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Is UFO Disclosure Day coming? Obama doesn’t seem to think so
Barack Obama has cast doubt on alien disclosure. The former president is questioning the government's timeline to reveal UFO footage, saying that any first contact with aliens “hasn’t happened yet.”
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Watchdog: data sharing agreement with US would allow political targeting of Europeans
The EU has found itself between a rock and a hard place: lose the visa-free regime with the US or give American authorities access to Europeans’ biometric data?
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OpenAI board member had Musk’s babies and is now testifying for him in court against Sam Altman
A former OpenAI board member might have just blown Elon Musk’s case after the tech mogul’s key witness was forced to disclose that she received a donation that is very hard to ignore.
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New study finds phone bans in schools have “close to zero” impact
Tough bans on cell phones in schools have a “close to zero” impact on academic performance and don’t really improve attendance or reduce online bullying, a new study has found. However, some results are encouraging, researchers add.
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Sysco food distributor allegedly hit in Qilin ransomware claim
Qilin ransomware gang claims cyberattack on Sysco, the world’s largest food distributor, posting alleged internal documents and a May 12th leak deadline.
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Love in the age of AI sees Hinge deepen connections as Tinder struggles to reinvent the spark
Match Group posted first-quarter revenue above estimates on Tuesday, driven by the solid performance of dating app Hinge and early signs that a turnaround at Tinder is gaining traction amid a broad push for AI-led transformation.
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Canva fined over half a million dollars for late accounts ahead of planned stock market debut
Australia's corporate regulator said on Wednesday that it issued infringement notices worth $570,715.20 to four firms within Australian graphic design platform Canva Group for allegedly failing to lodge financial reports for fiscal 2024.
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Sam Altman Molotov attack suspect pleads not guilty to attempted murder
A 20-year-old Texas man accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail at Sam Altman’s San Francisco mansion and threatening to kill people inside OpenAI’s HQ pleaded not guilty Tuesday.
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This “Jesus-centric” mobile network wants to purge the internet
Phone operator T-Mobile will launch a new network, Radiant Mobile, that promises a “Jesus-centric” experience free of pornography and LGBTQ+ content.
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LinkedIn shouldn’t ask for money from users who want to see profile visits, complaint says
Many corporate workers across the US, the EU, and elsewhere have long been paying close to $30 per month for LinkedIn Premium, a membership that lets them see who has visited their profiles. In a new complaint, a non-profit says this sort of tracking might not be legal – and even if it is, the data should be available to users for free.
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Cushman & Wakefield confirms breach as Salesforce hackers ShinyHunters, Qilin stake claims
Cushman & Wakefield confirmed a vishing-related security breach after both ShinyHunters and Qilin listed the commercial real estate giant on their dark web leak sites, with ShinyHunters claiming it stole more than 500,000 Salesforce records. alesforce hacking campaign.
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Russian embassy staff kicked out of Austria over rooftop satellite spying network
Months after acknowledging that Russia has been using satellite dishes – strategically placed on top of diplomatic buildings to spy on NATO and Western allies – Austrian authorities finally booted three Russian diplomats out of the self-proclaimed neutral nation.
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Amazon just became a direct competitor to UPS and FedEx
Amazon.com is opening the supply-chain network that has powered its operations for decades to other businesses, pitting it directly against logistics heavyweights such as UPS and FedEx.
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Trail cameras record rare cougar kittens in Minnesota after 100 years
Trail cameras in northern Minnesota captured rare footage of cougar kittens, marking the first confirmed evidence of the species reproducing in the state in over a century.
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Early search engine Ask.com shuts down after 25 years
One of the web’s early search engines, launched before Google’s debut, Ask.com, has officially shut down.
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Tesla says Elon Musk’s pay is worth $158bn, but he won’t get it (yet)
Tesla has valued Elon Musk’s 2025 compensation package at an eye-watering $158bn, tied to ambitious performance targets.
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Cybersecurity pros jailed for ransomware attacks linked to ALPHV BlackCat
Two cybersecurity professionals have netted themselves four years in prison for carrying out ransomware attacks linked to ALPHV BlackCat, including extorting one victim for around $1.2 million in cryptocurrency.
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Critical cPanel bug exposes millions of websites to full server takeover
A critical vulnerability in cPanel and WHM, tracked as CVE-2026-41940, allows attackers to bypass authentication and gain full server access. It may have been actively exploited since late February, potentially affecting millions of domains, but emergency patches are now available.
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Hackers are stealing high-value cargo shipments across North America, FBI warns
Hackers are targeting the North American cargo sector by impersonating legitimate businesses – all to steal high-value shipments they can resell for profit, according to a new FBI warning released Friday.
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US weighs cutting cyber fix deadlines to 3 days as AI speeds up cyberattacks
US cyber officials are weighing a major shift – cutting patch deadlines to just 3 days as AI tools speed up hacking timelines from weeks to hours.
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