China’s Salt Typhoon hackers continue to breach telecom firms despite US sanctions

Threat intelligence firm Recorded Future said it had observed Salt Typhoon breaching 5 telcos between December 2024 and January 2025.
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Impress Your Boss With Help From This AI Meeting Coach

Struggle to keep up in meetings? Hedy AI records, transcribes, and provides smart talking points to help you contribute confidently in any conversation.

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Apple will integrate Alibaba’s AI into iPhones in China, chairman Joe Tsai says

Alibaba Group chairman Joe Tsai confirmed the company is partnering with Apple to help it roll out AI for iPhones sold in China on Thursday.

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Sony posts quarterly profit beat as gaming revenues jump

The December quarter is a key period for Sony, covering the holiday shopping season which is often a lucrative time for consumer electronics firms.

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Elon Musk will withdraw bid for OpenAI’s nonprofit if its board agrees to terms

In a court filing on Wednesday, a lawyer for Elon Musk said the billionaire will withdraw his $97.4 billion bid for OpenAI’s nonprofit if the ChatGPT maker’s board of directors “preserve the charity’s mission” and halt its conversion to a for-profit corporation. The filing, submitted to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of […]
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Coinbase eyes re-entry to India

Coinbase is working on its re-entry to India more than a year after it officially ceased operations in the world’s most populous nation. The American crypto exchange is engaging with various Indian authorities, including the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), an Indian government agency that scrutinizes financial transactions, according to two sources familiar with the matter […]
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Getaround abruptly shuts down US car-sharing operations

Getaround, a company that helps vehicle owners rent out their cars, trucks and SUVs to other peers, is shutting down its U.S. operations one year after cutting 30% of its North American workforce as part of a restructuring. Its HyreCar business, which it acquired in 2023 for $9.45 million, is also closing. The company said […]
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Ex-Google boss fears AI could be used by terrorists

Eric Schmidt says AI technology could “harm innocent people” if it ends up in the wrong hands.

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US pharma giant Merck backs healthcare marketplace HD in Southeast Asia

Big Tech and pharmaceutical companies are accelerating the implementation of artificial intelligence in the healthcare industry. Just last month, AWS and General Catalyst announced their partnership to speed up the development and deployment of healthcare AI tools. GE Healthcare teamed up with AWS to build generative AI for medical use in 2024.   Now, a […]
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Elon Musk’s X Settles Trump Lawsuit

The social media site agreed to pay in the range of $10 million to settle with the president, who had sued over the suspension of his account in 2021.

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