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Aflac hacked: Social Security numbers, claims, and health data at risk in insurance firm cyberattack
Aflac Incorporated (NYSE: AFL) was the most recent target of a “sophisticated cybercrime group” that has led a campaign against a number of insurance companies in recent weeks, according...
How Windsurf turned its AI coding brand into something cool enough to wear
​​Anshul Ramachandran knew they’d landed on something special when engineers started having opinions about color palettes. “Probably one of my favorite moments was when we showed other people at...
Your reliance on ChatGPT might be really bad for your brain
If you value critical thinking, you may want to rethink your use of ChatGPT. As graduates proudly show off using ChatGPT for final projects, and with 89% of students...
Olive Garden and LongHorn help Darden beat earnings as Americans keep dining out
It seems Americans can’t get enough of Olive Garden’s never-ending soup or salad and breadsticks: The chain’s parent company reported quarterly results on Friday that buck a broader slump...
Kirkland’s Home is closing dozens of stores in new rebrand, adding to list of retailers shutting locations in 2025
Dozens of Kirkland’s Home stores will close as part of the retailer’s recently announced rebranding efforts. Some existing stores will be converted to Bed Bath & Beyond Home stores...
Nvidia and Hexagon’s Aeon humanoid robot brings AI-powered automation to factories
Artificial intelligence is evolving at an unprecedented pace, advancing from simple generative tasks to autonomous decision-making through agentic models. Now AI is moving beyond the digital realm into the...
How this Parisian music streaming service is fighting AI fraud
Music streaming service Deezer said Friday that it will start flagging albums with AI-generated songs, part of its fight against streaming fraudsters.Deezer, based in Paris, is grappling with a...
Circle stock price today: CRCL shares rise again after Senate passes stablecoin bill. Here’s the latest 
The share price of crypto and fintech company Circle Internet Group (NYSE: CRCL) is rising yet again today in early market trading. After the stock jumped over 33% on...
What to know about billionaire Mark Walter, the L.A. Lakers’ new owner
The billionaire slated to take over the controlling interest in the Los Angeles Lakers has built a career leading businesses investing in everything from sports franchises to artificial intelligence.Mark...
Kroger is giving away 92,000 pints of free ice cream today. Here’s how to get yours
Do you love summer? And ice cream? Then you are going to love today. That’s because Friday, June 20, is officially the start of summer in North America, and...
The Download: talking dirty with DeepSeek, and the risks and rewards of calorie restriction
AI companions like Replika are designed to engage in intimate exchanges, but people use general-purpose chatbots for sex talk too, despite their stricter content moderation policies. Now new research...
Dutch tech leaders: Europe won’t lead in AI hardware, but can in AI apps
The race to dominate AI infrastructure has left Europe trailing the US — but the continent still has a shot at global leadership in AI apps. That was the...