These countries are moving to ban social media for children
Over the past few months, several countries have announced plans to restrict children and adolescents’ access to social media. Australia first introduced such measures late last year, setting a precedent that other countries are now watching closely. Australia’s regulations, like proposals in other countries, aim to reduce the pressures and risks young people can face […]
TriZetto confirms health and personal data of 3.4 million people was stolen during breach
Health tech giant TriZetto admitted that the personal and health information of more than 3.4 million people was stolen in a 2024 cyberattack, but the company went undetected for almost a year. The technology company, owned by multinational conglomerate Cognizant, serves 875,000 health care providers and approximately 200 million people across the United States, according […]
City Detect, which uses AI to help keep cities safe and clean, raises $13M in Series A
City Detect, a company that uses vision AI to help local governments monitor the health of buildings and neighborhoods, announced Friday a $13 million Series A round led by Prudence Venture Capital. The startup was founded in 2021, with remaining co-founder Gavin Baum Blake serving as CEO. He said the company was founded in part […]
Antropic challenges Department of Defense supply chain label in court
Dario Amodei said Thursday that Anthropic plans to challenge in court the Pentagon’s decision to designate AI companies as supply chain risks, a designation he called “legally unsound.” The statement came hours after the Pentagon formally designated Anthropic as a supply chain risk after weeks of controversy over how much control the military should have […]
Cluley CEO Roy Lee admits he publicly lied about last year’s sales
Cluely co-founder and CEO Roy Lee admitted to X on Thursday that the $7 million in annual recurring revenue he revealed to TechCrunch last summer was a lie. “This is the only blatantly dishonest statement I’ve made publicly online, so this is my official retraction,” Lee wrote. But his post about X also misrepresents the […]
AWS launches new AI agent platform purpose-built for healthcare
Amazon Web Services on Thursday announced the launch of Amazon Connect Health. This AI agent-powered platform aims to help healthcare organizations automate repetitive administrative tasks such as appointment scheduling, documentation, and patient verification. Amazon Connect Health is HIPAA compliant and connects with electronic health record (EHR) software. The company says the platform is currently partnering […]
FBI investigates hacking into wiretapping and surveillance systems: report
Hackers have reportedly penetrated the FBI’s network. CNN reported Thursday, citing anonymous sources, that the breach affected systems used to manage wiretaps and foreign intelligence surveillance warrants. “The FBI identified and responded to suspicious activity on the FBI network. We responded using all of our technical capabilities,” a spokesperson for the agency told TechCrunch, without […]
The US is reportedly considering a complete repeal of new chip export restrictions.
Since President Donald Trump took office last year, it has remained unclear how or whether the Trump administration intends to regulate semiconductor exports. Now we know what the government is thinking. U.S. regulators have drafted rules that would require U.S. government approval for AI chips to be shipped outside the U.S., Bloomberg reported, citing sources. […]
BYD launches EV battery with 5-minute “flash charge” function – but there’s a catch
Chinese automaker BYD on Thursday unveiled a new battery pack that can charge from 10% to 70% in five minutes. It takes about 4 more minutes to reach almost 100%. Such charging times negate concerns about charging times for electric vehicles, which is one of the few areas where internal combustion engines can maintain an […]
Italian prosecutors admit journalist was hacked with Paragon spyware
Italian authorities have confirmed that journalists who were alerted to a suspected spyware attack on their mobile phones by WhatsApp last year were indeed hacked. Prosecutors in Rome and Naples, which is investigating the country’s spyware scandal, said in a press release sent to journalists on Thursday that a technical report concluded that the mobile […]