Meta acquires AI audio startup WaveForms
WaveForms, founded just eight months ago, last raised $40 million in a round led by Andreessen Horowitz that valued the company at $160 million pre-money, per PitchBook data.
Google tests revamped Google Finance with AI upgrades, live news feed
Users will now be able to research their financial questions with AI, access advanced charting tools, and get real-time data and news.
Google discovered a new scam—and also fell victim to it
Disclosure comes two months after Google warned the world of ongoing spree.
OpenAI launches GPT-5 free to all ChatGPT users
New model claims fewer confabulations, better coding, and "safe completions" approach.
Elon Musk says X plans to introduce ads in Grok’s responses
The move would help power X's struggling ads business following the departure of former CEO Linda Yaccarino.
Trump says Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan must ‘resign immediately’
Trump's post comes after Republican Senator Tom Cotton on Wednesday wrote to Intel's board of directors, asking about Tan's ties to China, his investments in the country, and raised concerns about his time leading Cadence Design Systems, which had a Chinese military university as a customer.
Here’s how deepfake vishing attacks work, and why they can be hard to detect
Why AI-based voice cloning is the next frontier in social-engineering attacks.
High-severity WinRAR 0-day exploited for weeks by 2 groups
Exploits allow for persistent backdooring when targets open booby-trapped archive.
The GPT-5 rollout has been a big mess
OpenAI faces backlash as users complain about broken workflows and losing AI friends.
Encryption made for police and military radios may be easily cracked
An encryption algorithm can have weaknesses that could allow an attacker to listen in.