An engineer at OpenAI has been accused of secretly installing a recording device in a conference room in what officials said Tuesday was an attempt to record sensitive conversations about the company’s technology. The employee was identified as a 35-year-old Saudi citizen Abdulrahman AlfozanAccording to a criminal complaint filed in federal court in San Francisco, … Read more
The Norwegian Data Protection Authority (Datatilsynet) has fined Xandr, an advertising company owned by Microsoft, $9.6 million (NOK 92 million) for unlawfully processing and sharing sensitive data of Grindr users in the country. The data protection authority said this was the largest fine it had ever imposed. “We imposed such a large fine in this … Read more
IonQ announced Monday that it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Elisity in an all-stock transaction valued at up to $1.3 billion. Up to $150 million of this amount is earnout compensation, depending on Elisity’s business performance. IonQ expects to complete the acquisition in the fourth quarter of 2026. The number of IonQ shares … Read more
Apple revealed in Regulatory documents That it has reached an agreement to bring in team members and technology from personal voice startup Huxe, in what is commonly known as a hire-back deal. for the first time Reported in MacRumorsApple disclosed to the European Commission that it has agreed to make employment offers to “certain employees … Read more
A Kansas City, Missouri, man has been sentenced to 32 months in prison for crimes related to a ransom attack on his own business. The DOJ has announced the conviction of Daniel Rhyne. He had already pleaded guilty to “extortion in connection with the threat to damage a protected computer” and “intentional damage to a … Read more
Keio Corporation (Keio), a major private railway operator in Japan, said its network was hit by a ransomware attack over the weekend that crippled some of its business systems. After a system failure in the early hours of Saturday, the company confirmed the attack and shut down its network to prevent further damage. The company … Read more