Apple to Invest $500 Million in U.S. Rare Earth Magnets:
Nvidia to Resume AI Chip Sales to China:
Thinking Machines Lab Raises $2 Billion:
- Mira Murati's AI startup, Thinking Machines Lab, raised $2 billion in seed funding led by a16z, with participation from Nvidia, Accel, ServiceNow, Cisco, and AMD. 👉 reuters.com 👉 t.co 👉 techcrunch.com
US DOJ and CFTC Drop Polymarket Investigations:
Google's Hydropower Deal with Brookfield:
- Google signs two 20-year power purchase agreements worth $3B to access hydroelectric power from Brookfield's renewables arm, starting with up to 670MW of power. 👉 t.co 👉 bam.brookfield.com 👉 powermag.com 👉 t.co
Roblox Launches Licensing Platform:
Microsoft Uses Chinese Engineers for DOD Systems:
- Microsoft employs engineers in China to help maintain Defense Department computer systems, overseen by U.S. citizens as "digital escorts." 👉 propublica.org 👉 propublica.org
Hugging Face Hosts Nonconsensual AI Models:
- Hugging Face is hosting over 5,000 AI image generation models that are designed to recreate the likeness of real people without their consent. 👉 404media.co 👉 404media.co
Mistral Releases Voxtral AI Audio Model:
Uber Partners with Baidu for Robotaxis:
Cantor Fitzgerald SPAC in Talks to Buy $3B+ in Bitcoin:
- Cantor Equity Partners 1 is in late-stage talks with Blockstream Capital founder Adam Back to buy $3B+ in bitcoin. 👉 t.co 👉 theblock.co 👉 coindesk.com 👉 t.co
AI Researchers Advocate for Monitoring AI "Thoughts":
Hacking and Security Breaches:
- A former U.S. Army soldier pleaded guilty to hacking telecommunication companies and attempting extortion. 👉 techcrunch.com
- Police disrupt "Diskstation" ransomware gang attacking NAS devices. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- Interlock ransomware adopts new FileFix attack to push malware. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- North Korean XORIndex malware hidden in 67 malicious npm packages. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- Gigabyte motherboards vulnerable to UEFI malware bypassing Secure Boot. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com 👉 thehackernews.com
- Malicious VSCode extension in Cursor IDE led to $500K crypto theft. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- Hackers are exploiting critical RCE flaw in Wing FTP Server. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- US House GOP blocks ‘Crypto Week’ bills, stall on momentum for stablecoin regulation. 👉 cryptopolitan.com
- UK launches vulnerability research program for external experts. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- U.S. DOJ and CFTC Drop Polymarket Case in Pro-Crypto Trump Era. 👉 cryptotimes.io
- NYT: Researchers: during and after the 12-day Iran-Israel war, both sides engaged in psychological warfare that used AI content and social media to spread propaganda. 👉 nytimes.com$
- propublica: Investigation: Microsoft uses engineers in China to help maintain US DOD systems, with minimal supervision by US personnel, leaving sensitive data vulnerable. 👉 propublica.org
OpenAI to launch browser 'Aura':
- OpenAI, like Perplexity, is working on its own AI-powered browser, codenamed "Aura." 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
Trump Crypto Bills Face Setback:
- Several crypto regulation bills backed by Trump failed to clear a key procedural hurdle in the US House after 13 Republicans voted against the legislation. 👉 cnbc.com
Cloudflare Blocks Pirate Sites in UK:
- Cloudflare has begun blocking access to pirate sites for UK users, marking a shift from traditional ISP-level blocking. 👉 torrentfreak.com 👉 ispreview.co.uk
Perplexity CEO Warns of Tech Giants Copying Good Features:
- Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas cautioned young entrepreneurs about tech giants copying innovative features. 👉 businessinsider.com$
Many US Trains Vulnerable to Remote Hacking:
- Many trains in the U.S. are vulnerable to a hack that can remotely lock a train's brakes, according to CISA and a researcher. 👉 404media.co
Google's AI-Powered Data Centers in Pennsylvania:
King to Replace Staff with AI Tools:
- Candy Crush-maker King is laying off approximately 200 employees, with many positions to be filled by AI tools the departing workers helped develop. 👉 mobilegamer.biz
US Young People Feel Unprepared for Future Jobs:
- Nearly half of young Americans feel unprepared for future jobs as AI reshapes the workforce faster than career guidance can adapt. 👉 axios.com
NIST Creates Most Accurate Clock:
- NIST has created a new record holder for the most accurate clock in the world, with 19 decimal places of accuracy. 👉 nist.gov 👉 journals.aps.org
Oracle Java Users Face Audits:
- A survey found that 73% of Oracle Java users have been audited in the last three years, leading many to migrate to open-source Java. 👉 theregister.com
Cloudflare Blocking Access to Internet Piracy Websites in the UK:
OpenAI's Image Model Gets Style Feature on ChatGPT:
- OpenAI's image gen model now lets you easily create AI images even if you're not familiar with trends or prompt engineering. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
Abacus Dark Web Drug Market Shut Down:
- Abacus Market, the largest Western darknet marketplace supporting Bitcoin payments, has shut down its public infrastructure in a move suspected to be an exit scam. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
Windows KB5064489 Emergency Update Fixes Azure VM Launch Issues:
- Microsoft has released an emergency update to fix a bug that prevents Azure virtual machines from launching when the Trusted Launch setting is disabled and Virtualization-Based Security (VBS) is enabled. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
Android malware Konfety uses malformed APKs to evade detection:
- A new variant of the Konfety Android malware emerged with a malformed ZIP structure along with other obfuscation methods that allow it to evade analysis and detection. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
OpenAI's ChatGPT-powered browser is codenamed 'Aura':
- OpenAI is following Perplexity and is working on its own AI-powered browser codenamed "Aura." 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
The U.S. Commerce Department Opens National Security Probes:
- The U.S. Commerce Department Opens National Security Probes into imports of unmanned aircraft systems and polysilicon supply chains, used in chip manufacturing. 👉 t.co 👉 engadget.com
AMD Will Restart MI308 Sales to China:
- AMD Says It Will Restart MI308 Sales to China After US Review. 👉 reddit.com
Google Inks $3B Deal with Brookfield for Hydropower:
- Google inks $3B deal with Brookfield for 670MW of hydro power to run AI data centers: 👉 t.co
Former US Army soldier pleads guilty in phone company hacking, extortion case: