In recent weeks, we have seen eye-watering amounts of personal data exposed by criminal actors, in an attempt to either extort organizations for ransom payments or sell the information for financial gain. In the UK, three major airports suffered data breaches that exposed information relating to nearly nine million people. In the fintech sector, Revolut mistakenly disclosed a wealth of customer da…
The base model—without thrusters or the flight system—will likely cost several times that amount to buy. “I’m going to do everything in my power to get the flying one,” says one customer.
The FIA, which governs motor sport worldwide, has named Amazon Web Services (AWS) its official partner for AI, cloud computing, machine learning and cloud infrastructure. The deal was announced today, and it covers every level of the sport, from club racing up to Formula 1. Under the agreement, AWS will help shape the technical rules […] This story continues at The Next Web
The AI race between the U.S. and China is the defining competition of our age. Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google, adviser to the Pentagon, and current CEO of Relativity Space, gives his most unvarnished assessment yet. He reveals that the gap he once estimated at two years has narrowed to six months, and takes on the open-source question that’s keeping Silicon Valley up at night. He also shares t…
<img src="https://res.infoq.com/news/2026/10/chrome-email-verification/en/headerimage/generatedHeaderImage-1793091215457.jpg"/><p>Google has opened a Chrome origin trial for the Email Verification API, a WICG proposal that lets the browser confirm email ownership without sending a message. Gmail is the first provider. Developers add form hints and validate a signed token server-side. Commenters qu…
ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations is engaged in far-reaching spying against left-wing activists that rivals the FBI and CIA crackdowns on the Civil Rights and anti-war movements.
The US Federal Election Commission (FEC) has taken its electronic filing system offline following an attempted cyberattack, Reuters reported on Tuesday, citing an internal email. The disruption comes a week before the November 3 midterm elections and has temporarily blocked political groups from submitting campaign finance reports. According to them, an FEC electronic filings officer […] Th…
Most large companies already listen to their employees. In mid-September 2026, Remesh, an AI-powered employee listening platform, surveyed 107 HR leaders in the US and UK on its own platform. And 80% said their organization had a formal listening program. Only 18% called their approach very effective, though, and 47% saw substantial room to improve […] This story continues at The Next Web
OpenAI plans to buy AI chips from Google, The Information reported on Tuesday, citing a person familiar with the matter. The financial terms and other details of the planned purchase were not disclosed. We have not independently verified the report, and OpenAI declined to comment to Reuters, which followed up on the story, while Google did not […] This story continues at The Next Web
TL;DR : Enjoy a more private and peaceful internet experience with this AdGuard VPN and Ad Blocker Family Security Suite , on sale now for just $34.97 (reg. $439.39) through Nov. 1. Opens in a new window Credit: AdGuard AdGuard VPN + Ad Blocker Family Security Suite $34.97 $439.39 Save $404.42 Get Deal Between pop-up ads, trackers, and online privacy concerns, browsing the internet can feel like a…
<img src="https://res.infoq.com/articles/building-offline-first-android-app-low-end-devices/en/headerimage/building-offline-first-android-app-low-end-devices-header-1792571789716.jpg"/><p>This article is about engineering an offline-first app for low-end devices based on our experience in Nigeria and India. The interesting problems in this space are storage, quota, cold start, and failure-path des…
<img src="https://www.infoq.com/styles/static/images/logo/logo_bigger.jpg"/><p>Cloudflare has put Quicksilver, the internal key-value store behind nearly every request it serves, into private beta as a Workers KV mode. Reads resolve in 1.62 ms at p99 against 287 ms for classic KV. The constraints decide the use case: 10,000 keys, one megabyte per namespace, and one write per namespace per second.<…
Meta describes Waddle World as a 'daily journal disguised as a pet.' Meta describes Waddle World as a 'daily journal disguised as a pet.'
Human beings struggle with emergency communication. Chatbots can help—if people take them seriously.
Planet Zoo 2 is the sequel to 2020’s zoo-building management sim. And it’s crammed with more animals, scenery items, and game modes than ever, so you can really let your creativity run wild. Building zoos is my happy place. Life is stressful, the cost of living is shocking, and politics is so absurd I often feel like I’m being doped with increasing levels of satire to make the world’s first irony-…
It may not be as shocking as rogue AI agents hacking another system, but the current political resistance to data centers has taken a surprising turn: It’s bringing together strange bedfellows , from democratic socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders to right-wing strategist Steve Bannon . Organized opposition to new data centers , made up of a coalition of varied interests, has spread across the nation. Th…
Peacock has released the official trailer for Dig , an upcoming comedy series by Amy Poehler and Michael Schur ( Parks and Recreation , The Good Place ). Based on the novel Excavations by Kate Myers, Dig follows a group of archeologists and students working on a Greek excavation site. However, the expedition takes an unexpected turn when they discover a rare artefact. "When the team uncovers a lon…
AT&T settled a $177 million class-action lawsuit last year, agreeing to pay customers whose personal information was stolen in two data breaches. A Texas district court has since approved the settlement agreement on Oct. 2. However, even if you were impacted, this doesn't mean a windfall is coming your way. SEE ALSO: AT&T data breach impacts 'nearly all' customers In March 2024, AT&T announced tha…
Any personal information posted on the web remains there for a long time and can reach far-flung corners. That name, email address, and location can be aggregated by people-finder sites (or data brokers) and sold to subscribers. These data broker sites pose privacy risks, but there’s a way to protect yourself online. You can use platforms like Malwarebytes’ Personal Data Remover to scan sites for…
New York Times : How Silicon Valley billionaires raised $333M+ to try to defeat a 5% California wealth tax; Patrick Collison's $33M is his most serious campaign engagement yet — Every Tuesday for the last few months, two dozen of the world's richest people or their advisers hop onto a conference call and plan for war.
Building a fusion power plant takes more than getting the physics right. It also means securing thousands of kilometres of specialised materials and the equipment needed to heat and fuel the plasma, years before the machine is ready to run. Munich-based Proxima Fusion is working on that supply chain through two new agreements with Japanese […] This story continues at The Next Web
Jesse Hamilton / CoinDesk : The CFTC files a legal challenge to block Utah's attempt to restrict prediction market betting, asserting it is the sole US regulator of prediction markets — The U.S. agency that oversees derivatives has filed a federal legal challenge to halt Utah's attempt to stop prediction market betting in its state …
Simon Sharwood / The Register : SK Hynix expects memory shortages to persist through at least 2030; it has long-term deals with 14 major buyers for 50%+ of its output in 2027 and 2028 — Korean memory-maker SK Hynix has predicted memory shortages will persist until at least the year 2030 and says that will help it to boost …
One of England’s top judges, Geoffrey Vos, believes that AI could adjudicate plenty of civil cases. The question, he says, is where the line should be drawn.
Financial Times : Sources: TPG is in talks to acquire UK-based Ark Data Centres, which operates 27 data centers in the UK and Belgium, from Elliott Management at a ~$5B valuation — US private capital group in talks with Elliott over what would be among the booming sector's biggest deals this year
Nikkei Asia : Industry insiders say PCBs and chip substrates are key supply constraints for consumer electronics makers as AI demand increasingly eats up production capacity — TAIPEI — As executives at PC makers, including HP and Dell, map out their supply needs for 2027, a mundane component has emerged as an unlikely concern.
Today's Connections: Sports Edition will be easier for people who've played football. As we've shared in previous hints stories, this is a version of the popular New York Times word game that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans. Like the original Connections , the game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle , Connections resets after midnight, and each…
Reuters : Sources: CXMT plans to start HBM3E production despite yields of just 20% to 30%; its HBM3E performance is closer to that of SK Hynix's previous-gen HBM3 chips — China's CXMT plans to start production of HBM3E, an advanced type of high-bandwidth memory chip used with AI processors …
Welcome to your guide to Pips, the latest game in the New York Times catalog. Released in August 2025, Pips puts a unique spin on dominoes, creating a fun single-player experience that could become your next daily gaming habit. Currently, if you're stuck, the game only offers to reveal the entire puzzle, forcing you to move on to the next difficulty level and start over. However, we have you cover…
Jio has debuted as India's second-most valuable listed company, behind its parent, Reliance Industries.
Priyanka Salve / CNBC : Jio Platforms, India's largest telecom and digital services company, rose 21.4% in its trading debut after raising ~$3.2B in the country's largest IPO — Jio Platforms' shares rose 21.4% on their trading debut Wednesday after a record initial public offering that was lapped up by retail as well as institutional investors.
TL;DR: Watch Venezia vs. Inter in Serie A for free on SportyNet . Access this free livestream from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN . Serie A is back for a batch of midweek fixtures, including Venezia vs. Inter. The visitors have made an incredibly strong start to the season, winning seven of their opening eight fixtures. Venezia are bottom of the standings after winning just one of their eig…
TL;DR: Watch Genoa vs. Juventus in Serie A for free on SportyNet . Access this free livestream from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN . Serie A is showcasing some interesting midweek fixtures, including Genoa vs. Juventus. The visitors are looking to secure three points and move into the top six places in the standings. Juventus have made a decent start, but fans will expect to compete at the…
If you like playing daily word games like Wordle , then Hurdle is a great game to add to your routine. There are five rounds to the game. The first round sees you trying to guess the word, with correct, misplaced, and incorrect letters shown in each guess. If you guess the correct answer, it'll take you to the next hurdle, providing the answer to the last hurdle as your first guess. This can give…
Artificial intelligence has drastically transformed many industries, making skills that were invaluable yesterday obsolete today. By 2030, 70% of the skills used in most jobs are expected to change, and AI will be the main catalyst. In Hollywood, however, this kind of disruption is an old trope. The industry has spent decades watching new technology reshape roles—films being shot against huge LED…
Nikkei Asia : Sources: Fujifilm plans to increase magnetic tape production capacity fivefold to meet AI-driven storage demand, its biggest production expansion in ~20 years — TOKYO — Fujifilm will raise production capacity for magnetic tape fivefold to meet artificial-intelligence-driven demand …
Wall Street Journal : Anthropic's S-1 implies a $40T+ annual TAM based the economic value of knowledge work in 2025, topping SpaceX's $28.5T estimate, without explicitly naming it — The company's estimated market opportunity, tied to the economic value of work produced by knowledge workers, tops SpaceX's enormous figure from earlier this year