On February 28, United States and Israeli forces launched a series of strikes on Iran, kicking off turmoil in the Middle East. Pete Hegseth, the secretary of the Department of Defense, said in a recent press conference that the operation could last as long as eight weeks. President Donald Trump himself said in a press…
A typical merger-and-acquisition process is time consuming and expensive, even for the largest, well-staffed private equity firms. In addition to spending countless hours meeting with senior executives of potential targets and modeling financial outcomes, these groups spend millions of dollars on external advisers: accountants, lawyers, and management consultants. Since expenses for external advisers are not…
Thousands of iPhones were compromised using the Coruna exploit kit, which chained 23 iOS vulnerabilities into advanced attacks used for espionage and cybercrime. The post Hackers Used New Exploit Kit to Compromise Thousands of iPhones appeared first on TechRepublic. Source link
United Airlines flyers will experience a little more peace in the air as the company steps up enforcement of its noise rules. In a recent change to the air travel giant’s Contract of Carriage — essentially United’s Terms and Conditions for ticket holders — the airline reserves the right to remove, and even ban, passengers…
Spring is in the air—and so are at least two cocktails of radioactive elements. As we near the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, CNN is diving deep to offer up never-before-seen footage from the costliest disaster in human history, and people who experienced the events are speaking out for the first time. Hulu, too,…
Roblox is introducing a real-time, AI-powered chat rephrasing feature that automatically replaces banned words with more respectful language, the company announced on Thursday. The new feature goes beyond Roblox’s current text filter, which simply replaces banned words and phrases with the “#” symbol. But Roblox says that when users encounter strings of “####,” conversations can…
Leaks and reports suggest Microsoft is working on Windows 12 for 2026, with NPUs, deeper Copilot integration, and tighter security in focus. The post Windows 12 Could Arrive in 2026 as Millions of PCs Near Windows 10 Deadline appeared first on TechRepublic. Source link
Google, and its parent company Alphabet, have been sued by the family of a man who say he killed himself at the urging of the search giant’s AI chatbot Gemini. The wrongful death lawsuit was filed in California federal court Wednesday on behalf of the family of 36-year-old Jonathan Gavalas. Gavalas started using Gemini in…
Today, Apple announced its new budget MacBook. At $599, it looks seriously impressive. While I haven’t tested its performance, battery life, or display just yet, it may end up being hard to beat at that price based on some of the specs alone. But that doesn’t mean the competition isn’t there. I want to recommend…
Anthropic co-founder and CEO Dario Amodei is not happy — perhaps predictably so — with OpenAI chief Sam Altman. In a memo to staff, reported by The Information, Amodei referred to OpenAI’s dealings with the Department of Defense as “safety theater.” “The main reason [OpenAI] accepted [the DoD’s deal] and we did not is that…
