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How many of the companies with recent layoffs are truly adapting their workforces to the efficiencies and challenges of artificial intelligence? And how many of them were just using AI as an excuse to cover other problems? That’s the question posed by a New York Times article on the trend of “AI-washing,” where companies will […]
What caught my eye this week. Where were you for the Great Crash of 2026? Cowering behind the sofa? Or toasting your short positions in the back of an Uber on the way to snag a Lambo? [Lamb-OH, dear. It’s a car, not a quadruped. Eh? Yes I know we usually have roast dinner on […]
A federal jury in San Francisco has convicted a former Google engineer of stealing confidential AI infrastructure data and transferring it to benefit Chinese interests, closing one of the highest-profile trade secret cases to date involving AI systems. The defendant, Linwei Ding, was found guilty on 14 counts, including economic espionage and theft of trade […]
from the so-you-say dept This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is Raphael with a comment about Trump demanding billions from the IRS: This reminds me, Trump loves to rant and rave about how poorly and dysfunctionally the countries of origin of many migrant to the USA are run, and how bad […]
Bitcoin has fallen to the 12th-largest asset globally by market capitalization, slipping behind Tesla in the rankings, according to CompaniesMarketCap. The digital asset’s price tumbled to $81,000 earlier today and continued to fall as trading progressed. At the time of writing, BTC was hovering around $77,300, down 8% over the past 24 hours, TradingView data […]
Ryan Haines / Android Authority I will admit it that before the economy tightened, I used to spend a lot on streaming services. Not only did I have nearly every mainstream-focused option under the sun, but I also had several niche services like CrunchyRoll. When I first cut the cord in the early days of […]
Apple’s AirTag is designed to run quietly in the background, helping you keep track of everyday items like keys, bags and luggage. Unlike many small trackers, an AirTag doesn’t need to be charged. Instead, it uses a standard replaceable coin cell battery that typically lasts around a year, depending on usage. When the battery runs […]
In a section about “editing images, videos or other public affairs materials using AI,” it reveals for the first time that DHS is using Google’s Veo 3 video generator and Adobe Firefly, estimating that the agency has between 100 and 1,000 licenses for the tools. It also discloses that DHS uses Microsoft Copilot Chat for […]
In a global investor survey from Coinbase Institutional and Glassnode, 1 in 4 institutions agreed that crypto has now entered a bear market. Yet the majority of institutions still said Bitcoin was undervalued, and most said they had held or increased exposure since October. That discrepancy matters because it captures how institutions are positioning right […]
Ravie LakshmananJan 31, 2026Social Engineering / SaaS Security Google-owned Mandiant on Friday said it identified an “expansion in threat activity” that uses tradecraft consistent with extortion-themed attacks orchestrated by a financially motivated hacking group known as ShinyHunters. The attacks leverage advanced voice phishing (aka vishing) and bogus credential harvesting sites mimicking targeted companies to gain […]
