AI infrastructure firm CoreWeave has agreed to acquire Bitcoin miner Core Scientific in an all-stock deal worth approximately $9 billion, the companies announced Monday. The transaction underscores the race among AI firms to secure energy and data center capacity as demand for high-performance computing (HPC) skyrockets. A Premium Pivot to AI The deal values Core Scientific at $20.40 per share, […]

A team of researchers has identified a new species of pterosaur from a fossilized jawbone discovered in Arizona’s Petrified Forest National Park. Named Eotephradactylus mcintireae—meaning “ash-winged dawn goddess”—the creature lived over 200 million years ago, making it the earliest pterosaur ever found in North America. The findings, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, shed […]

July 8 (Reuters) – Qantas Airways confirmed on Tuesday that a cybercriminal has made contact following a major data breach last week, which compromised the personal information of 6 million customers. The breach occurred through a third-party call center platform, exposing sensitive details including names, email addresses, phone numbers, birth dates, and frequent flyer numbers. A Qantas spokesperson told Reuters […]

BRUSSELS – Apple has escalated its legal battle with the European Union, filing an appeal on Monday against a €500 million ($587 million) fine imposed for allegedly violating the bloc’s Digital Markets Act (DMA). The penalty, issued in April, accused the iPhone maker of imposing unfair restrictions on app developers by preventing them from directing users to cheaper […]