Samsung Posts Record Q2 Profit as AI Chip Demand Drives Explosive Growth
Samsung Electronics reported record second-quarter earnings on Thursday, with net profit soaring nearly 1,300% year over year as booming demand for artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductors more than offset weaker performance in its mobile business.
South Korea Fines KT $37.4 Million After Data Breach Exposes Thousands of Mobile Users
South Korea's privacy regulator has fined wireless carrier KT Corp. 53.9 billion won (about $37.4 million) after a major data breach exposed the personal information of more than 16,000 mobile users and led to unauthorized financial transactions.
Google Lets Gemini Users Create 10 AI Videos for Free for a Limited Time
Google is giving Gemini users a limited-time opportunity to generate AI videos at no cost.
OpenAI’s ChatGPT Is Nearing 1 Billion Weekly Active Users
OpenAI's ChatGPT is reportedly on the verge of reaching a major milestone, with weekly active users expected to surpass the 1 billion mark in the near future.
Russian Hackers Exploit Outlook Web Access Zero-Day to Deploy New OWAReaper Spy Malware
A newly uncovered cyber-espionage campaign has revealed that the Russian state-sponsored hacking group Laundry Bear, also known as Void Blizzard, is exploiting a critical Microsoft Exchange Outlook Web Access (OWA) vulnerability to deploy a powerful new backdoor called OWAReaper.
Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg Says Billions Will Have Personal AI Agents Within Five Years
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg believes personal AI assistants will become a normal part of everyday life within the next five years, predicting that billions of people will rely on AI agents that understand their goals and work around the clock on their behalf.
25 Most Common WordPress Problems and How to Fix Them
Whether you're running a personal blog, a business website, or an online store, understanding these common issues can save you hours of troubleshooting and prevent unnecessary downtime.
Windows 11 KB5101684 Update Released With 42 Fixes, Voice Isolation, and File Explorer Improvements
Microsoft has started rolling out the optional Windows 11 KB5101684 preview update for versions 24H2 and 25H2, giving users an early look at dozens of fixes and new features that are expected to become part of next month's Patch Tuesday release.
Elon Musk’s X Ends Legal Fight With Global Advertising Group After Settlement
Elon Musk’s X has officially settled its long-running legal dispute with the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA), bringing an end to a high-profile case over advertising practices on the social media platform.
Russia Charges Telegram Founder Pavel Durov With Aiding Terrorism, Issues International Arrest Warrant
Russia has formally charged Telegram founder Pavel Durov with facilitating terrorist activities and issued an international arrest warrant, marking a major escalation in the Kremlin's long-running dispute with the messaging platform.
Apple Briefly Touches $5 Trillion Market Value, Becomes Second Company to Hit Historic Milestone
Apple briefly crossed the $5 trillion market capitalization mark during trading on Tuesday, becoming only the second publicly traded company ever to reach the historic valuation.
Anthropic AI Discovers New Cryptography Attacks on HAWK and Reduced-Round AES
Anthropic has revealed that its experimental AI model, Claude Mythos Preview, independently helped uncover two new cryptographic attacks, including a complete key-recovery attack against the HAWK-256 digital signature scheme and a significantly faster attack on a reduced version of AES-128.
HBO Max Adds TikTok-Style Video Feed and AI Search to Make Finding Shows Easier
HBO Max is introducing two new features designed to help viewers spend less time searching and more time watching.
eBay to Pay $56 Million Over Harassment Plot Targeting Journalists
eBay has agreed to pay $56 million to settle a lawsuit brought by Ina and David Steiner, the husband-and-wife team behind the EcommerceBytes newsletter, bringing an end to a legal battle over a shocking harassment campaign orchestrated by former company employees.
Apple Launches ‘Apple Upgrade’ Leasing Program for iPhone, Mac, iPad, and Apple Watch in the US
Apple has officially announced Apple Upgrade, a new leasing program that gives customers in the United States a more flexible way to get the latest iPhone, Apple Watch, Mac, and iPad.
24,000 Internet-Exposed Servers Found Leaking Password Hashes Through Decades-Old IPMI Flaw
More than 24,000 internet-connected servers have been found exposing authentication password hashes because of a long-standing weakness in the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI), a remote management technology introduced more than two decades ago.
ChatGPT Now Refuses to Copy Famous Authors’ Writing Styles
OpenAI has quietly changed how ChatGPT responds to requests that ask it to write in the exact style of well-known authors.
Critical TeamCity Flaw Allows Remote Code Execution Without Login, JetBrains Warns
JetBrains has patched a critical TeamCity vulnerability that could let attackers execute code remotely without authentication.
T-Mobile Restores Service After Widespread U.S. Network Outage
T-Mobile has restored service after a nationwide outage left thousands of U.S. users without mobile connectivity on Monday.
Hugging Face AI Models Accused of Creating Nude Deepfakes With Simple Prompts
A new report claims several Hugging Face AI models can generate nonconsensual nude deepfakes with minimal safeguards in place.
