Malicious npm packages sw-cur, sw-cur1, aiide-cur, and pumptoolforvolumeandcomment stole data from over 3,200 Cursor users and targeted cryptocurrency wallets, executing arbitrary code and persisting even after removal, highlighting the importance of supply chain security.
Apple's upcoming iOS 19 is set to revolutionize battery management with an AI-powered feature that analyzes individual usage patterns and intelligently optimizes charging, power consumption, and performance to extend iPhone battery life significantly.
Databricks, a leader in data and AI, has acquired Neon, a serverless Postgres company, to provide developers and AI agents with a powerful, elastic, and open database foundation that combines speed, scalability, and branching capabilities for seamless data management.
Granola, an AI-powered notetaking app that just raised $43M at a $250M valuation, unveils collaborative features enabling users to share transcripts and notes with teammates, leveraging AI to surface insights from a broader pool of information.
A Northeastern University student requested an $8,000 refund after discovering their professor used ChatGPT to generate course materials, raising concerns about AI's growing role in higher education and its potential impact on critical thinking.
ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, has unveiled DreamO, an AI-powered image generation playground built on Hugging Face Spaces, enabling users to create visually stunning AI-generated images through an intuitive interface powered by cutting-edge models like Stable Diffusion.
Klarna, a fintech company, has slashed its workforce by a staggering 40% due to accelerated adoption of artificial intelligence and a hiring freeze, as revealed by CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski, highlighting the disruptive impact of AI on the job market.
Apple's deep-rooted dependence on China for manufacturing and supply chains, coupled with Beijing's authoritarian control, poses a double-edged sword, granting China significant leverage over the tech giant while making it challenging for Apple to swiftly diversify its operations elsewhere, despite efforts to expand in India and Vietnam.
AI pioneers faced tough questions about the Singularity, the disruptive potential of large language models, and AI's rapidly advancing coding abilities, sparking debates on the future impact of these technologies.
AI's untapped potential in accelerating species discovery, ecosystem tracking, and addressing biodiversity knowledge gaps offers a transformative opportunity to meet global conservation targets, but requires expanding data-sharing, refining algorithms, and ensuring ethical practices.