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Hims & Hers discloses customer support breach tied to social engineering
Key Takeaways
- Hackers accessed a third-party ticketing system between February 4 and February 7.
- The company said stolen data included names and contact information, with other details unspecified.
- Hims & Hers attributed the intrusion to a social engineering attack.
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DT Editorial Team··via techcrunch.com
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Microsoft expands its in-house AI lineup with new transcription, voice and image models
Key Takeaways
- Microsoft AI released three new foundational models spanning transcription, audio and image generation.
- The models are available through Microsoft Foundry, with some also on MAI Playground.
- Microsoft says the models are priced to compete aggressively in a crowded multimodal AI market.
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DT Editorial Team··via techcrunch.com
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Commonwealth Fusion Systems turns superconducting magnets into a near-term business
Key Takeaways
- CFS says the Realta agreement is its largest magnet deal so far.
- The sale creates interim revenue while CFS pursues its Arc reactor.
- Both companies rely on high-temperature superconducting magnet technology.
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DT Editorial Team··via techcrunch.com
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Meta is warning users after a fake WhatsApp app reportedly reached iPhones
Key Takeaways
- Meta reportedly alerted about 200 users who downloaded a fake WhatsApp app.
- The counterfeit app was described as spyware-laced.
- The supplied report indicates that iPhone users were among those affected.
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DT Editorial Team··via 9to5mac.com
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Cameo’s TikTok integration is a bid to turn creator reach into direct commerce again
Key Takeaways
- Cameo launched a new TikTok integration for U.S. creators.
- The feature lets fans request personalized Cameo videos without leaving TikTok’s creator environment.
- The move comes as Cameo tries to recover from a steep valuation collapse and financial strain.
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DT Editorial Team··via techcrunch.com
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Drift Halts Withdrawals After Reported Crypto Heist Puts DeFi Security Back Under Pressure
Key Takeaways
- Drift said it was experiencing an active attack and suspended withdrawals and deposits.
- Outside estimates in the supplied report placed losses between about $136 million and $285 million.
- If confirmed, the theft would rank as the largest crypto heist of 2026 so far.
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DT Editorial Team··via techcrunch.com
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Judge blocks Trump order targeting NPR and PBS, but public media’s funding crisis remains
Key Takeaways
- A federal judge ruled Trump's order defunding NPR and PBS violated the First Amendment.
- Congress had already rescinded CPB funding for 2026 and 2027, limiting the ruling's practical impact.
- Public broadcasters continue operating, but only after budget cuts and structural damage.
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DT Editorial Team··via arstechnica.com
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Hasbro Says Cyberattack May Take Weeks to Resolve as Systems Stay Under Pressure
Key Takeaways
- Hasbro said it detected an intrusion on March 28 and took some systems offline.
- The company warned that interim continuity measures may need to remain in place for several weeks.
- Hasbro has not yet determined whether any data was stolen or disclosed the exact type of attack.
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DT Editorial Team··via techcrunch.com
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Mercor Confirms Security Incident Linked to LiteLLM Supply-Chain Compromise
Key Takeaways
- Mercor confirmed a security incident tied to the open-source LiteLLM compromise.
- The company said it was one of thousands of affected organizations.
- Lapsus$ also claimed to hold Mercor data, but the link between that claim and the supply-chain attack remains unclear.
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DT Editorial Team··via techcrunch.com
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Starlink satellite breakup raises fresh questions after second anomaly in orbit
Key Takeaways
- SpaceX said Starlink satellite 34343 experienced an on-orbit anomaly and lost communications.
- LeoLabs detected a fragment creation event and tens of objects near the satellite.
- The event resembles a December 2025 anomaly, raising concern about a repeat failure mode.
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DT Editorial Team··via arstechnica.com
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Quantum Researchers Say Breaking Elliptic Curve Encryption May Require Far Fewer Resources Than Expected
Key Takeaways
- Two whitepapers suggest breaking ECC with quantum computers may require far fewer resources than earlier estimates.
- One paper cites a 100-fold overhead reduction for a neutral-atom approach; another cites a 20-fold reduction for blockchain-related attacks.
- The findings increase pressure to migrate toward post-quantum cryptography even though practical CRQC has not yet arrived.
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DT Editorial Team··via arstechnica.com
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CareCloud breach exposes fresh fault lines in electronic health record security
Key Takeaways
- CareCloud said unauthorized access hit one of six patient-record environments on March 16.
- The company said attackers had access for more than eight hours and it is still assessing whether data was exfiltrated.
- The incident highlights the persistent cyber risk facing electronic health record providers.
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DT Editorial Team··via techcrunch.com
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Proton Launches Privacy-Focused Workspace Suite With Encrypted Video Meetings
Key Takeaways
- Proton launched Proton Workspace as a bundled productivity suite for businesses.
- The offering includes mail, docs, sheets, storage, password management, VPN, and AI tools.
- Proton Meet debuts as an end-to-end encrypted video conferencing platform.
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DT Editorial Team··via zdnet.com
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Allbirds Agrees to $39 Million Sale in a Sharp Repricing of a Once-Hyped Brand
Key Takeaways
- Allbirds agreed to sell its assets and IP for $39 million.
- The company raised about $348 million in its 2021 IPO and once topped a $4 billion valuation.
- The deal reflects a steep reset in how the market values once-hyped consumer brands.
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DT Editorial Team··via techcrunch.com
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Duck.ai’s Traffic Surge Shows Privacy Has Become a Competitive AI Feature
Key Takeaways
- Duck.ai reached 11.1 million visits in February, up more than 300% from January, according to Similarweb.
- The service routes users to frontier models while anonymizing requests.
- The surge suggests privacy is becoming a visible differentiator in consumer AI.
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DT Editorial Team··via zdnet.com
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As Robotaxis Scale, Waymo’s Stuck Cars Are Becoming a Public-Service Problem
Key Takeaways
- Waymo says it is providing 500,000 paid robotaxi rides each week.
- A report identified at least six incidents in which first responders manually moved stuck Waymo vehicles.
- City officials are questioning whether emergency services should be clearing immobilized robotaxis.
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DT Editorial Team··via techcrunch.com
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‘Project Hail Mary’ Gives Amazon MGM the Box Office Proof It Needed
Key Takeaways
- Project Hail Mary has overtaken Creed III as Amazon MGM’s top-grossing film.
- TechCrunch says the film earned $164.3 million in North America and $136.2 million overseas in its first 10 days.
- The result strengthens Amazon MGM’s push to become a larger theatrical studio.
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DT Editorial Team··via techcrunch.com
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Austria Moves Toward Social Media Ban for Children Under 14
Key Takeaways
- Austria plans to introduce an under-14 social media restriction by the end of June.
- Officials say the package will also include media literacy and clearer platform rules.
- The move adds to a broader international trend toward age-based platform limits.
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DT Editorial Team··via engadget.com
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HBO’s Harry Potter Reboot Arrives Under the Shadow of J.K. Rowling’s Politics
Key Takeaways
- The Verge frames HBO’s reboot as inseparable from J.K. Rowling’s politics.
- Rowling remains attached to the series as an executive producer.
- The controversy is shifting discussion away from adaptation details and toward moral and political questions.
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DT Editorial Team··via theverge.com