The gig economy is facing a massive fraud crisis that could cost platforms over $100 billion this year. Traditional security measures aren’t cutting it in this fast-moving environment. The solution requires rethinking how we balance protection with user experience.
MIT researchers have developed an ultrasonic device that can shake captured water from harvesting materials in just 2-7 minutes. The breakthrough eliminates the need for heat-based evaporation and could enable multiple harvesting cycles per day. This approach is 45 times more efficient than solar-po
Federal prosecutors have charged four individuals with illegally exporting Nvidia GPUs to China through falsified documents and fake contracts. The scheme allegedly generated nearly $3.9 million in payments from Chinese companies. One suspect served as CTO of AI company Corvex.
The ShinyHunters cybercrime group claims they’ve had access to Gainsight for nearly three months, using stolen OAuth tokens to compromise hundreds of Salesforce customer instances. The breach originated from compromised third-party apps rather than Salesforce’s platform directly. Both Salesforce and
PubKey’s new Washington DC location is six times larger than its New York original and will serve as headquarters for the Bitcoin Policy Institute. The venue attracted Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Congressman Ritchie Torres at its launch party. Founder Thomas Pacchia aims to make it a hub fo
Nvidia is shipping about 1,000 server racks weekly at $3 million each, with each rack containing 72 Blackwell GPUs working as one system. The company’s AI journey started with AlexNet in 2012 and now includes massive deals with OpenAI and governments worldwide. But cloud providers are building their
Berkshire Hathaway disclosed a sizeable stake in Alphabet Inc. during the third quarter. This represents a major departure from Warren Buffett’s long-standing avoidance of technology bets he doesn’t fully understand.
The University of Costa Rica has inaugurated its HPC@UCR supercomputing cluster, dramatically accelerating scientific research. The system features 1,024 cores across 16 nodes and is already supporting 37+ projects in AI, bioinformatics, and meteorology.
The eCoffee Energyband uses mild electrical pulses to stimulate alertness, selling for around $100. After going viral at a trade show, it’s facing massive online backlash in China. Critics compare it to dog training collars and highlight growing resentment toward overwork culture.
Britain has quietly developed the most progressive tax system in the developed world, with top earners paying 45% in taxes versus 29% for average workers. This 16-point gap exceeds Scandinavian countries and represents a dramatic shift from 15 years ago. The system combines high taxes on the wealthy
