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Tesla shareholders say “yes” to Musk’s $1tn paycheck
Elon Musk could be on the way to becoming the world’s first trillionaire as Tesla shareholders approve a pay package that could be worth nearly $1tn. But there is a caveat: Musk must meet extremely demanding performance targets to ever see it.
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Most common passwords of 2025
Password habits are still concerning researchers: according to the latest analysis, users still often opt for weak passwords like ‘123456’, ‘admin’, and ‘password’.
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Denmark officially bans social media for kids 15 and under
Denmark’s government has agreed to ban the use of social media for children under the age of 15, but will still allow access to “certain” platforms with parental consent, the Danish government announced on Friday.
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Hyundai AutoEver clarifies number of individuals affected in breach of automakers IT services arm
Hyundai AutoEver America (HAEA), the official automotive IT services provider for Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis brands, is notifying potential victims that its systems were compromised in a data breach first discovered in March.
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Amazon recovers from outage: AWS denies any service disruption
Amazon’s bad luck streak continues, as thousands of users reported on Wednesday that the e-commerce website was down, preventing them from making purchases.
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M&S cyberattack post-mortem: low half-year profits continue to haunt the business
Marks & Spencer (M&S) has reported a sharp decline in half-year profits amid a business-crippling cyberattack in April that disrupted its online and in-store operations.
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The password for the Louvre’s video surveillance system was “Louvre”
The Louvre Museum in Paris was warned about serious security shortcomings as far back as 2014, which came to light in the aftermath of the “heist of the century.”
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Police bust massive stolen card network worth $340 million
An international law enforcement operation dubbed “Chargeback” has targeted three fraud and money laundering networks, uncovering a global credit card fraud scheme that impacted millions of people.
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IBM to cut thousands of jobs in fourth quarter amid software focus
IBM will cut roles this quarter, the company said on Tuesday, potentially impacting thousands of employees.
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Nikkei hackers gain access via employee Slack account, 17K+ chat histories leaked
Financial Times owner Nikkei announced on Tuesday that hackers had infiltrated its networks via an employee’s Slack account, exposing sensitive information about business partners and the Slack chat histories of over 17,000 individuals.
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Shein caught selling childlike sex dolls
The French consumer watchdog has reported the major e-commerce platform, Shein, for selling sex dolls that resemble children.
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Spotify accused of ignoring "billions" of fake Drake streams
Rapper RBX is suing Spotify after the streaming platform supposedly ignored bots and fake users boosting Drake’s streams.
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OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Musk clash again on X: “You stole a non-profit”
The feud between Sam Altman and Elon Musk seems to be ongoing, as OpenAI’s CEO took it to X to share screenshots of a failed attempt to cancel his next-generation Tesla Roadster order. Let’s just say, Musk wasn’t happy.
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Canadian PM apologizes to Trump over Reagan anti-tariff ad
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says that he apologized to US President Donald Trump over an anti-tariff advertisement featuring former US President Ronald Reagan.
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Denmark reportedly shelves Chat Control, sends warning for future
Denmark, currently holding the European Council presidency, will no longer push for an EU law requiring the mandatory scanning of electronic messages, known as Chat Control, the country’s justice minister said.
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Hackers send fraudulent mass emails to UPenn students
The University of Pennsylvania’s current and former students, as well as faculty, parents, and some external individuals, have received mass emails criticizing the university’s practices in an apparent security breach.
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Nintendo reigns supreme in lawsuit over arrogant Switch pirater
Nintendo has won a lawsuit against a Switch streamer who pirated games and mocked the company.
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Cybersecurity and energy leaders join forces to protect EU power grids
Europe’s top energy, cybersecurity, and technology leaders joined forces in Brussels for the 8th Cybersecurity Forum on Thursday to discuss ways to strengthen resilience and prevent attacks against Europe’s interconnected power grid.
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Virgin Media O2 strikes a deal with Starlink to boost mobile coverage in rural UK
The operator is the first in the UK to sign a deal with Elon Musk to improve rural mobile coverage using his Starlink satellite network.
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Cory Doctorow rants about The Great Enshittening, and I’m here for it
Most tech giants aren’t even hiding the sad fact that we, the everyday users, don’t matter to them anymore. They’re only after our money – more of it each year. This is what The Great Enshittening, according to Cory Doctorow, looks like. But hey, the future might actually be bright again, the tech activist explains in his new book.
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