Meta blocks promotion of tell-all book from former employee
It's still available to buy, though
FTC asks judge to postpone Amazon trial as Musk's layoffs have left the agency short-staffed
Affected Prime members could receive refunds, but FTC says federal cuts are slowing the case
Piracy lawsuit against Meta could set precedent for torrenting copyrighted works in AI training
Plaintiffs believe case is clear-cut infringement, but judge does not understand what torrenting is
A hot potato: Meta is embroiled in a groundbreaking AI lawsuit that could change how courts view copyright law. The case seems open-and-shut from the plaintiffs' view. However, if a judge sees otherwise, it could set a monumental precedent allowing corporations to pirate copyrighted material to train AI systems.
NASA's SPHEREx space telescope will map the entire celestial sky in 3D
The two-year mission will map the sky four times
New threat uses fake CAPTCHA to infect systems with malware
Be wary of CAPTCHAs that ask you to do too much
AI search engines fail accuracy test, study finds 60% error rate
Bump that up to 96 percent if it's Grok-3
Americans lost a record $12.5 billion to fraud in 2024, with investment scams leading the losses
If it seems too good to be true, it usually is
Federal agents confirm LastPass breach linked to massive cryptocurrency heists
The LastPass breach is tied to a $150 million crypto theft
Whistleblower reveals Facebook censorship system created to enter China
Zuckerberg champions free speech - except when there's a market opportunity
MrBeast's videos are losing money, but his consumer brand could be worth billions
Investor pitch reveals YouTube star's massive ambitions
Trump confirms four bidders are in talks for TikTok, deal may be close
TikTok needs to find a buyer by early April
Amazon customer receives fake Ryzen 7 9800X3D, turns out to be decade-old AMD CPU
It came directly from Amazon and arrived in a sealed box
WTF?! It appears that Amazon still sells the occasional CPU that turns out to be a fake. The latest incident involved a Ryzen 7 9800X3D ordered by a reviewer for a test system that was actually an AMD FX-4100 CPU from 2011.
European Central Bank system crash delayed salaries and welfare funds across Europe
The ECB is investigating why its backup systems didn't kick in
Trump establishes strategic Bitcoin reserve using seized assets
But the government won't be making new purchases, disappointing many in the crypto community
Broadband policy shift in the US drops fiber priority, could funnel billions to Starlink
Critics denounce the move will lead to slower and less reliable Internet
Nintendo wins another lawsuit against file-sharing service hosting pirated content
Nintendo: "This is a big win that will reverberate through the entire gaming industry"
Massive botnet compromises 30,000+ devices for record-breaking DDoS assault
"Hyper-volumetric attacks" overwhelmed networks with traffic up to 6.5 Tbps
Meta partnership promises to bring affordable internet to billions worldwide
Project will help bring new users online
Meta maintains a secret "do-not-rehire" list for ex-employees
Workers could be blacklisted simply for being disliked by a manager
New, very human-like AI voice model both excites and disturbs the internet
CEO admits, "this tech is firmly in the valley"
Google presses Trump's DOJ to abandon breakup plans, citing national security
Alphabet pushes back against Biden-era efforts to dismantle its empire
YouTube Premium Lite debuts at $8/mo - watch ad free, but with fewer perks
Essentials without any extras
There were 1,000 Internet devices in 1984, 1 million in 1992, by 2025 that figure reached...
Can you guess how many devices are online in 2025?
Matt Mullenweg doubles down on leadership amid WordPress controversy
A hot potato: In a recent interview, Matt Mullenweg commented on the future of Automattic. Facing calls for him to step down, he said he would not resign. Mullenweg even doubled down, saying that when he retires, he will find a successor who shares his values and would run the company as he would.
The United States no longer prioritizes Russia as a major cyber threat
"Putin is on the inside now"