Security researchers at Check Point detail how the Ink Dragon group is exploiting basic web server flaws to build covert proxy networks. Their goal is to use compromised government systems as anonymous relay points to attack other targets.
The global industrial PC market is showing clear signs of recovery. According to new estimates, Taiwan’s IPC sector posted impressive revenue growth in the first half of 2025, led by smaller players.
A leak from Apple’s internal kernel debug kit files shows the upcoming iPhone 17e may ship with Apple’s C1-series modem but without the N1 wireless chip. For the iPhone 18 Pro, Apple was still testing between the C1X and C2 basebands as of the leak.
iRobot, the maker of Roomba, has filed for bankruptcy and will hand its assets to Chinese partner Picea. Co-founder Colin Angle says the company was “roadkilled” when regulators blocked its $1.7 billion acquisition by Amazon in early 2024, a move he calls destructive to innovation.
Congress is pushing the SPEED Act to fast-track permits for AI infrastructure, citing competition with China. But an amendment from Rep. Jared Golden is causing a rift with ultra-conservative Republicans, threatening the bill’s passage.
A former Uber Eats exec saw how Latin American doctors are drowning in patient WhatsApp messages. Her startup, Leona Health, just raised $14 million to give them an AI copilot. The goal? Give doctors hours of their day back.
Embedded banking platform Thread has secured a $30.5 million funding round. The capital will fuel its growth as it aims to be a model for community banks in the embedded finance space.
Analyst Anna Andreeva projects Warby Parker will sell 300,000 AI frames in 2026, ramping to 2 million by year three. The move leverages growing awareness built by Ray-Ban Meta, but with more features.
The breakneck adoption of tools like ChatGPT is forcing a reckoning. According to a Stanford expert, the next phase for AI won’t be about flashy demos, but about rigorous, domain-specific results and real return on investment.
The AI boom isn’t just about GPUs and flash memory. New reports show hard disk drive prices have spiked about 4% last quarter, the sharpest increase in two years. Demand from AI data storage and a shift in China is driving the change.
