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Hackers target France’s blood bank freezers, reprogram storage to 110°C
They reprogrammed cold storage units, typically kept at a freezing −30°C to safely preserve blood products, by pushing temperature settings up to 110°C (230°F)
Apple iOS 27.3: Everything you need to know about Siri AI, Apple Watch and Audio Intelligence
With this update, Siri AI is poised to do more complex tasks across a range of apps, including Calendar, Mail, Notes, and Photos
Spoiled by design: How supermarkets became targets of cyberattacks
Outlets of Carrefour, Spar and Delhaize were hit, and even a few restaurants run by furniture maker Ikea
IndiaAI Mission releases indigenous foundation models EKA-1, Dhīr 2B and Dhīr 5B
These three indigenous models are a key milestone under the IndiaAI Mission, showcasing India's progress in creating homegrown AI technology
OpenAI employees warned about operational security lapses for years, sources say
Some workers argued that OpenAI’s controls were so lax that outsiders, including foreign governments, could obtain sensitive information about the AI lab’s technology with…
Canva to cut about 22% of staff as growth slowdown triggers restructuring
Canva is combining its product, growth and platform teams into a single product organisation
Google will cut off search access for students at schools that reject AI
Students using Google software in schools will not be allowed to use Google search unless their school system also provides them access to AI
Binance reveals hackers used fake job interviews, malicious code in $6 billion heist
Around $2.85 billion of the stolen $6.34 billion has been frozen, Binance said, meaning that the attackers could not use it or convert it to another currency
Graduates are managing AI - but are they learning much else?
Graduates are spending more time managing AI, but are they missing out on other work experience?
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Binance says fake job interviews used as part of $6.3bn crypto hack
An engineer was contacted through a legitimate job-hunting platform and invited to bogus job interviews with fake company representatives, Binance says.
UK meat industry hit by cyber-attack which targeted European supermarket freezers
Supermarkets in countries including Ireland, Sweden and Belgium reported fridges being hiked in temperature on Monday.
How did Binance recover quickly from the biggest crypto hack in history | Explained
The largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world was hit by an approximately $6.3 billion hack, the biggest in history, yet customers got their crypto back in about 3-4 days
HP launches OmniBook 5 and ProBook 4 G2iS in India
The AI-ready laptops are targeted at students and mobile professionals in India
Apple unsure when it will get more foldable iPhones ahead of Christmas
The tech giant reports strong sales but admits "constraints" are affecting supplies of the iPhone Duo.
As New Delhi’s air turns toxic again, people complain of unaffordable air purification products
Despite observations from the Delhi High Court and recommendations from a Parliamentary Standing Committee to reduce the 18% GST on purifiers and HEPA filters to 5%, the GST…
North Korea denies being behind record $6.3bn Binance hack
US government agencies and cyber analysts have blamed Pyongyang for the record-breaking heist.
Apple posts stronger-than-expected Q4 revenue in first earnings report for new CEO John Ternus
Apple Inc. has posted stronger-than-expected revenue in the fiscal fourth quarter, giving new CEO John Ternus a positive start to his tenure that began in September
Anthropic says revenue surged 1100% ahead of IPO
The filing also showed Anthropic has committed to spend about $895 billion, mostly on computing power, much of it over the next five years
Google rolls out personal intelligence with experimental AI app Dreambeans in India
The application, which was built by Google Labs, creates a personalised daily collection of stories
As Binance reopens withdrawals, North Korea denies hacking exchange
The FBI said at the weekend that North Korea was responsible for the theft of more than $6 billion in virtual assets from Binance
Fridge cyberattack hits supermarkets across Europe
Supermarkets in Belgium, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal and Sweden reported refrigeration problems
How AI training models could compromise privacy
Credible studies have shown that querying an AI model with ‘anonymised’ data to extract personal details that it had memorised during training can be used to identify individuals…
If hackers can take control of a supermarket freezer, how vulnerable is other tech?
Dozens of shops across European countries have been hit by a cyber-attack affecting their fridges.
Corning opens new optical connectivity facility in Pune, commences operations
To capitalise on rapid market shifts, Corning is focusing on major technological trends which include AI data infrastructure
Oppo Find X10 Pro Max Review | One of this season’s best Android flagships
The triple-200MP cameras are its biggest strength, while the Dimensity 9600 Pro and ColorOS 17 make it a complete package
New technique uses light to spot deepfakes in seconds
In tests, the system was able to identify manipulated videos with an accuracy of 99.86% and real videos with an accuracy of 95.72% — while processing 15 videos at a time
Apple's new CEO John Ternus to face first earnings test as memory costs surge
Apple has been trying to position its AI offerings differently than rivals such as Meta Platforms’ Muse agent
Binance users withdraw $3.6bn after largest-ever crypto hack
The exchange froze transactions following the incident which has been linked to a North Korean group.
Binance sees outflows stabilising as exchange returns online after $6.3 billion heist
US President Donald Trump, however, later on Saturday said it remained unclear whether North Korea was involved
Meta builds humanoid robot with Chinese startup: Report
The robot, called Max, is built to assist people with household chores
‘Unavailable in India’: Why are social media posts being blocked amid protests? | Explained
MeitY’s advisory to Meta, shorter takedown deadlines under amended IT Rules, and platforms’ own enforcement policies have brought renewed scrutiny of how online content is…
These firms you've never heard of are feeding fears the AI bubble could burst
The amount of debt held by data centres is measured in the tens of billions of pounds.
Why investors are worried despite Alphabet’s 25% revenue growth and Google Cloud’s revenue more than doubling | Explained
Google’s parent company is investing heavily in artificial intelligence infrastructure as its cloud business expands. But the spending is weighing on cash flow, while AI-powered…
Google’s parent company Alphabet’s shares plunge 12.6%, loses almost $500 billion in market value
Alphabet shares plunged a record 12.64% on Thursday—wiping out $482 billion in market value—and fell another 0.42% in Friday pre-market trading, following quarterly earnings that…
AI giants promise publishers new way to block some scraping
Publishers currently have to implement multiple blocking commands for every bot that crawls the web to collect data
New York restricts AI chatbot interactions with children | Explained
Governor Kathy Hochul signed two laws on October 28 barring AI chatbots from harmful interactions with minors, including simulating romantic relationships and promoting self-harm,…
What we know about Binance’s multi-billion-dollar crypto hack | Explained
While the facts are still emerging, the Binance cyberattack could go down as the largest cryptocurrency hack on record
