Science and Technology

In an incident now regarded as the most significant cryptocurrency robbery ever recorded, cybercriminals have made off with $1.46 billion in digital assets from ByBit, a prominent platform for crypto trading. This theft, reportedly executed by the notorious Lazarus Group from North Korea, has reverberated throughout the digital currency community. In reaction, ByBit has initiated an audacious crowdsourcing effort, recruiting online bounty hunters and blockchain experts to trace and retrieve the stolen assets.In what is being described as the largest cryptocurrency theft in history, hackers have stolen $1.46 billion worth of digital assets from ByBit, a leading crypto trading platform.…

Amazon ha presentado a Alexa+, su asistente virtual de última generación, con la intención de convertirlo en algo más que un simple altavoz inteligente. Al prometer interacciones más naturales y una personalización mejorada, Amazon aspira a que la renovada Alexa+ se convierta en "tu mejor amiga digital". Este relanzamiento ambicioso se produce en un momento de rápidos avances en inteligencia artificial (IA), con competidores como ChatGPT y Google Assistant estableciendo nuevos estándares para los asistentes virtuales.La nueva Alexa+ se incluirá en las suscripciones de Amazon Prime a partir de marzo para los usuarios de Estados Unidos, mientras que aquellos que…

A US federal court has upheld legislation requiring Chinese tech giant ByteDance to relinquish ownership of the popular social media platform TikTok in the US by early next year or face a nationwide ban. The ruling marks a significant victory for the Justice Department and TikTok critics, who have long expressed concern about the app's ties to China. However, the decision constitutes a major setback for ByteDance as it now faces the possibility of losing access to the app's 170 million US users. The ruling raises the likelihood of an unprecedented ban on a social networking app widely used in…

The US Supreme Court has announced that it will hear arguments on January 10, 2025 on the constitutionality of a federal law that could ban TikTok in the US unless its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, sells the platform. The case raises significant questions about free speech and national security, with implications for TikTok's 170 million U.S. users and its content creators. The law, passed in April with bipartisan support and signed by President Joe Biden, set a Jan. 19 deadline for ByteDance to divest TikTok or face a nationwide ban. TikTok has argued that the law violates the First Amendment…