iRhythm Holdings, a U.S.-based digital healthcare company specializing in cardiac monitoring, has reported a major cybersecurity incident exposing personal and protected health information of approximately 12 million patients. The company disclosed the breach in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Monday, June 15, 2026. According to iRhythm, attackers...
United States-based outlet JQJO published an online article claiming that Elon Musk had become the world’s first trillionaire after a supposed initial public offering of SpaceX that allegedly valued the company at $2.21 trillion. The story asserted that the listing instantly lifted Musk’s personal net worth above the $1 trillion...
United States – NASA’s experimental X-59 aircraft, the centerpiece of the agency’s Quesst mission, reached a key performance milestone on Friday, June 12, 2026, by flying at Mach 1.4, about 924 mph, at an altitude of 55,000 feet. The flight marked the first time the aircraft achieved the exact speed...
United States – A brief internship request email sent by a student to Snapchat has gone viral on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. The message, which consisted of only three bullet points rather than a traditional cover letter or detailed application, quickly attracted widespread attention after a screenshot...
Google has filed a federal lawsuit in a U.S. District Court against an alleged cybercriminal network based in China that is accused of using the company’s Gemini artificial intelligence platform to conduct large-scale SMS phishing, or “smishing,” attacks. Court documents state the group relied on Gemini’s large language model to...
United States-based AI startup Prometheus, co-led by Jeff Bezos and entrepreneur Vik Bajaj, announced on June 12, 2026, that it had raised $12 billion in a Series B funding round, valuing the company at $41 billion. The record-setting financing, which the company says is the largest Series B infusion in...
OpenAI has disclosed a China-based online influence operation aimed at undermining public support for new artificial intelligence data centers across the United States. In a security report released this week, the company details a network of automated accounts, active on X, Facebook, and local community forums, that spread misleading claims...
Redmond, Washington – Microsoft’s Xbox division is preparing for a major restructuring after its chief executive circulated an internal directive on Wednesday, June 10, calling for a “reset” of operations and warning that current performance levels “cannot continue.” The directive, sent to senior leadership, underscores mounting concern over what the...
U.S. technology shares fell sharply on Thursday, June 11, 2026, as renewed tensions between the United States and Iran rattled financial markets. The S&P 500 declined 1.6 percent to a five-week low, while a key semiconductor index dropped 3.6 percent. The sell-off followed President Donald Trump’s vow to pursue additional...
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued a new directive requiring all civilian federal agencies to remediate critical internet-facing vulnerabilities within 72 hours of identification. Announced Wednesday, the mandate significantly shortens earlier timelines for addressing serious digital security flaws. CISA attributed the change to the growing use...
