Arvind Krishna, CEO of IBM, arrives for the Inaugural AI Insight Forum in Russell Building on Capitol Hill, on Wednesday, September 13, 2023. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images IBM said Tuesday that it will lay off a small percentage of its employees in the current quarter. “In the fourth quarter we […]
Continue ReadingSam Bankman-Fried, the founder of bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, arrives at court as lawyers push to persuade the judge overseeing his fraud case not to jail him ahead of trial, at a courthouse in New York, August 11, 2023. Eduardo Munoz | Reuters The judges in a federal appeals court in New York on Tuesday […]
Continue ReadingDado Ruvic | Reuters OpenAI on Tuesday launched its Sora app of AI-generated videos for Android devices. The artificial intelligence company first launched Sora for Apple devices in September. The announcement on Tuesday brings the popular AI app to the Google Play app store for users in the U.S., Canada, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand […]
Continue ReadingA new study shows dark matter falls into cosmic gravity wells much like ordinary matter, narrowing one of astronomy’s biggest mysteries. Researchers say any unknown force acting on dark matter must be very weak, though future missions could detect smaller effects. The findings bring scientists closer to understanding how the universe’s unseen mass behaves.
Continue ReadingThe interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has brightened far faster than expected during its solar approach, surprising researchers. Scientists say the unusual surge may point to rare chemical traits from another star system. Further observations in 2025 may reveal why this cosmic visitor behaves differently from typical comets in our solar neighbourhood.
Continue ReadingNASA will retire the ISS in 2030, sending it to Point Nemo, a remote Pacific zone known as the spacecraft cemetery. Most of the station will burn up during reentry, with remaining debris falling harmlessly into the sea. The controlled descent aims to avoid past mishaps and reflects a new era of commercial space stations.
Continue ReadingA South Australian man’s car windshield was struck and melted by a mysterious object, prompting an investigation by the South Australian Museum. If confirmed as a meteorite, it would be the first known instance of one hitting a moving vehicle. Experts say only lab analyses can determine whether it was a rock or space debris.
Continue ReadingUsing ALMA, Keio University scientists measured a 5.13 K cosmic background temperature from 7 billion years ago—matching Big Bang predictions of universal cooling. This precise reading, based on quasar absorption data, is the most accurate at that epoch and offers strong confirmation of how the Universe’s temperature decreases over time.
Continue ReadingThousands of unexplained sky flashes captured in 1950s Palomar Observatory photos are being reanalysed. Scientists suspect they may have resulted from sunlight reflecting off early satellites or atmospheric changes after nuclear tests, which increased flash rates by up to 68%. Still, photographic artifacts remain a possible explanation.
Continue ReadingThe recent wave of white-collar layoffs may have employees and job seekers rattled, but according to New York University Stern School of Business professor Robert Seamans, his current class of MBA students isn’t worried. “I don’t get a huge sense that they’re dreading the job market or that they think there are going to be […]
Continue ReadingThomas Fuller | Lightrocket | Getty Images Spotify on Tuesday reported strong third-quarter results that topped Wall Street expectations and saw total revenue climb 12% year over year, but issued weak guidance for revenue and subscribers for the current quarter. Shares of Spotify fell 2% on Tuesday. Here’s what Spotify reported compared with LSEG estimates: […]
Continue ReadingNov 04, 2025Ravie LakshmananCybercrime / Money Laundering Nine people have been arrested in connection with a coordinated law enforcement operation that targeted a cryptocurrency money laundering network that defrauded victims of €600 million (~$688 million). According to a statement released by Eurojust today, the action took place between October 27 and 29 across Cyprus, Spain, […]
Continue ReadingScale AI CFO Dennis Cinelli. Courtesy of Scale AI. After Meta shocked the tech world in June by announcing plans to invest $14.3 billion in Scale AI, primarily as a way to hire the startup’s founder, Alexandr Wang, and a handful of his employees, the future of Scale was immediately thrown in doubt. OpenAI soon […]
Continue ReadingPalantir‘s stock fell 7% on Tuesday as Wall Street analysts raised concerns about the company’s elevated valuation and “Big Short” investor Michael Burry revealed a short position in the software company. During an interview with CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Tuesday, CEO Alex Karp ripped into short sellers, calling their moves “market manipulation.” Karp called the […]
Continue ReadingDispatch has sold one million copies in 10 days since it launched, developer AdHoc Studio announced Tuesday. The episodic superhero adventure game is available on PC and PS5, with four episodes out right now.
Continue ReadingNov 04, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Supply Chain Security Details have emerged about a now-patched critical security flaw in the popular “@react-native-community/cli” npm package that could be potentially exploited to run malicious operating system (OS) commands under certain conditions. “The vulnerability allows remote unauthenticated attackers to easily trigger arbitrary OS command execution on the machine running […]
Continue ReadingPalantir CEO Alex Karp ranted against short sellers, calling out specifically Michael Burry after a filing revealed the investor of “The Big Short” fame had bets against the AI software company, as well as Nvidia, at the end of the last quarter. “The two companies he’s shorting are the ones making all the money, which […]
Continue ReadingRepresentation of Bitcoin cryptocurrency in this illustration taken Sept. 10, 2025. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Bitcoin fell victim to investors’ risk-off mood Tuesday as cryptocurrency holders backed off, growing increasingly concerned about the sustainability of stock valuations driven to stratospheric heights by the artificial intelligence trade. Bitcoin was last trading at $103,952, down 2.5% on […]
Continue ReadingJustin Sullivan | Getty Images Instacart on Tuesday launched a suite of artificial intelligence tools for grocers to deliver more personalized shopping experiences and improve retail operations. CEO Chris Rogers told CNBC that the announcement is a major step forward in the company’s enterprise strategy, which has grown to power hundreds of digital storefronts. “It’s […]
Continue ReadingNov 04, 2025Ravie Lakshmanan Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of four security flaws in Microsoft Teams that could have exposed users to serious impersonation and social engineering attacks. The vulnerabilities “allowed attackers to manipulate conversations, impersonate colleagues, and exploit notifications,” Check Point said in a report shared with The Hacker News. Following responsible disclosure in […]
Continue ReadingNothing has confirmed that Phone 3a Lite users will soon be able to completely uninstall Meta services, following backlash over pre-installed apps like Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok. The feature will roll out later this month with the Nothing OS 4.0 beta update. The company defended its move, claiming preloaded apps boost performance and cut costs, […]
Continue ReadingLovable has partnered with cybersecurity firm Guardio to add automated protection against malicious websites built on its AI coding platform. Guardio’s Safe Browsing Engine will scan every generated site for phishing, scams or impersonation and block suspicious projects before they go live. The move follows earlier research showing the platform could be misused for …
Continue ReadingThe best gaming phones under Rs. 40,000 in India include the Oppo F31 Pro+, Oppo K13 Turbo Pro, OnePlus 13R, Vivo V60, Realme GT 7, and iQOO Neo 10. These smartphones feature high-refresh-rate AMOLED displays, high-performing Snapdragon or Dimensity chipsets, advanced cooling systems, large batteries with fast charging, and up to 16GB RAM with 512GB […]
Continue ReadingInfinix’s latest GT 30 Pro comes with both the ‘GT’ and ‘Pro’ branding, and with these it sure has some big shoes to fill. Last year’s GT was a capable gaming-oriented smartphone, but apart from the external cooler, it did not offer anything more for gaming audiences that it was looking to attract. This year, […]
Continue ReadingDara Khosrowshahi, CEO, Uber Technologies speaks during the third day of the FII PRIORITY Summit held at the Faena Hotel on February 21, 2025 in Miami Beach, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Uber beat Wall Street’s third-quarter revenue expectations on Tuesday. Shares fell 4%. Earnings per share: $3.11. It was not immediately clear if that […]
Continue ReadingRansomware is malicious software designed to block access to a computer system or encrypt data until a ransom is paid. This cyberattack is one of the most prevalent and damaging threats in the digital landscape, affecting individuals, businesses, and critical infrastructure worldwide. A ransomware attack typically begins when the malware infiltrates a system through various […]
Continue ReadingNov 04, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Cyber Espionage Threat actors are leveraging weaponized attachments distributed via phishing emails to deliver malware likely targeting the defense sector in Russia and Belarus. According to multiple reports from Cyble and Seqrite Labs, the campaign is designed to deploy a persistent backdoor on compromised hosts that uses OpenSSH in conjunction […]
Continue ReadingThe Asus ROG Xbox Ally X has a premium and sleek design language. The laptop features a 16-inch Full HD+ AMOLED display that offers decent colour reproduction. It also features a dependable Qualcomm Snapdragon X processor that can handle most of the daily tasks with ease. Check out the review to learn more about the […]
Continue ReadingOpenAI has been urged by Japan’s Content Overseas Distribution Association (CODA) to stop training its AI models on copyrighted anime and gaming content. CODA, representing major publishers behind Dragon Ball, Naruto, One Piece, Final Fantasy and Studio Ghibli classics, said Sora 2 outputs closely resemble protected works, potentially indicating misuse of training d…
Continue ReadingTesla CEO Elon Musk attends the Saudi-U.S. Investment Forum, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025. Hamad I Mohammed | Reuters Norway’s $2 trillion sovereign wealth fund said it will vote against Elon Musk’s trillion-dollar pay package at Tesla‘s annual shareholder meeting this week, rebelling against management guidance and threats from Musk to step down […]
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