2025-05-22

A huge unsecured credential database discovery is a great reminder to change your passwords

Today's report by security expert Jeremiah Fowler of a massive unsecured database full of usernames and passwords shouldn't necessarily frighten you, but it should spur you to action. If you [...]

2025-05-22

You can now apply for verification on Bluesky

Bluesky is ramping up its verification program, even though it's still not exactly clear how it plans to determine which accounts are "authentic and notable" enough for a blue checkmark [...]

2025-05-22

Mozilla is so out of Pocket for shutting down one of my favorite apps

With years of carefully saved reading material at risk, longtime users of the social bookmarking service are furious. Here's what happens now. [...]

2025-05-22

TikTok's Raunchy Love Letter to National Parks Could Save Them From Budget Cuts

Viral thirst traps are spotlighting a funding crisis for public lands. Millions of followers are paying attention. [...]

2025-05-21

GeoGuessr community maps go dark in protest of EWC ties to human rights abuses

A group of GeoGuessr map creators have pulled their contributions from the game to protest its participation in the Esports World Cup 2025, calling the tournament "a sportswashing tool used by th [...]

2025-05-21

TNW Backstage dives into the mind-bending world of brain-computer interfaces

TNW Backstage returns this week to explore one of tech’s most fascinating frontiers: brain computer-interfaces (BCIs). The capabilities of these neural devices are rapidly expanding. They’ve been [...]

2025-05-21

Belgian AI startup says it can automate 80% of work at ‘expert firms’

Belgium-based Ravical has secured €7.3mn in pre-seed funding to bring AI agents to professional services firms in tax, legal, accounting, and insurance.  Joris Van Der Gucht, Ravical’s CEO and co [...]

2025-05-21

US shoplifting ‘epidemic’ sparks demand for French AI cameras

Paris-based AI startup Veesion has secured €38mn to fuel expansion to the US — where it looks to help cure the country’s shoplifting “epidemic.” Veesion’s AI-based computer vision software [...]

2025-05-21

Meta AI chief: ‘Inferiority complex’ is stunting European tech

Europe’s not lacking talent — it’s lacking confidence. That’s the verdict from Meta’s chief AI scientist Yann LeCun, who says an “inferiority complex” among European media and investors [...]