cybersecurity
OPENAI BANS CHINESE INFLUENCE OPS
Two campaigns named and deployed AI-generated posts across social media to amplify existing US political fractures.
cybersecurity
AI HAS TURNED THE VULNERABILITY MARKET AGAINST DEFENDERS
New research shows every major AI model can now find bugs, half can build working exploits, and the timeline from discovery to attack has collapsed from days to hours.
cybersecurity
13% OF UK EMPLOYEES HAVE SOLD CORPORATE CREDENTIALS
13% of UK workers admitted selling logins or knowing someone who did. Among C-suite executives, 43% think it's justifiable.
cybersecurity
FRENCH GOVT MESSAGING PLATFORM TCHAP BREACHED, 14GB STOLEN
The French government's encrypted messaging app Tchap was compromised on June 7, with a threat actor claiming to have stolen nearly 14GB of documents shared…
cybersecurity
META'S AI CHATBOT LETS HACKERS HIJACK 20,000 INSTAGRAM ACCOUNTS
The vulnerability was in the AI-assisted account recovery system. Without two-factor authentication enabled, hackers could reset passwords by simply asking the bot to change the…
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space
SPACEX LISTS AT $1.8TN, MUSK BECOMES FIRST TRILLIONAIRE
SpaceX has raised $75bn from financial firms ahead of its listing on Friday, the biggest stock market debut in history.
consumer tech
WAYMO LAUNCHES $30 PREMIER MEMBERSHIP
The robotaxi company is offering priority pickups, 10% cash back, and early access to new cities for frequent users, positioning itself as a premium alternative…
ai
OPENAI ACQUIRES ONA, INCREASES AGENTIC CAPABILITIES
The cloud startup's secure environments will let OpenAI's coding assistant handle multi-day tasks, expanding beyond the single-session paradigm that has limited AI coding tools.
climate & energy
AMAZON RELEASES WATER USAGE DATA, CLAIMS EFFICIENCY
Amazon consumed 2.5 billion gallons in 2025, claims it is seven times more efficient than the industry average.
consumer tech
AMAZON ECHO HUB GETS MASSIVE UPDATE
The free software update puts users in control of their smart home dashboard like never before, with drag-and-drop tiles, room-based grouping, and Ring AI integration.
science
NOAA CONFIRMS El NINO IS HERE, COULD BE THE STRONGEST IN 140 YEARS
Oceans have absorbed 23 zettajoules of heat in recent years, the equivalent of 365 million atomic bombs. Now the climate system's best-known disruptor is loading…
space
NASA'S ASTROPIX GAMMA-RAY SENSOR TO FLY ON 2027 ROBOT ARM MISSION
A new silicon-pixel detector will measure gamma rays in an energy range where current NASA telescopes are less sensitive, and it gets there via a…
consumer tech
GOOGLE'S NEW SMART HOME SPEAKER ARRIVES NEXT WEEK
The head of Google Home told early access testers to watch their inboxes, and Best Buy Canada has the device listed for June 25.