Two brothers, fired from contractor Opexus, allegedly used lingering network access to delete nearly 100 government databases. Prosecutors say they used an AI tool to help cover their tracks. Both had prior federal hacking convictions.
Google is running an experiment where it replaces publisher headlines in Discover with AI-generated four-word titles. The results have been a mess, ranging from factually wrong to completely nonsensical. This follows a pattern of Google using AI to keep users in its own ecosystem, rather than sendin
Anthropic has signed a massive $200 million agreement with cloud data giant Snowflake. The deal will integrate Claude AI directly into Snowflake’s platform for its global customer base, marking a major push into enterprise agentic AI.
Amazon is the US Postal Service’s biggest customer, generating over $6 billion in annual revenue. Their current partnership negotiations, ongoing since February, have yet to reach a new agreement.
Revolut Business is preparing to launch the Titan, a new “ultra-premium” commercial card. It’s designed to combine travel benefits with expense management, targeting companies whose employees are frequent flyers. The card is powered by Visa and has a waitlist open ahead of its early 2026 release.
Canonical has released a dedicated Ubuntu Pro app for the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), and it’s free for personal use. This brings up to 15 years of critical CVE security updates for all packages in your Ubuntu WSL instance, directly from the Microsoft Store.
Power equipment manufacturer ABB is investing in UK-based OctaiPipe, an AI startup focused on optimizing data center cooling. The partnership aims to help operators cut energy use and meet sustainability demands as electricity consumption for data processing soars.
A new analysis of urgent care’s rise reveals a paradox: it’s often more expensive than a primary care visit, yet it’s capturing huge market share. The secret? It competes on access and convenience, not just price, especially for younger patients.
The UK has issued its largest fine yet under new online safety laws, hitting a porn operator with a £1 million penalty for inadequate age checks. The company now has 72 hours to implement proper verification or face daily fines.
Phoronix testing reveals massive graphics performance gains for Intel Arc GPUs on Linux over the past year. Both the older A580 and new B580 saw huge uplifts in OpenGL and Vulkan performance thanks to relentless open-source driver development.
