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Jaguar Land Rover Confirms Data Theft in Major Cyberattack

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) said Wednesday that an unspecified amount of company data was stolen in a cyberattack that has halted vehicle assembly lines. Data Theft and Notification Rules In…

Grammarly Expands With Spelling and Grammar Support for Five New Languages

Grammarly, best known for its English spelling and grammar tools, is expanding its reach. The company announced that its writing assistance features will now support Spanish, French, Portuguese, German, and…

Thailand Elects Anutin Charnvirakul as Prime Minister After Turbulent Week

Thailand’s Anutin Charnvirakul secured the premiership on Friday after easily winning a parliamentary vote, defeating the candidate backed by the powerful Shinawatra family. His victory ended a week of political…

OpenAI Seeks to Move Canadian Publishers’ Lawsuit to U.S. Courts

OpenAI is set to argue in an Ontario courtroom that a copyright lawsuit filed by Canadian news publishers over its ChatGPT system should instead be heard in the United States.…

Google CEO Praises Trump After Antitrust Dispute Resolved

At a White House dinner with tech executives, President Donald Trump congratulated Google CEO Sundar Pichai and co-founder Sergey Brin on Alphabet’s recent win in a landmark antitrust case. “Well,…

Tesla’s $1 Trillion Pay Package Could Boost Musk’s Voting Power

Tesla is once again asking its investors to approve a massive compensation plan for CEO Elon Musk. The package, valued at up to $975 billion, would be tied to a…

Trump Signs Order to Limit Drug Advertising on TV and Social Media

President Donald Trump signed a directive Tuesday aimed at tightening scrutiny of pharmaceutical advertising, both on television and social media. The administration accuses drug companies of misleading consumers about medications…

Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Rapid Appeal on Trump’s Tariffs

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments on President Donald Trump’s global tariffs, a centerpiece of his economic agenda. While the case moves forward, the tariffs will remain…

Apple Watch Gains Ability to Detect Hypertension

Apple revealed its latest Apple Watch Series 11 and Apple Watch Ultra 3 on Tuesday, highlighting its first attempt at blood pressure monitoring. How the Feature Works The new system…

Microsoft to Require Staff in Office Three Days Weekly

Microsoft announced on Tuesday that employees will be required to return to the office three days a week beginning next year. Policy Details The new rule takes effect in February…

Tesla Overhauls Megapack to Revive Struggling Energy Storage Unit

Tesla is introducing new versions of its utility-scale batteries in a bid to regain momentum in its energy-storage division. Megapack 3: More Power, Longer Life The new Megapack 3 battery…

Median Household Income Saw Little Growth Under Biden

Americans’ median household income grew less than 3% — about $2,150 — during the Biden administration, according to new Census Bureau figures released Tuesday. Former President Joe Biden faced the…

Bigfoot, Orca, and Treasure Chest Among Upcoming Emoji Additions

The Unicode Consortium, the nonprofit body that decides which emojis appear across devices, has confirmed its next batch of additions. These emojis will arrive on smartphones and other platforms over…

Oura CEO Responds to Criticism, Envisions Future of Connected Wearables

Oura CEO Tom Hale pushed back against claims that the company shared health data with the U.S. government or Palantir, a data-mining firm tied to defense and law enforcement agencies.…

Plex Advises Password Reset Following Data Breach

Streaming platform Plex is asking customers to reset their passwords after disclosing a security breach involving one of its user databases. In a post on Monday, the company confirmed that…

Judge Blocks Anthropic’s $1.5B Author Settlement Citing Transparency Issues

Anthropic’s $1.5 billion offer to settle a copyright lawsuit brought by authors has been delayed, with a federal judge refusing to approve the deal until more details are provided. Judge…

Nvidia Introduces GPU Built for Long-Context AI Inference

At the AI Infrastructure Summit on Tuesday, Nvidia introduced the Rubin CPX, a new GPU designed to handle context windows exceeding 1 million tokens. Focus on Long-Context AI The Rubin…

Whistleblower Claims Meta Concealed VR Risks to Children

A group of whistleblowers from Meta has accused the company of covering up internal research that showed harmful effects of its virtual reality products on children. The claims center on…

Trump’s Dire Warnings Mask Signs of Political Vulnerability

President Donald Trump is amplifying his use of executive authority, leaning into hardline policies that are reshaping domestic politics while fueling controversy at home and abroad. Over the weekend, Trump…

Apple Faces Lawsuit Alleging Pirated Books Were Used to Train AI

Apple is the latest tech company to face legal action over the alleged use of pirated books in AI training datasets. Authors Accuse Apple of Copyright Infringement In a lawsuit…