EV Truck Firm Nikola Founder Sentenced To 4 Yrs for Securities Fraud
Trevor Milton, former founder and CEO of electric truck startup Nikola, has been sentenced to four years in prison over securities fraud.
OpenAI To Fend off AI User Harm, Gives Board Veto Power on Risky AI
OpenAI has expanded its internal safety processes to tackle the threat of harmful AI amid increased government scrutiny.
Adobe Ends $20 Billion Figma Acquisition Pursuit
Adobe today announced it has terminated its proposed $20 billion acquisition of Figma, the rising star of cloud-based collaborative design tools.
Global Passenger Battery EV Sales to Reach 10 Million Units in 2023
The global passenger battery electric vehicle (BEV) unit sales increased by 29 percent (year-on-year) in the third quarter this year, a report showed on Monday, adding that annual BEV sales are expected to reach almost 10 million in 2023.
IBM to Acquire 2 Data Integration Platforms from Software AG for $2.3 Billion
IBM announced to acquisition of two data integration assets from Germany-based enterprise software company Software AG for 2.13 billion euros ($2.3 billion).
Xfinity Discloses Data Breach After Citrix Server Hack
Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, doing business as Xfinity, is notifying customers of a “data security incident” it says resulted in the theft of customer information. including usernames, passwords, contact information, and more.
Apple To Let App Developers Bundle Subscription Discounts for Customers
Apple has announced a program called “contingent pricing for subscriptions” that will allow App Store developers to offer discounts for customers with multiple subscriptions.
Google to End ‘Geofence Warrant’ Requests for Users’ Location Data
Google has moved to end a long-running surveillance practice called “geofence warrants”, a practice that allowed law enforcement agencies to use Google’s location data to identify potential criminals.
Social Media, Internet Services Face Disruption Across Pakistan
Internet services faced disruptions almost across the country on Sunday night as a large number of users complained about difficulties in accessing social media sites, Pakistani media reported.
WordPress Hosting Solution Kinsta Targeted by Google Phishing Ads
Kinsta, a prominent provider known for its high-performance solutions, has become the target of a sophisticated phishing campaign utilizing Google Ads.
Blue Origin Readies for Takeoff After 14-Month Grounding
Blue Origin, the space tourism company backed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, is set to break its year-long launch drought tomorrow with the much-anticipated flight of its New Shepard rocket.
NASA Shares ‘Saucy Story of Two Rogue Tomatoes’ Lost in Space for 8 Months
NASA has shared the "saucy story of two rogue tomatoes" that were lost aboard the International Space Station (ISS) by astronaut Frank Rubio 8 months ago, due to lack of gravity.
Musk Assured Bankers They Won’t Lose Money on Loans for Twitter Acquisition: Report
Elon Musk reportedly told bankers after taking $13 billion in loan to fund his Twitter acquisition last year that they would not lose any money on the deal.
Zuckerberg Building $100 Million Top-Secret Property with a Bunker in Hawaii
Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly building a top-secret $100 million mansion in Hawaii that has a huge underground bunker.
Microsoft Launches Robust AI ‘Small Language Model’ for Researchers
Microsoft has released its newest compact “small language model” titled Phi-2 which continues to perform at par or better than certain larger open-source Llama 2 models with less than 13 billion parameters.
WhatsApp to Roll Out Automatic Album Feature for Channels
WhatsApp channels feature has received automatic album creation in the latest Android beta.
Wealthy, White Men Have Exclusive Access to OpenAI’s Tech: Report
Sam Altman-run OpenAI has come under fire for a 'glaring lack of diversity' and its new board now consists of just three white men, triggering debate over OpenAI's mission to "benefit all of humanity".
Geographic Biases Exist in ChatGPT, Reveal Researchers
Researchers have discovered limitations in ChatGPT’s capacity to provide location-specific information about environmental justice issues.
YouTube Adds Song Play Counts, AI Playlist Art Creator in Music App
YouTube has added play counts for every song in its Music app and broadened the availability of the generative AI creator for playlist art.
WhatsApp Tests Manage Emoji Replacement Feature on Windows
WhatsApp is rolling out a new 'manage emoji replacement' feature to some beta testers who installed the latest WhatsApp beta for Windows 2.2350.3.0 update from the Microsoft Store.
