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SpaceX launches 2nd mystery mission for US Space Force in 6-day span (photos) Binance CSO unwittingly foreshadowed $6.3B hack tactic months before attack Nebuly raises $21M Series A to measure the ROI of enterprise AI ‘Christmas is all in the preparation!’ Chefs on eight easy things to do now – so you can relax on t… Even Erdoğan backs the release of Turkey’s brightest opposition leader. So why is he still in jail?… Is BMI working? Cop31 latest, the science of great conversation – podcast I wear a feline leotard and ears to see Cats – and meet all the other theatre superfans going crazy… Atlantic Notes: Shamet, Barnes, Saraf, Demin SpaceX launches 2nd mystery mission for US Space Force in 6-day span (photos) Binance CSO unwittingly foreshadowed $6.3B hack tactic months before attack Nebuly raises $21M Series A to measure the ROI of enterprise AI ‘Christmas is all in the preparation!’ Chefs on eight easy things to do now – so you can relax on t… Even Erdoğan backs the release of Turkey’s brightest opposition leader. So why is he still in jail?… Is BMI working? Cop31 latest, the science of great conversation – podcast I wear a feline leotard and ears to see Cats – and meet all the other theatre superfans going crazy… Atlantic Notes: Shamet, Barnes, Saraf, Demin

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Technology · Hardware & Devices

Improve your Apple CarPlay experience by doing these simple things

CarPlay works well from the start, but you can enjoy a better driving experience by changing some options.

Technology · Hardware & Devices

Riot is pulling voice chat from League of Legends 26.20

So close and yet so far...

Technology · Startups

Meta says Muse looks like OpenClaw because it was built that way

We built Muse from scratch, but it is definitely heavily inspired as a product by OpenClaw. Nat Friedman posted that on X on Monday evening. The head of product at Meta Superintel…

Technology · Hardware & Devices

What does anti-aliasing actually do to your PC games?

Anti-aliasing is an important settings for PC games, but not all methods that achieve the goal of smoother edges work the same way.

TECHNOLOGY
Technology · Hardware & Devices

Paramount will need to release way more movies to make this merger work

Now that Paramount has reached a settlement with the 12 states that were suing to block its $110 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), the studio is even closer to bec…

Technology · Startups

Heidi raises $340m and doubles its valuation to $900m

From the day I started Heidi, the ambition was always bigger than writing doctor’s notes. Dr Thomas Kelly said that on Tuesday, as the company he cofounded announced US$340m of ne…

Technology · Software & Apps

A new skyline of data centres is rising from the rolling plains of rural China

Potato farmers rub shoulders with rows of gleaming new data centres as Trump and Xi meet to discuss AI safety.

Technology · Software & Apps

Rare look at the remote engine rooms powering China's AI ambitions

The BBC is in Inner Mongolia where dozen of Chinese data centres are being constructed, as the country aims to lead the world in artificial intelligence.

Technology · Hardware & Devices

Why are some songs grayed out on Apple Music (And how to fix it)

If you've had some songs in your Apple Music app turn gray and become unavailable, there are some things you can try.

TECHNOLOGY
Technology · Startups

Snorkel AI triples valuation to $3.5B as demand for AI training data booms

The seven-year-old startup has raised a $350 million Series E to fuel its data-as-a-service approach.

Technology · Hardware & Devices

DoorDash will pay $131.5 million for missing and miscalculated NYC delivery worker wages

The company blames technical errors and a difference of opinion on how wages should be calculated for pay irregularities.

TECHNOLOGY
Technology · Cybersecurity

Rogue external MFA providers can steal passwords during logins

Security researchers developed an attack that lets hackers with privileged access register a rogue external MFA provider that steals users' passwords during legitimate login attem…

Technology · Startups

Bitdefender built a VPN that hides your AI agent, not you

Security can no longer stop at protecting the person behind the screen. It has to extend to the agent itself acting on their behalf. Ciprian Istrate said that on Tuesday. He runs …

Technology · Software & Apps

Woman's brain worm infection confirmed after eggs grow tails in lab test

There is no single definitive test for these worms, but the tail is fairly convincing.

TECHNOLOGY
Technology · Cybersecurity

Sweden fines Miljödata $183,000 over breach affecting 2.2 million

Sweden's data privacy regulator, IMY, has imposed a $183,000 (SEK 1.8 million) fine on IT systems provider Miljödata for inadequate security measures leading to a breach in August…

Technology · Software & Apps

New Anthropic, OpenAI models make same promise: A little more for a lot less money

The frontier AI model race has entered its comparison shopping phase.

Technology · Startups

Cyera has now raised $1.4bn this year to police AI agents

They need to trust what AI agents can see and do before they can scale them. Yotam Segev said that on Tuesday, about what the Global 2000 keeps telling his company. The Cyera cofo…

TECHNOLOGY
Technology · Hardware & Devices

Rabbit’s new AI agent doesn’t need an R1 to run

Rabbit, the company behind the underwhelming R1 device, is rolling out a standalone AI agent that you don't need its hardware to use, as reported earlier by Wired. The startup say…

Technology · Startups

The AI boom runs on tens of millions of workers nobody has figured out how to pay, Papaya Global wants to fix that.

Ask an AI lab where its workforce is and you get a map, not an address. Researchers in London and Zurich. Engineers in Tel Aviv and Bangalore. Robotics technicians at sites that d…

Technology · Software & Apps

Cities across US oppose Trump FCC plan to preempt local broadband rules

Cities defend permit requirements, say ISPs aren't building networks fast enough.

TECHNOLOGY
Technology · Cybersecurity

Chinese hackers exploit WordPress, Zyxel flaws to steal govt data

A Chinese-speaking threat actor has been exploiting vulnerabilities in ZyXEL GS1900 Smart Managed Switches and WordPress to steal sensitive data from 996 devices and more than 18,…

Technology · Hardware & Devices

Discord rolls out its revised age verification policy

It will offer several privacy-focused options for users who aren't automatically confirmed as adults.

Technology · Startups

Meta’s AI chief wants Muse to make you $1,000

Alexandr Wang has set Meta’s new AI agent a simple target. Meta’s chief AI officer asked on X whether Muse could “make you $1000”, launching a hashtag challenge a few days after M…

TECHNOLOGY
Technology · Hardware & Devices

Saudi Arabia’s new Exobot EVs make the Cybertruck look normal

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is mostly known for its global dominance over petroleum production and oil reserves - not necessarily cars and auto manufacturing, and certainly not el…