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Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) announced Tuesday at CES 2026 that it has installed the first magnet in its demonstration Sparc fusion reactor, which is scheduled to go online next year. The magnet is the first of 18 that will generate a powerful magnetic field to create a donut-like shape that confines and compresses superheated plasma when the reactor is completed. If all goes well, the plasma releases more energy than is needed for heating and compression. After decades of promises and delays, fusion power appears to be just around the corner. CFS and its competitors are in a race to…
That sums up AMD. Image credit: Screenshot/AMD Keynote Well, AMD’s keynote was filled with product announcements and lots of guests. A quick review. Greg Brockman, President and Co-Founder of OpenAI, Dr. Fei-Fei Li, Co-Founder of World Labs, Sean McClain, CEO of Absci, Daniele Pucci, CEO and Co-Founder of Generative Bionics, John Couluris of Blue Origin, Michael Kratsios, National Science and Technology Advisor to the Trump Administration, and AMD Chairman and CEO Lisa in their CES keynote. These are just a few of the people who have joined Su on stage. Oh, and she ended the night by handing out $20,000…
January 6, 2026Ravi LakshmananIoT security/vulnerabilities The CERT Coordination Center (CERT/CC) has detailed an unpatched security flaw affecting the TOTOLINK EX200 Wireless Range Extender. This flaw could allow a remote authenticated attacker to gain complete control of the device. This flaw, CVE-2025-65606 (CVSS score: N/A), is characterized as a flaw in the firmware upload error handling logic, which could allow a device to erroneously start an unauthorized root-level Telnet service. CERT/CC credits Leandro Kogan with discovering and reporting this issue. “An authenticated attacker could cause an error condition in the firmware upload handler, causing the device to start an unauthenticated root…
Meta announced Tuesday that it is suspending plans to sell Ray-Ban display glasses outside the United States, citing “unprecedented demand and limited supply.” Meta originally planned to launch the glasses in France, Italy, Canada and the UK in early 2026. “We have received overwhelming interest since our launch last fall, and as a result, the product waiting list extends into 2026,” the company said. “Due to this unprecedented demand and limited inventory, we have decided to pause our planned international expansion.” Meta said it remains focused on fulfilling orders in the United States as it reevaluates its approach to international…
Amazon is enhancing the Ring smart doorbell with new features such as a new fire alarm, app store, and a new set of Ring sensors. Announced at CES 2026 in Las Vegas, the company said its new ring sensor can detect movement, openings, broken glass and smoke, as well as monitor carbon monoxide levels, leaks, temperature changes and air quality. You can also control lights and appliances connected to your smart home network. Amazon also plans to add a new app store to the Ring app so users can use their cameras with third-party apps. The store is currently only…
January 6, 2026Ravi LakshmananMalware/Endpoint SecuritySource: Securonics Cybersecurity researchers have revealed details of a new campaign called PHALT#BLYX that leverages ClickFix-style lures to display fake Blue Screen of Death (BSoD) error fixes in attacks targeting European hospitality businesses. According to cybersecurity firm Securonix, the end goal of the multi-stage campaign is to deliver a remote access Trojan known as DCRat. This activity was detected in late December 2025. “During initial access, attackers use the lure of a fake Booking.com reservation cancellation to trick victims into running a malicious PowerShell command that silently fetches and executes remote code,” said researchers Shikha Sangwan,…
BioLargo has developed a next-generation solution that brings cost savings, energy efficiency, and undetected PFAS removal to modern water systems. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as “forever chemicals,” represent one of the most pressing environmental protection and regulatory compliance challenges. These synthetic compounds are widely used in industrial processes and consumer products, from firefighting foams and textiles to food packaging and electronics, and their stability, persistence, and bioaccumulative properties cause widespread contamination of groundwater, surface waters, and industrial wastewater. Studies have shown that even at low concentrations, PFAS are associated with adverse health effects, including cancer, liver damage,…
The UK Government has announced a major new initiative to strengthen the UK’s cyber security, committing more than £210 million to protecting public services as they move increasingly online. The Government’s Cyber Action Plan, published today, sets out how ministers will protect critical systems from growing cyber threats, while ensuring people can use digital services with confidence. From filing taxes and benefits to making medical appointments, public services are being redesigned for the digital age. The Government believes this move could deliver up to £45 billion in productivity gains by reducing paperwork, reducing call center backlogs and enabling people to…
January 6, 2026hacker newsSaaS Security / Enterprise Security The invisible half of the identity universe Identity existed in one place, such as an LDAP directory, HR system, or a single IAM portal. No more. Today, identities are fragmented across SaaS, on-premises, IaaS, PaaS, homegrown, and shadow applications. Each of these environments has its own accounts, permissions, and authentication flows. Traditional IAM and IGA tools only manage roughly half of this world: fully onboarded, integrated, and mapped users and apps. Everything else remains invisible. It is a mass of unverified, non-human, unprotected identities that we call identity dark matter. All new…
January 6, 2026Ravi LakshmananThreat Intelligence/Cloud Security Popular artificial intelligence (AI)-powered Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) forks such as Cursor, Windsurf, Google Antigravity, and Trae have been found to promote extensions that are not present in the Open VSX registry, potentially opening the door to supply chain risk if bad actors publish malicious packages with these names. The problem, Coy said, is that these integrated development environments (IDEs) inherit a list of officially recommended extensions from Microsoft’s extension marketplace. These extensions do not exist in Open VSX. VS Code extension recommendations come in two different formats. One is file-based, which…