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US President Donald Trump held a controversial meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in the White House on Wednesday, repeating allegations that he and his administration’s members had levelled earlier, suggesting that white South African farmers have been systematically killed. To prove his point, Trump showed online videos, speeches and news stories from South African leaders. “In general, they’re white farmers, they’re fleeing South Africa, and… That’s very sad. But I know you don’t want it, so I hope we can explain it.” Tensions have escalated between the US and South Africa since Trump took office this year, with…
The social fitness app Strava made two acquisitions last month and changed it. On Thursday, Strava’s acquisition of cycling app The Breakay followed the acquisition of Runna last month. Incubated in Y Combinator’s Summer 2021 class, this breakaway uses AI to create a personalized training plan for cyclists working towards specific goals. Runna, a UK-based Jamjar app, works similarly, but is built for runners rather than cyclists. Needless to say, Strava has shown a very strong interest in selling training planning tools to its users. STRAVA is one of the best-selling and most popular fitness apps, so users can track…
Google’s I/O may have grabbed the headlines, but Openai has got its own IO. Openai announced Wednesday that it has acquired IVE’s AI hardware venture in a $6.5 billion all-selling share deal. The two spent the past two years quietly working together on a new class of AI-Native devices aimed at rethinking how humans interact with machines. The acquisition comes amid growing speculation that AI is approaching its own “iPhone moment.” Openai makes it clear that it hopes to offer it. “Two years ago, Jony Ive and creative collective love began quietly working with the team at Sam Altman and…
May 22, 2025Ravi LakshmananCybersecurity/Vulnerability Windows Server 2025 demonstrates a flaw in privilege escalation that allows users to be compromised in Active Directory (AD) users. “The attack was introduced in Windows Server 2025 and takes advantage of the Delegated Managed Service Account (DMSA) feature, which works with default configurations and is easy to implement,” Akamai security researcher Yuval Gordon said in a report shared with Hacker News. “This issue could be affecting most organizations that rely on AD. In 91% of the environments we investigated, users outside the domain administrators group were found with the permissions needed to carry out this…
On May 20, 2025, Google introduced VEO 3 at an I/O event, showing off a major leap with AI-generated videos. Built to create surreal footage using synchronized audio, the VEO 3 has become the talk of the internet for a very compelling street interview, not for technical specifications, but for street interview videos. That wasn’t the case. A street interview video for Veo 3 that fooled everyone The clip was posted by X user @minchoi and shows a man in a blue shirt interviewing two women on a neon-lit street. Everything about it looks authentic, including dialogue, facial expressions, surrounding…
May 22, 2025Ravi LakshmananEnterprise Security/Malware Recently patched security flaws affecting Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) software have been leveraged by China and Nexus threat actors to target a wide range of sectors in Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific regions. Vulnerabilities tracked as CVE-2025-4427 (CVSS score: 5.3) and CVE-2025-4428 (CVSS score: 7.2) can be chained to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable devices without requiring authentication. They were addressed by Ivanti last week. Currently, according to an EclecticIQ report, the vulnerability chain has been abused since at least 2023 by UNC5221, a Chinese cyberspy group known for targeting Edge Network appliances. The…
Trinity Bridge, a sector specialist executive search company, has appointed Stephanie Watzek as managing director for Germany, helping to continue growth in Central Europe. Launched by Sam Saegler in 2022, Trinity Bridge was inspired by Siegler’s vision to build a world-class executive search company focused on providing deep-rooted sector knowledge and outstanding client services and candidate experience. After continuing to grow by 60% over the past 12 months alone, Trinity Bridge has firmly established its niche in its hospitality, travel and leisure sector, and is currently opening a second office in Germany to strengthen its presence in Europe. With almost…
May 22, 2025Hacker NewsSecurity Framework/Cyber Defense Being safe is not enough. In today’s legal environment, you need to prove it. Whether you’re protecting small businesses or managing compliance across global companies, one thing is clear. Cybersecurity is no longer left to unsuitable, ambiguous frameworks or best intentions. Regulators and courts are now accountable to organizations for how “reasonable” their security programs are. This is more than just a buzzword. But what does “rational” mean in cybersecurity? That’s exactly what this free webinar hosted with an Internet Security Centre (CIS) expert will help you answer. New privacy laws, ransomware litigation and…
Destination Coventry, Coventry’s Destination Management Organization (DMO), has launched a new Strategic Committee that will help shape the future of the local and local tourism industry. The organization was founded in 2021 as a collaboration between Coventry City Council and Coventry and the Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce. The new commercially focused board brings together experts from various tourism industries and sectors with specific skills that represent the strength of the city’s visitor economy. Over the past six months, under the leadership of Managing Director Paul McMahon, a new partnership marketing approach and brand rebooting and creating a new board of…
Tether (USDT) Stablecoin logo.costfoto | nuphoto | Getty ImagesHong Kong passed the Stubcoin bill on Wednesday, expanding its cryptocurrency licensing system as more governments recognize digital assets.Unlike volatile digital assets like Bitcoin, the value of a stubcoin is tied to real-world assets like Fiat currency and commodities like gold.The new law focusing on the stupid stubcoins of Fiat Reference requires stable issuers to obtain licenses from Hong Kong monetary authorities and must comply with a variety of requirements, including proper management of asset preparations and separation of client assets.”It will strengthen Hong Kong’s existing regulatory framework for virtual asset (VA)…