USPS Phishing Sites Match Real Traffic
Cybersecurity researchers at Akamai have uncovered a phishing campaign in which fake domains impersonate the United States U.S. Postal Service (USPS).
Play Store Now Has Simultaneous Downloads
Google is rolling out a new update on its Play Store where users can download multiple apps simultaneously.
Elon Musk Visits China, Likely to Promote Tesla’s Driverless Tech: Report
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has made an "unannounced and surprising" visit to Beijing, according to a media report on Sunday.
Indian Cyber Agency Finds Multiple Bugs in Cisco Products
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued an advisory over three serious vulnerabilities in networking giant Cisco products that could allow hackers to gain access, infiltrate into computer systems, and steal data.
Meta Loses Billions of Dollars in Quest to Lead AR-VR Market
As Meta continues to bet big on gaming, it has lost close to $4 billion on its augmented reality/virtual reality (AR-VR) division.
Will Pause Ad Sharing for Creators Using Bots to Earn More on X: Musk
Elon Musk on Saturday threatened that advertisement revenue sharing will be paused for some creators “pending an investigation into the use of bots to spam likes, replies and direct messages (DMs)."
Elon Musk’s AI Company xAI to Raise $6 Billion: Report
Elon Musk-run xAI is reportedly raising at least $6 billion at a valuation of about $18 billion.
Won’t Divest Stake in TikTok: Chinese Parent ByteDance Tells US
China-based internet giant ByteDance on Friday said it will not sell its stake in TikTok as directed by the US government in a new bill passed by President Joe Biden earlier this week to ban the short-video-making platform in the country.
Boeing’s Starliner on Track to Fly NASA’s Butch Wilmore & Suni Williams on May 6
After being delayed for about four years, Boeing's Starliner is now on track for its first manned mission on May 6, officials said.
Microsoft Posts $21.9 Billion in Net Income, Bets Big on AI
Microsoft has posted a revenue of $61.9 billion in its third quarter (Q3) — up 17 percent — with $21.9 billion in net income which increased 20 percent.
Snapchat Reaches 422 Million Daily Active Users Globally
Snapchat reached 422 million daily active users in the first quarter (Q1) this year, an increase of 39 million or 10 percent (year-on-year).
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Reddit is Back Online After a Brief Outage
Reddit has fixed an issue which was blocking users worldwide from accessing the social network's websites and mobile apps.
Millions of Attacks Target WordPress Sites Using WP Automatic Plugin
The exploited vulnerability is identified as CVE-2024-27956 and received a severity score of 9.9/10.
Bug in ICICI’s Mobile Banking App Exposes Credit Card Info of 17,000 Customers
A bug in ICICI's iMobile Pay app exposed the credit card details of 17,000 new customers, sending them to the wrong users.
9 Georgian Nationals Arrested for Stealing Antique Books
Law enforcement authorities have arrested 9 individuals for stealing antique and rare books from libraries across Europe.
IBM Acquires Cloud Software Provider Hashicorp for $6.4 Billion
IT major IBM has acquired multi-cloud infrastructure automation company HashiCorp for $35 per share in cash, or an enterprise value of $6.4 billion.
3.24 Billion People Use Meta Apps, Threads Reaches 150 Million Monthly Active Users
Meta now has 3.24 billion family daily active people (DAP) on average across its family of apps, an increase of 7 percent year-over-year. Instagram Threads has reached more than 150 million monthly active users -- up from 130 million in February.
Google Meet Extends Client-Side Encryption to Non-Google Users
Google is updating its video conferencing platform, Google Meet, by allowing users without Google accounts to join calls with client-side encryption (CSE).
Passkeys Now Rolling Out on iOS Devices
WhatsApp is rolling out passkey support on iOS devices, after launching it on Android last year.
