How a New Jersey startup found an electrifying way to slash copper costs
Skyrocketing demand for copper promises to push prices to new heights. As the global economy transitions away from fossil fuels, it is going to need twice as much copper in…
Minnesota activates National Guard as cyberattack on Saint Paul disrupts public services
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has activated the state’s National Guard following a cyberattack on the state’s capital, Saint Paul. City officials have not yet disclosed the nature of the cyberattack,…
PlayerZero raises $15M to prevent AI agents from shipping buggy code
As Silicon Valley races toward a future where AI agents do most of the software programming, a new problem is created: finding the AI-generated bugs before they are put into…
Skechers is making kids’ shoes with a hidden AirTag compartment
Skechers introduced a line of kids’ sneakers that contain a hidden compartment where parents can slip in an Apple AirTag. Inside the heel of the shoe, a small insert can…
How 2 UC Berkeley dropouts raised $28 million for their AI marketing automation startup
AI-powered marketing automation startup Conversion, founded five years ago by two UC Berkeley dropouts, has raised a $28 million Series A led by Abstract, with participation from True Ventures and…
Gen AI apps doubled their revenue, grew to 1.7B downloads in first half of 2025
Generative AI apps have seen tremendous growth in both downloads and in-app revenue in the first half of 2025, a report from market intelligence firm Sensor Tower said. Users downloaded…
Critical Dahua Camera Flaws Enable Remote Hijack via ONVIF and File Upload Exploits
Jul 30, 2025Ravie LakshmananFirmware Security / Vulnerability Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed now-patched critical security flaws in the firmware of Dahua smart cameras that, if left unaddressed, could allow attackers to…
YouTube loosens profanity rules for monetized videos
YouTube is tweaking its profanity-related rules to allow creators to monetize videos with swearing in them, provided the profanity is contained to the first seven seconds of the video. In…
Observe continues to adapt to the changing world of software observability
Observe, an observability platform, was founded in 2017 in response to the changing nature of software observability. Companies started pushing out new versions of their software more frequently — and…
Google says it will sign EU’s AI code of practice
Google has confirmed it will sign the European Union’s general purpose AI code of practice, a voluntary framework that aims to help AI developers implement processes and systems to comply…