July 28, 2025

Russia's largest airline Aeroflot gets hacked: Flights were grounded over the weekend as a cyberattack targeting Aeroflot, the largest airline in the country, seems to have "destroyed" its systems. Russian prosecutors said they have opened a criminal investigation into the attack. Read More

Allianz Life says 'majority' of customers' personal data stolen in cyberattack: Exclusive: Allianz Life said the "majority" of its customers and employees had data stolen in the July cyberattack. The company said it has notified the FBI. Read More

DOGE has built an AI tool to slash federal regulations: The Department of Government Efficiency has presented plans to use a new AI tool to eliminate half of the federal government's regulatory mandates by the first anniversary of President Donald Trump's return to office, according to The Washington Post. Read More

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'Wizard of Oz' blown up by AI for giant Sphere screen: The massive Las Vegas venue known as Sphere will be screening its first classic movie, "The Wizard of Oz," starting on August 28. And as detailed in a segment on CBS Sunday Morning, this isn't just a matter of taking the existing movie and projecting it on Sphere's 160,000 square foot, wraparound LED screen. Read More

Dating safety app Tea breached, exposing 72,000 user images: Tea, an app that allows women to post anonymous comments about men they've supposedly dated, announced Friday that it has suffered a data breach, with hackers gaining access to 72,000 images. Read More

20 national security experts urge Trump administration to restrict Nvidia H20 sales to China: The letter states that allowing sales of the H20 AI chip to China could hurt the U.S.'s AI "edge" and further chip bottlenecks in the U.S. Read More

Itch.io is the latest marketplace to crack down on adult games: Indie video game marketplace Itch.io announced this week that it has "deindexed" adult and not-safe-for-work games, removing them from its browse and search pages. Read More

U.K. starts enforcing online age check rules: A U.K. law requiring that pornography websites verify the age of their users took effect Friday. Read More

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Astronomer winks at viral notoriety with 'temporary spokesperson' Gwyneth Paltrow: After spending the past week-plus in the headlines due to a seemingly inescapable social media scandal, data operations startup Astronomer is trying to shift the narrative with a tongue-in-cheek video starring actress and entrepreneur Gwyneth Paltrow. Read More

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