🐾 Meta's Pricey Password Slip-Up 💸

Oops, they did it again! Meta just got slapped with a hefty €91 million fine (~$101.5 million) by Ireland's Data Protection Commission. Why, you ask? Well, back in 2019, they "accidentally" exposed millions of Facebook and Instagram passwords in plain text. Not exactly the best look for a company already known for its privacy mishaps 😬

Now, Meta’s scrambling to win back our trust with shiny new privacy features. But after this, convincing us they actually care about our data? 😾

Yeah, that’s gonna take more than a couple of settings toggles 👀

🐾 Steve Jobs and the 10-Minute Rule: Now Backed by Science 🧠

Turns out Steve Jobs was onto something with his 10-minute rule for tackling tough tasks — and now, science says he was right! 😺

The idea? If you can't solve a problem in 10 minutes, stop trying. Instead, take a break — like going for a walk 🌳

Neuroscientists recently confirmed that constant mental strain isn't all that effective (unlike flexing your muscles)💪 A quick stroll actually helps refresh your brain by giving it new things to look at, sparking fresh ideas.

So, next time you're stuck, remember: even geniuses like Jobs knew when to take a paws! 🐾🐈

🐾 Binance Founder Released: What's Next?

Changpeng Zhao, Binance's founder, was released from U.S. custody after serving four months for weak anti-money laundering controls 📊 He paid a $50 million fine, while Binance settled for $4.3 billion.

Despite the legal troubles, Zhao still holds 90% of Binance 💰 Now he plans to focus on a new project, Giggle Academy, and possibly some charity work 😸

Let’s see how this plays out! 🐈

Apple Backs Out of OpenAI Deal 😼

OpenAI is closing a $6.5 billion funding round next week, but Apple decided to take a cat nap and dropped out last minute. Microsoft and Nvidia are still on board, so the deal’s moving forward without the fruit company 🍏

Guess Apple prefers to "think different" — or maybe they're just holding out for their own iAI? 😹

🚀 The New MiCA Law Will Boost the Crypto Market by 2025🐾

📜 MiCA (Markets in Crypto-Assets) is setting up clear rules for crypto companies across the EU and might be the purr-fect catalyst to energize the market.

Here’s how the EU crypto market could change with the new law 👇

📎 Investor Confidence: Clear regulations will make investors feel more secure about their crypto investments. Even the scaredy-cats will feel safe!
🏛️ Institutional Investments: Big players like banks and funds will have an easier way in. It’s time for the big fish (and fat cats) to swim in.
⚡️ Innovations: A supportive environment for developing shiny new crypto products and services. Get ready for some paw-some tech!
🥊 Increased Competition: More companies will enter, lowering fees and improving service. Meow, that’s what I call competition!

The future of crypto is looking fur-tastic! 😺

🐾🐉 Guinness World Record Alert: 7,598 Drones Took Over the Sky!

In China, they just pulled off the biggest drone show ever! A whopping 7,598 drones soared into the sky, creating dazzling images of a dragon, the Great Wall of China, and an azalea flower 🌸

Insiders say the entire show was controlled from... one single laptop 💻

With all that tech, it’s only a matter of time before drones start delivering our tuna snacks... 😼

This made my day 🐾

A guy managed to hack NASA’s website twice, to let the developers know about the security flaw, and his reward? A certificate🏅

Meanwhile, over at Google, they’re dishing out $250k for similar bugs in Chrome 💸

Seems like our hacker friend might have been aiming for the wrong star! 😹💰

🐾 Google’s $2.7 Billion Fetch Quest 🤑

So, here’s the deal: Google just dropped a cool $2.7 billion to bring back their AI whiz, Noam Shazeer, who stormed out three years ago after the company refused to release a chatbot he built 😼

Shazeer, a Google veteran since 2000, teamed up with Daniel De Freitas to create Character.AI — a startup that’s now one of the hottest AI players in Silicon Valley, even hitting a $1 billion valuation last year 💸

Guess Google realized that losing him was a purr-tty expensive mistake! 🐈

🚀 Webb Telescope Finds a Cosmic Oddball 🌌

The James Webb Space Telescope just spotted a galaxy with a name as wild as its looks: GS-NDG-9422 😼 This galaxy might be a key "missing link" in how galaxies evolve, shining so bright with gas that it completely outshines its stars!

Plus, its temperatures are way hotter than anything we’ve seen from massive stars around here.

Scientists are buzzing about this discovery, as it could help explain the jump from the universe's first stars to the modern galaxies we see today 🌌

Maybe they’re just too cool (or too hot?) for us to understand right now! 😹🌟

🐾 Amazon's In-Office Cat-astrophe: 73% of Employees Ready to Flee! 🏃‍♂️

It’s only been a whisker of time since CEO Andy Jassy told Amazon workers to return to the office five days a week, and now 73% of employees are sharpening their claws and considering a quick exit! 😾💼

According to the sneaky mice over at the anonymous job site Blind, 2,585 Amazon humans shared their thoughts.

The verdict? The office life isn’t exactly purr-fect 😿

🐾 Epic Scratches Back at Google & Samsung – Again! 🎮

Epic Games just threw down the legal gauntlet (again) against Google and Samsung, accusing the tech giants of teaming up to squash competition in the app game 🐾 📱 The lawsuit, filed on September 30, 2024, claims Samsung’s Auto Blocker makes it a pain to install apps outside Google Play or the Galaxy Store.

Of course, Google and Samsung are both meowing back, saying their practices are just fine.

But Epic? They’re not backing down from this catfight! 😼