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When Phia founders Phoebe Gates and Sofia Chianni decided to launch an AI startup, they targeted an area they understood well: online shopping. The founders, who met at Stanford University when randomly paired as roommates, understood e-commerce because they had spent hours finding the right items to expand their wardrobes. And they realized that AI had the potential to help people discover, shop, and buy in new ways. They also realized that competency was a market opportunity. “It felt like there was a huge white space, like what to actually buy and why doesn’t everyone have a personal shopper in…
October 29, 2025hacker newsArtificial intelligence/compliance Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming governance, risk, and compliance (GRC). This is no longer a futuristic concept; it’s already here, and it’s already reshaping the way teams operate. The deep capabilities of AI speed up audits, alert you to critical risks faster, and significantly reduce time-consuming manual work. This results in increased efficiency, improved accuracy, and more aggressive GRC capabilities. However, this powerful change brings with it significant new challenges. AI brings its own risks, including potential bias, dangerous blind spots, and regulatory gaps that are only beginning to be addressed by governing bodies.…
BeyondTrust’s annual cybersecurity forecast points to a year in which old defenses quietly fail and new attack vectors proliferate. introduction The next big breach isn’t a phished password. It is the result of massive unmanaged identity debt. This debt comes in many forms. Whether it’s the “ghost” identities in IAM from the 2015 breach, the proliferation of privileges with thousands of new AI agents expanding the attack surface, or automated account poisoning that exploits weak identity verification in the financial system. These vectors (physical, digital, new, old) all center around a single point of failure: identity. Based on analysis by…
Ukrainian organizations are being targeted by Russian-origin attackers with the goal of siphoning sensitive data and maintaining persistent access to compromised networks. The campaign targeted large business services organizations for two months and local governments across the country for one week, according to a new report from Symantec and the Carbon Black Threat Hunters team. The attack primarily utilized Living Off-The Land (LotL) tactics and dual-use tools, combined with minimal malware to reduce the digital footprint and remain undetected for long periods of time. “The attacker gained access to a business services organization by deploying a web shell on a…
Cameco Corporation and Brookfield Asset Management announced a groundbreaking partnership with the U.S. Department of Commerce to accelerate the deployment of Westinghouse nuclear reactors across the United States and around the world. The move represents one of the most significant commitments to nuclear energy development in decades, potentially unlocking more than US$80 billion for new reactor construction and reinvigorating a vital domestic supply chain. A binding term sheet between the parties announced this week establishes the framework for a strategic partnership aimed at strengthening America’s clean energy capabilities while strengthening the industrial base that supports nuclear power. The deal builds…
Patient: 12-month-old boy living in PortugalSymptoms: Shortly after eating various types of fish, the child’s body began to smell like rotten fish. The smell was noxious and strong, especially around the head and hands. The first time something like this happened was when he was 10 months old. (The child was exclusively breastfed as an infant and began eating solid foods at 7 months of age.) His mother briefly put him on a fish-free diet, but when she reintroduced fish to his diet 2 months later, the odor returned.What happened next: When doctors examined the child, they detected no fishy…
The European Commission has established the Scale Up Europe Fund, which will invest in promising companies developing strategic deep technology ideas in collaboration with leading private investors from across the continent. By working with these potential founding investors, the European Commission will advance the EU Startup and Scaleup Strategy, which aims to build a dynamic and competitive startup and scaleup ecosystem across Europe. As the Draghi report highlighted, Europe’s ability to scale up innovative companies is crucial for competitiveness. The Scale Up Europe Fund therefore responds to this urgent need to scale up investments and close the gap with world…
The NHS plans to trial an AI-powered ‘one-day diagnosis’ service for prostate cancer, which could significantly reduce the time it takes for men to receive a prostate cancer diagnosis. The new system, supported by NHS England, uses AI to analyze MRI scans within minutes, potentially cutting waiting times by weeks and enabling faster treatment. The initiative, which will launch at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust early next year, will provide all important tests for suspected prostate cancer in one day. Around 100 men are expected to take part in the initial pilot, which could pave the way for national adoption…
October 29, 2025Ravi LakshmananMalware/Threat Intelligence Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a set of 10 malicious npm packages designed to provide information theft targeting Windows, Linux, and macOS systems. “The malware uses four layers of obfuscation to hide its payload, displays a fake CAPTCHA to appear legitimate, fingerprints the victim by IP address, and downloads a 24MB PyInstaller package information stealer that collects credentials from system keyrings, browsers, and authentication services on Windows, Linux, and macOS,” said Kush Pandya, a socket security researcher. The npm package was uploaded to the registry on July 4, 2025 and has accumulated over 9,900 downloads in…
Smart heat pumps could help balance demand on the electricity grid, keep homes warmer and reduce pressure on the electricity grid, according to a UK study. The study tested how households using smart heat pumps can automatically adjust their usage to balance the grid during peak demand. The study also found that these smart pumps could reduce emissions and reduce electricity bills across the UK. The research was funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and led by researchers from the Department of Energy and Climate Change at the University of Southampton in collaboration with Good Energy.…