Monthly Archives: May 2024

Hackers steal $305 million from DMM Bitcoin crypto exchange

Japanese crypto exchange DMM Bitcoin confirmed on Friday that it had been victim of a hack resulting in the theft of 4,502.9 bitcoin, or about $305 million.  According to crypto security firm Elliptic, this is the eighth largest crypto theft … Continue reading

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College Football 25 goes deeper into gameplay

When you’re a series coming back after an 11-year layoff, spanning two console generations, of course there’s going to be a lot to share. It’s hard to condense everything that awaits college football fans when EA Sports College Football 25 … Continue reading

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The lack of a GTA6 PC announcement may be followed by an announcement, or it might not be – as Take Two’s CEO turns into The Riddler

Let’s look at what we know about Grand Theft Auto VI in relation to a PC version. We know there has been no mention of one yet. We also know that Rockstar has an (annoying) habit of letting console releases … Continue reading

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Donald Trump conviction sparks volatility in political memecoins

Following United States former president Donald Trump’s conviction on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, political memecoins associated with him experienced significant volatility. On May 30, the Manhattan jury found Trump guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records. … Continue reading

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Instagram tests ‘trial reels’ that don’t display to a creator’s followers

Instagram is testing a way for creators to experiment with reels without committing to having them displayed on their profiles, giving the social network a possible edge over TikTok and a way for creators to test new content without pressure … Continue reading

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Feds tell Zoox to send more info about autonomous vehicles suddenly braking

U.S. federal regulators have requested more information from Zoox, Amazon’s self-driving unit, as part of an investigation into rear-end crash risks posed by unexpected braking. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) opened a preliminary investigation into Zoox on May … Continue reading

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Elon Musk Lobbies on X for His $46.5 Billion Tesla Pay Package

The Tesla chief executive is taking to his social media company to press shareholders to vote for a critical pay package on June 13.

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The New ChatGPT Offers a Lesson in AI Hype

OpenAI released GPT-4o, its latest chatbot technology, in a partly finished state. It has much to prove.

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Users poke fun at Discord rebrand and question why it happened

Discord has had yet another rebrand as they enter into the ‘next chapter’ and although changes are subtle, people are already poking fun and questioning why it had to happen in the first place. On Wednesday (May 29) the CEO … Continue reading

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Apple expected to upgrade Siri with AI technology

A Bloomberg report suggests Apple is planning to completely overhaul the Siri that we currently know, in favor of more advanced artificial intelligence. The move could let users control app functions with their voice, according to the publishers’ sources who … Continue reading

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