The UK government’s secret “technical capability notice” demanding Apple provide a backdoor into fully encrypted cloud storage accounts is a disaster for personal cyber security and global safety. If implemented, it would create a significant cybersecurity vulnerability in the world economy. Apple has been served with the notice, but cannot update users on what has … Read more
Hims & Hers Health, a compounding pharmacy that produces a knockoff version of Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy, saw its stock surge on Friday after facing backlash over its Super Bowl ad. The ad criticized the makers of approved weight-loss drugs and omitted critical safety information. Two senators, Richard Durbin and Roger Marshall, sent a letter to … Read more
The UK government has reportedly demanded that Apple create a backdoor to encrypted data, raising concerns about user privacy and security. This order could force Apple to provide broad access to user data from across the globe, including messages, photos, and notes stored in the cloud. The demand is unusual because it requires tech companies … Read more
Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductee and Oscar-winning songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie has had her prestigious Order of Canada appointment terminated, according to a statement from the Governor General. The decision was made by Ordinance signed on January 3, 2025, but no specific reason for the termination was stated. Allegations that Sainte-Marie fabricated her Indigeneity have … Read more
NASA’s Perseverance rover has made an extraordinary discovery on Mars, uncovering a rock sample with textures unlike anything seen before. The sample, named “Silver Mountain,” holds significant potential to revolutionize scientists’ understanding of the Red Planet. The rover collected the 2.9cm sample from Blue Hill within Jezero Crater and sealed it in a tube for … Read more
Warhorse Studios’ latest game, Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, has received widespread critical acclaim with an impressive 88 metascore across PC, PS5, and Xbox. The game’s success is reminiscent of the Baldur’s Gate series, showing that players still crave traditional, story-driven RPGs. Since its launch on February 4, the game’s concurrent player count has been increasing … Read more
A new wave of toll scams is targeting Americans, with the FBI warning that the scam may be moving from state-to-state. The scammers are pretending to be tolling agencies and sending texts demanding money, claiming you owe unpaid road tolls. The scam is simple: a text with a fake URL and phone number, supposedly from … Read more
Defense technology startup Anduril Industries Inc is in talks to double its valuation to over $28 billion with a new funding round expected to raise $2.5 billion. The deal, led by Founders Fund, would value the company at more than twice its previous valuation of $14 billion, reported earlier this year when it raised $1.5 … Read more
US President Donald Trump has signaled support for a potential major investment in US Steel, which could be a breakthrough for the stalled deal. The Biden administration had blocked the Japanese company’s $14 billion takeover bid last month, citing national security concerns. The decision left the fate of US Steel uncertain, with the company threatening … Read more
New research on NASA’s InSight mission suggests that a recent meteorite impact on Mars has rattled the planet deeper than previously thought. The study, published in Geophysical Research Letters, used data from both InSight and the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter to analyze seismic signals generated by the impact. The detection of these signals revealed that they … Read more