ICE buys vehicles equipped with fake cell towers to monitor cell phones
Earlier this year, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) paid $825,000 to a company that makes vehicles equipped with various technology for law enforcement, including fake cell phone towers known as “cell site simulators” that can be used to spy on nearby phones. According to public records, the May 8 award “provides for cell site […]
North Korean hackers have stolen more than $2 billion in crypto so far in 2025, researchers say
Hackers working for the North Korean government have stolen more than $2 billion in crypto so far this year, according to blockchain analysis firm Elliptic. On Tuesday, Elliptic published a blog post with this new estimate. The company says it’s “the largest total on record, and we’re still three months in.” and builds on more […]
Anthropic and IBM Announce Strategic Partnership
Technology giant IBM is partnering with AI Laboratory Anthropic to deploy AI into its software. Armonk, New York-based IBM announced Tuesday that it will add Anthropic’s large-scale Claude language model family to some of its software products. The first product that Claude uses is IBM’s integrated development environment, already available to some customers. IBM also […]
The iPhone Air is so light that I forgot I had it in my pocket.
After using the iPhone Air for the past 10 days, I can confirm what everyone was wondering. Yes, it’s really light and thin. But what’s more interesting is whether Apple’s thinnest phone ever, at just 5.64 millimeters, is worth the required trade-off. I’ve been using an iPhone 15 Pro Max as my primary phone for […]
One startup paper-like thin stainless steel could change the way bridges are built
The tragedy of modern concrete is perhaps surprisingly rusty. Most concrete structures have steel reinforcement woven to add strength, but concrete can fail prematurely if the metal corrodes. Bridges exposed to water and salt are some of the most vulnerable. About a third of the US bridges will need to be repaired or replaced, which […]
Altstore Altstore raises $6 million and connects with Fediverse
One of the first companies to offer an alternative app market in the European Union, a third-party app store known as Altstore is preparing to connect its platform to the open social web known as Fediverse. This move will allow users to connect with other open social apps, such as Mastodon and Meta threads, and […]
Security bug exposure taxpayer confidential data at Indian Income Tax Agency
The Indian government’s tax authorities have fixed a security flaw in the income tax return portal, which publishes sensitive taxpayer data. The flaw, discovered by security researchers Akshay CS and “Viral” in September, allowed anyone logged in to the Income Tax Bureau’s electronic filing portal to access other people’s latest personal and financial data. The […]
Lucid Motors sets a record when gravity sales pick up and tax credits expire
Lucid Motors recorded 4,078 vehicles in the third quarter. This could have been supported by a combination of more gravity SUVs crashing into the roads and a rush of customers taking advantage of expired federal EV tax credits. Saudi Arabia’s luxury EV startup is moving away from forecasts released in 2021. This is a deal […]
Taylor Swift fans accuse Singer of using AI in Google Scavenger Hunt video
For the release of her 12th album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” Taylor Swift sent fans on an online scavenger hunt this weekend. However, when fans released the secret video as part of the campaign, some were concerned that the clips looked like they were generated. A Google search for the singer’s name yields a […]
Openai enhances developer push with more powerful models with API
Openai announced a new API update on Monday’s development day, introducing the GPT-5 Pro, the latest language model, the new video generation model, the Sora 2, and a smaller, cheaper voice model. The update was part of a series of announcements aimed at pleading developers to the OpenAI ecosystem, including the launch of agent building […]