Monthly Archives: May 2024

Live Nation confirms Ticketmaster was hacked, says personal information stolen in data breach

Live Nation says its Ticketmaster subsidiary was hacked. A hacker claims to be selling 560 million customer records. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Binance’s ex-CEO begins prison sentence in California

Binance’s billionaire founder Changpeng Zhao has reported to a low-security federal prison in Lompoc, California.

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International Malware Takedown Seized 100+ Servers

‘Operation Endgame’ is an ongoing effort to disrupt botnets, malware droppers and malware-as-a-service.

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Inside EV startup Fisker’s collapse: how the company crumbled under its founders’ whims

An autonomous pod. A solid-state battery-powered sports car. An electric pickup truck. A convertible grand tourer EV with up to 600 miles of range. A “fully connected mobility device” for young urban innovators to be built by Foxconn and priced … Continue reading

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Hugging Face says it detected ‘unauthorized access’ to its AI model hosting platform

Late Friday afternoon, a time window companies usually reserve for unflattering disclosures, AI startup Hugging Face said that its security team earlier this week detected “unauthorized access” to Spaces, Hugging Face’s platform for creating, sharing and hosting AI models and … Continue reading

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Ubisoft Forward showcase announced for June in the heart of summer games season

Ubisoft, the publisher of the Assassin’s Creed and Tom Clancy’s series of adventures, as well as the recently launched XDefiant crossover shooter, will host a Ubisoft Forward livestream in June, when major video game companies showcase their wares and plans … Continue reading

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Senators inquire about crypto’s role in fentanyl trade

A bipartisan duo of senators in the United States have sent an inquiry to government agencies concerning the efforts to combat the use of cryptocurrency in the illicit fentanyl market. Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and William Cassidy (R-La.) have sent … Continue reading

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Google’s AI Overviews Will Always Be Broken. That’s How AI Works

Google rushed out fixes after its AI search feature made errors that went viral. Fundamental limitations of generative AI mean that it will still screw up sometimes.

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Mill’s redesigned food waste bin really is faster and quieter than before

The design brief was simple: each grind and dry cycle had to be completed before breakfast. Here’s how Mill made it happen. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Google admits its AI Overviews need work, but we’re all helping it beta test

Google is embarrassed about its AI Overviews, too. After a deluge of dunks and memes over the past week, which cracked on the poor quality and outright misinformation that arose from the tech giant’s underbaked new AI-powered search feature, the … Continue reading

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