International Consumer Electronic Show, Apple‘s Worldwide Developer‘s Conference, New York City‘s Internet Week and E3, the Electronic Entertainment Expo.
Content from the new section is also available through CNN‘s mobile website, as well as via the CNN App for the iPhone and iPod Touch.
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With 57 per cent single new users, Ashley Madison rebrands as discreet dating platform
Platform says majority of new members now identify as single
INDIA: Ashley Madison is shedding the “married-dating” label that defined it for two decades, repositioning itself as a platform for discreet dating in what it calls the post-social media age.
The rebrand, unveiled in India on 27 February, 2026, marks a structural shift in business model and identity. Once synonymous with married dating, the company now describes itself as the “premier destination for discreet dating” under a new tagline: Where Desire Meets Discretion.
The pivot is data-driven. Internal figures show that 57 per cent of global sign-ups between 1 January and 31 December, 2025 identified as single: a notable departure from the platform’s married core. The company argues that its community has already evolved beyond its original positioning.
“In an age where our lives have been constantly put on public display, privacy has become the new luxury,” said Ashley Madison chief strategy officer Paul Keable. He framed the platform’s offering as “ethical discretion” for singles, separated, divorced and non-monogamous users seeking private connections.
The shift also taps into wider digital fatigue. A global survey conducted by YouGov for Ashley Madison, covering 13,071 adults across Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, India, Italy, Mexico, Spain, Switzerland, the UK and the US, found mounting discomfort with hyper-public online lives.
Among dating app users, 30 per cent cited constant swiping and messaging as a source of fatigue, while 24 per cent pointed to pressure to curate public-facing profiles and early personal disclosure. Some 27 per cent said fears of screenshots or information being shared contributed to exhaustion; an equal share cited unwanted attention.
The retreat from oversharing appears broader. According to the survey, 46 per cent of adults actively try to keep most aspects of their life private online. Only 8 per cent feel comfortable sharing most aspects publicly, while 35 per cent say they are becoming more selective about what they disclose.
Ashley Madison is betting that this cultural recalibration towards controlled visibility can be monetised. By doubling down on privacy infrastructure and reframing itself around discretion rather than infidelity, the company is attempting to convert reputational baggage into a premium proposition.
