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With the Monday release of iOS 26 Beta 2, Apple fixed one of the more obvious issues with Liquid Glass, a divisive new user interface design for iPhones, iPads and other Apple devices. This was announced at WWDC 2025 earlier this month. The updated user interface modernizes the look and feel of the operating system with design systems inspired by the optical quality of the glass, including methods of refraction of light and its semi-transparent nature. However, the early iOS 26 testers quickly pointed out the flaws in the updated appearance of the early developer beta, somewhat unfair. The beta…
The Canadian government and the FBI say they know about malicious activities targeting telecommunications companies across Canada. This attributes to the invasion of the Salt era, a Chinese-backed hacking group. In a joint recommendation late Friday, the federal government said at least one unnamed Canadian carrier was hacked in mid-February this year, and hackers operated three Cisco routers to allow stealth traffic collections from the network. The federal government says separate investigations suggest that salt typhoon targeting is “wideer than the communications sector.” Active since at least late 2024, Salt Timson previously targeted US phone giants and internet providers, and…
After decades of preparation, Vera C. Rubin Observatory released its first image to the world on Monday (June 23rd) in a live stream. Photos taken by the world’s largest digital camera are very modest and show a relatively large area of the sky.At a TV press conference, observatory scientists revealed new details about images that far exceeded the “sneak peak” images released earlier in the day. In fact, the adoring images of the Spiral Galaxy shared before Monday’s press conference show only about 2% of the space catalogued in Rubin’s first photo of the night sky, project scientists revealed.The complete…
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, June 23, 2025, CyberNewswire Five dedicated bug bounty programs have been upgraded with 1-inch core components, including smart contracts, wallets and infrastructure. A community-first approach to enhance Defi’s security and resilience. A leading Defi aggregator, 1inch has launched an upgraded bug bounty initiative covering five key areas of the platform, offering rewards of up to $500,000. Through this initiative, 1inch demonstrates its commitment to maintaining the highest level of security across smart contracts, wallets, DAPPs, developer tools and infrastructure. As Defi continues to mature, as well as the interdependencies and complexity of its protocol, the possibilities…
The leak code suggests that Xai is developing Grok’s advanced file editor with Spreadsheet support, driven by companies to compete with Openai, Google and Microsoft by embedding AI Copilots into their productivity tools. “You can talk to Grok and ask to help you while editing the file!” The reverse engineer writes Nimaouji, who leaked his discovery. BRAIKE:Xai is working on Grok’s advanced file editor!We also support spreadsheets!You can talk to Grok and ask to help you while editing the file! pic.twitter.com/9vikrzj6wn- Nima Owji (@nima_owji) June 22, 2025 TechCrunch contacted Xai to review the findings and to find out more. Xai…
Wall Street’s positive response to Saturday’s US bombing in Iran suggests that oil-rich Middle Eastern states are “unrelated” to the stock market as before, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Monday. In fact, the Brent, the US oil benchmark West Texas intermediate and global standard, was modestly low early on Monday, with the S&P 500 getting higher. Since Israel first attacked Iran’s nuclear facilities on June 13, both crude contracts have been seen overnight, following several sessions of volatile trading. On Monday afternoon, both WTI and Brent moved on to the downside. However, Qatari forces said its air defense successfully intercepted the…
Invitations to Amazon’s upgraded digital assistant Alexa+ are powered by generation AI and are steadily rolling out. The service was first announced in February and now has more than 1 million users, Amazon confirmed with TechCrunch on Monday. However, Alexa+ has not been released yet. Instead, Amazon is working through WaitList and sends invitations to the first customers they signed up to test the service when it becomes available. Over the past few weeks, many people have shared on social media that they have received invitations to try out Alexa+, which offers more natural and personalized interactions, smart home integrations…
Investors should not ignore the risk that Iran could disrupt oil supply in the Middle East and cause a substantial price surge, energy analysts warned Monday, even if the market largely rejected the threat. Surprisingly, oil prices remained largely unchanged on Monday after the US bombed Iran’s major nuclear sites over the weekend. The market appears to think that Tehran will not target regional energy infrastructure in the Persian Gulf. But Barclays analysts warned that the worst-case scenario where Iran is trying to block the Strait of Hormuz is far from being put into the market today. The narrow waterway…
PhysicsX, which builds AI software for the advanced manufacturing of London-based startups, has raised $135 million in Series B funding. The round was led by Atomiko and was supported by Temasek, Siemens, Applied Materials and the July fund. General Catalyst, NGP, Radius Capital, Standard Investments, Allen & Co. Existing investors, including the company, have also returned. The new funding will help the company grow internationally and drive the adoption of the platform across the high-stakes sectors, including aerospace, defense, automotive, semiconductors, materials and energy. Since the Series A round two years ago, PhysicsX has grown to four times the revenue…
Jakub Porzycki | nuphoto | Getty Imagesfiserv It sets a major gateway to the Stablecoin market. The payments and fintech giant announced on Monday it plans to roll out a new blockchain-based digital asset platform fixed by a stubcoin, which is imposed in US dollars, called FIUSD.The new product is designed to plug directly into Fiserv’s vast global network. It already processes 90 billion transactions per year at 10,000 financial institutions and 6 million merchant locations. By burning Stablecoin support into existing banks and payment rails, Fiserv aims to quickly adopt a blockchain-based money movement without requiring clients to overhaul…