Meta plans to reduce its investments in the metaverse unit by 10-30% due to financial struggles. The company aims to redirect funds towards augmented reality glasses, which have been successful since their introduction in 2021. Despite this shift, Meta does not plan to abandon the metaverse project. Reality Labs, a division of Meta, has posted … Read more
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has announced plans to overhaul the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC), shifting its focus from regulatory policies to a more deregulatory approach to boost economic growth. The council, established after the 2008 financial crisis, will now work with agencies to identify burdens and negative impacts on stability, while exploring how … Read more
A new attack dubbed “ConsentFix” uses the Azure CLI OAuth app to hijack Microsoft accounts without needing a password or bypassing multi-factor authentication (MFA) verifications. Cybersecurity firm Push Security discovered this variant, which steals OAuth 2.0 authorization codes used to obtain an Azure CLI access token. The ConsentFix attack starts with a fake Cloudflare Turnstile … Read more
Mayor Eric Adams has secured a major developer, GFP Real Estate, to redevelop a city-owned office building in Lower Manhattan into 3,700 units of mixed-income housing. The deal is worth millions, but the price tag and terms are not publicly known. The Gural family, who own GFP Real Estate, have contributed over $45,000 to Empower … Read more
The United States seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela on Wednesday, marking a significant escalation in President Donald Trump’s pressure campaign against the Maduro regime and its oil-dependent economy. The tanker, identified as Triton, was sanctioned by the US for its involvement in an illicit oil shipping network supporting foreign terrorist organizations. … Read more
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has signed a contract worth $140 million to purchase six Boeing 737 planes for deportation operations. The move will allow the agency to operate its own fleet, which is part of a larger funding increase approved by Congress earlier this year. The planes are funded through the $170 billion … Read more
The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) has been plagued by serious housing code violations since it began its Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program in 2017. Over 14,200 housing code violations have been reported across all RAD properties since January 2021, with nearly 4,000 cases requiring hired contractors to address the most serious issues. The … Read more
A free sleep hack has been going viral on social media, claiming it can help insomniacs fall asleep quickly. The trick involves rolling your eyes slowly back and forth, then up and down, then in circles. But does it really work? We asked experts to break it down. Some experts believe that this technique might … Read more
A new espionage thriller series, “The Copenhagen Test”, has been released by Peacock. The show stars Simu Liu and Melissa Barrera. It follows Alexander Hale, a Chinese-American intelligence analyst who is hacked into after his brain is compromised. With his shadowy agency and unknown hackers in conflict, he must maintain 24/7 performance to find out … Read more
PythoC is a new project that allows developers to generate C code using Python. This approach differs from Cython, which also generates C extensions but with more emphasis on compile-time code generation features. The key benefits of PythoC include its flexibility and ability to generate standalone C programs that can be executed independently. The `@compile` … Read more