DDoS attacks behind Canada border agency problems

Canada’s border control agency is the latest federal department to confirm it was hit by a recent wave of denial of service attacks. “The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) can confirm that connectivity issues that affected kiosks and electronic gates at airports on Sunday, September 17, 2023 are the result of a distributed denial of

DDoS attacks behind Canada border agency problems

Canada’s border control agency is the latest federal department to confirm it was hit by a recent wave of denial of service attacks. “The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) can confirm that connectivity issues that affected kiosks and electronic gates at airports on Sunday, September 17, 2023 are the result of a distributed denial of

Musk meets Netanyahu in Israel

Elon Musk met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a high-profile meeting at Tesla’s Fremont factory to address the growing concerns surrounding antisemitism on the social media platform ‘X.’ Musk’s invitation to Netanyahu came amidst accusations and controversies related to rising antisemitic sentiments on the platform. Just before the private conversation was broadcast, Musk […]

SpaceX sues U.S. government over hiring discrimination case

SpaceX has sued the U.S. government, challenging the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) authority to hear an administrative case accusing the company of refusing to hire refugees and asylees. The lawsuit, filed in Texas federal court claims that the DOJ’s administrative judges are not properly appointed and that keeping the case out of court deprives SpaceX […]

Musk propose subscription model for X to combat bots

In a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Elon Musk proposed a new subscription model for X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. Under this model, users would be required to pay a small monthly fee to access the platform. Musk’s rationale for this shift is to combat the pervasive issue of […]

Toyota AI teaches robots to make breakfast

Toyota Research Institute (TRI) has used generative AI to teach robots to make breakfast, or at least, the individual tasks needed to do so in hours with minimal coding and debugging. The robots are given a sense of touch and plugged into an AI model, which learns by observing a human demonstrating the task. The […]

FTX founder’s parents sued for misappropriating millions

The parents of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried are being sued for millions of dollars they allegedly received improperly from the crypto firm ahead of its collapse. In a filing, managers at the bankrupt firm accuse the couple of holding millions of “fraudulently transferred” dollars and of turning a blind eye to misconduct at the company. […]