Former Engineer Sheds Light on Turbulent Transitions Under Musk's Leadership at Twitter
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Hackers From China, Iran and Russia Use ChatGPT to Boost Cyberattacks, Microsoft and OpenAI Warn
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Jeff Bezos Sells $4 Billion in Amazon Stock Ahead of Florida Relocation
"Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is continuing his divestment from the e-commerce giant, recent regulatory filings indicating the sale of more than $4 billion in stock over the past week. This follows earlier reporting of Bezos' 50-million share sell-off plan to be completed by 2025, through Morgan Stanley as his brokerage firm. -
Elon Musk Maps Out Strategy for Million-Person Mars Settlement
"Elon Musk, the visionary behind SpaceX, has once again captured public imagination with his audacious blueprint for interplanetary colonization. Musk's latest pronouncements outline a staggering ambition: to transport one million humans to Mars, a goal he shared in a succinct response on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.
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16 Billion Login Credentials Exposed in Massive Infostealer Breach Affecting Apple, Google, Facebook Users
A staggering 16 billion login credentials have been leaked in what researchers are calling one of the largest and most dangerous data breaches in internet history. The breach, uncovered by cybersecurity researchers at Cybernews, involves over 30 separate datasets containing login information for platforms including Apple, Google, Facebook, GitHub, and various government services across more than two dozen countries. 
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SpaceX Starship 36 Explodes During Static Fire Test at Texas Launch Site
A SpaceX Starship prototype exploded late Wednesday night during a static fire test at the company's Starbase launch complex in Boca Chica, Texas, marking the latest high-profile setback in Elon Musk's campaign to develop reusable rockets for missions to Mars. 
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Trump Poised to Grant TikTok 90-Day Extension as ByteDance Sale Stalls
President Donald Trump will sign a new executive order granting ByteDance a 90-day extension to finalize the sale of TikTok's U.S. operations, marking the third postponement of a congressionally mandated divestiture deadline aimed at addressing national security concerns over the app's Chinese ownership. 
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Trump’s $499 ‘Made-in-America’ Smartphone Likely Assembled in China, Analysts Say
The Trump Organization's new $499 flagship smartphone, branded as an American-made alternative to Apple's iPhone, is likely manufactured in China despite marketing claims that it is "designed and built in the United States," according to industry analysts and product teardowns. 
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Trump Organization Launches $499 Smartphone and $47.45 Mobile Plan, Citing 'America First' Vision
The Trump Organization on Monday announced the launch of a new mobile phone service and branded smartphone under the name Trump Mobile, expanding the Trump business empire into the crowded U.S. telecommunications market. The venture includes a $499 Android-based "T1" smartphone and a $47.45-per-month mobile plan - a pricing nod to President Donald Trump's position as the 45th and current 47th president of the United States. 
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Meta Sues Hong Kong Firm Over 87,000 Ads Promoting AI 'Nudify' Apps Across Facebook and Instagram
Meta Platforms Inc. has filed a lawsuit against Hong Kong-based Joy Timeline HK Limited, the maker of CrushAI, alleging it ran more than 87,000 advertisements across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and Threads that violated the company's policies by promoting apps capable of generating non-consensual sexualized images using artificial intelligence. 
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Hong Kong Police Warn Downloading Taiwan-Linked Game May Violate National Security Law
Authorities in Hong Kong warned on Tuesday that downloading or promoting a mobile game developed in Taiwan could lead to prosecution under the city's national security law, accusing it of advocating "armed revolution" and supporting secessionist ideologies hostile to Beijing. 
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Huawei Unveils $1,390 Pura 80 Ultra With Dual Telephoto Innovation, Pressures Apple in China
Huawei Technologies on Wednesday launched its Pura 80 smartphone series, including a flagship model with a dual-lens periscope camera, marking the latest step in its effort to reestablish dominance in China's premium smartphone market after years of U.S. sanctions. 
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ChatGPT Outage Hits Thousands of Users as OpenAI Investigates ‘Elevated Error Rates’
ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence chatbot developed by OpenAI, experienced a significant outage on Tuesday, with users reporting error messages and performance slowdowns across multiple regions, including New York. OpenAI acknowledged the disruption, attributing it to "elevated error rates" that persisted for several hours. 
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Meta to Launch New AI Lab With Scale AI CEO as Zuckerberg Chases Superintelligence
Meta Platforms is forming a new artificial intelligence lab with the help of Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang, as CEO Mark Zuckerberg personally accelerates efforts to build "superintelligence"-an AI system capable of surpassing human cognition, according to reports from The New York Times and Bloomberg. 
