The world’s two richest men are longtime business rivals, but now one of them has the ear of the next president of the United States.
5 charged in “Scattered Spider,” one of the most profitable phishing scams ever
Federal prosecutors have charged five men with running an extensive phishing scheme that allegedly allowed them to compromise hundreds of companies nationwide, gain non-public information, and steal millions of dollars in cryptocurrency. The charges, detailed in court documents unsealed Wednesday, pertain to a crime group security researchers have dubbed Scattered Spider. Members were behind a...
U.S. Plans to Propose Breakup of Google to Fix Search Monopoly
In a landmark antitrust case, the government will ask a judge to force the company to sell its popular Chrome browser, people with knowledge of the matter said.
How Google Spent 15 Years Concealing Its Internal Conversations
Trying to avoid antitrust suits, Google systematically told employees to destroy messages, avoid certain words and copy the lawyers as often as possible.
Nvidia’s Profit Doubles as A.I. Chip Sales Soar
The company, which dominates the market for chips used to build artificial intelligence, expects another big jump in the current quarter.
Gary Wang, a Top FTX Executive, Is Given No Prison Time
Mr. Wang is the last close colleague of the FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried to be sentenced for the fraud that caused the crypto exchange to collapse in 2022.
US Charges Gautam Adani With Fraud Over Bribery Scheme
Gautam Adani and his associates were accused of paying more than $250 million in bribes to obtain lucrative solar energy contracts.
Google stops letting sites like Forbes rule search for “Best CBD Gummies“
“Updating our site reputation abuse policy” is how Google, in almost wondrously opaque fashion, announced yesterday that big changes have come to some big websites, especially those that rely on their domain authority to promote lucrative third-party product recommendations. If you’ve searched for reviews and seen results that make you ask why so many old-fashioned...
A year after ditching waitlist, Starlink says it is “sold out” in parts of US
The Starlink waitlist is back in certain parts of the US, including several large cities on the West Coast and in Texas. The Starlink availability map says the service is sold out in and around Seattle; Spokane, Washington; Portland, Oregon; San Diego; Sacramento, California; and Austin, Texas. Neighboring cities and towns are included in the...
Niantic uses Pokémon Go player data to build AI navigation system
Last week, Niantic announced plans to create an AI model for navigating the physical world using scans collected from players of its mobile games, such as Pokémon Go, and from users of its Scaniverse app, reports 404 Media. All AI models require training data. So far, companies have collected data from websites, YouTube videos, books,...