Brazilian police arrested the hacker who stole everyone’s SSN
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The Federal Police of Brazil announced the arrest of the hacker linked to a breach that leaked 2.9 billion records that included sensitive personal information, including some Social Security numbers. The data from that hack, which came to light in August, was
Read moreMicrosoft said it lost weeks of security logs for its customers’ cloud products
Missing logs could make it more difficult to identify unauthorized access to the customers' networks during that two-week window. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreExperts say OpenAI’s patent pledge amounts to little more than ‘virtue signaling’
This week, OpenAI quietly published a statement on its website pledging not to use its patents offensively. Asserting its commitment to the principles of “broad access” and “collaboration,” OpenAI said that it would only use its patents in a way that supports innovation. “We pledge to only use our patents
Read moreMarc Benioff warns that AI, while useful, is overhyped and partly blames Microsoft
One of the tech industry’s biggest hype men, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, is psyched about AI, but points out that it hasn't cured cancer. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreGoogle replaces executive in charge of Search and advertising
Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced on Thursday that Prabhakar Raghavan, the executive in charge of the company’s search engine and ads products, is leaving his role. Longtime Google executive Nick Fox will replace Raghavan, who will now take on the role of chief technologist. “Prabhakar has decided it’s time to
Read moreSquares, triangles, and octal
I ran across the following theorem in Ross Honsberger’s book Mathematical Morsels: Every odd square ends in 1 in base 8, and if you cut off the 1 you have a triangular number. A number is an odd square if and only if it is the square of an odd
Read moreHow to become a Java developer: Skills & career guide
Question: Which of the following are true about the Java programming language? Java is an object-oriented programming language. It supports “write once, run anywhere” functionality. Java features automatic garbage collection for memory management. The language emphasizes security and robust exception handling. Java was originally developed at Sun Microsystems in the
Read moreFeds arrest man who allegedly participated in hack of the SEC’s X account, boosting Bitcoin’s price
Eric Council Jr. and unnamed co-conspirators were allegedly behind the hack of the official @SECGov account on X. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreBeyond the hype: Why Tesla’s robotaxi future faces regulatory roadblocks
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! Kirsten is still out doing Kirsten things, so I (Rebecca Bellan) will continue to pass along all the tech mobility news that’s
Read moreHacker arrested for the fake SEC tweet that caused a Bitcoin price spike
Illustration: Beatrice Sala The FBI has arrested an Alabama man who is accused of hacking the Securities and Exchange Commission’s X account in January. The indictment (PDF) alleges that 25-year-old Eric Council Jr. worked with co-conspirators to take control of the account and post a fake message from SEC Chair
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