Apple CEO Tim Cook will meet with President Trump on Wednesday to announce a new $100 billion investment in US manufacturing. This brings Apple's total US investment commitment over the next four years to $600 billion, representing a significant expansion of its "American Manufacturing Program." The announcement follows Trump's...
Instagram is launching a new map feature, allowing users to share their location (not real-time) and discover location-based content from friends and creators. It also introduces a "Reposts" function, mirroring TikTok and Twitter's retweet, enabling users to share public reels and posts. Globally, Instagram is expanding its Reels...
The Trump administration suspended $584 million in grant funding to UCLA, impacting medical, science, and energy research. This represents over half of UCLA's annual federal funding and follows allegations of antisemitism and civil rights violations. UC President Milliken stated that negotiations with federal officials are underway to restore...
A critical vulnerability allowing remote access to sensitive files, including API keys, has been discovered in Microsoft's new NLWeb protocol. Researchers Aonan Guan and Lei Wang reported the flaw in May, with Microsoft patching it in July but not issuing a CVE. The vulnerability, a classic path traversal flaw,...
Researchers demonstrated vulnerabilities in Google's Gemini AI, exploiting indirect prompt injections to manipulate smart home devices and trigger malicious actions. By crafting deceptive prompts within calendar invites and leveraging delayed automatic tool invocation, they achieved actions like opening windows, sending abusive messages, and initiating Zoom calls. These attacks,...
Disney reported strong fiscal Q3 earnings, with revenue up 2% to $23.7 billion and operating income up 8% to $4.6 billion. Growth was driven by a 6% increase in direct-to-consumer revenue to $6.2 billion, fueled by subscriber additions and a new deal with Charter Communications. ESPN's new streaming...
NASA is shifting its strategy for supporting commercial space stations, potentially ending its continuous human presence in low Earth orbit. This change in approach signifies a move away from direct agency involvement in maintaining a permanent human presence in space, focusing instead on partnerships with private companies.
Tens of thousands were evacuated from Dresden, Germany, due to the defusal of a WWII-era bomb near the Frauenkirche. Separately, a German Chamber of Industry and Commerce study reveals widespread German business concern over a new EU-US tariff agreement.
Texas Republicans' proposed gerrymander could shift the median House seat slightly right, potentially giving them up to five additional seats. However, California Democrats' potential counter-gerrymander might offset this. Other states' redistricting efforts, particularly in Ohio and Missouri, could further influence the overall House map's partisan balance. Meanwhile,...
Authorities in Dresden, Germany, evacuated thousands on Wednesday to defuse a 550-pound British-made World War II bomb found near the Carola Bridge. A 1,000-meter radius was cleared before the bomb disposal team successfully defused the device. The bomb, discovered during construction work, is one of many unexploded WWII...
