Report says Meta will cut 10% of its employment, or 8,000 employees.
According to a report from Bloomberg, Meta plans to cut 10% of its workforce, or a total of 8,000 people. Meta will also not be hiring for any of the 6,000 roles currently open. Meta told employees the layoffs would begin May 20, according to an internal memo sent to employees Thursday and seen by […]
The “Kraken” octopus, which lived during the age of dinosaurs, was a 62-foot-long apex predator of the ocean.
This discovery dates the oldest known octopus to about 5 million years ago. (Image provided by Yohei Utsugi: Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Hokkaido University) Scientists have identified a giant finned “Kraken” octopus that may have grown up to 62 feet (19 meters) long. The giant creature roamed the oceans during the Cretaceous period […]
Artemis II heat shield accelerates intense atmospheric reentry, reveals ghostly underwater photos
Artemis II made a successful test reentry despite some concerns that the Orion spacecraft’s heat shield would not be able to withstand it, a ghostly photo of the spacecraft’s underside taken shortly after splashdown revealed. NASA’s preliminary post-splashdown investigation showed that charring losses in Orion’s heat shield were minimal, the ceramic tiles were not cracked, […]
Vercel announces some of its customers’ data was stolen before recent hack
App and website hosting giant Vercel said Thursday that hackers had accessed some of its customer data before the company discovered its latest data breach, suggesting the incident may have broader security implications than originally known. Vercel said in an update to its security incident page that after expanding its initial investigation, it had identified […]
Scientists invent artificial neurons that ‘talk’ to real brain cells, paving the way for better brain implants
Engineers are printing tiny artificial neurons that can “talk” to mouse brain cells, a development that could pave the way for innovations in computing and medicine. The study, published April 15 in the journal Nature Nanotechnology, adds to a growing field aimed at building computers that mimic the inner workings of the brain. The hope […]
‘What are the odds?’: Super bright comet and exploding fireball meteor form near-perfect X over European castle
Dramatic photos show the highly unlikely moment a fiery fireball meteor photobombed a candidate for the ‘Great Comet of 2026’, shining in the night sky above a 500-year-old European castle. Photographers Petr Horarek and Josef Kujar captured this moment of cosmic serendipity at around 4:15 a.m. local time on April 18, high above the ruins […]
Another customer of troubled startup Delve suffers a major security incident
The story of Delve, a startup facing compliance issues, has many twists and turns. TechCrunch has confirmed that Delve is the compliance company that provided security certification for Context AI. Context AI is an AI agent training startup that last week disclosed a security incident that led to a data breach at popular app and […]
Samsung labor dispute could worsen memory chip supply problems
Tens of thousands of Samsung Electronics employees held a rally at South Korea’s Pyeongtaek campus on Thursday, indicating they are ready to walk off the job for an 18-day strike next month. The core of the conflict is over money. The union is calling on Samsung to remove caps on performance bonuses and direct 15% […]
Bitwarden CLI compromised in ongoing Checkmarx supply chain campaign
According to new findings from JFrog and Socket, the Bitwarden CLI was compromised as part of a newly discovered and ongoing Checkmarx supply chain campaign. “The version of the affected package appears to be @bitwarden/cli@2026.4.0, and the malicious code was exposed in the file ‘bw1.js’ included in the package contents,” the application security company said. […]
Tesla drops Musk’s $29 billion ‘interim’ compensation after Delaware court reinstates larger compensation package
Tesla has rescinded a “temporary” pay package worth $29 billion it gave CEO Elon Musk last year after the Delaware Supreme Court recently reinstated a higher compensation of $56 billion from 2018. The company granted Musk interim measures in August 2025 to avoid the possibility that the Delaware Supreme Court would reject his appeal. Tesla […]
