Lucas Ropek

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Writer and blogger @gizmodo, covering cybersecurity, privacy, AI, other tech stuff. Opinions/RTs are my own. Send tips and complaints to [email protected].

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What We Know So Far About the Supposed 'Mother of All Data Breaches'

6 days ago | southfloridareporter.com | Lucas Ropek

Data breaches are so common these days that, when a new one gets announced, most web users can do little more than yawn and mutter something like "Yeah, no shit" before scrolling up to the next story in their newsfeed. This week, however, a breach was announced that was allegedly so earth-shatteringly huge that it managed to break through the internet's wall of collective cynicism.
What We Know So Far About the Supposed 'Mother of All Data Breaches'

6 days ago | gizmodo.com | Lucas Ropek

Data breaches are so common these days that, when a new one gets announced, most web users can do little more than yawn and mutter something like “Yeah, no shit” before scrolling up to the next story in their newsfeed. This week, however, a breach was announced that was allegedly so earth-shatteringly huge that it managed to break through the internet’s wall of collective cynicism.
Telegram CEO Says He’ll Leave His Fortune to His 106+ Children

1 week ago | technewstube.com | Lucas Ropek

Tech News Tube is a real time news feed of the latest technology news headlines.Follow all of the top tech sites in one place, on the web or your mobile device.
Telegram CEO Says He'll Leave His Fortune to His 106+ Children

1 week ago | gizmodo.com | Lucas Ropek

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov is so obsessed with his own jizz that he’s spent years sending it to random women so they can inseminate themselves with it. As a result, the billionaire is said to have as many as 106 biological children. Now, Durov has promised that—in the event of his death—he will bequeath his massive fortune (reputed to be some $17 billion) to all of his wayward spawn. Durov’s supposed plan was revealed during a recent interview with Le Point, a French news site.
David Zaslav Is Getting a Pay Cut

1 week ago | technewstube.com | Lucas Ropek

Tech News Tube is a real time news feed of the latest technology news headlines.Follow all of the top tech sites in one place, on the web or your mobile device.
David Zaslav Is Getting a Pay Cut

1 week ago | gizmodo.com | Lucas Ropek

David Zaslav, the unfortunate CEO of the company formerly known as Warner Bros. Discovery (the company, which was once two separate companies but became one, is splitting up again), has often been accused of being bad at his job and, now, it would appear that the people who pay his salary may agree. A new report from Deadline finds that Zaslav is scheduled to receive a sizable pay cut this year.
Palantir's CEO Throws Money Behind Andrew Cuomo in NYC Mayoral Race

1 week ago | gizmodo.com | Lucas Ropek

Alex Karp, the billionaire CEO of creepy defense contractor Palantir, has taken a side in New York’s closely watched mayoral race. Karp, who once bragged that his company kills people, recently gave a large sum of money to a Super PAC that is supporting the campaign of former New York governor Andrew Cuomo. Cuomo is currently running against Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old assemblyman for the city’s 36th district in Queens.
Elon Musk's xAI Is Reportedly Burning Through $1 Billion a Month

1 week ago | gizmodo.com | Lucas Ropek

Elon Musk has promised that his AI business, xAI, will help to revolutionize society. Before it can do that, however, the company is going to need to become fiscally viable—a goal it hasn’t quite met yet. Indeed, at the current moment, the company seems to be burning through cash at a rate that, in any other industry, would be entirely unsustainable.
MAGA's Marxist Minnesota Shooter Theory Falls Apart in Record Time

1 week ago | gizmodo.com | Lucas Ropek

Every year, there are a number of terrible incidents in this country that, due to boiling polarization, leave everyone scrambling to quickly determine who they can blame. Most of the time, it’s a mass shooting or an assault on a government official. This past weekend, we got another such incident: Someone dressed like a cop gunned down a longtime Minnesota congresswoman and her husband in the foyer of their home.
OpenAI and Microsoft Execs Reportedly Considering the ‘Nuclear Option’

1 week ago | technewstube.com | Lucas Ropek

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