On Wednesday, Russian police arrested the alleged administrator of the cybercrime forum LeakBase, according to the state-owned news agency TASS. LeakBase was, as the U.S. Department of Justice put it, “one of the world’s largest online forums for cybercriminals” for sharing hacking tools and passwords. Earlier this month, U.S. authorities and Europol announced that they had shut down LeakBase’s official …
Read More »Supreme Court rules ISPs aren’t liable for subscribers’ music piracy
The Supreme Court on March 25 that Cox Communications is not liable for copyright infringement committed by its subscribers, reversing a 2024 appeals court decision that had upheld the ISP’s liability. Sony Music Entertainment and other major labels in 2018, arguing the company failed to terminate internet service for subscribers repeatedly flagged for pirating copyrighted music. A jury awarded $1 …
Read More »GeekWire Awards: Breakthrough tech for healthcare and data centers highlight Innovation of the Year
The finalists for Innovation of the Year at the 2026 GeekWire Awards. Clockwise from top: Starcloud; RevealDx; Alpenglow Biosciences; VerAvanti; and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. (GeekWire / Company Photos) From the research lab to the healthcare clinic and all the way above Earth — the Pacific Northwest continues to produce game-changing innovation. The finalists for Innovation of the Year at …
Read More »Faf du Plessis picks ideal batting number for KL Rahul in IPL 2026
With the excitement building around Indian Premier League 2026, fans are eagerly waiting to see how teams shape their strategies for the upcoming season. Among the franchises under focus, Delhi Capitals remain one of the most talked-about sides, especially due to the presence of their star batter KL Rahul. After a strong showing last season, expectations are high for Rahul …
Read More »Waymo relies on firefighters and police to bail out stuck robotaxis | TechCrunch
Last August, a fire ripped through 10 acres of grass on either side of California’s I-280 near Redwood City. Traffic backed up as firefighters extinguished the blaze, and California Highway Patrol officers directed drivers to turn around and travel the wrong way to exit the freeway. Some of those drivers encountered a new obstacle: a Waymo Robotaxi. Footage of the …
Read More »Reddit will prompt some accounts to ‘verify humanness’ in latest bot crackdown
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman has detailed the company’s latest plan to fight bots and it means that some accounts will need to “verify humanness,” though the company is stopping short of widespread identity verification. In an update, Huffman said that in “rare” cases accounts that seem “fishy” will be prompted for additional verification. Such prompts “will not apply to most …
Read More »Spotify is testing a tool to help real artists deal with AI slop on their profiles
Low-quality, mass-produced AI songs have been flooding music streaming platforms like Spotify for a couple of years now. This is annoying, but relatively easy for fans to avoid. However, it leads to real problems for artists. There’s so much slop coming in that some gets falsely attributed to actual musicians on these platforms. This messes with brand identity and audience …
Read More »Reddit takes on the bots with new ‘human verification’ requirements for fishy behavior | TechCrunch
Would-be Reddit competitor Digg just shut down because it couldn’t get a handle on the bots overrunning its site. On Wednesday, Reddit said it’s taking on the challenge itself. The company will begin labeling automated accounts that are providing a service to users, similar to how the “good bots” are labeled on X, and it will now require accounts that …
Read More »Sony adds the Bravia Theater Bar 5 and Bar 7 to its soundbar lineup
Sony already has a robust collection of soundbars in its Bravia Theater lineup. Today, the company is adding two more, as well as new rear speakers and three new subwoofers. The Bar 7 will sit in Sony’s premium tier, alongside the existing (and larger) Bar 8 and Bar 9 models, while the Bar 5 will offer a more compact and …
Read More »Sony’s upcoming Bravia 3 II is a mid-range LED TV available in sizes up to 100 inches
Sony just revealed the upcoming Bravia 3 II mid-range LED TV. It’ll be available in sizes all the way up to 100 inches, for those in need of a home theater centerpiece. It’s considered a mid-range device, but is still outfitted with plenty of tech typically reserved for the company’s high-end displays. First of all, these TVs ship with . …
Read More »Tickets refund policy announced for HBL PSL 11
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced the ticket refund policy for the Pakistan Super League season 11. The Pakistan Cricket Board said on Wednesday that people who bought match tickets online will receive their refunds directly in the same accounts they used to make the payment. The money will be returned automatically, and ticket holders do not need to …
Read More »Amazon and FedEx, together again, this time for e-commerce returns
An Amazon Prime delivery van and a FedEx Ground van on a Seattle street. The two companies are expanding their rekindled partnership into returns. (GeekWire File Photo / Todd Bishop) Amazon and FedEx are expanding their partnership after starting to patch things up last year. The companies announced Wednesday that more than 1,500 FedEx Office locations nationwide are now accepting …
Read More »“Japan in Art” exhibition highlights Pakistan-Japan cultural ties at PNCA
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Read More »Court testifies witness against PTI activists
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Read More »Kohat DC presides over key meetings to enhance service delivery, crack down on illegal mining
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