Meta's Superintelligence Lab released a pair of new state-of-the-art models on Monday, Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full, the company's first attempt at a frontier model.

For more than a year, The New York Times followed recipients of universal basic income programs, which Elon Musk and other tech leaders have promoted as a solution to A.I.-fueled job losses.

A Silicon Valley startup that uses weather balloons and AI to predict the weather won a US military contract worth almost $50 million.

The Cleveland Fed president said that tighter monetary policy would be needed to bring down inflation.

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Traders think there's little chance core inflation, which excludes food and energy prices, will fall to 2.2% this year.

Microsoft president Brad Smith calls for urgent AI regulation, saying milk and washing machines have more oversight than AI companies.

Blueprints AI, a bootstrapped startup based in Santa Monica, developed software that produces code-compliant construction blueprints from a photo, PDF, or sketch.

Google’s newest wearable costs $179.99 and has a sleek feel like the Fitbit Air but with an OLED display.

The all-stock deal brings Elisity’s least-privilege access technology into IonQ’s security portfolio. The post IonQ to Acquire Zero Trust Firm Elisity for Up to $1.3 Billion appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Payward, the parent company of Kraken, has received Full Market Approval from Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority to provide regulated cryptocurrency services to retail, professional, and institutional clients in the UAE. Planned offerings include spot and margin trading in UAE dirhams, institutional over-the-counter services, and access to Kraken Prime. The...

Sui Foundation has committed $30 million to DATA Network as part of a partnership to bring its AI training data infrastructure to Sui. The transition will integrate DATA’s Trace registry into Sui, with Walrus becoming the default storage system for applications operated by DATA Foundation. The project’s standalone blockchain will shut down after migration, althoug...

Ultrahuman and Abu Dhabi will spend the next two years working on research and clinical validation of the model.

Tomorrow at 8 a.m. PT, it all begins z— 10,000+ founders, investors, and tech operators will gather at San Francisco’s Moscone West for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 for three days of ideas, connections, and startups shaping what comes next. This is your last 24 hours to secure ticket savings of up to $100, and get 50% off a second.

Intel has reportedly increased prices across several processor lineups. Intel Panther Lake processors are seeing increases of 15 percent to 20 percent. Meteor Lake and Arrow Lake models reportedly rose by 5 percent to 10 percent. Qualcomm has raised prices for its multi-chip platforms. AMD is also said to be considering price adjustments for select processors. Demand ...

The vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-85097 can allow threat actors to take control of the targeted WordPress websites. The post Bricksforge WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild appeared first on SecurityWeek.

One of the core promises of AI is that the more it knows about a person, the better it will be able to assist them with tasks and make appropriate suggestions, which, if you'll believe the tech companies, requires apps and devices to listen, watch, or record users' activity all the time and gather all possible context.

WhatsApp's upcoming message scheduling tool could make it easier to plan conversations and send messages at the right time. Spotted in Android beta version 2.26.40.7, the feature reportedly lets users choose when text messages, links and media should be delivered. It may also include a dedicated section for managing pending messages and support end-to-end encryption. ...

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OnePlus 16 has been launched in China as the tech firm’s new flagship smartphone. The handset succeeds last year's OnePlus 15. The new OnePlus 16 will be available for purchase in the country via the Oppo China online store. It is offered in Tomorrow's Star, Martian Masterpiece, and Dark Forest (translated from Chinese) colourways. The phone will go on sale in 12GB ...

Amazon Great Indian Festival Sale 2026 started last week in India. Customers planning to buy Amazon Echo smart speakers and Echo smart displays with Alexa can take advantage of the ongoing offers. Here are the best offers on Amazon Echo Devices and Alexa Speakers available during the Amazon Great Indian Festival 2026. Final prices and savings may vary depending on pay...

Oppo has teased the Pad Mini Matte Display Edition for the Indian market, revealing key features ahead of its launch. The tablet will offer a Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 chipset, an 8,000mAh battery and a 144Hz matte OLED display. It will feature an 8.8-inch 2.5K screen with 2.99mm bezels. The Chinese variant comes with up to 12GB of RAM, 512GB of storage and 67W wired chargin...

The outage hit the main Ubuntu and Canonical websites, including the Ubuntu blog and developer portal. The post Canonical Websites Disrupted in Second DDoS Attack This Year appeared first on SecurityWeek.

iQOO is preparing to launch the iQOO 16 in India as rising memory costs and supply constraints continue to pressure smartphone prices. In an exclusive interaction with Gadgets 360, Nipun Marya discussed the challenges facing the industry and the company's plans to offer a more complete flagship experience. He explained why iQOO wants to move beyond its gaming-focused ...

The Optoma UHR90DV combines 4K DLP projection with an RGB triple-laser engine, 5,000-lumen brightness and 96 percent BT.2020 colour coverage. It also supports Dolby Vision, HDR10+, IMAX Enhanced and Filmmaker Mode, along with motorised lens controls and HDMI 2.1. At Rs. 15,90,000, does it make sense to invest such a hefty amount in a 4K projector? Check out the review...

Oleg Korniev was a leader of YMCO, a sophisticated network of money mules that helped hackers move funds outside the US. The post Mastermind of 15,000-Mule Cybercrime Laundering Network Pleads Guilty in US appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Ledger has confirmed finding an unauthorised hardware component inside a customer’s cryptocurrency wallet amid an ongoing investigation into suspected thefts linked to CryptoBilis, a Southeast Asian reseller. Blockchain analytics firm Bitquery estimated that $92.9 million was taken from 311 wallets, although Ledger has not validated the reported losses or establishe...

Entering through a licensing partnership with Brandverse, the brand’s first Indian audio range spans portable Bluetooth speakers, a party speaker, Dolby Atmos soundbars and a home theatre system.

Hackers stole patients’ personal information, including names, addresses, email addresses, dates of birth, and phone numbers. The post iRhythm Data Breach Impacts at Least 360,000 People appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Vivo’s upcoming X500 E smartphone has surfaced on two certification platforms, with its Google Play Console listing revealing the model number V2656 and device code V2648. The latter matches the Vivo V80 5G, fuelling speculation that the two phones could share a hardware platform. Bluetooth SIG has also listed the X500 E under the same model number but has not discl...