UK's National Crime Agency says it's arrested a man in connection with a cyberattack that has caused days of disruption at Heathrow and other European airports — A person has been arrested in connection with a cyber-attack which has caused days of disruption at several European airports including Heathrow.
Spotify reinstates integration with third-party DJ software for Premium subscribers in 51 markets, including the US, after pulling support in 2020 — Budding mixmasters can create sets from pre-existing playlists. — Spotify just announced integration with popular DJ software platforms like rekordbox, Serato and djay.
Michael Moritz says Trump's “H-1B caper will backfire” and shows the “fragile grasp” Trump and his acolytes have of what makes the US tech sector so successful — The move shows how slender a grasp the president has of what makes the American economy so successful
London-based Fnality, which lets banks transact in a digital cash asset backed with funds at the Bank of England, raised $136M led by BoA, Citigroup, and others — Fnality International Ltd., a UK-based blockchain-payments company, has raised $136 million in a funding round led …
Auterion, which provides autopilot and swarming software for military drones, raised $130M led by Bessemer at a $600M+ valuation, says it has ~$100M in revenue — Auterion, a startup that provides software to military drones, has raised $130 million to expand its operations abroad …
A look at the Nvidia-OpenAI deal, where Nvidia will invest in $10B tranches; sources say OpenAI informed Microsoft about the deal a day before it was signed — ABILENE, Texas - Sam Altman had a deadline. OpenAI's CEO was headed to Texas to unveil his company's next big infrastructure push …
Cardless, which lets Coinbase and others launch co-branded credit cards, raised $60M and projects annualized revenue will grow from $15M now to $150M by Q2 2026 — Cardless, a co-brand credit-card startup, raised $60 million in fresh venture funds to add features and build programs with name-brand clients …
The GSA adds Meta's Llama to its list of approved AI tools for US federal agencies, after previously approving Microsoft, Google, Anthropic, and Open AI's tools — U.S. government agencies will be able to use Meta Platforms' (META.O) artificial intelligence system Llama …
Low prices, available land, and cooler weather are driving the data center boom in the Nordics, which have 1.5 GW of capacity live and 7.5 GW in the pipeline — Nordic power companies stand to win big from Europe's data-center boom, as cool weather and lower power prices entice more mega-projects northward.
A review of Tim Berners-Lee's new book This is for Everyone, while his startup Inrupt, which aims to commercialize the Solid web protocol, struggles to scale — The World Wide Web inventor criticises the ‘rage bait’ of algorithms and social media — and advocates tighter user control of personal data
Ultralytics, which develops the YOLO series of open-source computer vision models and sells commercial licenses, raised a $30M Series A led by Elephant VC — Ultralytics Inc., a developer of computer vision models, today announced that it has raised $30 million in funding.
An inside look at Léon Thévenin, the only undersea internet cable repair ship permanently stationed in Africa, operated by the French telecom company Orange — Undersea internet cables are critical in today's hyperconnected world. The crew of the Léon Thévenin maintains one stretch of this global network.
As carriers deploy protections against fraudulent texts, scammers are using “SMS blasters” that impersonate base stations to send fake messages to nearby phones — Scammers are now using “SMS blasters” to send out up to 100,000 texts per hour to phones that are tricked into thinking the devices are cell towers.
Meta faces a backlash after using Instagram photos of teenage schoolgirls, posted by their parents with visible faces and names, to promote Threads to a man — Exclusive: Instagram pictures of girls as young as 13 were posted to promote Threads site ‘as bait’, campaigner says
Huawei says DeepSeek-R1-Safe, which was trained on 1,000 of its Ascend AI chips, is “nearly 100% successful” in preventing politically sensitive topics — - Model better prevent discussion of politically sensitive topics — Model trained using 1,000 of Huawei's own Ascend AI chips
Sherry Qin / Wall Street Journal : Chinese video game giant NetEase reports Q4 revenue up 3% YoY to ~$4B and net profit down 29% to ~$903...
