Telegram turns a profit
It is amazing what you can do if your CEO is arrested
Telegram has been chatting to its investors to reassure them that the company remains a viable bet after its founder, Pavel Durov, was arrested in France in August on charges related to illicit activities on the platform.
Xerox Acquires Lexmark in $1.5 Billion Deal
End of a printer era
Xerox has agreed to acquire Lexmark for $1.5 billion, including assumed liabilities. This move is set to bolster Xerox’s core print portfolio and expand its global managed print services (MPS) capabilities to meet the needs of hybrid workplaces.
Court rules NSO Group the baddie in hacking case
Exploited a WhatsApp flaw
A US judge has ruled that Israeli spyware maker NSO Group breached hacking laws by using WhatsApp to infect devices with its Pegasus spyware.
Meta banks on glasses being the new big thing
Displays in Ray-Bans
Meta plans to add displays to its Ray-Ban smart glasses as soon as next year.
AMD’s RDNA 4 GPUs adopt RX 9000 Series naming convention
Rebrand
AMD is tipped to rebrand its Radeon GPU lineup with the introduction of the RDNA 4 architecture, adopting a new naming scheme in the RX 9000 series.
EU to Apple: time to share your toys
Apple to EU: but the others are too insecure
The EU is demanding that the fruity cargo cult Apple make its iOS more friendly with other platforms.
AI Outpaces CAPTCHA
It is only annoying for humans now
CAPTCHA tests are being rendered obsolete by the very technology they were designed to thwart.
OpenAI's GPT-5 project stumbles
Data challenges and internal turmoil
OpenAI's project to develop its next-generation AI model, GPT-5, has encountered significant obstacles, according to The Wall Street Journal.
OpenAI engineer and whistleblower dead
Apparent suicide
OpenAI engineer turned whistleblower Suchir Balaji has died at the age of 26. His death, confirmed as a suicide by San Francisco officials.
Intel ex-CEO sued over misleading disclosures
Foundry Division issues
Intel’s former CEO Pat [kicking] Gelsinger and current co-CEO and CFO David Zinsner are being sued by a shareholder accusing the executives of mismanagement and misleading disclosures related to the company’s Intel Foundry Services (IFS) division.