The collection of millions of hacked computers known as Aisuru and Kimwolf have been used to launch some of the biggest distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks ever seen. Now United States law enforcement agencies have wiped both of them off the internet, along with two of the other hordes of hijacked computers—known as botnets—in a single…

Rivr, a Zurich-based autonomous robotics startup known for its stair-climbing delivery robot, has been acquired by Amazon in a deal that signals the e-commerce giant’s interest in doorstep delivery. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. Co-founder and CEO Marko Bjelonic, who once described the four-legged wheeled robot to TechCrunch as a “dog on roller skates,”…

The latest season of ABC’s The Bachelorette has been canceled after a video circulated online of its star, Taylor Frankie Paul, hurling chairs at her ex-boyfriend in front of her toddler daughter in 2023. The Bachelorette was set to premiere on Sunday. Paul was already doing interviews for the show when ABC parent company Disney…

This week on Uncanny Valley, hosts Brian Barrett and Zoë Schiffer discuss the highlights from Nvidia’s annual developer conference, and why Tesla recently got in trouble with some of its most loyal fans online. Plus, Meta’s initial decision to shut down Horizon Worlds VR on the Quest headset signals the end of the metaverse dream….

Jeff Bezos is reportedly seeking $100 billion for a new fund, the likes of which will be used to buy up companies in major industrial sectors and, ultimately, modernize and automate them with AI, according to sources cited by The Wall Street Journal. The effort is related to Bezos’ AI startup, Project Prometheus. Bezos, whose…

TL;DR: Live stream RB Leipzig vs. Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga for free on BBC iPlayer. Access this free live stream from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN. The Bundesliga action kicks off this weekend with a fascinating matchup between RB Leipzig and Hoffenheim. Only three points separate these sides in the battle for continental qualification….

A senior Federal Communications Commission official overseeing ABC-owned California stations privately offered to assist FCC Chairman Brendan Carr’s campaign last year against the Walt Disney Co. and Jimmy Kimmel Live!, according to internal emails obtained by WIRED. On September 17, Carr threatened Disney with regulatory action regarding the Jimmy Kimmel monologue about the assassination of…

Enhanced geothermal has had a promising few years, nudged forward by data centers’ insatiable demand for electricity. Fervo Energy has landed deals on those tailwinds, suggesting, but not guaranteeing that the company was through the “valley of death.” The term describes when a startup has proven its tech, but hasn’t raised enough money to show…