What Ever Happened to ICQ?

ICQ, short for “I Seek You,” laid the groundwork for standalone instant messaging clients when it…

Verizon DBIR: Basic Security Gaffes Cause Breach Surge

Security bugs are having a cybercrime moment: For 2023, 14% of all data breaches started with…

neuroClues wants to put high speed eye tracking tech in the doctor’s office | TechCrunch

The eyes aren’t just a window into the soul; tracking saccades can help doctors pick up…

An interview with Grindr CEO George Arison on online safety, a mass data protection lawsuit against the app in the UK, plans for increasing ad revenue, and more (Financial Times)

Financial Times: An interview with Grindr CEO George Arison on online safety, a mass data protection…

DARPA unleashes 20-foot autonomous robo-tank with glowing green eyes

TL;DR: The Pentagon’s mad scientists have been cooking up a beast of an unmanned combat vehicle,…

New Research Suggests Africa Is Being Used As a ‘Testing Ground’ for Nation State Cyber Warfare

PRESS RELEASE London, UK. 24th April 2024: Performanta, the multinational cybersecurity firm specialising in helping companies move beyond…

xAI, Elon Musk’s OpenAI rival, is closing on $6B in funding and X, his social network, is already one of its shareholders | TechCrunch

xAI, Elon Musk’s 10-month-old competitor to the AI phenom OpenAI, is raising $6 billion on a…

A look at Saudi Arabia's spending blitz to become an AI superpower, which has put the kingdom in the middle of an escalating global competition over AI (New York Times)

New York Times: A look at Saudi Arabia’s spending blitz to become an AI superpower, which…

FTC votes to ban most noncompete agreements nationwide, a common practice among big tech corporations

The big picture: Many companies, including those in the tech sector, often use noncompete agreements to…

Nations Require Licensure of Cybersecurity Pros

Malaysia has joined at least two other nations — Singapore and Ghana — in passing laws…