Hacked traffic cameras and hijacked televisions: How cyber operations supported the war against Iran
On Saturday, US and Israeli warplanes launched a bombing campaign against Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei and several senior government officials. The attacks also targeted military personnel and civilians across the country, including girls’ schools, leaving at least 168 children and adults dead. After several days of conflict, multiple reports and statements from government […]
Apple unveils new MacBook Air and MacBook Pro powered by M5
Apple announced new laptops Tuesday morning, including new MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models powered by Apple’s M5 chip. The Pro models were announced alongside the brand new M5 Pro and M5 Max chips, which Apple describes as its most advanced CPU cores to date. The company says these updated M5 chips are specifically designed […]
The candidates Silicon Valley built are now the ones they are trying to destroy.
For months, there has been talk that Silicon Valley’s billionaire class is recruiting candidates to replace Congressman Ro Khanna. Early Tuesday morning, the candidate officially announced. Ethan Agarwal (pictured above), a 40-year-old tech entrepreneur with no political background, told TechCrunch on Monday night that he is running for California’s 17th Congressional District. This process could […]
ChatGPT uninstalls jump 295% after agreement with Department of Defense
U.S. app uninstalls for the ChatGPT mobile app spiked 295% per day on Saturday, February 28, as consumers reacted to news of OpenAI’s contract with the Department of Defense (DoD), which was renamed the Department of the Army under the Trump administration. This data from market intelligence provider Sensor Tower shows a significant increase compared […]
Stripe wants to turn AI costs into profit centers
Stripe on Monday released a preview of new features that will help AI startups (and other companies) solve the problem of passing the potential costs of using AI models onto customers. However, Stripe does more than just pass through the cost of the token. This will allow startups to charge a percentage of markup on […]
Geopolitical drama is reportedly delaying SoftBank-backed PayPay IPO
PayPay, Japan’s leading mobile payment app, has reportedly postponed its IPO in the United States due to market instability and the recent conflict in the Middle East. The company was scheduled to announce its IPO price range on Monday, March 2nd. PayPay was aiming for a valuation of at least 1.5 trillion yen ($10 billion), […]
No one has a good plan for how AI companies should work with governments.
As Sam Altman discovered Saturday night, these are tough times to work in the U.S. government. Around 7 p.m., OpenAI’s CEO announced that he would be holding public inquiries regarding X as a way to shed light on his company’s decision to take over the Department of Defense contract that Anthropic had just pulled out […]
New app alerts you if someone nearby is wearing smart glasses
One of the main problems with “high-end surveillance” devices such as smart glasses that have built-in video recording cameras is that they are often indistinguishable from regular glasses and can be recorded without your knowledge. But now there are apps that can detect and alert you when someone nearby is wearing smart glasses or potentially […]
Users are ditching ChatGPT for Claude — here’s how to make the switch
Following a series of controversies surrounding ChatGPT and its parent company OpenAI, many users are switching to Claude. The tipping point came after Anthropic, the company behind Claude, refused to allow the Pentagon to use its AI model for domestic mass surveillance or fully autonomous weapons. In response, President Trump ordered all federal agencies to […]
Tech workers urge Pentagon and Congress to rescind ‘humanity’ label as supply chain risk
Hundreds of tech workers have signed an open letter calling on the Department of Defense to rescind the designation of humanity as a “supply chain risk.” The letter also asks Congress to intervene and “consider whether the exercise of these special powers against U.S. technology companies is appropriate.” The letter includes signatories from major technology […]
