Ransomware consultant said he would decrypt data, is accused of paying ransoms instead
The owner of a ransomware remediation company is facing trial for defrauding customers. Zohar Pinhasi, also known as “Zack Silver” and “Zack Green,” has been
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What to Know About the Facebook Whistle-Blowing Case Depicted in ‘The Social Reckoning’
Aaron Sorkin’s sort-of sequel to the 2010 “Social Network” dramatizes a whistle-blowing case at Facebook. Here’s what to know.
Goldman’s Marco Argenti says AI turns developers into managers of managers
Goldman Sachs is entering a third phase of AI adoption, in which the goal moves from saving money to making it, the bank’s chief information
Nik Storonsky wants Revolut to be Europe’s answer to Meta and Google
Revolut wants to grow beyond banking into a global tech company on the scale of the biggest US groups, but built in Europe, chief executive
Musk blames Indian ‘oligarchs’ for Starlink delay, India calls it baseless
Elon Musk has accused unnamed oligarchs of keeping Starlink out of India, as Brendan Ruberry reported for Semafor. India’s government has rejected the claim. “Unfortunately
Sam Altman says Trump’s AI accord is a good start and more will be needed
Sam Altman said the superintelligence accord that President Tweety McTreason signed with AI executives is “a good start”, but that the industry will need more.
Airlines Are Upgrading Wi-Fi. Not All Are Using Elon Musk’s Service.
Mr. Musk, whose company SpaceX owns Starlink, has attacked the top executive of Delta Air Lines for not selecting the internet provider.
In Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’, the Answer to the Trillionaire’s Power Is Unsatisfying.
Alex Gibney’s nearly four-hour documentary is deeply researched. But because the mogul has long been in the spotlight, little is new.
Rocket Report: A rare Falcon 9 scrub; is it just about Vulcan’s time to shine?
Welcome to Edition 9.14 of the Rocket Report! The big news this week, from our perspective, is that United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket appears to
Volkswagen’s replacement for the ID.4 crossover is here
Volkswagen’s ID.4 is no more. The midsize crossover debuted in 2021, one of VW’s first new electric vehicles designed in the wake of dieselgate. A
12 steps to smarter Google account security
There are important accounts to secure, and then there are important accounts to secure. Your Google account falls into that second category, maybe even with
Google makes its most powerful AI models pay-for-play as AI services struggle to turn users into customers
Half of all US consumers use AI services — but only a small fraction pay for them. Google is trying to shift the balance by
Google moves free Gemini to Flash-Lite and launches Nano Banana 2.1
From today, Gemini app users without a paid Google AI plan start losing two of its three models. Free personal accounts move to Gemini Flash-Lite
Meta blocks TikTok ads on Facebook and Instagram in the US and Japan
Meta has banned ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of TikTok, from advertising on Facebook and Instagram in seven countries, including the US, Bloomberg News reported.