Cursor snaps up enterprise startup Koala in challenge to GitHub Copilot

Cursor-maker Anysphere is snapping up top talent from AI enterprise startups in an effort to compete with Microsoft’s GitHub Copilot.

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A surveillance vendor was caught exploiting a new SS7 attack to track people’s phone locations

The new SS7 bypass-attack tricks phone operators into disclosing a cell subscriber’s location, in some cases down to a few hundred meters.

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CaaStle founder charged with fraud, turns herself in

The US Attorney for the Southern District of New York unsealed an indictment against Christine Hunsicker, charging her with wire fraud, securities fraud, money laundering, aggravated identity theft, and lying to financial institutions.

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SpaceX worker injury rates at Starbase outpace industry rivals

SpaceX has been moving at breakneck pace, rapid progress comes at a cost. Worker injury rates at its Starbase facility are almost six times higher than the average, data reveals.

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Starbase injury rates outpace rivals as SpaceX chases its Mars moonshot

SpaceX has been moving at breakneck pace, rapid progress comes at a cost. Worker injury rates at its Starbase facility are almost six times higher than the average, data reveals.

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DuckDuckGo now lets you hide AI-generated images in search results

DuckDuckGo’s new search feature comes as the internet is being flooded with AI-generated slop.

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Ether and trading stocks take the crypto spotlight as Congress passes historic stablecoin bill

Ether ETFs are also on pace for a record setting week.

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Meta says it won’t sign Europe AI agreement, calling it an overreach that will stunt growth

“Europe is heading down the wrong path on AI,” global affairs chief Joel Kaplan wrote in a post on LinkedIn Friday.

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Meta refuses to sign EU’s AI code of practice

Meta will not sign the EU’s new rules, calling the implementation “over-reach”

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Netflix starts using GenAI in its shows and films

Netflix said it used gen AI for the first time for a scene in an Argentinean show called El Atonata.

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