Report: North Korea is launching a new cybersecurity research unit called Research Center 227 focused on AI-based hacking and stealing digital assets (Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai/TechCrunch)

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch:
Report: North Korea is launching a new cybersecurity research unit called Research Center 227 focused on AI-based hacking and stealing digital assets  —  The North Korean government is reportedly establishing a new hacking group within the intelligence agency Reconnaissance General Bureau (RGB).

Micron Q2: revenue up 38% YoY to $8.05B vs. $7.89B est., net income up 99% to $1.58B, says data center revenue tripled, offers better-than-expected Q3 guidance (Ashley Capoot/CNBC)

Ashley Capoot / CNBC:
Micron Q2: revenue up 38% YoY to $8.05B vs. $7.89B est., net income up 99% to $1.58B, says data center revenue tripled, offers better-than-expected Q3 guidance  —  Micron shares popped 6% in extended trading Thursday after the company reported second-quarter results that beat analysts' estimates …

A profile of Wiz CEO Assaf Rappaport, who served in Israel's elite cyber intelligence unit 8200; sources say Wiz was on track to surpass $1B of ARR in 2025 (Financial Times)

Financial Times:
A profile of Wiz CEO Assaf Rappaport, who served in Israel's elite cyber intelligence unit 8200; sources say Wiz was on track to surpass $1B of ARR in 2025  —  Cybersecurity start-up's fast-moving CEO agrees higher sale price after turning down Alphabet's $23bn offer last summer

The UK's NCSC urges large entities, including energy and transport firms, to introduce "post-quantum cryptography" by 2035 to protect against quantum hackers (Dan Milmo/The Guardian)

Dan Milmo / The Guardian:
The UK's NCSC urges large entities, including energy and transport firms, to introduce “post-quantum cryptography” by 2035 to protect against quantum hackers  —  Organisations including energy and transport firms told to guard systems against powerful new computers

How Dubai and the Middle East embraced drone shows, with the average show using 400+ drones and costing $112K+; the market was worth an estimated $339M in 2023 (Amar Diwakar/Rest of World)

Amar Diwakar / Rest of World:
How Dubai and the Middle East embraced drone shows, with the average show using 400+ drones and costing $112K+; the market was worth an estimated $339M in 2023  —  The Middle East hosts some of the world's largest and most expensive drone shows, but the work is seasonal and doesn't guarantee regular pay.

Didi reports Q4 revenue up 7.1% YoY to ~$7.32B and a ~$180M net loss, down from a ~$6.2M profit in Q4 2023, as it recovers from China's $1.2B fine in July 2022 (Reuters)

Reuters:
Didi reports Q4 revenue up 7.1% YoY to ~$7.32B and a ~$180M net loss, down from a ~$6.2M profit in Q4 2023, as it recovers from China's $1.2B fine in July 2022  —  Chinese ride-hailing company Didi Global reported on Tuesday a 7.1% rise in fourth-quarter revenue to 52.9 billion yuan …