A day after his inauguration as US President, Donald Trump unveiled a $100 billion venture to fund artificial intelligence infrastructure, backed by three of the biggest names in tech – OpenAI, SoftBank Group Corp. and Oracle Corp. Then there was an Abu Dhabi-based firm that few had heard of: MGX.
Need to build robust industrial supply chain security while accounting for emerging technologies, increased regulations
Scientists have discovered possible hints of an undiscovered world in the solar system—nicknamed “Planet Y”—orbiting about 100 to 200 times farther from the Sun than Earth, according to a new study. The newly proposed planet, assuming it exists, is predicted to be somewhere between Mercury and Earth in scale, which would likely make it detectable…
The ransomware scene gains another would-be EDR killer
The Wikimedia Foundation is building new tools that it hopes will help Wikipedia editors stay anonymous in part to avoid harassment and legal threats as Elon Musk and the Heritage Foundation ramp up their attacks on people who edit Wikipedia. Some of the tactics have been pioneered by Wikimedia in countries with authoritarian governments and…
Shares of cybersecurity company CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) jumped 8.5% in the afternoon session as the debate around the future of AI continues following the unveiling of DeepSeek. The market is recalibrating and rotating to stocks that are not only more insulated if DeepSeek prevails in the AI arms race but to stocks that may actually benefit…
We start this week with Sam’s dive into a looming piece of anti-porn legislation, prudish algorithms, and eggs. After the break, Matthew tells us about the open source software that powered Ukraine’s drone attack against Russia. In the subscribers-only section, Emanuel explains how even pro-AI subreddits are dealing with people having AI delusions. Listen to…
Google’s Identity Check locks sensitive Android settings behind biometrics, enhancing security outside trusted locations.
This is Behind the Blog, where we share our behind-the-scenes thoughts about how a few of our top stories of the week came together. This week, we discuss AI bubble hysteria, “just go independent,” and more. JOSEPH: This week we reported how the FBI has been unable to get into a Washington Post reporter’s iPhone…
