Elon Musk’s $56 billion Tesla pay package reinstated by Delaware Supreme Court
The Delaware Supreme Court has reinstated Elon Musk’s $56 billion Tesla compensation package from 2018, overturning a ruling last year by the state’s Treasury Court, according to an opinion released Friday. In a unanimous decision, the Delaware Supreme Court justices said that canceling Musk’s package “denies him compensation for six years of his time and […]
Anonymous messaging app NGL is acquired by EarnPhone startup Mode Mobile
Anonymous messaging app NGL announced Friday that it has been acquired by Mode Mobile, a smartphone points company that makes money by bombarding users with ads. NGL quickly climbed the App Store charts after its release in late 2021, joining a group of similar apps popular with teens that allow users to send and receive […]
Hundreds of Cisco customers are vulnerable to new Chinese hacking campaign, researchers say
Cisco said Wednesday that a group of hackers backed by the Chinese government is exploiting vulnerabilities to target enterprise customers using its most popular products. Cisco has not said how many customers have already been hacked or may be running vulnerable systems. Security researchers now say there are hundreds of Cisco customers who could be […]
Yann LeCun approves new ‘world model’ startup, reportedly seeking valuation of more than $5 billion
Renowned AI scientist Yann LeCun admitted Thursday that he has launched a new startup, the worst-kept secret in the tech world, but said he has no intention of running the new company as CEO. His startup is called Advanced Machine Intelligence (AMI) and has hired Alex LeBrun, co-founder and CEO of medical transcription AI startup […]
Netflix is betting that podcasts will become the new daytime talk show
When you listen to a podcast, you probably don’t have the Netflix app open, at least for now. If Netflix has its way, that may change. In addition to its recent deal with Spotify, the streamer also signed deals this week with iHeartMedia and Barstool Sports, giving it exclusive video rights to some shows. The […]
Russian-linked hackers use Microsoft 365 device code phishing to take over accounts
December 19, 2025Ravi LakshmananCyber security/cloud security A group believed to be affiliated with Russia is believed to be behind a phishing campaign that uses device code authentication workflows to steal victims’ Microsoft 365 credentials and conduct account takeover attacks. This activity, which has been ongoing since September 2025, is tracked by Proofpoint under the name […]
Known uses voice AI to support more direct dating
Celeste Amadon and Asher Allen were working on an app that uses AI to book restaurant reservations for dates when they came up with a bigger idea: encouraging people to meet up in person. And now it’s gaining attention among investors. The two created a voice-powered AI onboarding system for apps that lets users learn […]
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is rapidly moving away from us. Can we ‘intercept’ it before it leaves us forever?
We’ve watched it speed through the solar system using the most powerful telescopes in human history. We’ve studied its light with probes whipping around the sun and robots marooned on Mars. Countless eyes watched it make its closest approach to Earth on Dec. 19 — and yet, for all of this, the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS […]
Cracked software and YouTube videos spread CountLoader and GachiLoader malware
Cybersecurity researchers have revealed details of a new campaign that used a cracked software distribution site as a distribution vector for a new version of a modular stealth loader known as CountLoader. The Cyderes Howler Cell Threat Intelligence team said in its analysis that the campaign “uses CountLoader as the first tool in a multi-stage […]
AI is solving ‘impossible’ math problems. Can it best the world’s top mathematicians?
In October 2024, news broke that Facebook parent company Meta had cracked an “impossible” problem that had stymied mathematicians for a century. In this case, the solvers weren’t human. An artificial intelligence (AI) model developed by Meta determined whether solutions of the equations governing certain dynamically changing systems — like the swing of a pendulum […]