This week’s Reddit breach shows company’s security is (still) woefully inadequate

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Popular discussion website Reddit proved this week that its security still isn’t…

The US DOT says it is investigating Neuralink over the potentially illegal movement of hazardous pathogens, after an alert from an animal welfare advocacy group (Rachael Levy/Reuters)

Rachael Levy / Reuters: The US DOT says it is investigating Neuralink over the potentially illegal…

Want to delete your Twitter DMs? Good luck with that

Enlarge (credit: Aytac Unal/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) Twitter’s direct messages have always been a security liability. The…

Meta says it has completed its acquisition of Within, originally announced in October 2021, after a judge denied the FTC’s request to stop the deal (Scott Stein/CNET)

Scott Stein / CNET: Meta says it has completed its acquisition of Within, originally announced in…

In Paris demo, Google scrambles to counter ChatGPT but ends up embarrassing itself

Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson) On Wednesday, Google held a highly anticipated press conference from Paris that…

Filing: eBay plans to lay off ~500 employees, ~4% of its total workforce, to create space to invest in “new technologies, customer innovations, and key markets” (Reuters)

Reuters: Filing: eBay plans to lay off ~500 employees, ~4% of its total workforce, to create…

Microsoft announces AI-powered Bing search and Edge browser

Enlarge / A screenshot of Microsoft’s new Bing search with AI integrations from OpenAI. (credit: Microsoft)…

Gemini will contribute up to $100M to Genesis’ bankruptcy recovery, mainly for its Earn users, who had ~$900M of assets frozen when Genesis paused withdrawals (CNBC)

CNBC: Gemini will contribute up to $100M to Genesis’ bankruptcy recovery, mainly for its Earn users,…

Endless Seinfeld episode grinds to a halt after AI comic violates Twitch guidelines

Enlarge / A screenshot of Nothing, Forever showing faux-Seinfeld character Larry Feinberg performing a stand-up act.…

Microsoft’s Activision deal is the biggest test yet of the new alignment on antitrust enforcement between the US FTC, the European Commission, and the UK’s CMA (New York Times)

New York Times: Microsoft’s Activision deal is the biggest test yet of the new alignment on…