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Cognition AI, the startup behind AI coding agent Devin, raised $400 million and then scored a $10.2 billion valuation, and recorded a jump from the company’s $4 billion valuation earlier this year, Bloomberg reports. The Founders Fund, a Peter Thiel Backed VC, led the latest round of Cognition with participation from existing investors such as Lux Capital, Joe Lonsdale’s 8VC, Elad Gil, Definition Capital and Swish Ventures. In July, Cognition acquired AI coding startup Windsurf a few days after Google poached Startup CEO, co-founder and Research Leads. Salary increases come after the serious growth of the core product of cognition.…
The lunar solar eclipse can give the moon a red tint. That’s why it’s called the “Blood Moon.” Here, it is photographed in double exposure over Chinese jiu-jitsu. (Image credit: Photo by Shen Junfeng/VCG via Getty Images)Photographers around the world turned their cameras into the sky last night for a total lunar eclipse of the rare “blood moon.”The solar eclipse of the general moon occurs when the full moon passes through the darkest, innermost shadow of the Earth, known as the Umbra. Since only red light can penetrate the atmosphere of our planet, the moon is cast in a bloody…
September 8th, 2025Ravi LakshmananSupply Chain Attacks/API Security SalesLoft has revealed that a data breaches linked to the drift application started with a compromise on GitHub accounts. Mandiant, owned by Google, which began investigating the incident, said the threat actor, tracked as UNC6395, accessed his SalesLoft GitHub account from March to June 2025. So far, 22 companies have confirmed that they have been affected by supply chain violations. “This access allowed threat actors to download content from multiple repositories, add guest users, and establish workflows,” SalesLoft said in an updated advisory. The investigation revealed reconnaissance activities that occurred in the SalesLoft…
YouTube announced on Monday that the NFL game’s first exclusive global broadcast broke the company’s record, achieving the most parallel viewers of live streams on the platform. It has over 17.3 million viewers from over 230 countries and territories around the world, in line with the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Los Angeles Chargers of Sao Paulo. This number represents the average tiny audience (AMA) that saw the game last Friday. In the US, Nielsen data showed 16.2 million AMAs on YouTube and other platforms, while YouTube’s own figures showed 1.1 million AMAs outside the US. The…
September 8th, 2025Ravi LakshmananAggravated/Encrypted Cybersecurity researchers detail new sophisticated malware campaigns that leverage paid advertising in search engines such as Google to provide malware to unsuspecting users looking for popular tools such as GITHUB desktops. Malvertising campaigns have become common in recent years, but the latest activities have given them a bit of a twist on their own. Embedding a github commit in a page URL that contains a modified link pointing to the infrastructure controlled by the attacker. “Even if a link appears to refer to a reputable platform like GitHub, you can still manipulate the underlying URL to…
By the time Harry Chi was 23, he had achieved financial success that most people would never achieve. He makes about $1 million a year. He worked as a “Quant” in his first job after graduating from university. It speaks of hedge funds for stock trading analysts in a statistical model-driven “Quant” fund. But like many people who spend their energy and pursue more money, he felt empty. “At some point, I just want to make a big impact on this world,” the 29-year-old tells TechCrunch. So in 2019 he and his high school companion, Omid Rooholfada, together with Ethan…
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has agreed to obtain a 50MHz wireless spectrum and mobile satellite service spectrum license from Echostar for use with the Starlink Satellite Network. Echostar will sell AWS-4 and H-Block Spectrum licenses in exchange for $8.5 billion in cash and $8.5 billion in SpaceX shares. SpaceX claims that the deal will allow the company to provide broadband speed internet access to mobile phones around the world by developing and deploying “direct cell” constellations. Of the cash, $2 billion is made as direct cash interest on liabilities held by Echostar. SpaceX was approved last year by the Federal Communications…
Cybersecurity never slows down. Every week brings new threats, new vulnerabilities, and new lessons for defenders. For security and IT teams, the challenge is not just keeping up with the news—it’s knowing which risks matter most right now. That’s what this digest is here for: a clear, simple briefing to help you focus where it counts. This week, one story stands out above the rest: the Salesloft–Drift breach, where attackers stole OAuth tokens and accessed Salesforce data from some of the biggest names in tech. It’s a sharp reminder of how fragile integrations can become the weak link in enterprise…
Researchers at Tohoku University have revolutionized the removal of space debris and developed a plasma propulsion system that could potentially make Earth’s orbit safer. Earth’s orbit is becoming more and more crowded. Thousands of abolished satellites, discarded rocket stages, and fragments from past collisions orbited the planet at a faster speed than bullets. This expanding cloud of debris is at risk to active satellites and future crews. Even debris just a few centimeters wide can cause catastrophic damage to a functional spacecraft given its extreme speed. With the number of satellites expected to grow significantly over the next decade, scientists…
When Attackers Are Hired: Today’s New Identity Crisis What if the star engineer you just hired is actually an attacker in disguise, not an employee? This is not phishing. It is penetration through onboarding. Meet “Jordan, Colorado” with a strong resume, persuasive references, a clean background check, and a digital footprint to check out. On the first day, Jordan logs in to his email, participates in weekly stand-ups, and receives a warm welcome from his team. Within hours, you will have access to the repository, project folders, and copy/paste development keys used in your pipeline. A week later, the tickets…