Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) is the latest politician to call out Sony PlayStation over its exclusive gaming deals, adding to the bizarre side drama spinning out of Microsoft's $69 billion attempt to buy Activision Blizzard.
Driving the news: Cramer sent a letter on April 13 to Sony CEO Kenichiro Yoshida expressing "concern about Sony's efforts to protect its gaming console business from competition."
Downloads of a fake ChatGPT browser extension have put thousands of Facebook accounts at risk of compromise, researchers at CybelAngel said in a report this week.
What's happening: Researchers at CybelAngel came across an exposed database of stolen personal information late last week that hosted data collected from a malware-laced, fake ChatGPT browser extension.
An arrest in connection with the Pentagon leaks is leaving former cyber officials with even more questions about how a trove of classified documents landed on social media last month.
Driving the news: The 21-year-old member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard arrested Thursday was trained as a cyber transport systems specialist, according to the New York Times.
Security researchers have a new set of allies in Washington to help defend against potential legal battles over the flaws they uncover.
Driving the news: A group of tech companies, security vendors and nonprofits unveiled two new Google-backed initiatives Thursday aimed at protecting "good faith" security researchers from legal threats and giving them a voice in policy discussions.
The SEC is considering reopening the comment period for its proposal last year to re-define the definition of "exchange."
Why it matters: The small proposed change would have sweeping implications for traditional financial firms and crypto — and specifically decentralized finance (DeFi).
There's an old saying that the surest path to profit in a gold rush is to bet on the companies supplying the pickaxes — and that idea is now igniting the toolmakers and wholesalers of today's generative AI boom.
Why it matters: It's comparatively easy to see a broad tech trend on the horizon, but often much harder to home in on who will win and over what timeframe. Netscape and BlackBerry serve as cautionary tales.
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