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DOJ aims to break up Google’s ad business as antitrust case resumes

Google is back in court, hoping to avoid a painful breakup of its advertising business. US District Judge Leonie Brinkema has already ruled that Google operated an illegal monopoly in digital advertising, and now it's time to learn the consequences of that behavior. Google's had mixed luck with antitrust rulings lately, but it's not a great sign that Google has so many legal woes that it can be hard to keep them all straight. The case that just got underway is the remedy phase of the AdTech tri

Stellantis confirms data breach involving customers' contact information

Stellantis — the parent of several auto brands including Dodge, Ram and Chrysler — said customers' personal information was included in a data breach. The automaker said in a statement that "contact information" was procured, but not "financial or sensitive personal" data, as that is not stored on the third-party platform that was breached. "We recently detected unauthorized access to a third-party service provider’s platform that supports our North American customer service operations," Stella

Perplexity launches an AI email assistant for Max subscribers

Perplexity has introduced a new feature dubbed Email Assistant. With this resource, users can direct an AI chatbot to execute basic email tasks such as scheduling meetings, organizing and prioritizing emails, and drafting replies. At launch, Gmail and Outlook are the only supported email clients. Email assistant is only available to members of the company's pricey Max plan, which costs $200 a month. Perplexity added this upscale subscription option in July. Once an Max user has signed up for th

Qwen3-Omni: Native Omni AI model for text, image and video

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Automaker giant Stellantis confirms data breach after Salesforce hack

Automotive manufacturing giant Stellantis has confirmed that attackers stole some of its North American customers' data after gaining access to a third-party service provider's platform. Stellantis is a multinational corporation formed in 2021 after the merger of the PSA Group (Peugeot Société Anonyme) and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA). Stellantis is currently one of the largest automotive companies globally by revenue and the world's fifth-largest automaker by volume. The company owns 14 ma

Unit 221B raises $5M to help track and disrupt today’s top hacking groups

For years, some of the most dangerous hacking threats have come from adversarial nation-state hackers conducting espionage, Russian ransomware gangs targeting critical infrastructure, and governments targeting journalists with spyware that can punch through the security of almost any phone. But a new phenomenon of mostly English-speaking young adults and teenage hackers has risen to become a top pressing global threat of today, spanning cybercrime, child abuse, and extremism. By tearing throug

Automaker giant Stellantis says customers’ personal data stolen during breach

In Brief Stellantis, the car-making giant behind Chrysler, Fiat, Jeep, Dodge, Ram, and other brands, has confirmed a data breach involving customers’ personal information. In a statement published Sunday, Stellantis said it experienced a breach of a “third-party service provider’s platform that supports our North American customer service operations.” The statement said “contact information” was taken, but a company spokesperson did not respond to TechCrunch’s questions about what specific ty

This is part of Disney’s legacy now

is a reporter focusing on film, TV, and pop culture. Before The Verge, he wrote about comic books, labor, race, and more at io9 and Gizmodo for almost five years. “We can do this the easy way or the hard way,” Carr said in an interview with right-wing podcaster Benny Johnson. “These companies can find ways to change conduct and take action, frankly, on Kimmel or there’s going to be additional work for the FCC ahead.” Within hours of Carr’s threat, Nexstar Media Group — the country’s largest TV

Apple's stock turns positive for the year after iPhone 17 launch

Apple CEO Tim Cook joins Apple employees at the Apple store as customers line up for the release of Apple new iPhone 17 models in New York on Sept. 19, 2025. Apple shares have rallied in the two days since the company released new iPhones, and the stock has now erased its losses for 2025. With Apple's 4% gain on Monday, the stock is up a little over 2% for the year. Apple is the last of the tech megacaps to turn positive. On Friday, Apple released new iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods models o

The Strange Tale of the Hotchkiss

The Strange Tale of the Hotchkiss Some time ago my attention was drawn to the origins of the word ホチキス (hochikisu) (sometimes ホッチキス) in Japanese. To a native speaker of English who actually knows the word Hotchkiss, it usually refers to a WWI machine gun and related military impedimenta. To a Japanese ホチキス invariably refers to an office paper stapler, for which it is the generic name just as "hoover" is the term for vacuum cleaner in the UK. When I first encountered the term in Japanese I ass

Oracle is replacing CEO Safra Catz with two co-CEOs

Oracle has announced that Safra Catz is stepping down as CEO after 11 years at the helm, with insiders Clay Magouyrk and Mike Sicilia being promoted as co-CEOs. Magouyrk previously led Oracle’s cloud infrastructure unit, while Sicilia presided over the company’s applications and AI products. The co-CEOs are now focused on leading Oracle “into the AI era,” according to a joint statement, with the company having signed a $300 billion computing power deal with OpenAI last week. “Today, Oracle is r

Oura ring maker raising $875M Series E, bringing valuation to $11B, report says

In Brief Oura Health Oy, the maker of the Oura health and fitness ring, is raising $875 million in a new Series E financing round valuing it around $10.9 billion, according to a new report from Bloomberg. The round, which is expected to close by the end of the month, would double the company’s $5 billion valuation from its Series D round announced last December. The report notes that the Series E round could still exceed $900 million. Oura has sold 5.5 million rings to date, a notable increas

Oracle promotes two presidents to co-CEO role

Oracle is shaking up its executive suite as it sets its sights set on AI infrastructure dominance. The company announced Monday that it is promoting Clay Magouyrk and Mike Sicilia to co-CEO roles. Magouyrk joined Oracle in 2014 from Amazon Web Services. He was a founding member of Oracle’s cloud engineering team and has served as the president of Oracle’s cloud infrastructure business unit for more than a decade. Sicilia has served as the president of Oracle’s industries division since June. H

CompileBench: Can AI Compile 22-year-old Code?

(See the full results at compilebench.com) Now on the front page of Hacker News — join the discussion. When ChatGPT first launched in 2022, it could barely write short snippets of working code. Today, the best LLMs can generate entire applications from scratch and even win prestigious coding competitions (like IOI 2025). But can they tackle the messy reality of software development – dependency hell, legacy toolchains, and cryptic compile errors? We created CompileBench to find out. Based on

5 Warning Signs That Your Gut Is Unhealthy and What to Do About It

Microbes that live in your gut are "little pets living inside your intestinal tract," according to Gail Cresci, a microbiome expert at the Cleveland Clinic. Besides digesting food, they also support your immune system, regulate inflammation and produce essential compounds like vitamins and hormones that keep your body running smoothly. Your gut plays a big role in your overall health, so it's important to recognize when it might need help. Changes in digestion, immunity or even mood can sometim

FTC goes after Amazon for mis-selling Prime, and Ticketmaster for colluding with touts

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is pursuing separate legal actions against Amazon for mis-selling Prime, and Ticketmaster for colluding with ticket touts … Amazon accused of duping 40 million customers A lawsuit the FTC filed against Amazon goes to trial this week, with the company accused of seeking to confuse or deceive customers. The Wall Street Journal reports that the e-commerce giant is accused of duping almost 40 million of its 200 million subscribers. The FTC, which sued Amazon in

Cloudflare is sponsoring Ladybird and Omarchy

4 min read At Cloudflare, we believe that helping build a better Internet means encouraging a healthy ecosystem of options for how people can connect safely and quickly to the resources they need. Sometimes that means we tackle immense, Internet-scale problems with established partners. And sometimes that means we support and partner with fantastic open teams taking big bets on the next generation of tools. To that end, today we are excited to announce our support of two independent, open sour

Record labels claim AI generator Suno illegally ripped their songs from YouTube

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Major record labels have escalated their lawsuit against Suno, alleging that the AI startup knowingly pirated songs from YouTube to train its generative AI music models. In the amended complaint filed on September 19th, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) accuses Suno of unlawfully “stream ripping” tracks on YouTube — a practice that involves turning content captured from streaming platforms

Unit 221B raises $5 million to help track and disrupt today’s top hacking groups

For years, some of the most dangerous hacking threats have come from adversarial nation-state hackers conducting espionage, Russian ransomware gangs targeting critical infrastructure, and governments targeting journalists with spyware that can punch through the security of almost any phone. But a new phenomenon of mostly English-speaking young adults and teenage hackers has risen to become a top pressing global threat of today, spanning cybercrime, child abuse, and extremism. By tearing throug

EU cyber agency confirms ransomware attack causing airport disruptions

In Brief The airport disruptions across Europe that began over the weekend were caused by a ransomware attack, according to the European Union’s cybersecurity agency ENISA on Monday. “ENISA is aware of the ongoing disruption of airports’ operations, which were caused by third-party ransomware incident. At this moment, ENISA cannot share further information regarding the cyberattack,” the agency said in an emailed statement to TechCrunch. The ransomware attack targeted Collins Aerospace, a com

eBay to acquire social marketplace platform Tise

eBay announced on Monday that it’s acquiring Tise, a social marketplace for second-hand fashion and interior design items. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. eBay says the Oslo, Norway-based company’s platform will open the door to a community of Gen Z and millennial customers. The company also says Tise’s community features, such as the ability to follow sellers, like and comment on listings, and receive personalized product recommendations, along with its focus on current inv

Beyond the Front Page: A Personal Guide to Hacker News

Beyond the Front Page: A Personal Guide to Hacker News A Cure for The Eternal September In early 1994, a group of frustrated users on Usenet, a precursor to modern forums, inadvertently coined a term: Eternal September. The problem wasn’t the month of September itself, but the people who arrived with it. In its early days, Usenet had a relatively high barrier to entry, which helped maintain user quality and content standards. But every fall, a new wave of college freshmen would flood Usenet t

5 Warning Signs That Your Gut Is Unhealthy And What To Do About It

Microbes that live in your gut are "little pets living inside your intestinal tract," according to Gail Cresci, a microbiome expert at the Cleveland Clinic. Besides digesting food, they also support your immune system, regulate inflammation and produce essential compounds like vitamins and hormones that keep your body running smoothly. Your gut plays a big role in your overall health, so it's important to recognize when it might need help. Changes in digestion, immunity or even mood can sometim

Bluesky says it’s getting more aggressive about moderation and enforcement

It sounds like Bluesky is getting serious about giving some users the boot, with the company saying it will be doing more to “enforce our moderation policies to better cultivate a space for healthy conversations.” This is part of a broader update to the social media company’s community guidelines, after Bluesky asked users in August to provide feedback on an earlier draft of these changes. In a new blog post, the company said it received comments from more than 14,000 community members, and tha

Oracle names Clay Magouyrk and Mike Sicilia as co-CEOs

Oracle is promoting its presidents of cloud infrastructure, Clay Magouyrk, and industries, Mike Sicilia, to co-CEOs, the company announced Monday. Safra Catz, the software giant's current CEO, will serve as executive vice chair on the company board. Oracle has been one of the biggest beneficiaries of the artificial intelligence boom thanks to its cloud infrastructure business and its access to Nvidia's graphics processing units, or GPUs, which are both needed to run large workloads. Oracle and

Scientists Printed Viruses Designed by AI and They’re Successfully Reproducing

A team of researchers from Stanford University and the Arc Institute in Palo Alto, California say they’ve created viruses with AI-designed DNA that can target and kill specific bacteria. And these aren’t just simulated possibilities — they’re real and already slaying germs in the lab. The work, published in a new study awaiting peer-review, is a compelling testament to the usefulness of large language models in bioengineering applications, the authors say. “This is the first time AI systems a

New Report Finds That China’s Space Program Is Rapidly Outstripping NASA

While the sitting US government strips NASA of its expert leadership and funding, it seems China is more than happy to take up the mantle. A new report from the Commercial Space Federation, a lobbying group fighting for the interests of the privatized space industry, found that China’s space program is experiencing a meteoric rise, and will soon pose a significant challenge to the US’ dominant position in space. Posed as a “risk assessment” of the pressure Chinese competition puts on “American

If You’re Looking for a Job Right Now, AI Is Extremely Bad News

For anybody who’s looking for a job or afraid that AI will take away their livelihood, the news from a tech summit convened by The Wall Street Journal should depress you: expect even more restructuring due to AI. Several tech leaders at the Tuesday conference in New York City also talked about “reimagining workforces around skills and capabilities rather than mere head count,” according to the WSJ. There may be fewer middle managers, and tech and human resources departments may even merge toget

Fed Boss Concerned About AI’s Effect on Job Market

One of the key questions swirling around economics circles is the effect artificial intelligence will have — or perhaps is already having — on the job market. While most tales of “AI automation” are anecdotal at best, preliminary data appears to show at least some level of job market disruption for young workers in fields vulnerable to the current capabilities of AI software. Whether or not AI is actually taking those jobs is another question. Real-world performance of the software remains dre