America's biggest defence tech company Palantir to help IRS detect taxation fraud
The IRS has partnered with Palantir for a new tool, SNAP, to enhance audit selection and investigations. This $1.8 million contract aims to overcome the agency's outdated technology. SNAP analyzes existing data to identify potential tax discrepancies in areas like disaster relief and energy credits,...
Iran says will target Apple, Google and Meta if more of its leaders are killed
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Tuesday that they would target leading US technology firms like Apple, Google and Meta if more Iranian leaders were killed in “targeted assassinations”. “These companies, starting from 8pm Tehran time on Wednesday, April 1, should expect the destruction of their r...
Iran says it will target US tech companies in Middle East
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said Tuesday that it plans to target major U.S. technology companies across the Middle East, including Apple, Microsoft and Google, on Wednesday amid the ongoing war. In a statement published by Sepah News, the IRGC’s official news outlet, the military...
How Israel reportedly used its decades-long ‘secret AI’ project to kill Iran’s 'leadership'
Israel has reportedly employed advanced, classified AI technology for a sophisticated campaign targeting Iranian leaders. Leveraging extensive data from internal sources and Iran's own surveillance systems, this AI enables precise tracking and elimination of high-ranking officials. This technologi...
Open to Work: How to Get Ahead in the Age of AI
Today is the day. Open to Work: How to Get Ahead in the Age of AI is officially available! At a time when technology dominates the headlines, the conversation I see most often on LinkedIn is deeply human: what does AI mean for my job and my career? And that makes sense. Careers once felt more predictable. Titles defined what you did. Progress looked like a ladder. That model has been evolving for years, but AI is accelerating the shift. The most important truth about this moment is that the outc...
Health data giant CareCloud says hackers accessed patients’ medical records
CareCloud, a major provider of medical records storage, said hackers accessed one of its repositories of patient data earlier in March. It provides technology for more than 45,000 providers covering millions of patients.
FASTag annual pass price increase to Rs 3,075 from April 1: All you need to know
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Could the energy crisis prompt US and China to ‘sit down and work together’?
As the Strait of Hormuz crisis roils world energy markets, China and the US still have strong potential to work together to find solutions, according to a researcher with a Chinese think tank. Wang Lining – who heads the oil market department at the Economics and Technology Research Institute under...
Islamabad police crack businessman Amir Awan murder case; suspects arrested
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Police have solved the murder case of businessman Amir Awan within hours, arresting five suspects involved in the crime, ARY News reported on Tuesday. Police said teams used modern technology and human intelligence to trace and apprehend the accused,...
HK Tech IPOs Gain Momentum as Manycore Approaches Listing
Hong Kong's IPO market for the technology sector showed strong momentum on Monday, as the leading company of the trend, Manycore Tech, a spatial intelligence unicorn and one of Hangzhou's "Six Little Dragons," reportedly entered the final sprint toward a listing.
World’s smallest QR code created by scientists to store future data
VIENNA: Scientists have developed a microscopic QR code smaller than most bacteria, providing an innovative method for data storage. A team from the Vienna University of Technology used beams of charged particles to engrave this functioning QR code onto a special type of ceramic, allowing it to be s...
Japan has enough plutonium to make 5,500 nuclear warheads, PLA Daily says
China’s military mouthpiece accused Japan of “dangerously expanding” its defence industry – in capacity, technology and international engagement – and said it had “crossed the red line”. In a rare full-page report on Monday, PLA Daily claimed Japan possessed an “astonishing” stockpile of nuclear mat...
As more Americans adopt AI tools, fewer say they can trust the results
AI adoption is rising in the U.S., but trust remains low, with most Americans concerned about transparency, regulation, and the technology’s broader societal impact, according to a new Quinnipiac poll.
H. R. McMaster on how unmanned drones are reshaping modern battlefields
Even before the conflict in the Middle East, the Russia-Ukraine war became a testing ground for the use of unmanned drones in active military combat. Former national security adviser H. R. McMaster joins CBS News to discuss the technology's impact on warfare.
Drilldown: Amplify BlueStar Israel Technology ETF
Steven Schoenfeld, CEO of MarketVector Indexes, joins Katie Greifeld, Scarlet Fu, and Eric Balchunas on "Bloomberg ETF IQ." They discuss the Amplify BlueStar Israel Technology ETF (Ticker: ITEQ). (Source: Bloomberg)
Quilty, AI Platform Designed to Change How Scripts Are Developed and Assessed, Launches (EXCLUSIVE)
Quilty, a new artificial intelligence platform designed to help the entertainment industry make more informed financial and creative decisions, has launched. The technology includes creative analysis for scripts and projects, packaging suggestions, as well as market forecasting about how the film wi...
Inside the Space Defense Race
Space is becoming the next battlefield. York Space Systems CEO Dirk Wallinger joined Bloomberg Open Interest to explain how wartime urgency is reshaping defense technology and shifting from slow, expensive systems to rapid deployment, constant iteration, and scalable satellite networks. As demand su...
From ‘For China’ to ‘For The World’: How Foreign Firms Are Tapping Into Country's Innovation Boom
Ola Kallenius, chairman of the Board of Management of Mercedes-Benz Group AG, still remembers the first time he met Cao Xudong, founder of Chinese technology company Momenta, back in 2017 when the startup was still in its infancy.
Victory Giant Is Said to Gauge Investor Interest for HK Listing
Victory Giant Technology (Huizhou) Co. has started gauging investor interest for a Hong Kong listing, according to people familiar with the matter, getting the ball rolling for what may be among the city’s largest deals this year.
Steve Wozniak says AI lacks real understanding and human emotion
Steve Wozniak has expressed skepticism about the current state of artificial intelligence, stating that he is not convinced the technology can match, much less replace, human intelligence. In recent public appearances, the Apple co-founder mentioned that he has primarily avoided relying on AI tools,...