Greg Brockman explains how Elon Musk left OpenAI
In late August 2017, key players at OpenAI (then a small nonprofit institute) met to discuss how to create a for-profit entity to commercialize the technology and raise the funding needed to make AGI a reality. Elon Musk wanted complete control of the company and had just given each of his co-founders a Tesla Model […]
Department of Justice says ransomware group exploited Russian government database
A US court has found Latvian hacker Denis Zolotarjovs guilty of a ransomware attack and sentenced him to more than eight years in prison. The Justice Department accused the hacker of belonging to Russia’s notorious ransomware gang Karakurt. Karakurt is a ransomware gang led by former leaders of the Akira and Conti ransomware gangs, which […]
SpaceX could spend up to $119 billion on Terafab chip factory in Texas
SpaceX, the space company that also owns Elon Musk’s AI company xAI, is considering spending at least an initial $55 billion to build a semiconductor factory in Grimes County, Texas, according to a proposal posted on the county’s website. The company estimates it could spend a total of $119 billion on the project, which will […]
DeepSeek could reach $45 billion valuation from first investment round
DeepSeek is in talks to raise its first round of venture capital, with its potential valuation soaring from $20 billion to $45 billion in just a few weeks, the Financial Times and Bloomberg reported. Chinese AI labs rose to prominence in early 2025 by launching large-scale language models trained at a fraction of the computational […]
Apple pays $250 million to settle lawsuit over Siri AI delays
Apple has agreed to pay $250 million to settle a class action lawsuit over how it marketed its AI capabilities ahead of the iPhone 16’s launch. The Financial Times first reported the news. The complaint alleges that Apple overstated the wide range of features offered by Apple Intelligence, including a significantly upgraded version of its […]
3 days left until you get 50% off your second ticket to Disrupt 2026
It’s been 3 days. It’s all that will determine not only whether you attend TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, but also who you will attend at San Francisco’s Moscone West from October 13th to 15th, and how much credibility you will take from this opportunity. Currently, when you buy one pass, you get 50% off a second […]
Samsung soars to $1 trillion due to AI boom
Samsung was valued at $1 trillion on Wednesday, with the South Korean tech giant’s shares soaring more than 10% as demand for chips fueled by the ongoing artificial intelligence craze. This milestone makes Samsung the second Asian company to cross the $1 trillion threshold after TSMC. The news comes on the heels of Samsung’s blockbuster […]
Some kids evade age verification checks with fake mustaches
Some age verification systems are no match for enterprising kids. Kids discovered they could bypass adult website blocks by simply drawing on fake beards with a makeup pencil. UK-based non-profit organization Internet Matters surveyed 1,000 children about online age verification checks and found that around half said age verification could be easily circumvented. “Children demonstrated […]
MuddyWater uses Microsoft Teams to steal credentials in false flag ransomware attack
An Iranian state-backed hacking group known as MuddyWater (also known as Mango Sandstorm, Seedworm, and Static Kitten) is believed to have been responsible for the ransomware attack, dubbed a “false flag operation.” This attack, observed by Rapid7 in early 2026, was found to utilize social engineering techniques via Microsoft Teams to initiate the infection sequence. […]
The Hacker News launches “Cybersecurity Stars Awards 2026” — now accepting applications
hacker newsMay 6, 2026Security Leadership/Industry Recognition For nearly 20 years, we at Hacker News have been primarily reporting horror stories about cyberspace: massive hacks, broken systems, and new threats. But behind every headline there’s a quieter, better story. This is the story of leaders who make tough decisions under pressure, teams who build smarter defenses, […]