‘They wanted $4m’: Lessons for M&S from other cyber attacks

Posted on May 1, 2025 by Techme101

Following the M&S incident, what is it like to be at the centre of the storm?

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Google is reportedly showing ads in chats with some third-party AI chatbots

Posted on May 1, 2025 by Techme101

Google’s AdSense advertising network started supporting ads inside users’ chats with some third-party AI chatbots earlier this year, Bloomberg reported. The company is rolling out the feature following tests with AI search startups iAsk and Liner, the report said, citing anonymous sources familiar with the matter. “AdSense for Search is available for websites that want […]

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Trump’s Quest for Crypto Riches Is a Constitutional Scandal Waiting to Happen

Posted on May 1, 2025 by Techme101

The largest investors in Donald Trump’s crypto coin have been promised a private audience with the president. The arrangement could put Trump at odds with the Constitution and add fuel to calls for his impeachment, experts say.

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Trump rewrites crypto rules in first 100 days, industry celebrates ‘180 pivot’ from Biden years

Posted on May 1, 2025 by Techme101

President Donald Trump’s first 100 days back in office have ushered in a sweeping pro-crypto shift in Washington.

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2025 Is the Year of the Humanoid Robot Factory Worker

Posted on May 1, 2025 by Techme101

Long confined to the lab, humanoids finally appear ready to work in manufacturing. There are just a few hurdles to get them to market.

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Co-op cyber attack: Staff urged to keep cameras on in meetings

Posted on May 1, 2025 by Techme101

Experts say the instruction suggests the company fears hackers could be lurking on calls.

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WhatsApp now has more than 3 billion users a month

Posted on May 1, 2025 by Techme101

WhatsApp now has more than 3 billion people using it every month, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg noted during the company’s Q1 results conference call on Wednesday. Founded in 2009 and acquired by Facebook for $19 billion in 2014, WhatsApp remains free to use and doesn’t serve any ads. The app reached the 2 billion monthly […]

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From tech pioneers to ‘extremists’: Belarusian founders face exile and statelessness

Posted on May 1, 2025 by Techme101

In 2013, Tatyana Marynich and Anastasiya Khamiankova opened the doors to Imaguru, a startup hub in Minsk, Belarus that would go on to launch some of Eastern Europe’s most prominent tech success stories. A decade later, they’ve been sentenced ‘in absentia’ to a combined 23 years in prison by Belarusian authorities. Their property has been […]

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Tesla shares fall on report that company’s board seeks new CEO to replace Elon Musk

Posted on May 1, 2025 by Techme101

Shares of Tesla declined over 3% in overnight trading on Robinhood following the Wall Street Journal’s reports.

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Tesla’s board reportedly sought a successor while Musk wheeled around Washington

Posted on May 1, 2025 by Techme101

According to a new, brow-raising WSJ report, Tesla’s board quietly began searching for Elon Musk’s potential successor about a month ago, approaching executive search firms as the carmaker faced protests, plummeting sales, and shrinking profits while Musk waded into Washington to slash government spending. Board members reportedly met with Musk to express concerns about his […]

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