Man Sentenced For Stealing Over 712 Bitcoin Subject To Forfeiture
An Ohio man was sentenced today to four years and three months in prison for stealing over 712 bitcoin that were the proceeds of the darknet bitcoin mixer Helix and subject to forfeiture in a then-pending criminal case.
SpaceX’s Starship Launch Comes Under US FAA Scanner
SpaceX‘s giant Starship rocket, which exploded after launch, has now come under the US Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) scanner for reportedly spreading plumes of potentially hazardous debris endangering human lives as well as habitats of animals. On April 20, the first flight test of SpaceX’s...
Google Blocks Malware That Steals Key Data From Chrome Users
In an effort to protect users from cyberattacks, Google has blocked the notorious CryptBot malware, which the company claims have stolen data from hundreds of thousands of Chrome browser users in the past year.
LG Electronics Q1 Profit Down 23% On Slow Demand
LG Electronics on Thursday said its operating profit for the January-March period declined 23 percent from a year earlier amid the ongoing macroeconomic woes that dampened consumer demand.
Samsung Logs Worst Quarter In 14 Years Amid Memory Chip Glut
Samsung Electronics on Thursday reported its worst quarterly profit in 14 years, as global economic woes dented demand for consumer electronics and a chip glut battered its core business.
GitHub Announces Kyle Daigle As Chief Operating Officer
Microsoft-owned open-source software platform GitHub on Thursday announced Kyle Daigle as Chief Operating Officer (COO), the company's first since 2021.
Microsoft Rolls Out Phone Link For iOS On Windows 11 With iMessage Support
Microsoft has rolled out the Phone Link feature for iOS to all Windows 11 users with iMessage support in 39 languages across 85 markets globally.
Elon Musk May Testify Under Oath About His Autopilot Tweets
Tesla and Twitter CEO Elon Musk is likely to testify in a lawsuit in the US that blamed Autopilot for a fatal crash in 2018.
Time Spent On Instagram Up 24% Thanks To AI-Driven Reels: Zuckerberg
Since Meta launched TikTok-rival short-video app Reels, AI recommendations have driven a more than 24 percent increase in time spent on Instagram, the company CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said.
EU Warns Twitter Over Spreading Disinformation, Favouring Kremlin Agenda
The European Union (EU) has warned Elon Musk-run Twitter over spreading disinformation and encouraging the Kremlin agenda.
Meta Logs Decent Growth As AR-VR Vertical Loses $4 Billion In Q1
Meta has posted revenue of $28.65 billion, an increase of 3 percent year-over-year and beating Wall Street expectations in its March quarter, as the company still vouches for Metaverse.
Amazon Shuts Down Health-Focused Halo Division, Lays Off Employees
Amazon has shuttered its health-focused Halo division and discontinued Halo Band, Halo View, and Halo Rise devices which are no longer available on its website. The company has also laid off employees from the Halo team.
Cyber Police Detain Ukrainian For Selling Personal Data of 300 Million Citizens To Russian Buyers
A 36-year-old resident of Netishyn has been detained after the Cyber Police Department, in collaboration with the Svyatoshyn district prosecutor's office, uncovered a major data breach that could have affected more than 300 million people from Ukraine and EU countries.
Google Meet Finally Supports 1080p Video Calls
Google Meet finally supports 1080p video calls — but only for paying subscribers.
Multiple Vulnerabilities Patched In Shield Security
Missing Authorization and Cross-Site Scripting vulnerabilities patched in Shield Security, a security plugin with over 50,000 installations.
UK Blocks Microsoft’s $68.7 Billion Activision Acquisition, Tech Giant To Appeal
In a significant move, the UK market regulator on Wednesday announced it was blocking Microsoft's proposed $68.7 billion acquisition of gaming giant Activision Blizzard, the developer behind the hugely-popular Call of Duty (CoD) franchise.
Former Arkansas State Senator Sentenced For Role In Bribery Scheme
A former Arkansas state senator was sentenced yesterday to four years and two months in prison in the Western District of Missouri for accepting multiple bribes in connection with a multi-district investigation spanning the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas and the Western District of...
Three Nevada Men Convicted In Multimillion Dollar Prize Notice Scheme
A federal jury convicted three Nevada men yesterday for perpetrating a prize-notification scheme that stole more than $6 million from victims. The notices led victims to believe that they could claim a large cash prize if they paid a fee of $20 to $30. This...
Nasa Successfully Extracts Oxygen From Lunar Soil Simulant
Scientists at NASA have successfully extracted oxygen from simulated lunar soil, even as the space agency works toward sending astronauts to the Moon through Artemis missions.
OpenAI To Let Users Turn Off Chat History In ChatGPT
Microsoft-owned OpenAI has announced a new update that allows users to turn off their chat history in its AI chatbot ChatGPT.
