Melinda Gates’ Pivotal Ventures Backs Magnify Ventures’ $46.6M Fund II
Magnify Ventures just closed a $46.6 million Fund II. Among its LPs: Melinda French Gates’ Pivotal Ventures. The early-stage firm…
July 4, 2026
First ‘Agentic Ransomware’ JADEPUFFER Hits Databases at Machine Speed
Sysdig researchers spotted something new: the first known “agentic ransomware” attack in the wild. They’re calling it JADEPUFFER. This isn’t…
India Pushes Back on WhatsApp’s Username Feature, Citing Cyberattack Risks
India isn’t happy with WhatsApp’s latest feature. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has demanded the platform explain…
Crypto Shorts Get Wrecked as Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP Hit Weekly Highs
It’s a good day to be long. Bitcoin topped $62,000 Thursday for the first time in over a week, bouncing…
Securitize Goes Public on NYSE, Tokenized Shares Hit Solana and Avalanche
Securitize, the BlackRock-backed tokenization firm, started trading on the New York Stock Exchange Thursday under the ticker SECZ. Shares were…
The Context Gap: Building Trusted AI Agents Before Attackers Exploit the Window
AI-powered vulnerability discovery is shrinking the time between finding a flaw and exploiting it. Frontier models like Anthropic’s Mythos Preview…
Researchers Trick AI Chatbots Into Sharing Cocaine Recipes With New Jailbreak
AI researchers found a new way to break chatbot safety guards. The trick? Make the model think the dangerous request…
Boeing-Owned Wisk Aero Sued for Firing Manager Who Raised Safety Concerns
Another Boeing-linked company, another whistleblower lawsuit. Wisk Aero — Boeing’s electric air taxi subsidiary — is being sued by a…
Anthropic in Talks With Samsung About Building Custom AI Chips
Anthropic is getting serious about making its own AI chips. The company is in discussions with Samsung about manufacturing a…
Travel App Hopper to Pay $35M in FTC Settlement Over Hidden Fees
Travel booking app Hopper is shelling out $35 million. That’s the price of settling with the FTC over allegations it…