The new company, Merge Labs, aims to connect human brains with computers and is seeking an $850 million valuation, according to the Financial Times (FT). Sam Altman will co-found Neuralink rival Merge Labs. Merge Labs seeks $850 million valuation. Much funding expected from OpenAI’s ventures team. Merge Labs joins several other companies seeking to use AI breakthroughs to pursue more advanced brain-computer interfaces (BCIs), a goal Musk has long pursued with Neuralink....

Last week, Mark Zuckerberg announced the end of Meta’s fact-checking program for Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. The news quickly went viral, and people started to wonder about the reasons and consequences of this major decision. This major move raised serious concerns about how users are supposed to react and how misinformation could spiral globally. Many users started deleting their social media accounts on Meta’s platforms, fleeing to other networks like Bluesky—which will soon launch its Instagram version—or Mastodon, and fearing we are headed towards a chaotic digital environment....

What’s Happening and Who Is Involved? Our team of ethical cyber researchers, led by Ata Hakcil, found a vulnerability in a database owned by Coninsa Ramon. Coninsa Ramon is a major real estate development firm in Colombia. The company specializes in architecture, engineering, construction, and real estate services and serves both individuals and companies in various sectors in Colombia including: housing, commerce, industry, institutional, and infrastructure. The breach was caused by the misconfiguration of an AWS S3 bucket that contained over 5....

Last Updated: Aug 6, 2025 PandaPow Classic is a fresh VPN that possesses all the characteristics of a budget service, except one — the price. You won’t find any bells and whistles here — just a run-of-the-mill OpenVPN configuration (with other protocols available, but no apps). The 128-bit encryption is also in the middle of the pack. Unfortunately for the privacy-conscious crowd, the logging policy is another mediocre aspect of this VPN....

A recent experiment by cybersecurity researchers at NeutralTrust has exposed serious weaknesses in Grok-4, a large language model (LLM), revealing how attackers can manipulate it into giving dangerous responses, without ever using an explicitly harmful prompt. Researchers used Echo Chamber and Crescendo to bypass Grok-4’s safety systems. Grok-4 revealed Molotov cocktail instructions after multi-step conversational manipulation. Attackers never directly used harmful prompts to achieve their goal. The report shows a new method of AI jailbreaking that allows attackers to bypass safety rules built into the system....

Baiju Bhatt launched this Wednesday his new startup Aetherflux The company’s mission is to “commercialize space solar power,” with a revolutionary approach The billionaire was inspired by Isaac Asimov’s short story “Reason” According to the article shared on Medium, Bhatt wants to develop innovative and revolutionary space-based solar technology to reach even remote places with a sustainable approach. “Our mission is to commercialize space solar power. If we succeed, we unlock a renewable energy source for humanity that can be delivered virtually anywhere,” wrote the billionaire entrepreneur....

According to Engadget, this performance is impressive considering the overall market dynamics, where both Samsung and Apple experienced declining shipment volumes compared to the same quarter last year. Samsung’s shipments saw a minor decline of 0.7%, which pales compared to Apple’s 9.6% drop. Apple shipped 50.1 million units, accounting for 17.3% of the market in the first quarter of 2024. The top 5 smartphone manufacturers — Samsung, Apple, Xiaomi, Transsion, and OPPO — still dominate the market, as per IDC reports....

According to the University of Cambridge, the technology is not yet as sensitive as human skin, but it allows robots to interact in new ways and detect different types of touch. Through its sensors, the robotic skin can detect signals from over 860,000 pathways and recognize different levels of pressure, hot or cold surfaces, or “damage” from stabbing or cutting, and the impact on its surface. Scientists from Cambridge University and the University College London developed an electronic “skin” for robots....

As a means of overcoming any privacy issues, Google recently added a VPN option that enables all traffic passing through your device to be encrypted which sounds great. As a result, providers such as T-Mobile and Sprint can no longer store your data and track your activity since the information is encrypted. But, it is not clear on whether Google is the same. So can Google’s Project Fi VPN be trusted?...

According to Reuters, the space company lost communication with the rocket 8 minutes after its departure. The ship had no crew, it was carrying mock satellites the company expected to test in space. SpaceX’s uncrewed Starship rocket explodes 8 min after its launch on Thursday. The FAA shared a warning, and multiple airlines such as Spirit and JetBlue had to reroute flights to avoid the debris. Many social media users in the Caribbean shared photos and videos....

According to Reuters, Starlink users in the United States and Europe began experiencing service disruptions around 3:00 p.m., with around 61,000 users reporting the issue on the outage tracker Downdetector. Starlink suffered a global outage on Thursday that lasted 2.5 hours. The company explained it happened “due to failure of key internal software services that operate the core network.” The service has been restored, and Starlink assured that the issue has been fixed....

Designed initially for Mac and iOS, the popular browser from The Browser Company has had its Windows version in beta since December 2023. The impetus for the company behind Arc stemmed from strong demand and the opportunity to tap into the Chrome and Edge user market. This led the company to design a browser that would transform how browsers have been traditionally utilized for the past several years. “Arc really is just calming and keeps you organized,” Hursh Agrawal, co-founder of The Browser Company, said in an interview with The Verge....

The Chinese video app TikTok was shut down in the United States on Saturday night, a few minutes before the ban became effective, but was progressively restored on Sunday afternoon after President-elect Donald Trump announced he would issue an executive order to allow the use of the app when he takes office this Monday. Millions of TikTok users in the United States lost access to the Chinese platform for a few hours Donald Trump said he would “save” TikTok and take action to restore service this Monday TikTok has started to reactivate features and accounts across the U....

During tests, I learned that the best replacement for Dashlane is another premium password manager. Some good free apps exist, but most have limited features and poor security. Plus, many of these free apps lock essential tools behind paywalls. So, I’ve picked out the best premium Dashlane alternatives to ensure you can maintain airtight password safety. All the below options are effective, but 1Password is my top choice for replacing Dashlane....

According to Reuters, TSMC, the world’s largest contract chipmaker, will build five more chip facilities in Arizona to boost domestic production and create over 40,000 construction jobs. Three of these facilities will focus on chip fabrication, while the other two will specialize in advanced packaging. TSMC and Trump announced a $100 billion investment to build five new chip facilities in Arizona. The expansion aims to boost U.S. semiconductor production and create over 40,000 jobs....

According to the official document shared by the agency, the use of AI can bring multiple benefits to workers, but also risks and job losses. The UNCTAD also acknowledges that AI shows different patterns and behaviours compared to other historic technological waves. UNCTAD published the Technology and Innovation Report 2025, revealing that AI could impact 40% of the jobs globally. The agency estimates that the AI market will reach $4....

According to The Verge, OpenAI’s new macOS app was storing information from users in plain text. This issue could potentially allow malicious actors with access to the user’s computer to read previous conversations with ChatGPT. User Pedro José Pereira Vieito shared a video on X and Threads demonstrating the security flaw and how easy it was to access private files. The Verge reached out to OpenAI and they responded. “We are aware of this issue and have shipped a new version of the application which encrypts these conversations,” said spokesperson Taya Christianson....

In an announcement, WD said it will release new SD cards under its SanDisk brand, adhering to the SD Association’s Secure Digital Ultra Capacity (SDUC) standard. Set to launch in 2025, the card is built for demanding media tasks, such as high-resolution and fast-frame-rate video, used in cameras and laptops. For professionals, this means the ability to store and manage larger datasets on a single card — crucial for tasks like recording and editing 8K video or handling extensive raw photo libraries without frequent swaps or data transfers....

First published: Aug 11, 2020 Updated 2 times since publishing I tested all 3 plans that ZoneAlarm offers by running scans, assessing how well they detect hidden malware, and checking the functionality of all available tools and features. Unfortunately, only the most expensive plan provides ransomware protection, which is one of the most catastrophic types of malware infections. None of the plans have extra features like a VPN or password manager either....