Norway Says Salt Typhoon Breached Organizations Using Vulnerable Network Devices
Accusation From Norwegian AuthoritiesThe Norwegian government said a Chinese-backed hacking group known as Salt Typhoon broke into several organizations in the country, marking the latest confirmed intrusion linked to the…
OpenAI Moves To Retire GPT-4o As Users Protest And Lawsuits Raise Safety Concerns
Model Retirement And User BacklashOpenAI said last week that it will retire several older ChatGPT models by February 13, including GPT-4o, a model known for giving highly flattering and affirming…
Reddit Points To AI Search As A Future Revenue Driver While Unifying Search Products
Search Strategy And Product DirectionReddit told investors that its AI-powered search is becoming a core business opportunity, with user growth and product changes positioning search as both a product focus…
Google Staff Demand Transparency Over Company’s Ties To US Immigration Enforcement
Employees Challenge Google’s Government Work Google executives are facing pressure from staff over the company’s ties to the federal government’s crackdown on immigration enforcement, which in recent months turned violent…
Google Says Gemini Passes 750 Million Monthly Users As Adoption Accelerates
Google said its AI chatbot Gemini has surpassed 750 million monthly active users, according to its fourth-quarter 2025 earnings, marking a sharp rise in usage as the company continues to…
ShinyHunters Claims Harvard And UPenn Breaches And Publishes Stolen Alumni Data
Hackers Post Records On Leak Site A hacking group known as ShinyHunters said it was responsible for last year’s data breaches at Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania and…
Uber Names Balaji Krishnamurthy CFO As Company Steps Up Autonomous Vehicle Push
Leadership Change And Financial Context Uber said it is promoting Balaji Krishnamurthy, its vice president of strategic finance and investor relations, to chief financial officer, replacing Prashanth Mahendra-Rajah, who is…
Intel Says It Will Build GPUs As It Seeks Turnaround And Challenges Nvidia
Announcement At Cisco Event And Leadership Team Intel said it will begin producing graphics processing units, marking a shift beyond its traditional focus on central processing units, as the company…
EU Warns TikTok To Change Platform Design Or Face Fines Under Online Safety Rules
Commission Cites Breach Of Digital Services Act The European Union has told TikTok it must change what regulators describe as the platform’s “addictive design” or face heavy fines, after the…
European Airports Warn Of Long Queues As Biometric Border System Rolls Out
Delays Reported As New System Expands Airports across Europe are warning of long queues at passport control during upcoming holiday periods as a new biometric border system continues to be…
OpenAI And Anthropic Trade Barbs Over Super Bowl Ads And Chatbot Advertising
Altman Responds To Rival’s Campaign The chief executive of OpenAI has drawn criticism after posting a long response to a Super Bowl advertising campaign by rival chatbot company Anthropic, as…
Amazon Plans $200bn In Spending With Focus On AI As Tech Giants Lift Investment
Spending Surge And Market Reaction Amazon said it will sharply increase its spending this year, with much of the money set aside for artificial intelligence projects and infrastructure, a move…
Lotus Health AI Raises $35 Million To Build An AI-Driven Primary Care Service
From Chatbots To Clinical Care A growing number of people are turning to OpenAI’s ChatGPT and other large language models for health questions, often finding that the tools provide useful…
TikTok Usage Rebounds In The US After Brief Dip As Rivals See Short-Lived Gains
Usage Falls After Ownership Change Then Recovers TikTok has largely recovered from a short decline in daily active users in the United States that followed a change in ownership, when…