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Coinbase, one of the leading cryptocurrency exchanges in the world, has confirmed a serious security breach in which sensitive customer data was compromised — including personal identification documents and financial details. In a regulatory filing made this week, Coinbase disclosed that a hacker contacted the company and claimed to have accessed customer data. The attacker reportedly demanded a $20 million ransom in exchange for not leaking the information. According to Coinbase, it has no intention of paying the ransom. The breach was traced back to individuals working in external support roles outside the United States. These contractors or employees had…

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence venture, xAI, has failed to deliver on its pledge to release a finalized safety framework for its AI systems, drawing criticism from industry watchdogs like The Midas Project. Despite Musk’s vocal concerns about the potential risks of AI, xAI has not built a strong reputation for upholding safety standards. Earlier reports revealed that its chatbot, Grok, exhibited problematic behavior — including responding to inappropriate prompts, such as undressing photos of women, and frequently using offensive language, a sharp contrast to more restrained AI assistants like ChatGPT or Gemini. Back in February, during the AI Seoul Summit…

Epic Games and Spotify are among the first companies to explore the opportunities presented by Apple’s newly revised App Store policies. Both tech giants recently submitted updated versions of their apps for review—something that wouldn’t have been possible under Apple’s previous guidelines. For Epic Games, this move marks an attempt to bring Fortnite back to Apple’s App Store for the first time since 2020. The game was removed after Epic implemented its own payment system, bypassing Apple’s in-app purchase rules and triggering a high-profile legal battle over antitrust violations. Spotify’s latest app update is focused on improving how users access…

SoundCloud has updated its terms of service to include language allowing the use of user-uploaded audio for artificial intelligence-related purposes, sparking concern among some artists and content creators. The update, made on February 7, outlines that any audio shared on the platform may be utilized to “inform, train, develop or serve as input” for machine learning and AI technologies used as part of SoundCloud’s services. This means user-generated content could play a role in powering tools such as personalized recommendations or content moderation systems. The new clause doesn’t apply to all content equally. Material covered by separate agreements with third-party…

In a major cybersecurity incident, SK Telecom, one of South Korea’s largest telecom providers, experienced a significant data breach in April that exposed the personal information of around 23 million users—nearly half the country’s population. The breach, which is still under investigation, has sparked national concern and could potentially lead to a mass customer exodus. During a recent hearing in Seoul, CEO Ryu Young-sang revealed that around 250,000 customers have already left the network. If the company waives early termination fees, that number could surge to 2.5 million, resulting in potential losses of up to $5 billion over the next…

Amazon has introduced a new addition to its lineup of artificial intelligence models — Nova Premier, which the company touts as its most powerful AI model yet. This latest release is now accessible through Amazon Bedrock, the tech giant’s platform for building and deploying AI tools. Nova Premier is designed to handle text, image, and video inputs (though not audio) and is aimed at tackling highly complex tasks. Amazon says it’s especially effective at tasks that require a strong understanding of context, the ability to plan in multiple steps, and precise coordination across different tools and datasets. The Nova model…

Doug Suttles, the original founder of Speedtest.net and former CEO of Ookla, is back with a fresh take on how we monitor internet performance. While Speedtest revolutionized the way we check download and upload speeds, Suttles believes that internet quality goes far beyond just raw speed. That belief led to the creation of his new venture — an app called Orb. Launched in collaboration with fellow former Ookla executive Jamie Steven, Orb provides a more well-rounded analysis of your internet connection. The app evaluates speed, of course, but also digs into crucial factors like latency, jitter, and packet loss. These…

An Indian court has issued an order to block access to the secure email service Proton Mail across the country, citing concerns related to the misuse of the platform. On Tuesday, the Karnataka High Court instructed the Indian government to take steps to restrict Proton Mail under the Information Technology Act of 2008. The directive follows a legal complaint filed by M Moser Design Associates, a design consultancy based in New Delhi. The company alleged that its staff received disturbing and obscene messages sent via Proton Mail. During a court session that was livestreamed on YouTube, Justice M. Nagaprasanna expressed…

Managing time can be a major challenge, especially for individuals with ADHD. A newly launched app called Lately is here to help — and it’s doing so with a creative, gamified twist. Available now on the App Store, Lately helps users stay punctual by sending timely departure reminders. Users receive alerts 30 minutes, 10 minutes, and 5 minutes before they need to leave, while Live Activities on iPhone and Apple Watch display a live countdown, keeping users focused on their schedule. How Lately Works What sets Lately apart is its reward system. Users earn points based on their punctuality across…

Google’s introduction of AI-generated summaries in search results, known as AI Overviews, has seen significant growth since its initial rollout two years ago. The feature, which collects information from across the internet to answer user questions directly in search results, is now being used by over 1.5 billion people each month across more than 100 countries. When users search for topics like “What is generative AI?”, AI Overviews generates a concise summary that appears at the top of the results page. Although some publishers have expressed concerns about reduced website traffic, Google views AI Overviews and similar features as promising…