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US cyber agency CISA had to build its incident playbook during the incident, agency reveals
CISA said it "missed" an opportunity to get ahead of the security incident by not creating a response plan ahead of time.
How a fake presidential council ended up with a budget of almost $1m in Nigeria
The government says it was set up with a forged letter of appointment but others say there is more to it.
Why the new US housing bill won’t fix the crisis
Why the new US housing bill won't fix the crisis.
Phia accused of ‘cookie stuffing,’ taking affiliate credit on purchases it didn’t earn
Phia, the shopping startup founded by Bill Gates’ daughter, Phoebe, and her friend, Sophia Kianni, is under fire for a practice known as “cookie stuffing,” which helped the product
Meta pulls new AI image feature after days of backlash
Meta's release this week of an AI feature that let people alter Instagram content drew swift blowback.
'Devastating' evidence against Charlie Kirk murder suspect laid out in court
Prosecutors build a vivid picture of the suspect's movements as they seek to try the 23-year-old.
No, Flock isn’t threatening people for debating surveillance
On Thursday, the Instagram account for a lecture series in Newport Beach, CA posted a photo of what appeared to be a cease and desist letter from the surveillance technology compan
Iran war live: US demands Iran publicly state Strait of Hormuz open for all
US said to be pushing for public statement that Iran will not fire at commercial ships passing through Strait of Hormuz
Meta removes controversial AI feature on Instagram after backlash
"Our intent was to provide a useful creative tool and to give people control over whether their public content could be referenced in this way," the company said in a blog post. "W
Meta turns off the Instagram feature that let users make AI deepfakes of public accounts
Following significant backlash, Meta is turning off the feature it announced this week that let users generate AI images based on content from public Instagram accounts just by tag
Nicaragua strips lawyers of certification in latest crackdown on dissent
The government of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo has been accused of human rights abuses against critics.
Cuba suffers second island-wide blackout in a week amid Trump fuel blockade
US President Donald Trump has placed the Caribbean island under a de facto oil blockade, straining its power grid.
Meet the crypto billionaires building a world where money buys you a vote
They think democracy has run its course - so they're setting up their own nations instead.
Forced to wait his turn, Marine Le Pen's deputy Bardella returns to the shadows
Thirty-year-old Jordan Bardella had been groomed for success as France's next hard-right leader. He will now have to wait longer.
Apple files lawsuit accusing ChatGPT maker OpenAI of stealing trade secrets
The complaint alleges a coordinated effort by two former Apple employees and OpenAI to steal confidential information.
Apple sues OpenAI, its employees claiming theft of trade secrets
Apple said in a Friday lawsuit that OpenAI’s nascent hardware business is “rotten to its core.”
Colombia’s Jaminton Campaz receives death threats after World Cup exit
Campaz was threatened after failing to score in the last-16 match against Switzerland, which Colombia lost on penalties.
Man fatally shot by ICE in Houston was not intended target, DHS says
Immigration agents were looking for a different person when they shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo during a traffic stop, officials say.
Under Lula, Amazon deforestation falls to lowest level in a decade
The figures come months before Brazil’s presidential election, with Lula promising to end illegal deforestation by 2030.
The FCC is cracking down on DJI tech that dodged the foreign drone ban
The Xtra Muse and the DJI Osmo Pocket 3. | Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge Last year, we told you about Xtra, the company that lets DJI sneak its popular cameras into the US,
Canada’s Bill C-36 tackles AI privacy. Is it enough?
Canada’s new privacy bill promises stronger protections for children, but experts say it still misses risks in the AI world.
Bluesky’s interim CEO, Toni Schneider, drops the ‘interim’
Schneider, who formerly served as the CEO of Automattic and is a partner at True Ventures, says he is "all in" on the unconventional social media platform.
Spain leave it late to book semifinal date with France
Mikel Merino comes off the bench to break Belgian hearts after slip from sub keeper Senne Lammens.
Apple sues OpenAI for allegedly stealing hardware secrets
Apple has sued OpenAI, alleging that engineers stole Apple secrets to advance the AI startup's hardware plans. In its complaint, Apple says it uncovered "a pattern of theft of Appl
New dinosaur species with neck as long as cricket pitch discovered in Thailand
The plant-eating dinosaur, named Uragasaurus kalasinensis, is thought to have lived about 150 million years ago.
Dozens of abducted schoolchildren and teachers rescued in Nigeria
The hostages were taken from three separate schools in the southwestern state of Oyo in May.
Apple sues OpenAI over alleged trade secret theft
Apple alleges the misconduct was directed by OpenAI's senior leadership, including a longtime former employee.
Lebanon historic sites destroyed by Israeli strikes
Israeli air strikes on southern Lebanon have caused catastrophic destruction and damaged historic landmarks.
How Wong Kim Ark’s legacy reignited the fight for birthright citizenship
Sandra Wong did not know her great-grandfather growing up. But his legacy would catapult her into the public eye.
Ukrainian attacks cause chaos at fuel stations across Russia
Ukraine’s targeting of Russia’s major oil refineries has sparked a nationwide fuel shortage.
Donald Trump removes final members of independent US election commission
The dismissals leave the federal election body vacant as Trump presses for broader changes to US voting rules.
A decade later, Pokémon Go finally made good on its original promise
When Niantic dropped the first Pokémon Go trailer in 2015, it was hard to grasp how a bunch of players could work together to catch a pokémon like Mewtwo. But this week at the game
ICE is threatening to deport witnesses of its latest shooting
Department of Homeland Security. | Image: The Verge Advocates are demanding that the Department of Homeland Security release bodycam footage of the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salg
Filing: College app Fizz accuses VC of sharing confidential startup information with rival Sidechat
Fizz has expanded its lawsuit against rival Sidechat, alleging that a Maveron VC shared its confidential information obtained during a fundraising meeting with the competing startu
Nvidia’s biggest RAM supplier just had a trillion-dollar debut on Wall Street
SK Hynix CEO Kwak Noh-Jung. | Image: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images As the AI boom boosts demand for RAM, SK Hynix - one of the world's biggest suppliers of memory chip
SK Hynix raises $26.5B in the biggest foreign IPO in US history, is urged to build new US fabs
The AI chip boom just produced its biggest Wall Street moment yet. Now SK Hynix and Samsung are being asked to build U.S. factories.
A new app, HyperTexting, turns the open web into a scrollable social media-like feed
HyperTexting's new app aims to make the open web feel more like social media by turning websites, blogs, newsletters, and podcasts into a scrollable feed, while also making it easi
Spotify will let you fine-tune your weekly Release Radar playlist
Spotify is giving listeners control to fine-tune what gets surfaced for them in Release Radar - one of its most popular weekly playlists. The new options allow you to narrow the pl
China is catching up to Elon Musk’s reusable rockets
China's state-owned space company recovered its first orbital rocket booster after launch.
Man nearly sucked out of window mid-air on Ryanair plane, passengers say
The man's wife held onto his legs for around five minutes to stop him from being sucked out, officials say.
Zulu king expresses regret after video captures tirade against his wife
In the footage widely shared in South Africa, King Misuzulu threatens to physically assault his wife and accuses her of cheating.
Netflix is turning into YouTube
Netflix has shows and movies. And video games. And live sports. And podcasts. And also, apparently, YouTube videos? For a company that used to seem like the next big thing in TV, i
Disney+ is considering a free streaming tier, report says
The launch of free content would allow Disney+ to better compete with free services like YouTube and Tubi, which are capturing a growing share of consumers’ viewing time.
Dumb Co dared me to trade my iPhone for a hacked flip phone
Dumb Co sells flip phones that sync to your smartphone, bridging the infinite connectivity of the iPhone and the unrealistic limitations of an early 2000s relic.
Nolan Wells' family demands answers about US teen's death after boating trip
Wells' body was found in the water near Mississippi's Horn Island days after he went on a boating trip there with friends.
Disney Plus is reportedly looking into a free streaming tier
Disney Plus is considering making some of its content free to watch, according to a report from Business Insider. A source tells the outlet that Adam Smith, Disney's chief product
Oratomic raises $300M to build a viable quantum computer that needs only 20K qubits
The massive round was co-led by ARCH Venture Partners, Spark Capital, and Khosla Ventures.
Netflix could be planning ‘always-on’ live TV channels
Amid signs of slowing engagement, Netflix is reportedly considering launching "always-on" live channels, giving subscribers something to tune into 24/7.
EU threatens Meta with fines over addictive features on Facebook and Instagram
The tech giant is in breach of the Digital Services Act by focusing on features like infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications, and the highly personalized recommendation algor
Wildfire in southern Spain leaves at least 12 dead and 23 missing
A local official said four of the victims may be British after a fire broke out near Los Gallardos, Almería.
East Asia braces for destructive typhoon as landslides kill 15 in Philippines
Heading for Taiwan and south-eastern China, the 1,000 km-wide Bavi is forecast to be one of the strongest storms in decades.
China lands reusable rocket for first time, state media says
It follows similar landings of reusable rockets by US-owned companies SpaceX and Blue Origin.
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