Futurism reports a new AI video generator called Seedance can create highly realistic clips, leading some film industry workers to express concern about how it could affect movie production jobs.
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ZDNET reviewed Amazon’s Echo Hub, a touchscreen panel that lets you control lights, locks, and other smart home devices in one place, and reported it was still the most useful controller after testing dozens of gadgets.
A U.S. judge sentenced Praetorian Group International founder Ramil Ventura Palafox to 20 years in prison for running a global bitcoin Ponzi scheme that took over $201 million from more than 90,000 investors.
Disney sent ByteDance a cease-and-desist letter over its “Seedance 2.0” AI video generator, accusing it of using Disney-owned material without permission.
Researchers identified “SSHStalker,” a new Linux botnet that uses old IRC chat-style commands to control infected servers, automatically guesses SSH passwords, stays hidden with scheduled tasks, and uses hijacked machines to mine cryptocurrency.
South Korean authorities confirmed 22 BTC (about $1.5M) went missing from police offline storage at Seoul’s Gangnam Police Station, tied to a 2021 financial crime case.
Airbnb says it’s testing a new AI search with a small group of users, letting people describe what they want in plain words and ask questions about a place and its area. No public release date yet.
Testing of two low-cost 1000W PC power supplies found one unit failed and began smoking during use, showing some budget power supplies can break down under load.
Fashion app Alta announced its first website integration, partnering with NYC brand Public School to build Alta’s styling tools directly into websites.
OpenAI retired its GPT-4o ChatGPT model on Feb. 13, removing it as an option as most users have shifted to newer models.
Security expert Bruce Schneier posted his 2026 speaking schedule, including talks at the Personal AI Summit (Mar 5), Tech Live: Cybersecurity (Mar 11), and RSAC 2026 (Mar 25), plus events in Canada and Cambridge.
Bitcoin held steady as a partial U.S. government shutdown began, with BTC briefly reaching $70,000 for the first time in days, according to crypto.news.
Threat intel reports a single hacker group is behind 83% of recent real-world attacks that use two critical flaws in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile to break into systems from the internet.
CryptoQuant reports Bitcoin is down about 45% from its October high, but its data suggests BTC may not have reached the bear market low yet.
Futurism reported a man let an AI act as his employer, directing his day with nonstop messages while he performed tasks—an example of AI-managed gig work in real life.
Bitcoin markets steadied as bitcoin held near $69,000 after a multi-day drop of over 30%. In the last 24 hours it ranged from $67,098 to $70,434 with about $45B traded.
Meta is reportedly adding real-time facial recognition to its smart glasses, allowing wearers to identify people they see.
A man behind a $201M Bitcoin Ponzi scheme, promising 3% daily returns, was sentenced to 20 years in US federal prison after the scam collapsed and investors lost money.
Google’s Gemini Live now puts the “continue the same conversation” feature behind a paywall, changing how users can keep talking with the assistant without starting over.
BTC climbed back to $70,000 as inflation cooled after an $8.7 billion market value wipeout, though the Crypto Fear & Greed Index still shows “extreme fear” around Bitcoin.