Hackers hijacked Instagram accounts by tricking Meta AI support chatbot into granting access: Several users on social media reported having their Instagram accounts hacked over the weekend. Meta's own support chatbot was blamed for allowing hackers to hijack accounts. Read More
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Defense tech darling Mach Industries hits $1.8B valuation, a 4x jump in a year: In a wild ride for 22-year-old founder and CEO Ethan Thornton, Mach Industries has raised another $300 million. It already has five autonomous vehicles in development and completed a major acquisition. Read More
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Nvidia chases $200B CPU market with AI agent PCs from Microsoft, Dell, and HP: If Nvidia has cracked a way to bring AI agents easily, safely, and usefully to the masses, it could — and should — be big. Read More
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Alphabet plans to raise $80B to pay for AI buildout: "The company is experiencing strong demand for its AI solutions and services from enterprises and consumers, at levels that are exceeding the company’s available supply," Alphabet said in its statement. Read More
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Florida sues OpenAI, Sam Altman, in first-of-its-kind lawsuit over violent incidents: The lawsuit partially revolves around a shooting at Florida State University last year, and ChatGPT's alleged role in the incident. Read More
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Pacific Fusion's latest prototype packs 440 gigawatts into an 80-nanosecond burst: Pacific Fusion's sub-scale prototype delivered enormous amounts of power in a flash, setting the company up for its demonstration power plant. Read More
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Blue Origin plans to launch New Glenn again this year after explosion: CEO Dave Limp said damage to the company's launchpad in Florida was not as bad as expected. But Blue Origin still hasn't shared the cause of last week's explosion. Read More
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Apple's MacBook Neo is winning over a new generation of buyers: The MacBook Neo shipped 1.1 million units in its first weeks on sale, IDC estimates, as Apple pushes deeper into the mainstream laptop market. Read More
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The NVIDIA Builder’s Arcade is open now through June 5 with daily activities and developer challenges. Enter now and explore Microsoft Build sessions, demos, and more.
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Anthropic scales Claude Mythos to critical infrastructure in 15+ countries: Anthropic is expanding Project Glasswing, its security vulnerability program, and access to Mythos to 150 organizations across 15 countries — targeting critical infrastructure in power, water, healthcare, and communications where a cyberattack could affect 100 million people. Read More
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