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A dramatic spike in seasonal illnesses has left the NHS in what leaders described as a “worst-case scenario” in December, as cases of superflu and other winter viruses soar across the country. New data shows hospitals are already under extreme strain, heading into their busiest period of winter, and there is no sign that the current wave will reach its peak. Health and Human Services Secretary Wes Streeting said of the crisis: “A tsunami of influenza is hitting our hospitals. “We are working alongside the NHS to ensure we manage this situation in the best way possible, including over 17…
Astronomers have discovered a supermassive black hole that is whipping up cosmic winds at record speed.The black hole, located 135 million light-years from Earth at the center of spiral galaxy NGC 3783, caught the attention of researchers after it emitted a huge X-ray flare. When the explosion subsided, winds roared at more than 37,000 miles per second (60,000 kilometers per second), one-fifth the speed of light.”We have never seen a black hole generate winds at such speeds before,” Li Gu, an astronomer at the Netherlands Space Research Organization who led the study, said in a statement. you may like Gu…
The European Commission has given the green light to Germany’s plan to spend 623 million euros on two cutting-edge semiconductor manufacturing projects. This is a move aimed at strengthening Europe’s technological resilience and reducing its dependence on global chip suppliers. The approved funding will support new facilities operated by GlobalFoundries in Dresden and X-FAB in Erfurt, both of which are expected to play a central role in the EU’s long-term semiconductor strategy as outlined in the European Chip Act. Teresa Rivera, Executive Vice President, Clean, Fair and Competitive Transition, explained the importance of this investment: “These two measures will enable…
Browsers are the primary interface to GenAI for most enterprises, from web-based LLM and CoPilot to GenAI-powered extensions and agent browsers like ChatGPT Atlas. Employees leverage GenAI’s capabilities to draft emails, summarize documents, work with code, and analyze data by copying/pasting sensitive information directly into prompts or uploading files. Traditional security controls were not designed to understand this new prompt-driven interaction pattern, leaving significant blind spots where risk is highest. At the same time, security teams are under pressure to enable more GenAI platforms due to obvious productivity gains. Simply blocking AI is unrealistic. A more sustainable approach is to…
The European Commission has announced the Horizon Europe work program for 2026-2027, unveiling a €14 billion investment to accelerate research and innovation across the continent. As the final program of the 2021-2027 cycle, it will set the tone for Europe’s scientific priorities in the coming years, from climate neutrality to safe artificial intelligence. Ekaterina Zaharieva, Commissioner for Start-ups, Research and Innovation, commented: “We will also expand Choose Europe and make the continent even more attractive to researchers and innovators from around the world.” Strategic drive towards Europe’s 2030 goals The new work program builds on the Horizon Europe Strategic Plan…
December 12, 2025Ravi LakshmananSoftware security/vulnerabilities The React team has released fixes for two new types of defects in React Server Components (RSC). Successful exploitation may lead to a denial of service (DoS) or source code disclosure. According to the team, this issue was discovered by the security community while attempting to exploit a patch released for CVE-2025-55182 (CVSS score: 10.0). CVE-2025-55182 (CVSS score: 10.0) is a critical bug in RSC that has since been weaponized in the wild. The three vulnerabilities are listed below. CVE-2025-55184 (CVSS Score: 7.5) – Pre-authentication denial of service vulnerability due to insecure deserialization of the…
December 12, 2025Ravi LakshmananVulnerability/Threat Intelligence The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has asked federal agencies to patch recent vulnerabilities in React2Shell by December 12, 2025, amid reports of widespread exploitation. This critical vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-55182 (CVSS score: 10.0) and affects the React Server Components (RSC) Flight protocol. The root cause of this issue is insecure deserialization that allows an attacker to inject malicious logic that causes the server to execute in a privileged context. Other frameworks such as Next.js, Waku, Vite, React Router, and RedwoodSDK are also affected. “A single specially crafted HTTP request is sufficient;…
Historically much of the UK’s space industry has been concentrated in London, the South East and a few other established hubs, but the North East is gradually developing a distinct identity in satellite technology, space applications, advanced manufacturing and research. Recent public data and industry sector reports highlight this shift. According to one regional analysis, the number of space agencies in the region has increased from 34 to 51. This has increased by nearly 50% over the years, reflecting increased business formation and inward investment. Employment in the local space sector also increased, increasing by about 12% to more than…
December 12, 2025Ravi LakshmananVulnerabilities / Server Security The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday added a high-severity security flaw affecting OSGeo GeoServer to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog based on evidence of real-world exploitation. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2025-58360 (CVSS score: 8.2), an unauthenticated XML external entity (XXE) flaw that affects all versions before 2.25.5 and versions 2.26.0 through 2.26.1. Patched in versions 2.25.6, 2.26.2, 2.27.0, 2.28.0, and 2.28.1. XBOW, an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered vulnerability discovery platform, is acknowledged for reporting this issue. “OSGeo GeoServer contains an improper restriction on XML external entity references that…
World, the biometric identity verification project co-founded by Sam Altman, today released the latest version of its app, debuting several new features including encrypted chat integration and expanded Venmo-like functionality for sending and requesting cryptocurrencies. World was created by startup Tools for Humanity in 2019 and originally released the app in 2023. The company says it wants to create a digital “proof of human” tool to help distinguish humans from bots in a world disrupted by AI-generated digital forgeries. At a small gathering Thursday at World’s San Francisco headquarters, Altman and World co-founder and CEO Alex Branier briefly introduced the…