RIP To the Macintosh HD Hard Drive Icon, 2000-2025
Apple’s iconic Macintosh HD hard drive icon, introduced in a 2000 Mac OS X beta, is being replaced with an icon that resembles a solid-state drive (SSD) in the latest…
NASA Satellites That Scientists and Farmers Rely On May Be Destroyed On Purpose
A recent report indicates that the Trump administration is considering plans to deliberately shut down NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory satellite missions, which provide essential data on climate change and agriculture.…
Meta Eavesdropped On Period-Tracker App’s Users, Jury Rules
A San Francisco jury ruled that Meta violated the California Invasion of Privacy Act by collecting sensitive data from users of the Flo period-tracking app without consent. The case involved…
Lyft Will Use Chinese Driverless Cars In Britain and Germany
Summary Lyft has made a bold move by partnering with Baidu, a prominent Chinese software company, to introduce self-driving cars in Britain and Germany. These vehicles, assembled by Jiangling Motors,…
Nvidia Rejects US Demand For Backdoors in AI Chips
Nvidia has openly rejected the US government’s demand for backdoors in its AI chips. The chief security officer highlighted that their GPUs are designed without such features, amid pressures from…
Trump, Apple To Announce New $100 Billion Commitment To Manufacturing in US
Summary President Trump and Apple are set to announce a massive $100 billion commitment to bolster manufacturing in the United States. This investment would raise Apple’s total commitment to U.S.…
OpenAI Offers ChatGPT To US Federal Agencies for $1 a Year
OpenAI announces a unique deal for US federal agencies to access ChatGPT for just $1 annually, as part of the General Services Administration’s AI marketplace. This is the most significant…
Google Suffers Data Breach in Ongoing Salesforce Data Theft Attacks
Summary Google has reported a data breach involving one of its Salesforce CRM instances, amid a series of high-profile attacks targeting customer data. This breach is linked to a group…
Universal Pictures To Big Tech: We’ll Sue If You Steal Our Movies For AI
Universal Pictures is making waves by reinforcing its copyright with a stern warning to tech companies using its films for AI training. Starting from June, the studio began including a…
Tornado Cash Co-Founder Storm Guilty in Crypto Mixing Case
Summary A Manhattan jury found Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm guilty of operating an unlicensed money-transfer business. This conviction follows allegations that Storm aided criminals in laundering over $1 billion…