Startup news and updates: daily roundup (September 21, 2026) Read More »
Amazon doesn’t trust Meta’s Muse AI agent Read More »
On the night of Friday, September 18, the Tor leak site that the Cl0p ransomware gang used to name and pressure its victims was defaced. Another criminal group claimed responsibility, according to BleepingComputer. When people visited the site, they saw Pokémon artwork, an ASCII Umbreon, above the message “THIS SITE HAS BEEN PWN3D BY SHINYHUNTERS” […]
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ShinyHunters says it hijacked Cl0p’s dark web leak site Read More »
After 8 Years in Space, ‘BepiColombo’ Is Finally Approaching Mercury Read More »
Two days after Donald Trump announced plans for an “AI Force” and an AI czar, the White House has not clarified whether the AI Force would be a military branch, a regulatory agency, or something else. Trump made the announcement on Truth Social on Saturday, rather than through an executive order or official briefing. “He […]
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The White House will not say what Trump’s AI Force is Read More »
Hideo Kojima claims Sony dumped him in a Zoom call with no reason Read More »
SoftBank Group has launched a bond sale of roughly $11bn, comprising $10bn in senior unsecured dollar notes and an additional €1bn in euros, according to term sheets reported separately by Reuters and Bloomberg on Monday. The deal comes in five tranches, with dollar notes at three and a half, five and a half, and seven […]
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SoftBank is reportedly raising about $11bn in bonds to cover its next OpenAI payment Read More »
Anthony Albanese met Tim Cook at Apple Park on Saturday and said Apple had recognized Australia’s leadership on online safety. It quotes Albanese saying that seeing the new safety features in action “proves that when we draw a line in the sand, tech companies will step up”, and that Apple is showing the industry can […]
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Albanese says Tim Cook backed Australia’s under-16 social media ban Read More »
Firmus will open the institutional bookbuild for its Australian listing on 6 October and begin trading on the ASX on 22 October, according to a term sheet reported by Reuters. The timetable appears in no public document, and no other outlet has it independently. The rest of the schedule runs from there: bookbuilding on 6 […]
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Firmus will reportedly open its $5bn ASX float on 6 October Read More »
Facebook and Instagram stopped working for users across the United States on Sunday evening, with the outage tracker Downdetector logging more than 17,000 reports for Facebook and over 5,000 for Instagram by 9.11pm ET. Those are report counts, not user counts, and the distinction does real work here. Downdetector tallies problems that people voluntarily submit […]
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Facebook and Instagram went down for US users on Sunday night Read More »