When the CEO of the world’s largest cloud provider tells you to pump the brakes on AI, the tech industry tends to listen. Satya Nadella’s recent message about the need for an “emergency brake” mechanism in AI model development signals…
A prominent figure in the cybersecurity world has been arrested, and the details reveal uncomfortable truths about how even those supposedly defending networks can turn to illegal activity. Edward Dubrovsky, a Canadian cybersecurity executive, was apprehended in Pennsylvania and now…
When a billionaire accuses another billionaire of deliberately blocking a technology launch worth billions of dollars, it’s tempting to dismiss it as ego. But the Starlink India delay reveals something deeper about how established telecom powers protect market share against…
When Orkut shut down in 2010, most people moved on without looking back. The Google-owned social network had dominated emerging markets and spawned countless user communities, but it couldn’t compete with Facebook’s network effects. Now, over a decade later, Orkut’s…
Thailand just cleared a significant regulatory hurdle by finalizing rules for Bitcoin and Ether ETFs—and while this might seem like a distant market development, it signals something important about how traditional finance and cryptocurrency are converging in ways that could…
For the first time, AI assistants have moved from your phone screen to your fingertip. Natura’s new Interface smart ring—priced at just $99—represents a significant shift in how we might interact with AI agents throughout the workday, combining gesture-based task…
Microsoft is quietly closing a door that attackers have been using to slip malware into mailboxes. Starting next month, Outlook Web and the new Outlook Windows client will refuse to accept .msix and .msixbundle file attachments—a move aimed at disrupting…
A major cryptocurrency trading platform has found itself in regulatory limbo, with no clear path back to full operations. Bitcoin.de, one of Europe’s largest peer-to-peer trading marketplaces, has been largely unable to conduct trades for months after Germany’s financial regulator…
A startup that nobody outside infrastructure circles has heard of just landed a $4 billion check. That’s not a typo—Lambda, an AI computing platform backed by Nvidia, is raising capital at a $14.5 billion pre-money valuation with an eye toward…
Nearly every major website now actively blocks automated access. Yet the promise of AI agents hinges on precisely that capability—autonomous systems that navigate the web on your behalf, completing tasks like booking hotels, purchasing goods, or managing reservations without manual…