FCC passed an anti-robocall proposal requiring telecoms, including VoIP providers, to verify user identities before activating service, raising privacy fears
The era of the anonymous phone number could be ending. On April 30, the Federal Communications Commission unanimously approved …
Google seems to require Google Play Services for passing next-gen reCAPTCHA on Android, denying de-Googled Android phones and creating surveillance issues
Google has tied its next-generation reCAPTCHA system to Google Play Services on Android, meaning anyone running a de-Googled phone …
Sources: Apple is working on a “slight redesign” for macOS 27 to address Liquid Glass issues, plans a feature to automatically group Safari tabs in “27” OSes
Also: The latest on iOS 27 and the truth about the Vision Pro. — Apple is planning design changes …
LayerZero apologizes for Kelp DAO exploit response, says single-verifier setup was deficient; Dune: in April, ~47% of LayerZero OApps had the same default setup
Quick Take — LayerZero published a blog post Friday apologizing for poor communication in the three weeks since the $292 million Kelp DAO exploit.
GM agrees to pay $12.75M to resolve a California investigation into claims that it illegally sold the location and driving data of OnStar subscribers to brokers
GM (GM.N) has agreed to pay $12.75 million to resolve a California investigation into allegations that the Detroit automaker illegally sold …
Inside Consensus Conference, one of the biggest crypto conferences, which had a decidedly corporate sheen in 2026 amid Wall Street's embrace of digital assets
In Miami Beach, one of the biggest crypto conferences had a decidedly corporate sheen this year
NYC-based Reserv, which provides software and AI-powered claims processing tech for property and casualty insurers, raised a $125M Series C led by KKR
Reserv, an AI-native third-party administrator (TPA) and claims technology provider for the property and casualty (P&C) insurance sector, has closed a $125m Series C funding round.
Anthropic details how it improved Claude's safety training after finding agentic misalignment in older models, such as Opus 4 blackmailing engineers
MoonPay acquires DFlow, a platform that facilitates trading on the Solana blockchain, sources say for $100M in stock; DFlow had raised $7.5M across two rounds
The crypto payment and infrastructure firm MoonPay has acquired DFlow, a platform that facilitates trading on the Solana blockchain.
Sources: Digital Asset, which builds Canton Network, a public blockchain with privacy features, is raising a ~$300M round led by a16z crypto at a ~$2B valuation
Digital Asset Holdings LLC, the company behind a blockchain used among several big banks and trading firms …
Most of the tech on display at this year's Border Security Expo was autonomous and AI-equipped, driven by the Trump administration's focus on US border security
Rapid gains in artificial-intelligence technology bring new competitors into the business of securing the border
Sydney-based AI data center operator IREN agrees to acquire Mirantis, which offers Kubernetes management and cloud infrastructure software, for $625M in stock
The $625 million deal adds Kubernetes and enterprise ops to help turn deployed GPUs into usable, revenue-generating AI infrastructure.
Experian says 40% of the 5,000 data breaches it serviced in 2025 were AI-powered, and predicts agentic AI will be the leading cause of data breaches in 2026
A few months ago, I received a congratulations letter on my upcoming enrollment at the Ultimate Medical Academy in Tampa, Florida.
An analysis of US DOL data: the IT sector's unemployment rate rose from 3.6% in March to 3.8% in April, as the sector shed 13,000 jobs amid AI uncertainty
The job market for information-technology workers remains murky as tech companies shed personnel — The unemployment rate …
Paris-based Lithosquare, which uses AI to speed up discovery of critical mineral and metal deposits, raised a $25M seed led by World Fund and Kindred Capital
Lithosquare, a Paris-based startup that deploys Geology AI and geologist-led intelligence to amplify and accelerate the discovery …
Executives at Palantir, whose stock is up ~16x since its AI platform's 2023 debut, often decry other AI as slop, as competition from frontier AI labs stiffens
Investors and some employees see a real threat of the company ceding business to AI models — Palantir Technologies owes …
Microsoft and G42's $1B geothermal-powered data center in Kenya stalls after the government couldn't provide annual payment guarantees that Microsoft requested
A major Microsoft Corp. data center site in East Africa has been delayed by disagreements with the Kenyan government …
NetBlocks: Iran's 70+ day internet blackout is “the longest recorded national internet shutdown in a connected society”, as businesses warn of layoffs, closures
Iran's record internet blackout is taking a heavy toll on private businesses, with owners and industry officials warning …
How SpaceMob, an online community of ~50,000, has fueled a meme-stock-like rally in satellite networking company AST, which is up ~6,000% over a 22-month period
Championed by a guru known simply as the Kook, the satellite company AST has become one of the world's most expensive stocks.
A profile of Anduril CEO Brian Schimpf, a Palantir alum and self-identified Democrat, as Anduril's defense tech shakes up the US military-industrial complex
“The question isn't whether we can build the next Lockheed Martin, it's whether we can avoid becoming the thing we're trying to replace …
Sales of PC motherboards are expected to fall 25%+ YoY in 2026, as PC users delay their upgrades amid AI-driven price surges for memory, storage, and processors
Anthropic, OpenAI, and other AI firms met with Hindu, Sikh, and Greek Orthodox leaders to draft principles on how to infuse models with ethics and morality
As concerns mount over artificial intelligence and its rapid integration into society, tech companies are increasingly turning …
A look at Janitor AI, a romantic fantasy roleplay chatbot site run by three men that claims 2.5M DAUs and 15M total users, with 70% to 80% identifying as women
Despite its name, Janitor AI isn't selling productivity agents or enterprise copilots; it's serving up interactive erotic content …