Canvas owner reaches ‘agreement’ with hackers to secure stolen data
Instructure, the company behind the Canvas learning management platform, says it has "reached an agreement" with hackers that breached its systems last week to prevent stolen data from being leaked online. The ShinyHunters hacking group claimed responsibility for the attack before Canvas was briefly taken offline. The group threatened to publish 3.5 terabytes of student […]
Spotify’s latest ‘Wrapped’ covers your entire music history
Spotify is celebrating its 20th anniversary by giving listeners a "fully personalized look at their entire music history." Starting today, Spotify mobile app users can access a new Wrapped-like experience that features "never-before-shared data" going back to when they first joined the service. The "Spotify 20: Your Party of the Year(s)" experience will allow users […]
How to watch Google’s Android Show: I/O Edition today
Google I/O is still a week away, but Google's big announcements kick off today with the "Android Show: I/O Edition," where it's expected to announce the major Android ecosystem highlights coming to its annual developer conference. When the Android Show will happen and where you can watch it Android Show: I/O Edition will be streaming […]
eBay rejects GameStop’s $56 billion acquisition bid
eBay has officially rejected GameStop's offer to buy the online marketplace for $56 billion, citing concerns around "operational risks" and how the acquisition will be financed. In a letter to GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen on Tuesday, eBay's board of directors said it has "concluded that your proposal is neither credible nor attractive." "We have taken […]
These new Roombas are smaller and cheaper
iRobot has announced a new line of Roombas, a year after it debuted its first lidar-based robot vacuums just prior to filing for bankruptcy. This week, it introduced eight robot vacuums that improve on its prior lineup and feature lower prices, some up to £200 (about $270) cheaper. Key changes include higher suction power, a […]
Sony upgraded its wearable AC so it’s cooler and better at hugging your neck
Sony has announced a new version of the wearable personal air conditioner the company first revealed in 2019 ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The latest version is an upgrade to last year's Pro model, and while the new Reon Pocket Pro Plus isn't a complete overhaul of the hardware, it comes with performance upgrades […]
OpenAI just released its answer to Claude Mythos
OpenAI is launching Daybreak, an AI initiative focused on detecting and patching vulnerabilities before attackers find them. Daybreak uses the Codex Security AI agent that launched in March to create a threat model based on an organization's code and focus on possible attack paths, validate likely vulnerabilities, and then automate the detection of the higher […]
Yarbo says it will remove the intentional backdoor from its robot lawn mower
The company behind the robot lawn mower that ran me over has changed its tune. Yarbo now plans to completely remove the remote backdoor access that could have let bad actors reprogram the robot over the internet. Yarbo customers will be able to decide whether that feature even gets installed in the first place, co-founder […]
Here’s what Mira Murati’s AI company is up to
Thinking Machines, the AI company founded by former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, announced Monday that it's working on something called "interaction models." The idea behind interaction models, according to Thinking Machines, is that they will let people "collaborate with AI the way we naturally collaborate with each other - they continuously take in audio, video, […]
Govee’s new portable smart lamp is on sale for the first time
If you’ve always liked the idea of the Philips Hue Go portable lamp but couldn’t justify the $100+ price tag, Govee recently released a much cheaper alternative, the Govee Table Lamp Classic, and it’s already receiving its first discount. Right now, you can pick the rechargeable smart lamp up at Amazon for $63.99 ($16 off), […]