Convicted spyware chief suggests Greek government is behind dozens of phone hacks
The founder of spyware maker Intellexa says he plans to appeal a Greek court’s conviction on charges that he and three other executives illegally obtained personal data as part of a mass eavesdropping operation in the country. The spying scandal, also known as “Greek Watergate,” involved the hacking of dozens of cell phones of Greek […]
Who is driving Waymo’s self-driving cars? Sometimes even the police.
Last August, a fire consumed 10 acres of grassland on both sides of Interstate 280 near Redwood City, California. Traffic was backed up as firefighters extinguished the fire, and California Highway Patrol (CHP) troopers told drivers to turn around and exit the highway in the opposite direction. Some of these drivers encountered a new obstacle: […]
Google introduces TurboQuant, a new AI memory compression algorithm — yes, the internet calls it “Pied Piper”
If Google’s AI researchers had a sense of humor, they would have called TurboQuant, a new ultra-efficient AI memory compression algorithm announced Tuesday, “Pied Piper.” Or at least that’s what the internet thinks. The joke is a reference to the fictional startup Pied Piper, which was the focus of the HBO television series “Silicon Valley,” […]
Riding the GLP-1 boom, VITL raises $7.5 million to overhaul cash-pay clinic prescribing
The number of medical spas, weight loss clinics, and concierges where patients can pay a fee to access doctors directly, often on the same day, has exploded in recent years. However, while patients pay out-of-pocket for these services, healthcare providers often still rely on software built for traditional insurance-based care. VITL, an 18-month-old startup, claims […]
China’s lander reveals giant radiation ‘cavity’ between Earth and moon – could change the way lunar exploration is done
Could becoming a ‘morning person’ on the moon improve your health? Scientists have identified what they believe to be a ‘cavity’ near Earth’s moon with reduced cosmic radiation. The discovery could help reduce astronauts’ exposure to harmful radiation on future lunar missions by timing some ground activities to local morning hours. The discovery, based on […]
NASA announces ‘nearly impossible’ space plans, including $20 billion moon base and humanity’s first nuclear-powered interplanetary spacecraft
NASA has announced a “nearly impossible” plan to ramp up its moon-landing efforts and launch a nuclear-powered spacecraft by 2028. The change is yet another shake-up of the Artemis program that will see NASA pause development of the Lunar Gateway, humanity’s first lunar space station, and instead use its parts for a newly announced $20 […]
LeakBase administrator arrested in Russia over massively stolen credentials marketplace
Ravi LakshmananMarch 25, 2026Cybercrime/Dark Web The alleged administrator of the cybercrime forum Leakbase has been arrested by Russian law enforcement authorities, state media reported on Thursday. According to TASS news agency and MVD Media, a news website affiliated with Russia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs, the suspect is a resident of the city of Taganrog. The […]
Apple overhauls app developer platform, adds 100 new metrics and tools
We have big news for app developers today. No, App Store fees will not be reduced. Instead, Apple on Wednesday announced major updates to its App Store Connect service, which lets developers publish, manage and track app performance across its platforms. This change introduces over 100 new metrics that can be tracked across areas such […]
Google launches Lyria 3 Pro music generation model
Google announced Wednesday that it will release Lyria 3 Pro, a music generation model, one month after the release of Lyria 3. The Lyria 3 model offered tracks that were 30 seconds long, but the new model allows you to create tracks that are up to 3 minutes long. The company said the Lyria 3 […]
Is the metaverse finally dead and buried? What’s really going on with the embattled idea of living in virtual worlds.
Is the idea of the metaverse dead? Even without a much hotter technology in the form of artificial intelligence (AI) capturing the public conversation, most ordinary people have stopped talking about it, beyond reminiscing about the COVID-19-era hype and catty quips at the technology’s expense. The hype was once so loud that one of the […]