FBI blames North Korea for stolen billions from Binance in biggest hack in history

The bureau said in a statement that this week's attack was tied to “malicious cyber activity” by an entity known as TraderTraitor. <br><br> via Tech – NBC Chicago https://ift.tt/0qLv8bE

Binance targeted in record crypto heist with $6.3 billion in potential losses

The company said the estimated total impact was at roughly $6.3 billion, which could be one of the most significant such security incidents on record. <br><br> via Tech – NBC Chicago https://ift.tt/FMCE1D7

Google-parent Alphabet's stock price plunges, erasing more than $500 billion in value

The sharp drop is the latest sign of anxiety creeping through Wall Street over how long it will take big AI to see returns on its massive investments. <br><br> via Tech – NBC Chicago https://ift.tt/SgFBa90

Microsoft offers voluntary buyouts to 60,000 employees as AI spending accelerates

The company, which releases its quarterly financial results Wednesday, had approximately 223,000 full-time employees at the end of June. <br><br> via Tech – NBC Chicago https://ift.tt/XGUbPVo

Anthropic files for potentially the biggest IPO ever even as CEO warns of risk to humanity from AI

The filing comes weeks after CEO Dario Amodei argued in an essay for slowing the development of the most advanced AI models. <br><br> via Tech – NBC Chicago https://ift.tt/o4X1RYl

Quest Diagnostics reports cyber breach affecting ‘certain patient records'

How many patients and which particular records have been affected is still unknown. <br><br> via Tech – NBC Chicago https://ift.tt/dASYbol

Meta ordered to pay New Mexico $25B for deceiving users about Facebook privacy

State Attorney General Raúl Torrez described it as “one of the largest, if not the single largest state verdict against a company in American history.” <br><br> via Tech – NBC Chicago https://ift.tt/vUjXsBN