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Shadow Brokers leak still stands as one of cybersecurity’s biggest unsolved mysteries

The Shadow Brokers, an unidentified group that appeared in 2016 and released hacking tools believed to come from the NSA, remain unmasked ten years later. Their dump helped expose powerful…

Report says Iranian-backed hackers were behind LACMTA breach

Security researchers say a March breach of the Los Angeles transit system was carried out by hackers linked to Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and State Security, according to a report…

UMG and TikTok renew deal to remove unauthorized AI music

Universal Music Group and TikTok have renewed their licensing agreement with a new commitment to remove unauthorized AI-generated music and improve artist and songwriter attribution. The agreement marks a shift…

Spotify adds narrated magazine articles to its audio app

Spotify is bringing narrated long-form magazine articles into its app, expanding beyond music, podcasts, and audiobooks as it pushes further into “everything audio.” Premium subscribers will get the articles as…

ClickUp lays off 22% as CEO says AI will drive a “100x org”

ClickUp laid off 22% of its workforce while CEO Zeb Evans said the collaboration software company is embracing AI agents to raise productivity and reshape pay, not simply cut costs.…

BP removes chairman Albert Manifold over governance concerns

BP has removed chairman Albert Manifold with immediate effect after serious concerns over governance standards, oversight and conduct, with the BBC understanding that bullying and overbearing behaviour were among the…

Pope Leo XIV calls for AI oversight in first encyclical

Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, warns that artificial intelligence is intensifying older problems such as inequality, war, democratic erosion, and concentrated power. The document argues that AI must be…

WhatsApp zero-click exploit on iPhones sends fake money requests without linked devices showing

A forensic investigation in Italy has linked a new zero-click attack on iPhone users to WhatsApp accounts that sent money requests to contacts without any visible linked device, and the…

Indian farmers turn to custard apple exports as demand rises

Ashoka Shivareddy and other farmers in India are expanding custard apple production and exports by using hardier varieties, better post-harvest handling, and cold-chain logistics to turn a drought-tolerant crop into…

Ferrari unveils its first all-electric car, the Luce

Ferrari unveiled the Luce, its first fully electric car, a five‑seater priced at $640,000 that marks the company’s formal entry into all‑electric vehicles and a major design shift for the…

Former Manhattan worker farms sugar kelp off Connecticut, pitches seaweed as sustainable food and coastal lifeline

Suzie Flores left a Manhattan career to farm sugar kelp off Stonington, Connecticut, and now sells out each season while trying to build local demand and infrastructure for U.S. seaweed…

Caribbean beachfronts face privatization as developers ringfence local access

Local beach access in parts of the Caribbean is shrinking as large resort developers build exclusive complexes that restrict shorelines historically used by residents, campaigners, lawyers and local officials say.…

Airlines and booking sites list Western Sahara as Morocco amid tourism boost and legal concerns

Airlines and travel platforms are increasingly marketing destinations in Western Sahara as part of Morocco, even as rights groups and legal experts warn this risks legitimising Morocco’s occupation and misinforming…

UK floated a UK‑EU single market for goods as part of Brexit reset talks

UK officials suggested creating a single market for goods trade with the EU as an option for the next phase of post‑Brexit negotiations, a proposal briefly raised to EU counterparts…

Indian firms step up overseas deals as Sun Pharma’s $11.75bn Organon buy tops a rising wave

Sun Pharmaceuticals agreed to buy New York‑listed Organon & Co. for $11.75 billion in late April, marking the largest outbound acquisition by an Indian company in nearly two decades and…

East Africa’s mitumba trade persists as governments weigh taxes and local industry support

Second-hand clothing markets across East Africa remain crowded despite policy moves to curb imports, and governments face a tension between protecting local garment makers and preserving livelihoods tied to the…

Spotify moves aggressively into AI-generated audio across music, podcasts, and audiobooks

Spotify announced a broad slate of AI features that extend the platform from human-created music and shows toward AI-generated music, podcasts, and audiobooks, and introduced tools that let users and…

FBI director Kash Patel’s merch site taken offline after alleged malware hijack

The merchandise site for FBI director Kash Patel was taken offline after reports that hackers had hijacked the site to distribute an infostealer malware strain, according to initial reporting and…

Apple asks Supreme Court to limit Epic injunction to parties in lawsuit

Apple asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a lower-court ruling in the company’s long-running dispute with Epic Games, arguing that the injunction allowing external links in App Store apps…

Google adds disco-ball app icons to Pixel custom icon set

Google added disco-ball–style app icons to Pixel phones’ custom icon feature, joining a brief wave of glitter-themed home-screen icons that began after Spotify’s temporary disco-ball icon drew widespread attention online.…