SpaceX Says Alphabet Will Pay $920 Million A Month For AI Computing Capacity
Elon Musk’s SpaceX said Google parent Alphabet has agreed to pay $920 million a month for computing capacity under a cloud services deal running from October 2026 through June 2029.
Brave Launches Paid Origin Browser Without Crypto AI And Rewards Features
Brave Software has released Brave Origin, a paid version of its browser designed for users who want a cleaner and more privacy-focused browsing experience without extra features such as cryptocurrency tools, AI, rewards, and promotional services.
Meta Launches AI Creator Assistant For Facebook Creators
Meta is bringing a new AI creator assistant to Facebook to help creators understand their performance, plan better content, and grow their audience more easily.
Apple Brings App Store Age Verification To Texas Users
Apple will start age verification in the App Store for users in Texas on Thursday, June 4.
Google Brings Digital ID Passes To Five EU Countries
Google Wallet will soon let users in five EU countries create digital ID passes by scanning their passports for online age verification.
Chinese Cybercrime Group Expands Attacks Across Europe With New Malware
A Chinese-speaking cybercrime group has expanded its operations into Europe, using newly discovered malware and the Atlas backdoor in a wave of financially motivated attacks.
U.S. Treasury Sanctions Iran’s Largest Crypto Exchange Nobitex Over Terror Financing Claims
The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has announced sanctions against Nobitex, Iran’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, accusing the platform of helping process payments linked to terrorist activities, sanctions evasion, and transactions connected to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Meta AI Chatbot Exploit Reportedly Continued After Company Said It Was Fixed
A widespread Instagram hacking campaign that used Meta’s AI support chatbot to take over accounts appears to have continued even after the company said the issue had been fixed.
FIFA World Cup 2026 Scams To Watch Out For And How To Stay Safe
Planning for FIFA World Cup 2026? Learn how to spot fake tickets, betting scams, phishing attacks, travel fraud, and other common scams targeting football fans.
Acer Works On Fixes For Critical Wave 7 Router Zero Day Flaws
Acer has confirmed that it is working on fixes for two maximum-severity zero-day vulnerabilities affecting its Wave 7 mesh routers.
Europol Takes Down Major Illegal IPTV Networks In Global Crackdown
Europol has taken part in a major international crackdown on criminal networks making millions from illegal access to premium sports broadcasts, films, and TV channels.
Google Gives Publishers More Control Over AI Search Content
Online publishers are getting more control over how their websites appear in Google’s AI-powered search features after a new ruling from the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority.
VS Code Zero-Day Exploit Lets Attackers Steal GitHub Tokens Through Malicious Links
A security researcher has released proof-of-concept exploit code for an unpatched Visual Studio Code zero-day vulnerability that could allow attackers to steal GitHub authentication tokens by tricking users into clicking a malicious link.
Microsoft Says AI-Redesigned Quantum Chip Could Power Useful Machines By 2029
Microsoft has unveiled a new quantum computing chip redesigned with the help of AI, saying it now believes it can build commercially useful quantum machines by 2029.
ChatGPT Hits 1 Billion Monthly App Users Worldwide
OpenAI’s ChatGPT has crossed 1 billion global monthly active app users, making it the fastest app ever to reach the milestone, according to estimates from market intelligence firm Sensor Tower.
WeedHack Malware Campaign Infects Over 116,000 Minecraft Players
A large malware campaign known as WeedHack is targeting Minecraft players through fake mods, clients, cheats, and utilities, infecting more than 116,000 systems since January.
Hackers Exploit Critical Kirki WordPress Plugin Flaw To Take Over Admin Accounts
Hackers are actively exploiting a critical privilege escalation flaw in the Kirki plugin for WordPress that can let attackers take over any user account, including administrator accounts.
OpenAI Updates GPT-5.5 Instant And Retires Older ChatGPT Models
OpenAI says it is rolling out a new update for GPT-5.5 Instant, improving the model’s response quality while also preparing to retire several older models, including o3.
Google Brings AI Fake Call Detection To Android Phones
Google announced on Tuesday that Android is rolling out a new fake call detection feature designed to protect users from AI deepfake impersonation scams.
Dashlane Says Hackers Stole Encrypted Password Vaults After 2FA Attack
Dashlane says hackers stole at least a dozen encrypted password vaults belonging to customers during a cyberattack over the weekend, after attackers managed to break through the company’s two-factor authentication protections.
