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Amazon faces a federal lawsuit over allegations that it secretly raised advertising-auction charges. The FTC and 22 states filed the case on August 31. The regulators allege the conduct affected more than one million brands and sellers. However, Amazon disputes the claims and calls the lawsuit misguided. The Alleged Secret Surcharges The case concerns ads that appear alongside product-search results. Advertisers bid for Sponsored Products, Sponsored Brands, and Sponsored Display placements. The platform ranks bidders for each advertising keyword. According to the FTC, Amazon represented its auctions as second-price auctions. Under that approach, a winner pays only the amount needed…

Anthropic now sits at the center of a major competition question in artificial intelligence. The company has reportedly signed a $35 billion cloud-computing deal with Lambda. The arrangement gives Claude’s developer access to large-scale computing capacity in Texas. However, the commercial links around the project invite close attention. Nvidia supplies the chips, backs Lambda, and previously announced an investment plan involving Anthropic. As a result, the deal highlights how AI developers increasingly depend on a small group of infrastructure partners. Inside Nvidia’s $35 Billion Compute Network Recently, Anthropic reportedly contracted with Lambda for capacity at a Texas data center that…

McKesson, a major healthcare distributor, faces a $55.2 million ransom claim from the ShinyHunters extortion group. On the 25th of August, the company discovered the incident and disclosed it in an SEC filing. The investigation remains in the early stages. The company has not determined whether the incident will materially affect finances or operations. Nevertheless, the case raises concern because the company supports critical healthcare supply chains. What Happened McKesson reported unauthorized access to certain third-party applications and the exfiltration of certain data. The company linked the incident to customer subsets in its Oncology & Multispecialty and Medical-Surgical business units.…

Cursor AI featured in a ransomware operation that affected more than 20 organisations across nine countries. However, the AI coding agent did not independently breach those companies. Instead, a Russian-speaking Aurora ransomware operator used it after gaining access to victim networks. The wider campaign involved more than 20 organisations. Yet, the available evidence links Cursor’s hands-on support to 10 targets. Therefore, the tool assisted part of the campaign, rather than every reported intrusion. Hackers Used Cursor in a 20-Company Ransomware Campaign Once inside a victim network, the attacker needed to understand the environment. For that reason, the attacker used Cursor…

Nvidia has invested $3.5 billion in MediaTek but the deal goes beyond money. It places the company closer to a crucial change in AI computing. Today, large cloud companies want a bigger say in the chips they use. Therefore, Nvidia wants to remain useful even when customers choose custom designs. Nvidia’s $3.5B Bet on MediaTek On the 31st of August, the two companies announced an expanded partnership. The deal channels $3.5 billion into MediaTek convertible bonds. MediaTek raised $3.9 billion through the full overseas bond offering. MediaTek will adopt Nvidia’s NVLink Fusion platform for custom AI systems. The partners will…

Uber now faces an €824.99 million GDPR fine over automated decisions affecting drivers’ access to work. The Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP) issued the penalty with cooperation from France’s CNIL. How Uber Suspended Drivers Through Automation The case concerns account deactivations linked to suspected fraud and low customer ratings. The AP classified those actions as automated individual decisions because humans did not intervene in the process. Suspended drivers could not accept rides or generate revenue. In addition, the AP said drivers did not receive adequate information about the decisions. The investigation began with a collective complaint in France. La Ligue…

In July, Iranian hackers shut down a small UK power plant for 96 hours. Officials confirmed no threat to the wider national grid. Reports emerged weeks later through The Telegraph. Other outlets soon confirmed the timeline and scope of the outage. A Plant Goes Dark for 96 Hours The attack hit an unnamed, privately owned generator and stopped operations temporarily. Government sources called the site a small-scale energy facility. However, electricity supply stayed stable across regions despite the disruption. No blackouts occurred anywhere in the country during those four days. Still, the shutdown marked a first for Iranian hackers in…

Nvidia is hiking AI chip prices again, putting pressure on companies racing to expand AI infrastructure. The increases come as memory costs surge and supply remains tight. Meanwhile, major technology companies continue ordering enormous quantities of Nvidia hardware. Because of this, buyers face higher costs while still needing more computing capacity. Nvidia Is Hiking AI Chip Prices as Memory Costs Surge At the moment, Nvidia has reportedly warned some major customers about AI server price increases exceeding 15%. The increases will affect systems containing Vera Rubin and Grace Blackwell chips. Higher prices will apply to systems shipping early next year.…

Anthropic’s AI outage exposed a serious business risk. Regulators can remove AI models without warning. However, the event did not begin with broken servers or overloaded systems. Instead, a U.S. government order restricted access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 worldwide. The order disrupted Anthropic’s newest models and unsettled companies planning to use them. The Day Claude Went Quiet On June 12, Commerce ordered Anthropic to suspend access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5. Anthropic said it could not reliably check each user’s nationality in real time. As a result, the company turned off both models for every customer worldwide.…

Microsoft Teams users suddenly faced an assistant that could interpret meeting conversations. Facilitator can notice uncertainty, create notes and provide answers. That behavior made some users feel watched, although the assistant requires activation. However, Microsoft responded with a Meeting AI toggle for eligible leaders. That shift makes consent as important as convenience for participants. The change involves several tools, not one hidden listener. Intelligent Recap covers calls, meetings and events, while Facilitator operates inside Teams meetings. Therefore, readers must distinguish the products before judging what Teams processes or stores. Microsoft Puts Choice in the Call The new toggle lets licensed…