Month: October 2025
India limits online takedown powers to seniors officers
The Indian government has revised its rules governing the removal of online content, reducing the number of officials authorised to issue takedown orders, following a protracted legal dispute with Elon Musk’s social media platform X. Under the new regulations, which come into effect on 15 November, only senior bureaucrats and police officers will have the
Perplexity AI data scraping
Perplexity AI has been caught in the crosshairs of another row over data scraping, this time with Reddit. The forum giant filed legal action against the AI research app, accusing Perplexity and three web intelligence platforms of unlawfully harvesting data.Perplexity was accused of securing Reddit data from SerpApi, Oxylabs, and AWMProxy, with the trio accused
Using WiFi to identify people
People often worry about being tracked through their wireless devices, especially when using public Wi-Fi networks. However, researchers have discovered multiple methods to detect and potentially track individuals via Wi-Fi, even if they are not carrying any devices, and the widespread presence of Wi-Fi networks makes these surveillance tactics potentially universal.The researchers introduced a new
Tesla Gamble to introducing models
Tesla’s groundbreaking 2017 Model 3 electric sedan, followed by a taller Model Y variant, ushered in the era of mass-market electric cars, made Tesla the world’s most valuable automaker and CEO Elon Musk the world’s richest man.But years later, Tesla’s stalling car business remains almost entirely dependent on that one breakthrough and it may continue
Australian university hacked with students
Thousands of former and current students of Western Sydney University have been victims of data breaches which saw serious personal details leaked to the dark web. After an investigation, the third-party provider was ordered to shut down access to its platform, the university confirmed in a statement. It confirmed there was unauthorised access to the
Use Velociraptor DFIR Tool for Ransomware attack
Threat actors are abusing Velociraptor, an open-source digital forensics and incident response (DFIR) tool, in connection with ransomware attacks likely orchestrated by Storm-2603 (aka CL-CRI-1040 or Gold Salem), which is known for deploying the Warlock and LockBit ransomware.In the attack in mid-August 2025, the threat actors are said to have made attempts to escalate privileges
AI gold rush bubble
Many experts are not convinced about AI’s stability. Warnings about an AI bubble have come from the Bank of England, IMF, and JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon.OpenAI is involved in complex multi-billion-dollar deals. Last month, OpenAI made a $100bn deal with Nvidia to build AI data centres with Nvidia chips. OpenAI also announced plans to buy billions
Israel awaits the release of hostages
An Israel-Hamas ceasefire went into effect at noon local time (5 a.m. Eastern) Friday as part of the first phase of President Trump’s peace plan to end the war in Gaza.The 72-hour period for Hamas to release all remaining hostages has begun. Israeli officials say 48 hostages are still in Gaza, including 20 who are
Bitcoin Whale Shorted $1.1B Right Before Tariffs
A Satoshi-era Bitcoin whale opened over $1.1 billion in short positions against BTC and ETH just before President Donald Trump announced 100% tariffs on Chinese imports, generating an estimated $27 million in unrealized profits as markets crashed. The trader, identified by blockchain tracking firm Lookonchain as a “Bitcoin OG” who held 86,000 BTC from 2011,
Investing in Meta
Despite Meta’s meteoric rise in the past three years, the current setup still looks favorable. The stock is trading 9% below its peak. Investors can scoop up shares at a compelling forward price-to-earnings ratio of 24.6. For one of the most dominant enterprises in the world, this might be a no-brainer buying opportunity. Meta has