Nomani investment scams using AI deepfake ads on social media soar to 62%
December 24, 2025Ravi LakshmananOnline fraud/artificial intelligence According to ESET data, the fraudulent investment scheme known as Nomani has increased by 62%, and campaigns distributing this threat have expanded beyond Facebook to other social media platforms such as YouTube. A Slovak cybersecurity company said it has blocked more than 64,000 unique URLs related to the threat […]
3 ways to protect your business in 2026
December 24, 2025hacker newsPassword management/access control Every year, cybercriminals discover new ways to steal money and data from businesses. Breaking into business networks, extracting sensitive data, and selling it on the dark web has become a reliable source of income. But in 2025, data breaches affecting small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) challenged our conventional wisdom […]
Diagnostic dilemma: The man’s bladder looked like a Christmas tree
Patient: 30-year-old man living in Nigeria Symptoms: A man visited the hospital’s urology department because he had been leaking urine from a small hole in his perineum (the skin between the penis and anus) for about two weeks. This condition is known as a “watering” perineum. The man had a history of various urinary problems, […]
SEC charges more than $14 million in crypto fraud using fake AI-themed investment tips
December 24, 2025Ravi LakshmananArtificial intelligence/virtual currency The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged multiple companies with engaging in an elaborate cryptocurrency scam that defrauded retail investors of more than $14 million. The complaint also charges crypto trading platforms Morocoin Tech Corp., Berge Blockchain Technology Co., Ltd., and Cirkor Inc., as well as investment […]
Italy fines Apple €98.6 million over ATT rules restricting App Store competition
December 24, 2025Ravi LakshmananPrivacy/Antitrust Law Apple has been fined €98.6 million ($116 million) by Italian antitrust authorities after its App Tracking Transparency (ATT) privacy framework was found to be restricting competition on the App Store. The Italian competition authority (Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato, or AGCM) said the company’s “absolute dominant position” in […]
Zoox issues lane crossing software recall
Zoox, owned by Amazon, announced a recall on Tuesday because its self-driving system could cause vehicles to cross the center lane near intersections or block crosswalks. The voluntary software recall affected 332 vehicles, according to documents filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Although there have been no crashes related to this issue, […]
The founders have just raised funding to revisit the same problem: affordable custom home design.
Nick Donahue’s parents were in the home construction business, so Nick Donahue spent his childhood hearing about the construction industry in the United States. His father built homes for major developers and his mother sold to major builders all over the East Coast. Donahue was particularly interested in why designing a custom home is so […]
Marissa Mayer’s startup Dazzle raises $8 million led by Forerunner’s Kirsten Green
Former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer refuses to sit on the sidelines of the generative AI revolution. After running his photo-sharing and contact management startup Sunshine for the past six years with little success, the celebrated technology leader has shut down the company and launched Dazzle, a new startup focused on building the next generation of […]
Amazon’s AI assistant Alexa+ now works with Angi, Expedia, Square, and Yelp
Amazon is expanding its AI-powered digital assistant Alexa+ with new features. The company announced Thursday that starting in 2026, it will add four new integrations to the service that will allow Assistant to work with Angi, Expedia, Square, and Yelp. These additional features allow customers to book hotels, get quotes for in-home services, make salon […]
Lemon Slice gets $10.5 million from YC and Matrix to build digital avatar technology
Developers and businesses are increasingly deploying AI agents and chatbots within their apps, but so far they’ve been mostly limited to text. Digital avatar generation company Lemon Slice is working on adding a video layer to chats using a new pervasive model that can create digital avatars from a single image. The model, called Lemon […]