UNC2891’s ATM heist fails but exposes cyber-physical blind spot
A hacker outfit identified as UNC2891 tried pulling off a bank heist by slipping a 4G-enabled Raspberry Pi into a bank’s ATM network and using a tricked-out Linux rootkit to stay hidden.
Amazon works out a way to kill off Alexa
Why not shove in adverts?
Amazon has just come up with a wizard wheeze to kill off its Alexa product by making it unusable by stuffing each conversation with more adverts.
Tariff woes dent TSMC’s seasonal surge
Chip giant’s fourth quarter could fizzle despite AI buzz
Tariff tantrums from the US have started to rattle TSMC’s booming run, with signs that the Christmas consumer rush might be more of a limp than a sprint.
OpenAI snares $8.3bn as it angles for IPO
Investors line up for a slice
OpenAI has managed to wangle $8.3 billion from venture capitalists and private equity outfits desperate not to miss the AI hype train, as it eyes an eventual IPO.
Musk open to merging his AI outfit with Apple
Grok could plug a hole in Apple’s leaky AI strategy
The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple might end up jumping into bed with Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence sideshow xAI, after whispers of a strategic tie-up started swirling around tech circles.