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In a strategic move to reaffirm US leadership in scientific innovation and energy security, President Donald Trump has signed a series of drastic executive orders to stimulate the country’s nuclear technology sector. These actions mark a significant turning point after decades of stagnation in the US nuclear energy industry and set the stage for what is welcomed as a modern nuclear renaissance. The newly signed directive will enable the Department of Energy (DOE) to take the steady by accelerating nuclear innovation. Among the measures announced are approval of reactor testing at the DOE’s National Laboratory, construction with streamlined construction of…
On Monday evening, a car plowed into a crowd of Liverpool fans, causing 47 people, including four children. The incident occurred during a Premier League victory parade through Liverpool’s city centre by the city’s official football team. Here’s what we know about the incident, victims, suspects and rescue operations: what happened? Shortly after 6pm (17:00 GMT) on Monday, a car crashed into a crowd of Liverpool fans celebrating Liverpool’s victory in the Premier League football title. Fans were gathered to see the sights of the Liverpool football team, who paraded the trophies into the area at the moment of an…
The browser company said Tuesday that it is considering selling or open sourceing ARC browsers as it aims to divert resources to the development of a new AI-powered browser called DIA. When the company announced DIA in December 2024, ARC acknowledged that it was a complex browser for many users and wanted to build a product that appeals to the public. Since then, browser companies have issued bug fixes and security updates for ARC, but have stopped app development and added features. In a new blog post, the company’s CEO Josh Miller said the ARC browser has encountered a “fresh…
May 27, 2025Ravi LakshmananData Breaches/Social Engineering The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has warned of social engineering attacks employed by a criminal tor actor known as Luna Moth, who has targeted law firms for the past two years. The campaign “utilises information technology (IT)-themed social engineering calls and callback phishing emails to gain remote access to systems or devices and steal sensitive data that forces victims,” the FBI said in its advisory. Luna Moth, also known as Chatty Spider, Silent Ransom Group (SRG), Storm-0252, and UNC3753, is known to be active since at least 2022. It is worth mentioning…
From Openai’s 4o to stable diffusion, AI foundation models that create realistic images from text prompts are now abundant. In contrast, basic models that can generate a complete, coherent 3D online environment from a text prompt are simply emerging. Still, the question is, when these models are readily available. Matthias Niessner, currently one of Europe’s most prominent AI 3D model researchers, took an entrepreneurial leave from the Visual Computing & AI Lab at the Institute of Technology Munich, and discovered that the startups are working in the region. Niessner, formerly a co-founder of Synthesia and a realistic AI avatar startup…
May 27, 2025Ravi LakshmananMalware/Threat Intelligence Threat actors located in Russia, known as TAG-10, have been observed to run a spear phishing campaign targeting Tajikistan using macro-enabled word templates as the initial payload. Attack chains are the deviation from the use of threat actors from the use of HTML application (.HTA) loaders called HATVIBE in HTML application (.HTA). “In light of the historical targeting of Central Asian public sector entities in TAG-10, the campaign is likely to be targeted at governments, education and research institutions within Tajikistan,” the cybersecurity company said. “These cyberespionage activities may aim to gather intelligence to influence…
Heavy rain hit Mumbai after the annual monsoon arrived at Indian financial capital almost two weeks before the schedule, according to weather officers. Breaking from high temperatures and being welcomed by farmers for crops, torrential rains wreaking havoc in urban areas every year by infusing flooding in transportation infrastructure. Typically, such monsoon rains are expected in southwestern Maharashtra in early June. India’s Weather Service (IMD) has warned of “very heavy rainfall” in Mumbai, but city officials issued a red warning until Tuesday. “All citizens are advised to stay indoors and avoid travel unless necessary,” city officials said in a statement,…
Hamas, according to sources from Al Jazeera, agreed to the US proposal for a ceasefire brought by the US for Gaza, but American officials rejected the claim, saying the deal being debated was “unacceptable” and “disappointing.” Israeli officials also denied the proposal came from the US, and said Monday that the Israeli government could not accept it, according to Reuters. Conflict reports have been brought as Israeli forces continued to maintain relentless bombardment of the hungry Palestinians in Gaza, and continued to severely restrict aid invasion into the besieged enclaves. At least 81 people, including many children, were killed in…
This is where things stand on Tuesday, May 27th. Fineting: According to Ukraine, Russia launched a record number of drones overnight on Monday, with President Volodymia Zelensky describing the attack as a sign that Moscow is “acting with immunity.” Authorities say Ukrainian air prevention defeated most of the 355 drones, but some broke the defense and caused casualties. The regional governor said two elderly women were killed in the northeastern Kharkiv region of Ukraine. Meanwhile, Russia accused Ukraine of launching an air attack on “social infrastructure.” The Ministry of Defense said it fired down at least 48 Ukrainian drones on…
Construction remains one of the least digitized industries on the planet. Billions of projects have spreadsheets, transceivers and a lot of speculation. The outdated methods (human personnel, paper logs, delayed reports) remove project managers who are blinded to what is actually happening. Workers are not tracked. Safety issues go through cracks. Productivity? No one really knows. It’s too late. Now, Saudi startup Wakecap wants to fix it. Building a sensor-based system that tracks real-time activity at construction sites, Wakecap has closed its $28 million Series A round to improve safety and productivity. The funds were led by UP.PARTNERS and supported…