Privacy & Law

Maryland Enacts Nation’s First Ban on ‘Surveillance Pricing’ for Groceries; Multiple States Eye Similar Legislation

Maryland becomes first US state to ban surveillance pricing in grocery stores; critics say law has carveouts. Five other states mull similar bills.

Technology

End of an Era: Ask.com Shuts Down as IAC Pivots Away from Search Business

Ask.com shuts down after 26 years. IAC discontinues its search business to focus on core properties like Dotdash Meredith and Vimeo. The dot-com era icon launched in 1997 as Ask Jeeves.

Cybersecurity

Amadeus Acquires Idemia Public Security in €1.2B Cash Deal to Reshape Travel Security

Amadeus IT Group acquires Idemia Public Security for €1.2B cash, merging travel booking with biometric security to create a touchless travel ecosystem.

Cybersecurity

Palo Alto Networks Acquires Portkey for $120M–$140M to Secure AI Agents

Palo Alto Networks acquires AI gateway startup Portkey for ~$130M to secure autonomous agents, marking a new cybersecurity category.

AI & Machine Learning

OpenAI Staff Sound Alarm: ChatGPT Violence Plans Not Reported to Police, Sources Say

OpenAI employees internally raised alarms over failures to report ChatGP T users' violence plans to police; experts warn of liability and trust issues.

Technology

Boston Dynamics Faces Exodus of Top Executives as Hyundai Pushes for Faster Humanoid Robot Launch

Boston Dynamics loses top execs as Hyundai demands faster humanoid delivery; sources cite unrealistic targets and safety cuts.

Technology

DeepSeek V4 Pro Trails US AI by 8 Months, But Tops China's AI Capabilities: NIST Report

NIST's CAISI evaluates DeepSeek V4 Pro: lags US AI by 8 months but is China's best model to date. Urgent implications for AI race.

Technology

BlackBerry's QNX Division Powers Safety in 275 Million Cars, Drives Half of Revenue – Yet Most People Have No Idea

BlackBerry's QNX division controls safety features in 275 million cars, generating half of company revenue, yet remains largely unknown to the public. Its leader John Wall speaks out.

Gaming

Nintendo Stock Plunges 45% as Soaring Chip Costs Threaten Switch 2 Profitability

Nintendo shares fall 45% as memory chip cost surge hits Switch 2 profit outlook, sparking investor fear.

Cybersecurity

Automated Pipeline Reveals Top Coding Models from Hacker News Discussions

Developer automates tracking of popular AI coding models from Hacker News discussions, creating a live dashboard that reveals trending tools and assistants based on community mentions.

Programming

Pyroscope 2.0: Revolutionizing Continuous Profiling for Modern Observability

Pyroscope 2.0 is a ground‑up rearchitecture of continuous profiling database, offering faster queries, lower costs, and native OTLP support for always‑on code‑level observability.

Cloud Computing

Tailoring Cloud Service Dashboards in Grafana Cloud: Customize AWS, Azure, and GCP Views

Learn how to customize preconfigured views for AWS, Azure, and GCP in Grafana Cloud by linking existing dashboards, creating AI-generated ones, and editing instance drill-down panels for consistent observability.

Finance & Crypto

Managing Confidential Data in Load Tests: Grafana Cloud k6’s Secrets Management

Grafana Cloud k6 now offers secrets management to securely store and inject API keys, tokens, and credentials into load tests, eliminating hardcoding and reducing security risks.

Software Tools

Command-Line Observability: How gcx Bridges the Gap Between Agents and Production

Learn how gcx, the Grafana Cloud CLI, brings observability to your terminal and AI agents, enabling faster incident response by bridging the gap between code and production.

Finance & Crypto

Cyber-Enabled Cargo Theft on the Rise: FBI Warns of $725M Losses

FBI warns transportation sector of $725M losses in 2025 from cyber-enabled cargo theft, detailing tactics like phishing and platform compromises.

Cybersecurity

BlackCat Ransomware Accomplices Sentenced to Four Years in Federal Prison

Two former cybersecurity employees who helped BlackCat ransomware negotiators get four-year prison sentences for extorting US companies and laundering cryptocurrency payments.

Technology

Windows 11 KB5083631 Update Delivers 34 Enhancements and Fixes

Windows 11 KB5083631 update brings 34 changes including Xbox game mode, batch file security, and faster startup. Optional update available now.

Finance & Crypto

Transforming Threat Intelligence: How Criminal IP and Securonix ThreatQ Integration Delivers Context-Rich Analysis

Criminal IP and Securonix ThreatQ partnership integrates exposure-based intelligence into threat operations, automating contextual analysis to prioritize risks and accelerate investigations.

Cybersecurity

When Data Breach Reports Go Wrong: A Case Study of the Instructure Retraction

BleepingComputer retracted a story about an Instructure data breach that relied on outdated details from a prior incident, highlighting media accuracy challenges and lessons for journalists and readers.

Environment & Energy

10 Brilliant Reasons to Choose ESUNYD Solar Fence Lights for Your Outdoor Space

Discover 10 compelling reasons to buy ESUNYD solar fence lights: unbeatable $2.50/light price, IP65 durability, 11 modes, 9 colors, easy installation, and more for year-round outdoor ambiance.

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