Hacking Group Targets Merchants to Print Out and Sell Gift Card Codes

From PC Mag: A hacking group out of Morocco has been spotted infiltrating companies to print out gift card codes valued at up to $100,000 per day.

The group, Storm-0539, prints the high-value gift cards with the goal of selling them to buyers on the black market at discounted rates, according to...

Lucid Motors slashes 400 jobs ahead of crucial SUV launch

From TechCrunch: Lucid Motors is laying off about 400 employees, or roughly 6% of its workforce, as part of a restructuring ahead of the launch of its first electric SUV later this year.

The company said in a regulatory filing on Friday morning that it expects to complete the restructuring by the...

OpenAI Switches Course, Won't Punish Employees for Speaking Out

From PC Mag: OpenAI is reportedly killing its non-disparagement agreements that previously barred former staff from criticizing the company—and punished those who did with equity forfeiture.

The AI firm told current and former staff Thursday that they won't lose any equity that has already vested...

Spotify experiments with an AI DJ that speaks Spanish

From TechCrunch: Spotify’s addition of its AI DJ feature, which introduces personalized song selections to users, was the company’s first step into an AI future. Now, Spotify is developing an alternative version of that DJ that will speak Spanish.

References to the new AI DJ were spotted in the app...

The new Kia EV3 will have an AI assistant with ChatGPT DNA

From TechCrunch: The Kia EV3 — the new all-electric compact SUV revealed Thursday — illustrates a growing appetite among global automakers to bring generative AI into their vehicles.

The automaker said the Kia EV3 will feature a new voice assistant that is built off ChatGPT, the text-generating AI...

Spotify experiments with an AI DJ that speaks Spanish

From ExtremeTech: Nvidia has posted its earnings for Q1 of fiscal 2025, showing that the company's trip to the moon is still underway. The company broke existing earnings records set in the previous quarter by earning $26 billion overall, with $22 billion coming from its data center business. If...

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