How a hacking campaign targeted high-profile Gmail and WhatsApp users across the Middle East

The phishing campaign targeted users on WhatsApp, including an Iranian-British activist, and stole the credentials of a Lebanese cabinet minister and at least one journalist.

X is down for the second time this week

Elon Musk’s X, formerly Twitter, is down for the second time this week. Nearly 80,000 reports have spiked on Down Detector since around 10 a.m. ET Friday morning.

Trump administration wants tech companies to buy $15B of power plants they may not use

In an attempt to alleviate rising electricity prices, the White House wants grid operator PJM to hold an auction for new generating capacity, and it wants tech companies to bid.

The AI healthcare gold rush is here

AI companies are clustering around healthcare and fast.  In just the past week, OpenAI bought health startup Torch, Anthropic launched Claude for healthcare, and Sam Altman-backed MergeLabs closed a $250 million seed round at an $850 million valuation. The money and products are pouring into health and voice AI, but so are concerns about hallucination risks, inaccurate medical information, and… Continua a leggere The AI healthcare gold rush is here

Supreme Court hacker posted stolen government data on Instagram

Nicholas Moore pleaded guilty to stealing victims’ information from the Supreme Court and other federal government agencies, and then posting it on his Instagram @ihackthegovernment.

ChatGPT users are about to get hit with targeted ads

OpenAI says that users impacted by the ads will have some control over what they see.

From OpenAI’s offices to a deal with Eli Lilly — how Chai Discovery became one of the flashiest names in AI drug development

The startup has partnered with Eli Lilly and enjoys the backing of some of Silicon Valley’s most influential VCs.

TikTok quietly launches a microdrama app called ‘PineDrama’

Think TikTok, but every single video you come across is a short episode of a fictional story.

EPA rules that xAI’s natural gas generators were illegally used

Elon Musk’s AI company had installed and operated 35 natural gas turbines without permits, something the EPA now says was illegal.

Snowflake, Databricks challenger ClickHouse hits $15B valuation

The $400 million round was led by Dragoneer.