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As the amateur model of college athletics disintegrates, a handful of unusual ideas have been floated as ways to reign in some of the chaos surrounding the explosion in name, image and likeness compensation and a transfer portal that sees thousands of athletes changing schools every season. Whether any of the ideas end up being implemented is unknown and every school is awaiting a decision from a federal judge on whether a $2.8 billion antitrust settlement against the NCAA and the five largest conferences will take effect as early as July 1. If it does, that opens the floodgates for…

Google has agreed to pay $1.375 billion to Texas to settle allegations that it was tracking users’ location even when the feature was disabled, tracking their internet activity in private browsing, and using their biometric data without consent, Attorney General Ken Paxton announced. In January 2022, the attorneys general of the District of Columbia, Texas, Indiana, and Washington state filed lawsuits against Google, alleging that the internet giant makes it nearly impossible for users to stop their location from being tracked. According to the lawsuit filed by Attorney General Paxton, even if a user turned location settings off, Google would…

More than 437,000 patients were impacted by a recently disclosed data breach, non-profit healthcare system Ascension Health told the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The incident did not involve Ascension Health’s systems, but a business partner to which Ascension inadvertently exposed patient data, the organization said roughly two weeks ago. The data, Ascension said, was stolen after hackers targeted a vulnerability in third-party software the business partner was using. Given the organization’s description of the incident and that it occurred in early December, it is likely that the information was stolen in the attack on Cleo’s file…

VCs are known to move in herds, which is why Eric Slesinger stands out a bit. While most American investors chase AI startups or U.S.-based defense tech startups, the former CIA officer is hunting for defense tech deals in Europe. In fact, Slesinger, founder of 201 Ventures, recently closed a $22 million fund focused on seed-stage European defense tech startups. His path from developing gadgets and software for CIA agents to becoming perhaps the only American VC exclusively investing in European defense tech also appears to be a prescient one. What would compel someone to leave “the best first job…

With 30 years of experience, expert.ai stands as a seasoned player in the financial services industry. Yet, according to Andrea Ricotti, SVP of Sales North Europe & Channel Development EMEA, the company still considers itself a startup due to its flexibility and agility to meet modern requirements.The AI landscape is evolving rapidly, and the key for many organisations is to stay flexible. By doing so, many organisations are able to thrive in the changing market.As regulatory requirements grow more complex, particularly around KYC and AML, Ricotti outlined how expert.ai is supporting financial services firms by providing explainable, regulated, and trustworthy…

Two vulnerabilities in DriverHub, a driver software that comes pre-installed on Asus motherboards, can be exploited remotely for arbitrary code execution, New Zealand researcher ‘MrBruh’ says. The issues, tracked as CVE-2025-3462 (CVSS score of 8.4) and CVE-2025-3463 (CVSS score of 9.4) could be exploited via crafted HTTP requests to interact with DriverHub. According to Asus, the flaws are the result of a lack of sufficient validation and could be exploited to interact with the software’s features and affect system behavior, respectively. The company also says that “laptops, desktop computers, or other endpoints” are not affected by these bugs. MrBruh, however,…

Global Crossing Airlines, a US airline operating as GlobalX, has confirmed detecting a breach after hackers leaked data allegedly stolen from its systems. GlobalX was in the news recently for playing an important role in the Trump administration’s deportation campaign, particularly the controversial deportations of Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador.  The charter airline’s systems were recently targeted by hackers claiming to be part of the Anonymous movement. The hacktivists defaced one of GlobalX’s subdomains, accusing the company over its role in the deportations.  In addition, the hackers claimed to have obtained flight records and passenger lists, which they leaked…

German authorities have announced the takedown of eXch, a cryptocurrency exchange allegedly involved in money laundering and in supporting criminal operations. Established since 2014, eXch provided cryptocurrency swapping services and was advertised on underground platforms as lacking anti-money laundering measures, Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) says. According to the BKA, the exchange was available on both the surface and the dark web, did not require users to identify themselves, and did not store any user data, which made it suitable for concealing fraudulent transactions. A portion of the $1.5 billion worth of Ethereum stolen on February 21 from Bybit…

The European Commission’s Omnibus Proposal, introduced in February 2025, represents a major shift in sustainability reporting requirements under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). According to Greenomy, the proposed changes aim to streamline compliance, reduce administrative burdens and provide much-needed clarity for companies navigating the evolving ESG landscape.Two key legislative instruments underpin the Omnibus Proposal. First, the so-called “Stop-the-Clock” Directive offers a temporary two-year extension for companies yet to begin their CSRD reporting obligations. This delay also applies to listed small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and affects the timeline for the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), pushing it back…

BANGKOK (AP) — An airstrike by Myanmar’s military on a village in the country’s central Sagaing region hit a school on Monday, killing as many as 20 students and two teachers, according to a member of a resistance group, an aid worker and media reports.The morning attack on Ohe Htein Twin village in the region’s Tabayin township, also known as Depayin, also wounded dozens of students, they said.Neither the military government nor state-controlled media have released information about the reported airstrike.The military has increasingly used airstrikes to counter a widespread armed struggle against its rule, which began in February 2021…