DOJ accuses US ransomware negotiators of launching their own ransomware attacks
Three people, including two U.S. ransomware negotiators, are accused of working on behalf of the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang.
Waymo’s robotaxi expansion accelerates with 3 new cities
Detroit, Las Vegas, and San Diego are next on Waymo’s robotaxi tick list.
Facebook Groups can now go public without exposing members’ private posts
This update will allow Facebook Groups to expand their reach without having to start a public group from scratch or exposing their members’ past posts.
Chrome can now autofill your passport, driver’s license, and vehicle registration info
Desktop users who have enhanced autofill enabled with see their passport and driver’s license number, vehicle information, like their license plate or VIN, and more automatically filled.
Dia’s AI browser starts adding Arc’s ‘greatest hits’ to its feature set
Dia’s AI browser has a head start on what works for consumers thanks to learnings from its browser experiment, Arc.
Pine Labs aims to take Indian fintech global even as it cuts valuation for IPO
The Indian fintech already has a presence in 20 countries worldwide.
TikTok announces its first awards show in the US
The awards will include “Creator of the Year,” “Video of the Year,” “Muse of the Year,” “Breakthrough Artist of the Year,” and more.
Google takes aim at sweepstakes games, removing ‘social’ classification
Google has reclassified sweepstakes casino games from being social games, resulting in new mandatory rules. Sweepstakes casinos are no longer deemed as “social games” by the tech giant, leading to strict new
Turkish league football referee scandal sees over hundred officials suspended
Turkey’s Professional Football Disciplinary Board has issued months-long bans to more than a hundred referees and assistant referees after an internal investigation into betting by the Turkish Football Federation.
OpenAI and Amazon ink $38B cloud computing deal
OpenAI isn’t done securing the AI infrastructure it needs to rapidly scale agentic workloads. The ChatGPT-maker on Monday said it has reached a deal with Amazon to buy $38 billion in cloud computing services