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Japan has introduced new rules that limit how names are spelled and prominent. The new regulations announced last week aim to subdue the growing practices of Japanese parents who give unconventional names called “slick” or sparkly in kanji, one of Japan’s leading writing systems. But why is such a name a problem for Japanese authorities? And the new rules spell disasters for parents who want to break the mold and name their children Nike, shoe brand, or Pikachu (a little Lagomorphic animated character with Lightning Power, part of the Japanese media franchise Pokemon)? What is the name of Kira Kira?…
June 3, 2025Ravi LakshmananBrowser security/vulnerabilities On Monday, Google released an out-of-band fix to address three security issues in the Chrome browser. The high-strength defect is tracked as CVE-2025-5419 and flagged vulnerabilities in the V8 JavaScript and WebAssembly engine as read and write-free. “There was no reads and writes on V8 in Google Chrome before 137.0.7151.68. Remote attackers were able to potentially exploit heap corruption via crafted HTML pages,” reads Nist’s National Ulnerability Database (NVD) bug description. Google has identified and reported seven defects on May 27, 2025, Clement Leciigne and Benoît Sevens of the Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG). We…
These are important events on the 1,95th day of the Russian Ukrainian War.This is where things stand on Tuesday, June 3rd: Fineting Ukrainian officials said at least five people were killed in combat and artillery fire along the frontlines of the war in eastern Ukraine. According to officials who were founded by Russians, drone attacks on major infrastructure against the major infrastructure of the Russian-occupied region in southeastern Ukraine attacked the entire Zaporisia region. A similar attack damaged currents in the adjacent Kherson area, resulting in power losses of 100,000 residents and 150 towns and villages. However, Russian officials occupying…
It is Monday, June 2, 2025, and returns to the initial daily fundraising overview of June, tracking the capital flows, bold ideas and global bets that will shape the next wave of innovation. Today’s Roundup is lighter than usual in trading volume, but it’s not ambition. The pace of fundraising has slowed to begin the week, but several key moves have remained important moves, from Neuralink’s $650 million Series E Push to a brain computer interface to Udaan’s $114 million salary increases to expand India’s B2B e-commerce empire. Elsewhere, Mbi set aside $100 million to deepen its global indie film…
Elon Musk’s Brain-Interface Startup NeuralInk has just raised a fresh $650 million funding, the company announced Monday. Supporters include Ark Invest, Founders Fund, Sequoia Capital, Thrive Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partners. Neuralink said the new cash will help more patients try to get their brain chips, or rather their heads, and in the company’s terms, help build devices that “deepen the relationship between biological and artificial intelligence.” “This funding will help bring our technology to more people. Withdrawal of people with unmet medical needs, pushing the boundaries of what is possible at the brain interface,” Neuralink said in a blog…
The Governor’s Appointment Committee overseeing the University of Texas was able to quickly have new powers to control the curriculum required by students and eliminate degree programs. The law, sent to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday, marks the latest efforts among Republican-led states. Rebuilding higher education institutions To argue that they promote liberal ideology. It follows a similar move in Florida and Ohio. National action comes as President Donald Trump’s administration injects higher education and leverages federal funds Student Visa Bureau Clamp down Campus Activism Stamp out Diversity, Equality, and Inclusive Initiatives. Some professors argue that the move violates…
Israeli forces fired again on Palestinians seeking humanitarian assistance from Gaza’s distribution sites, killing at least three people and injuring more than 30 people. The shooting exploded on Monday at the same Israeli aid aid point in southern Gaza, according to health officials and witnesses. “The Israeli military fired fire at civilians trying to get all sorts of food aid without warning of any kind,” reported Tareq Abu Azzoum of Al Jazeera from Deir El-Balah in central Gaza. “This is a pattern that has been widely criticized by international aid organizations as people in desperate need are unable to receive…
A Colorado man has been accused of his role in a bomb attack at a pro-Israel rally in Boulder, which injured 12 people. According to an affidavit issued by the U.S. Department of Justice. Mohamed Sabri Soliman had already faced a string of state charges, including attempted murder, after attacking in Boulder on Sunday with a group seeking to draw attention to hostages seized in Hamas’ 2023 attack on Israel. US Attorney General Pam Bondy said the suspects are responsible for what they call “anti-Semitic terrorist attacks” to the fullest extent of the law. The affidavit says that 45-year-old Soliman…
Robin Hood It officially shut down BitStamp’s $200 million acquisition, doubles one of the world’s longest-running cryptocurrency exchanges, showing a strategic change in the institutional world beyond retail trading.The full-speed trading, first announced last year, includes Robinhood’s immediate international footprint, including over 50 active cryptographic licenses across Europe, the UK and Asia, as well as an established institutional customer base that has long been missing from retail trading apps.For Robinhood, the transaction illustrates a deeper ocean movement, including institutional crypto flows, lending and staking infrastructure, and white-labeled “Crypto-as-a-Service as a Service,” products built for hedge funds, fintechs and registered investment…
The surge in data company acquisitions continued Monday after Snowflake purchased Crispy Data. Cloud data platform Snowflake announced its intention to retrieve Crispy Data, a Postgres database partner, late this afternoon. Sources familiar with the matter estimated the transaction was worth around $250 million. The term has not been revealed. Snowflake declined to comment on the rating of the deal. It’s the latest in a series of high-tech giants buying data startups to enhance the underlying database products that power AI agents. Last week, Salesforce acquired decades-old Informatica to enhance its data management tools for AI agents. A few weeks…