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OpenAI exec says company hopes to burn $50B of somebody else's money on compute this year

OpenAI president Greg Brockman testified that the company expects to spend $50 billion on computing power in 2026, despite not yet achieving profitability or meeting revenue targets. Much of the funding from major investors like Microsoft, Amazon, and SoftBank comes with conditions requiring OpenAI to purchase compute resources from those same investors, effectively functioning as rebates rather t

Utopia Tech·May 6, 2026

Industry

Firefox integrates an ad-blocker, but not to block ads

Firefox 149 has quietly integrated Brave's Rust-based ad-blocking engine (adblock-rs) into its codebase, but the feature is disabled by default and not intended for consumer ad-blocking purposes. Mozilla appears to be experimenting with the technology for other use cases, while the privacy-focused Waterfox browser fork is actively testing the same engine as a built-in ad-blocker. Users can manuall

UTUtopia Tech·2 min·May 6, 2026

Security

Attacks Abuse Windows Phone Link to Steal Texts & Bypass 2FA

Cybercriminals are exploiting Windows Phone Link functionality to intercept SMS messages and bypass two-factor authentication through a new attack campaign. The attacks deploy CloudZ RAT malware alongside a novel plugin called Pheno to compromise the connection between Windows PCs and smartphones, enabling unauthorized access to text messages and authentication codes.

UTUtopia Tech·1 min·May 6, 2026