Amazon CEO Andy Jassy speaks during an unveiling event in New York on Feb. 26, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon shareholders rejected a proposal to adopt a policy that would require the company’s CEO and board chair roles to remain separate. Vote totals disclosed in a filing Thursday show about 82% […]
Continue ReadingSecurity officers block entrance doors after pro-Palestinian protesters attempted to enter the Microsoft Build conference at the Seattle Convention Center Arch building in Seattle, Washington on May 19, 2025. Jason Redmond | Afp | Getty Images Microsoft employees are concerned that the company has been blocking Outlook emails containing the words “Palestine,” “Gaza,” “genocide,” “apartheid” […]
Continue ReadingOpenAI is betting a new “era” of computing will justify the company’s decision to spend billions of dollars on bespoke hardware to go with it, Chief Financial Officer Sarah Friar said. The artificial intelligence startup, best known for the ChatGPT chatbot, announced plans on Wednesday to buy iPhone designer Jony Ive’s devices startup io for […]
Continue ReadingJonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Nick Pinto is a marketing director at his family’s law firm in New Jersey. He’s also a crypto trader who spent enough money on Donald Trump’s meme coin to win a spot at a private black-tie dinner with the president scheduled for Thursday night. “I was kind of […]
Continue ReadingTiffany Hagler-Geard | Bloomberg | Getty Images Intuit on Thursday reported quarterly results that beat analysts’ estimates and issued stronger-than -expected guidance for the full year. The stock rose about 4% in extended trading. Here’s how the company did compared to analysts’ estimates compiled by LSEG: Earnings per share: $11.65 adjusted vs. $10.91 expected Revenue: $7.8 billion vs. […]
Continue ReadingMay 22, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Threat Intelligence A Chinese-speaking threat actor tracked as UAT-6382 has been linked to the exploitation of a now-patched remote-code-execution vulnerability in Trimble Cityworks to deliver Cobalt Strike and VShell. “UAT-6382 successfully exploited CVE-2025-0944, conducted reconnaissance, and rapidly deployed a variety of web shells and custom-made malware to maintain long-term access,” […]
Continue ReadingGeneral Medicine founders TJ Parker, Ashwin Muralidharan and Elliot Cohen. General Medicine After selling online pharmacy PillPack to Amazon seven years ago, the founding team is launching a new company that aims to make the experience of getting medical care “as easy as shopping online.” PillPack founders TJ Parker and Elliot Cohen on Thursday launched a […]
Continue ReadingHinge Health signage outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) during the company’s initial public offering (IPO) in New York, US, on Thursday, May 21, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Hinge Health popped in their debut on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday after the digital physical therapy company raised […]
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SpaceX marked its 60th Falcon 9 flight of 2025 by successfully launching a brand-new Falcon 9 booster rocket on the 20th of May. This rocket carries 23 Starlink V2 Mini satellites into low Earth orbit. Among those, 13 feature Direct to Cell capabilities. Originally, it was targeting 11:58 p.m. EDT on May 19 (0358 UTC […]
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Polaris has been the constant guide for explorers and navigators in the northern hemisphere for thousands of years, hence its other name, the famous North Star. It is significant where it is located near the north rotational axis of Earth, and the whole sky appears to spin about it. But that’s not always been the case, and it […]
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Imagine being told a storm is approaching, but you won’t know how dangerous it truly is until minutes before impact. That’s the reality scientists face with solar storms. Although scientists have improved our ability to monitor coronal mass ejections (CMEs) from the Sun and project their arrival at Earth, the most important consideration — the […]
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NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover is now exploring a new region on the lower slope of Jezero Crater’s rim. This region “Krokodillen,” named after a mountain ridge on the island of Prins Karls Forland, Norway, Krokodillen (which means “the crocodile” in Norwegian) is a 73-acre (about 30-hectare) plateau of rocky outcrops located downslope to the west […]
Continue ReadingSnowflake Inc. signage on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, US, on Jan. 2, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Snowflake shares jumped 12% on Thursday, climbing to their highest level since early last year after the data analytics company reported better-than-expected quarterly results. Revenue in the fiscal […]
Continue ReadingKraken is one of the world’s largest crypto exchanges. Tiffany Hagler-Geard | Bloomberg via Getty Images Kraken, a crypto exchange that has spent years in court battling charges brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over its digital asset offerings, is preparing to offer tokenized securities, including shares of Apple, Tesla, and Nvidia, to […]
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It’s a good time to be an Xbox Game Pass member, with major recent releases like Doom: The Dark Ages, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered arriving on the service day one. Now, one of the highest rated games of 2024 is coming to Game Pass next week. Microsoft has […]
Continue ReadingTechnology giants OpenAI, Oracle, Nvidia and Cisco are joining forces to help build a sweeping Stargate artificial intelligence campus in the United Arab Emirates. “AI is the most transformative force of our time,” said Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang in a release Thursday. “With Stargate UAE, we are building the AI infrastructure to power the country’s […]
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Motorola has finally confirmed a launch date for its Razr 60 in India. The company has also revealed the colourways and RAM and storage options of the Indian variant. The Motorola Razr 60 will go on sale through Flipkart in the country. It was unveiled in global markets last month and is equipped with a MediaTek Dimensity […]
Continue ReadingA customer carries an Apple MacBook Pro laptop outside an Apple store in Walnut Creek, California, US, on Wednesday, April 30, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Apple devices will power a hospital in Georgia, a first for the company as it continues its push into the health-care sector. Emory Healthcare on […]
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Signal, the popular privacy-focused messaging platform, rolled out a security feature on Wednesday to counteract Microsoft’s Recall feature. The new feature, dubbed Screen Security, will prevent devices from capturing screenshots of the application’s window. The San Francisco-based company said it was forced to take such drastic measures as Microsoft left it with limited options to […]
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Apple has updated its list of vintage and obsolete devices to include two more iPhone models — iPhone 7 Plus and iPhone 8. These smartphones are now considered outdated and their service and repairs will be limited. The Cupertino-based tech giant usually discontinues hardware service for certain products that are technologically obsolete due to difficulty in […]
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Tecno Pova Curve 5G is confirmed to launch in India soon. Tecno has shared teasers on social media to offer details about the phone’s design. The Tecno Pova Curve 5G will be available in two colourways with a curved AMOLED display and will come with several AI-based features. Tecno will sell the Pova Curve 5G […]
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The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on Wednesday announced that it would begin sharing Financial Fraud Risk Indicator (FRI) data with financial institutions, including banks, NBFCs and UPI service providers. This metric classifies mobile numbers based on three risk levels connected with financial fraud, and it is based on an analytical tool developed by the Digital […]
Continue ReadingMay 22, 2025Ravie LakshmananCybersecurity / Vulnerability A privilege escalation flaw has been demonstrated in Windows Server 2025 that makes it possible for attackers to compromise any user in Active Directory (AD). “The attack exploits the delegated Managed Service Account (dMSA) feature that was introduced in Windows Server 2025, works with the default configuration, and is […]
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The ROG Zephyrus series from Asus has always been special. In most cases, gaming laptops do come with state-of-the-art features and specifications. Still, they are usually quite bulky and heavy to carry around. And the Zephyrus series does solve this problem. The laptops broke the stereotypes with a sleek and lightweight design while still packing […]
Continue ReadingMay 22, 2025Ravie LakshmananEnterprise Security / Malware A recently patched pair of security flaws affecting Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) software has been exploited by a China-nexus threat actor to target a wide range of sectors across Europe, North America, and the Asia-Pacific region. The vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2025-4427 (CVSS score: 5.3) and CVE-2025-4428 (CVSS […]
Continue ReadingBehind highly secured doors in a giant lab in the Netherlands, there’s a machine that’s transforming how microchips are made. ASML spent nearly a decade developing High NA, which stands for high numerical aperture. With a price tag of more than $400 million, it’s the world’s most advanced and expensive chipmaking machine. CNBC went to […]
Continue ReadingMay 22, 2025The Hacker NewsSecurity Framework / Cyber Defense It’s not enough to be secure. In today’s legal climate, you need to prove it. Whether you’re protecting a small company or managing compliance across a global enterprise, one thing is clear: cybersecurity can no longer be left to guesswork, vague frameworks, or best-effort intentions. Regulators […]
Continue ReadingMay 22, 2025The Hacker NewsEnterprise Security / Identity Management For many organizations, identity security appears to be under control. On paper, everything checks out. But new research from Cerby, based on insights from over 500 IT and security leaders, reveals a different reality: too much still depends on people—not systems—to function. In fact, fewer than […]
Continue ReadingThe Tether (USDT) stablecoin logo. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Hong Kong passed a stablecoin bill on Wednesday to expand its cryptocurrency licensing regime as more governments recognize the digital asset. Unlike volatile digital assets like bitcoin, the value of stablecoins is tied to a real-world asset like fiat currencies or commodities like gold. […]
Continue ReadingMay 22, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Software Security Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered multiple critical security vulnerabilities impacting the Versa Concerto network security and SD-WAN orchestration platform that could be exploited to take control of susceptible instances. It’s worth noting that the identified shortcomings remain unpatched despite responsible disclosure on February 13, 2025, prompting a public release […]
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