Monthly violations raise questions about South Korea’s digital defense
Korea is world-renowned for hosting global technology brands such as Hyundai, LG and Samsung as a leader in fiery high-speed internet, nearby broadband coverage and digital innovation. However, this highly successful set the country a major target for hackers and revealed how vulnerable cybersecurity defenses are. The country is shaking from a series of prominent […]
Anonymous Questions app sent scam children and illegally collected their data, the FTC alleges
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a complaint against Sendit, an anonymous questioning app that gained popularity with Gen Z and Younger, in order to illegally collect child data, deceive users who sent messages, and trick users into purchasing memberships. With Sendit, users who are mostly teenagers can send anonymous questions to each other via […]
Former Openai and Deepmind researchers are growing a whopping $300 million in seeds to automate science
The regular lab came out of stealth on Tuesday with a $300 million war chest as a seed round. It is supported by the technology industry. The regular lab was founded by Ekin Dogus Cubuk and Liam Fedus. Cubuk led the materials and chemistry teams for Google Brain and Deepmind. For example, one of his […]
Openai is launching its own Tiktok rival, Sora app, alongside the Sora two models
On Tuesday, Openai announced the release of Sora 2, an audio and video generator that will make last year’s SORA successful. In addition to the model, the company has also launched a linked social app called SORA. Here, users can generate videos of themselves and friends and share them in a Tiktok style algorithm feed. […]
Venmo and PayPal users can finally send money to each other
Venmo and PayPal are the two most popular apps for sending money digitally to friends, family, or businesses, and this was never natively compatible. However, according to Benmo, this has changed in November. “Venmo users and PayPal users can pay each other in the US and around the world,” Venmo wrote in an email to […]
Amazon announces new Kindle Scribe and Kindle Scribe Colorsoft
At Amazon’s Fall Hardware event on Tuesday, the company announced its latest Kindle Scribe and its first coloured Kindle Scribe. Both are now available with new AI features. The new Kindle Scribe has a larger 11-inch glare-free display, only 5.4mm thick, weighing just 400g. Also, when you write or turn pages, it’s 40% faster. It […]
Imgur withdraws from the UK after data regulator warns of fines
Imgur, one of the most popular image sharing and hosting platforms on the web, has stopped access to the site to UK users following notifications of fines by the country’s data protection watchdog. According to a report on social media, users trying to load Imgur from the UK have encountered the error message “Content not […]
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One year after submitting to the IPO, the Pref Cerebras system will still raise $1.1 billion
Nvidia Rival Cerebras Systems has raised a new round of private funding despite trading in the open market by 2025. Silicon Valley-based Celebras announced on Tuesday it raised a $1.1 billion Series G round valued at $8.1 billion. The round was co-led by Fidelity and Atlaid Management, with participation from Tiger Global, Valor Equity Partners […]
Doordash unveils autonomous robots built to deliver your food
On Tuesday, Doordash unveiled the dots. It is a small robot that can autonomously drive roads, bike lanes and sidewalks, capable of delivering food and small packages at speeds up to 20 mph. Dot is designed to look friendly and even cartoonish. Painted bright red, its large LED eyes and mouth open to reveal where […]