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Medtronic Notifies Patients of Shiny Hunters Data Breach
2+ hour, 15+ min ago (624+ words) Medtronic began notifying affected individuals of a data breach involving certain corporate IT systems, according to Medtronic's updated statement on June 29, 2026. The extortion group Shiny Hunters has claimed responsibility for the attack, per Shiny Hunters' own leak-site post. Medtronic's own…...
Open AI Proposes 5% U. S. Government Equity Stake
7+ hour, 22+ min ago (494+ words) The proposal, sourced to two unnamed people familiar with the discussions, would give Washington a stake worth roughly $42. 6 billion based on Open AI's $852 billion valuation reached in March. Open AI CEO Sam Altman called the arrangement "the best way to…...
India Orders Whats App to Pause Username Rollout
7+ hour, 47+ min ago (266+ words) On July 1, 2026, Whats App received a formal notice from India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, asking it to temporarily halt its new username feature while it explains the feature's fraud risks. That pre-launch posture is the story. Meit Y…...
Google Cloud Platform Statistics 2026: Market Growth
13+ hour, 17+ min ago (646+ words) Google Cloud generated $20. 0 billion in revenue in the first quarter of 2026, up 63% year-over-year, marking a meaningful acceleration in growth led by enterprise AI Solutions and AI Infrastructure. The cloud business now sits inside one of the most capital-intensive expansion phases…...
Meta Plans Cloud Business to Sell Excess AI Compute
1+ day, 41+ min ago (468+ words) Meta Platforms is drawing up plans for a cloud business to sell spare AI computing power and hosted AI models to outside customers, according to Bloomberg on July 1, 2026. The move would compete directly with Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and…...
Microsoft Teams Adds Lobby-Based Bot Detection
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (295+ words) According to Microsoft, a new Teams admin policy was detailed on June 30, 2026. The policy automatically detects potential bots attempting to join meetings, places them in the lobby, clearly identifies them, and prompts organizers to confirm admission. The bigger lever for…...
Anthropic Restores Claude Fable 5 After Export Ban Lifts
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (433+ words) Anthropic said on June 30, 2026 that the US Department of Commerce lifted export controls on its Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models. Fable 5 becomes available globally starting July 1, 2026, across Claude Platform, Claude. ai, Claude Code, and Claude Cowork. Anthropic's newsroom said the…...
Chrome 150 Patches 382 Security Fixes, 15 Critical
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (288+ words) Google promoted Chrome 150 to the stable channel on June 30, 2026, for Windows, Mac and Linux, according to Google's Chrome team, an update carrying 382 security fixes, including 15 Critical-severity vulnerabilities. These tools instrument Chromium's C++ code to detect memory safety errors during testing…...
Anthropic Unveils Claude Science to Transform Research
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (644+ words) Anthropic has launched Claude Science, a new AI-powered workbench designed to help scientists conduct research, analyze data, and manage complex computing workflows from a single platform. Anthropic on Tuesday announced the launch of Claude Science, a new application aimed at…...
Time Spent on Tik Tok Statistics 2026: Daily Minutes by Age
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (1223+ words) Tik Tok users spend an average of 95 minutes per day on the app, more than any other social network, per Sensor Tower data. In the United States, adult users average 52 minutes per day on Tik Tok in 2025, according to e…...