How the FBI recovered Signal messages (and how to fix the flaw)
For years, the Signal messaging app has been a favorite for privacy-minded folks. However, it's not perfect.404 Media reported this week that the FBI was able to read a suspect's...
Amazon’s AI tool matches shelter dogs and cats with adopters in the Protect Playtime campaign
In short: Amazon’s Brand Innovation Lab, PetIQ’s PetArmor brand, and Best Friends Animal Society have launched “Protect Playtime,” a campaign combining an AI-powered pet-matching tool on Amazon with Amazon Nova Reel-generated...
Gmail’s end-to-end encryption comes to mobile, a year after its web launch
In short: Google has brought end-to-end encryption in Gmail to Android and iOS, closing the mobile gap that remained after the feature launched on the web in April 2025. Enterprise users...
10 Best SOC 2 Compliance Software for 2026
You’ve just closed a massive deal with a dream enterprise client. Then, the email lands: “Please send over your SOC 2 Type II report.” Panic sets in. You don’t have...
‘Outcome’ is full of cameos, so we’ve listed them all
In a story about Hollywood, there's bound to be more than a few stars in the mix.In Outcome, co-written, directed, and starring Jonah Hill, Keanu Reeves plays a fictionalised version...
Get Microsoft Office essentials for less than $5 each with this lifetime license
TL;DR: Give an old PC an affordable upgrade with this lifetime license to Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for Windows, on sale now for just $32.97 (reg. $219.99) through April 19...
Pricey AI blood test services promise answers. Do they deliver?
The limbo between having blood drawn and receiving the results can be stressful for patients. Then the jargon-filled blood test report arrives before a doctor can review it and translate the...
Eight, the Portuguese dating app,is raising a €3M seed round
The app goes live each night between 8 and 9pm, connecting verified users through 30-second video intros and instant live calls. It is currently available in Portugal and the UK....
Maeconomy raises €1.5M to give building materials a digital identity
The Dutch startup is tackling one of construction’s most stubborn problems: the fact that most building materials lack traceability, making them impossible to reuse when a structure is demolished or...
Databricks co-founder Matei Zaharia wins ACM Prize and declares AGI is already here
In short: Matei Zaharia, the Berkeley computer science professor and Databricks co-founder who created Apache Spark, has won the 2026 ACM Prize in Computing for his foundational contributions to distributed data...