Disney breach blamed on Russian hacktivists Disney Corporation has revealed it was the target of a massive breach of internal documents. The breach was carried out by a hacking group that claimed to be defending artists’ rights. The Nullbulge hackers said they had gained access to thousands of communications from Disney staffers. The Mouse […]
Disney breach blamed on Russian hacktivists
Disney Corporation has revealed it was the target of a massive breach of internal documents. The breach was carried out by a hacking group that claimed to be defending artists’ rights.
The Nullbulge hackers said they had gained access to thousands of communications from Disney staffers.
The Mouse House confirmed it was investigating the breach to discover if any of the data accessed was commercially sensitive.
“Disney was our target due to how it handles artist contracts, its approach to AI, and its pretty blatant disregard for the consumer,” the hacking group told the BBC.
The leak was first reported in the gaming press and then picked up by the Wall Street Journal. According to WSJ, some of the leaked material was related to advertising campaigns and interview candidates, with some dating back as far as 2019.
Musk plots to move SpaceX and X from California to Texas
Elon Musk has revealed plans to relocate the headquarters of two of his biggest companies: SpaceX and social media platform X.
Both companies are currently headquartered in California, but Musk claims he will move them to Texas, citing recent laws passed in the Golden State.
Musk opposes new Californian laws, in particular one which prevents schools from making rules requiring staff to tell anyone, including parents, information about a child’s gender identity.
Using X, which he bought as Twitter, Musk called it the “last straw” and said he would follow Tesla’s movement to Texas by bringing his other companies to the state, where he also lives.
New Quantum chip could see mass production in just three years
Oxford Ionics has unveiled a new computer chip that experts claim could play a pivotal role in building useful quantum computers.
The chip can be mass-produced, the manufacturer said, meaning the first commercial quantum computer could hit the market in around three year’s time.
University of Oxford Associate Professor of Quantum Computing Aleks Kissinger said the new chip was “very promising”.
The chip uses “trapped ion” technology to provide over twice the performance of previous quantum chips and offers what is needed to mass produce a quantum computer capable of real-world applications.
However, some — including Ravinder Singh, who heads up the UK Cabinet Office’s digital and systems team — have warned that quantum computing may not see full-scale deployment for at least another decade.
Trump picks former tech VC JD Vance for VP
Former US President Donald Trump has named former tech venture capitalist JD Vance his running mate for the 2024 US election later this year.
Vance — who is also an author and currently serves as the Senator for Ohio — spent two years as a tech venture capitalist at Peter Thiel’s Mithril Capital between 2016 and 2017.
PayPal founder Thiel is one of Vance’s major financial backers, donating $15 million to support his senate campaign in the 2022 mid-terms.
In 2017, Vance joined the Steve Case-backed firm Revolution LLC in Washington as a partner focusing on startups
“His experience in tech has absolutely influenced his thinking,” Nathan Leamer, the chief executive of Fixed Gear Strategies, a tech policy consulting firm, told the NYT. “He built rapport with some important influencers now onboard with Trump.”
