Meta's AI Talent Acquisition:
CoreWeave to Acquire Core Scientific:
Jack Dorsey's Bitchat:
Apple's iOS 26 Beta 3:
Epic Games and Samsung Settle Lawsuit:
Trump's Tariffs on Multiple Countries:
Apple Appeals EU Fine:
OpenAI's Stock Compensation:
- OpenAI's stock compensation jumped over 5x last year to $4.4B, or 119% of total revenue, but expects it to drop to under 10% by 2030, as it tries to retain employees amid poaching by other tech firms. π theinformation.com π winbuzzer.com
IonQ Secures $1 Billion Investment:
Windows 11 Adoption Milestone:
Sequoia Partner Controversy:
- An open letter signed by 602 founders and VCs urges Sequoia to act after partner Shaun Maguire made controversial comments about Zohran Mamdani. π bloomberg.com$ π cnbc.com
Capgemini to Acquire WNS:
Huawei's AI Lab Faces Plagiarism Claims:
- Huawei's AI lab denies accusations that its Pangu Pro MoE model's source code used uncredited material from rivals, following debate on GitHub. π bloomberg.com$ π reuters.com π the-decoder.com
Ingram Micro Outage:
OpenAI's GPT-5:
- OpenAI confirmed that it will unify multiple models into one and create GPT-5, which is expected to ship sometime in the summer. π bleepingcomputer.com
Windows 11 Notepad Update:
ChatGPT "Study Together" Feature:
- OpenAI's "Study together" mode has been spotted in the wild, and it could help students prepare for exams directly from ChatGPT. π bleepingcomputer.com
Telecom Data Breach:
- A hacker is threatening to leak 106GB of data allegedly stolen from Spanish telecommunications company TelefΓ³nica in a breach that the company has not acknowledged. π cybernews.com
Fake Dental Clinic Operation:
- A fake dental clinic in Czechia used online video tutorials to perform root canals and tooth extractions. π cybernews.com
Linux Secure Boot Flaw:
- A dangerous secure boot flaw in Linux allows hackers to bypass it with a USB stick. π cybernews.com
AI Music Concerns:
- AI-generated music may be coming for royalties, creating new challenges for the music industry. π cybernews.com
AI Prompt Leakage in Academic Papers:
- Hidden AI prompts were found in papers by researchers from leading universities. π cybernews.com
VR for Stress Reduction:
- Scientists have found that VR forest bathing can reduce stress. π cybernews.com
Quantum Experts Scamming Bitcoin Users:
- Crypto scammers are now posing as βquantum expertsβ to target Bitcoin users. π cybernews.com
Gen Z Burnout:
- TikTokβs 5 to 9 grind is burning out Gen Z even after hours. π cybernews.com
Tech Talent Moonlighting:
- Tech talent juggles multiple full-time jobs, fooling Silicon Valley founders. π cybernews.com
AI in HR:
- More than half of US managers use AI to decide who gets promoted and fired. π cybernews.com
Samsung's Flexible OLED:
- Samsung to equip its budget-friendly smartphone series with flexible OLED. π cybernews.com
Atomic macOS Infostealer Update:
- A new version of the Atomic macOS infostealer now includes a backdoor for persistent attacks. π bleepingcomputer.com
Qantas Data Theft Extortion:
- Qantas is being extorted following a data theft cyberattack that potentially exposed the data of 6 million customers. π bleepingcomputer.com
'Batavia' Spyware Campaign:
- A spyware called 'Batavia' is targeting large industrial enterprises in Russia via phishing. π bleepingcomputer.com
Shellter Tool Abuse:
- Hackers are abusing a leaked Shellter red team tool to deploy infostealers. π bleepingcomputer.com
EU App Store Fine:
- Apple challenges β¬500M EU fine over App Store steering rules. π 9to5mac.com
Trump's Third Party:
- Tesla shares dive as investors fear new Elon Musk political party will damage brand. π theguardian.com
LLMs in Cooperation:
- Sakana AI details a technique that lets multiple LLMs cooperate, outperforming individual LLMs. π venturebeat.com
Public Exploits for CitrixBleed 2:
Employee Credentials Used in Bank Heist:
Epic Settles with Samsung:
Trump Slams Musk:
- Trump sends tariff letters to 14 countries, says he did it to achieve βstrong friendshipsβ. π cryptopolitan.com
BitChat:
- Jack Dorsey shares the whitepaper of his new p2p messaging app Bitchat. π cryptopolitan.com
Anubis AI:
CoreWeave closes Core Scientific:
- CoreWeave closes on $9B acquisition of Core Scientific in AI power expansion deal. π cryptopolitan.com
Huawei Pangu Plagiarism:
Dorsey evades Bitcoin Ethos:
- Jack Dorsey evokes Bitcoin ethos with new decentralised messaging app Bitchat. π dlnews.com
Dorsey's Bitchat:
- Bitchat is a pure P2P, off-grid playβfully decentralized with no servers, accounts, or persistent IDs. Think encrypted mesh chats over Bluetooth, self-destructing messages, and zero data trails; ideal for blackouts, protests, or privacy maxis who want true anonymity. Unlike π x.com
dorsey launches Bitchat:
- jack dorsey launches a whatsapp messaging rival built on bluetooth π reddit.com
statcounter:
- Windows 11 has finally overtaken Windows 10 as the most used desktop OS π reddit.com