Iran is experiencing a near-total internet blackout, with connectivity flatlining at just 1% of ordinary levels. The government-directed outage is seen as an attempt to stifle communication during massive anti-government protests.
Apple is deepening its financial services play by partnering with JPMorgan Chase. This move aims to embed banking and savings products directly where users already shop and manage wallets, aligning with a massive trend toward embedded finance.
NSO Group released a new transparency report, but it’s missing the hard numbers on customer terminations that were in past versions. Critics see it as a cynical campaign to get removed from the U.S. Entity List and enter the market.
Tailwind CSS, the popular web developer tool, has laid off 75% of its engineering team. CEO Adam Wathan says AI has crushed traffic to its documentation, leading to an 80% revenue drop and forcing drastic cuts to survive.
The Open Rights Group is pushing the UK to reduce its dependence on US Big Tech, citing risks of service cut-offs and foreign surveillance. Their warning comes as the government debates a new cybersecurity bill and extends its G-Cloud contracts by £1.65 billion.
Angi, formerly Angie’s List, announced it’s cutting 350 jobs “in light of AI-driven efficiency improvements.” The layoffs will save the company up to $80 million per year in operating expenses.
Microsoft is scrambling to fix an Exchange Online outage that’s blocking mailbox access over IMAP. The issue, traced to a bad code deployment, is classified as a critical incident. This is just the latest in a string of recent Exchange problems.
According to a new report, Nvidia’s consumer RTX 60 series GPUs may not launch until the second half of 2027. This would create one of the longest gaps between generations in GeForce history, driven by AI demand and memory shortages.
Scientists in Beijing have successfully mimicked the first moments of human pregnancy in a lab using embryos and endometrial organoids. Meanwhile, the parameter counts in large language models are becoming a closely guarded secret.
Bluetti just announced the Charger 2, a major upgrade to its car charging module. It can now pull power from both your vehicle’s alternator and solar panels at the same time, promising much faster charging for portable power stations.
