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Alleged โScattered Spiderโ Member Extradited to U.S.
A 23-year-old Scottish man thought to be a member of the prolific Scattered Spider cybercrime group was extradited last week from Spain to the United States, where he is facing charges of wire fraud, conspiracy and identity theft. U.S. prosecutors allege Tyler Robert Buchanan and co-conspirators hacked into dozens of companies in the United States and abroad, and that he personally controlled more than $26 million...
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RFK Jr.โs HHS Orders Lab Studying Deadly Infectious Diseases to Stop Research
NIAIDโs Integrated Research Facility is one of the few federal facilities charged with studying Ebola. Tuesday afternoon, all of its work was put on indefinite pause by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.โs department.
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Mercury, the first commercial-scale diffusion language model
Article URL: https://www.inceptionlabs.ai/introducing-mercury Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43851099 Points: 126 # Comments: 50
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Publicly Traded Semler Scientific Buys Millions More in Bitcoin
Semler Scientific bolstered its Bitcoin treasury to 3,467 BTC, just days after the Nasdaq-traded firm made its latest purchase.
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Prolific RansomHub Operation Goes Dark
The chat infrastructure and data-leak site of the notorious ransomware-as-a-service group has been inactive since March 31, according to security vendors.
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Bloomberg Intelligence boosts Solana ETF approval odds to 90%
Bloomberg Intelligence has boosted its estimated odds of US regulators approving a Solana exchange-traded fund (ETF) in 2025 to 90%, according to an April 30 post on the X platform.The company also set more favorable chances of approval for other altcoin ETFs, including proposed funds holding XRP (XRP) and Dogecoin (DOGE), Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas said in an X post.The estimates reflect an improved outlook from...
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Vitalik Buterin outlines bold Ethereum goals for 2025 as user engagement peaks
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin unveiled a set of ambitious goals for the networkโs next phase of development, coinciding with a new milestone in ecosystem engagement. In an April 30 post, Buterin outlined key areas of focus for 2025, including faster transaction finality, stateless client architecture, enhanced privacy features, and stronger decentralization across the stack. Buterinโs [โฆ] The post Vitalik Buterin...
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Visa to Pilot Stablecoin-Linked Cards in Latin America
The service is debuting in Argentina, Colombia, Mexico and three other counties in the region.
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Visa and Mastercard unveil AI-powered shopping
Artificial intelligence is not just infiltrating the startup world. Now, credit card giants Visa and Mastercard are getting into the AI game. Visa announced on Wednesday โIntelligent Commerce,โ which it says enables AI โto find and buy.โ AI agents will be able to shop and make purchases on behalf of consumers, based on preselected preferences. [โฆ]
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:We gave the Sonos Ace headphones 4 stars โ now theyโre on sale
The Sonos Ace Wireless Headphones are the noise-canceling cans to own for Sonos devotees and fans of top-shelf ANC. Get them for $100 less this week!
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Former CISA Head Slams Trump Admin Over 'Loyalty Mandate'
Jen Easterly, former director of CISA, discussed the first 100 days of the second Trump administration and criticized the president's "mandate for loyalty" during a panel at RSAC 2025.
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Mark Zuckerberg 'predicts' AI will write most of Meta's code within 12 to 18 months
Mark Zuckerberg says he believes most of the Meta's code will be written by AI agents sometime within the next year-and-a-half. Zuckerberg made the prediction during an hour-long interview with podcaster Dwarkesh Patel. "I would guess sometime in the next 12 to 18 months, we'll reach the point where most of the code that's going towards these efforts is written by AI," said Zuckerberg, referring to the company's...
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Gemini is getting its very own Android widget
The more ways to access Gemini, the better, right?
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Seth Rogen Is the Next Free Operator in Black Ops 6, Bringing Weed to a Gunfight
The famous actor, filmmaker and marijuana enthusiast is the latest Call of Duty operator in Season 3 Reloaded.
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Coinbase files brief with US Supreme Court in support of taxpayers' privacy
US-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has filed an amicus brief in the countryโs Supreme Court in support of a taxpayer fighting the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) gaining access to his data from a digital asset platform.In an April 30 filing in the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS), lawyers for Coinbase argued that a First Circuit Court of Appeals decision set a โdangerous precedentโ for crypto users,...
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:DNA links modern pueblo dwellers to Chaco Canyon people
People in Picuris Pueblo wanted to know how they got there, contacted researchers.
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Threads tops 350M monthly users after adding 30M in the quarter
Instagram Threads, Metaโs X competitor, has now grown to over 350 million monthly active users, CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed during the companyโs Q1 2025 earnings call on Wednesday. Thatโs an increase of 30 million users since the prior quarter, where Meta reported that Threads had 320 million users. The new figure represents increased growth, as [โฆ]
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:UiPathโs new orchestrator guides AI agents to follow your enterpriseโs rules
UiPath's agent orchestration layer Maestro moves prompts through three layers: the agent, a human and the robotic process automation system.
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Sketchy rumors hint at an iPhone desktop mode
Alongside all the rumors lately about a big visual redesign for iOS and a more Mac-like iPadOS experience, thereโs one interesting one thatโs been bubbling up: the iPhone could get a desktop mode of sorts. Majin Bu, who has a mixed history with leaks, wrote last week that unnamed sources had said iPhones with USB-C [โฆ]
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Stablecoins on track for $2T market cap by 2028 โ US Treasury
US Dollar-pegged stablecoins are on track to reach an aggregate market capitalization of approximately $2 trillion by 2028, according to the United States Department of the Treasuryโs Q1 2025 report. Stablecoinsโ cumulative market cap currently stands at roughly $230 billion, but โ[e]volving market dynamics [have] the potential to accelerate stablecoinsโ trajectory to reach ~$2tn in market cap by 2028,โ the Treasury...
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:T-Mobile sweetens the deal for Starlink satellite internet beta testers
T-Mobile may be taking its sweet time rolling out the Starlink beta it announced during the Super Bowl in February, but the carrier is also sweetening the deal for those who test the satellite internet beta. moreโฆ
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Dating Apps Are Using Role-Playing Games to Fix Your Rizz
Tinder, Hinge, Bumble, and Grindr are rolling out scenario-based training, AI, and other tools to address their usersโ lack of romantic experience.
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:'Flappy Bird' Relaunches Without Crypto Elements After Divisive Telegram Return
Addictive mobile game Flappy Bird is back... again... but this time without the crypto features of the Telegram version.
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Google and Duolingo think AI can change the way we learn languages. Are they right?
Both Google and Duolingo are pivoting to AI-based language learning, but lots of folks aren't on board.
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:iPhone 17 Air could be a massive hit for Apple for three reasons
It feels like the floodgates have opened with new iPhone 17 Air dummy models. Hands-on videos and frequent new photos have stirred a lot of excitement. Here are three reasons I expect the iPhone 17 Air to be a massive hit for Apple. moreโฆ
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Forensics Tool โReanimatesโ the โBrainsโ of AIs That Fail in Order to Understand What Wentย Wrong
AI Psychiatry applies a series of forensic algorithms to isolate the data behind the AI systemโs decision-making.
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Adversaries Are Toying With US Networks & DC Is Short on Answers
While nation-state actors are demonstrating how easily they can infiltrate US networks, government officials don't seem to have a clear vision for what comes next.
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Semaglutide Shows Major Promise for Treating Serious Liver Disease
Semaglutide and similar GLP-1 drugs are poised to become frontline treatments for a severe form of liver disease.
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Norton Password Manager review: cross-platform login security for free
I review Norton Password Manager, a free service that stores unlimited logins and encrypted notes across all your devices.
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Create Your Own AI-Powered Virtual Tutor: An Easy Tutorial
It is a very powerful world with AI being a thing. Now, you can have a tutor who never gets tired, who doesnโt roll their eyes at your dumb questions (we all have them, I do, admit it), and who is available 24/7 โ no scheduling problems, no coffee breaks, just straight knowledge on demand. Thatโs the magic of AI-based tutors. But before we start dreaming about how AI could replace your least favorite professors, letโs...
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:3 Ethereum charts flash signal last seen in 2017 when ETH price rallied 25,000%
Key takeaways:Ether price printed a rare monthly Dragonfly doji candlestick, which is often seen before major ETH bull market cycles.ETH is retesting its long-term parabolic support zone that preceded its historic 2017 rally.The MVRV Z-Score has entered the accumulation zone, signaling undervaluation.Ethereumโs native token, Ether (ETH), is flashing a combination of technical and onchain signals once seen in the early...
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Democrats rally at US Capitol to decry โfailureโ of Trumpโs first 100 days
Lawmakers including Chuck Schumer denounce โfailureโ on economy, costs, foreign policy, democracy and middle classDozens of Democratic lawmakers gathered on the steps of the Capitol on Wednesday to accuse Donald Trump of spending his first 100 days damaging the US economy and democracy with the help of โcomplicitโ congressional Republicans.The speeches by party leaders served as a counterpoint to Trumpโs insistence at...
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Apple sends out spyware attack notifications to targeted users
Apple is notifying users in 100 countries that it believes were targeted by spyware.
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:CZ aims to teach 1 billion kids through Giggle Academy โ Token2049
Binance co-founder Changpeng โCZโ Zhao wants to provide free education for up to a billion children worldwide with his Giggle Academy venture, he told an audience at Token2049 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)."In a few years, I think, I want to teach 100 million or 1 billion kids for free,โ Zhao told the audience. Giggle is a free online platform that provides elementary education through gamified lessons."With the...
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Update on the Docker DX extension for VS Code
Itโs now been a couple of weeks since we released the new Docker DX extension for Visual Studio Code. This launch reflects a deeper collaboration between Docker and Microsoft to better support developers building containerized applications. Over the past few weeks, you may have noticed some changes to your Docker extension in VS Code. We...
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