Hasbro says it was hacked, and may take ‘several weeks’ to recover

The American toy-making giant noted that it was continuing to “implement measures to secure its business operations,” suggesting that the hackers may still be in the company’s systems.

SpaceX files confidentially for IPO in mega listing potentially valued at $1.75 trillion, report says

The company has also lined up an unusually large number of 21 banks to manage the mega IPO, internally codenamed “Project Apex.”

Cognichip wants AI to design the chips that power AI, and just raised $60M to try

The firm says it can reduce the cost of chip development by more than 75% and cut the timeline by more than half. 

WhatsApp notifies hundreds of users who installed a fake app made by government spyware maker

The Meta-owned company said it identified around 200 users who were tricked into installing a fake version of WhatsApp that was actually Italian-made spyware.

Meta’s natural gas binge could power South Dakota

Meta’s upcoming Hyperion AI data center will be powered by 10 new natural gas plants.

Cameo partners with TikTok to boost popularity

Cameo launched a new TikTok integration that allows U.S. creators to offer personalized videos through the app.

Apple releases security fix for older iPhones and iPads to protect against DarkSword attacks

The security update protects a raft of older iPhones and iPads from attacks linked to leaked hacking tools called DarkSword.

Startup funding shatters all records in Q1

The record quarterly fundraise largely fueled four mega-deals into OpenAI, Anthropic, xAI, and Waymo. But it also indicates a generally hot market.

‘System failure’ paralyzes Baidu robotaxis in China

Passengers in Baidu’s robotaxis were trapped for up to two hours.

A new dating app, Sonder, has a deliberately annoying sign-up process (and it’s working)

Sonder profiles are completely unstructured, encouraging users to build something that looks like a mood board or a digital collage. Think MySpace rather than LinkedIn.