A group of writers, including Theranos whistleblower and “Bad Blood” author John Carreyrou, is filing a lawsuit against Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, Meta, xAI, and Perplexity. They accuse these companies of training their artificial intelligence models on pirated copies of their…
Zoox, a company owned by Amazon, issued a voluntary software recall on Tuesday. The recall addresses concerns that its autonomous driving system could cause vehicles to cross over the center lane line near intersections or block crosswalks. Documents filed with…
Nick Donahue grew up immersed in the world of home construction. His father built houses for major developers, and his mother sold to large builders along the East Coast. This background made him keenly aware of a persistent problem: designing…
Cybercriminals stole a record $2.7 billion in cryptocurrency during 2025, according to blockchain-monitoring firms. The year saw dozens of heists targeting cryptocurrency exchanges and decentralized finance projects. The largest hack by far was the breach at the Dubai-based crypto exchange…
Former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is not sitting on the sidelines of the generative AI revolution. After spending six years running Sunshine, a photo-sharing and contact-management startup with limited success, the storied tech leader has shuttered that company to launch…
In June, U.S. insurance giant Aflac disclosed a data breach where hackers stole customers’ personal information, including Social Security numbers and health information, without initially saying how many victims were affected. On Tuesday, the company confirmed it has begun notifying…
Amazon is expanding its AI-powered digital assistant, Alexa+, with new capabilities. The company announced on Thursday that it is adding four new integrations to the service. Starting in 2026, the assistant will work with Angi, Expedia, Square, and Yelp. These…
Marissa Mayer, the former CEO of Yahoo, is not sitting on the sidelines of the generative AI revolution. After spending six years running Sunshine, a photo-sharing and contact-management startup with limited success, the storied tech leader has closed that company…
Nick Donahue grew up immersed in the world of home construction. His father built houses for major developers, and his mother sold to large builders across the East Coast. This background made him keenly aware of a persistent problem: designing…
Across Uzbekistan, a network of approximately one hundred high-resolution roadside cameras continuously scans vehicle license plates and their occupants. These cameras process thousands of vehicles each day, searching for traffic violations such as running red lights, drivers not wearing seatbelts,…
