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Hungarian archaeologists have discovered the burials of three elite male warriors from 1,100 years ago, and DNA analysis shows they were related.The warriors’ burial goods include weapons such as sabers and bows with quivers, as well as dozens of coins. DNA analysis showed that one of the warriors may have been the father or brother of the teenage warrior at the other burial site, indicating that all three warriors were related along the paternal line.The burial, located near the village of Akasht, about 57 miles (92 kilometers) southeast of Budapest, was discovered by volunteers from the Katna József Museum’s regional…
The UK Government is making electric trucks more affordable to help carriers switch, while encouraging growth and investment in electric trucks. An extra £18 million to increase the plug-in truck grant until March 2026 means hauliers and fleet operators can save up to £120,000 on new electric trucks. The move is part of a £318m green freight plan to support UK businesses by reducing the initial cost of new trucks and helping reduce running costs. This is all part of the government’s plan to cut costs, boost growth and create jobs while reducing emissions as the sector moves to future…
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology’s Applied Research and Innovation Services (ARIS) and Green Building Technology Access Center (GBTAC) advance sustainable and affordable housing solutions in Canada through applied research, collaboration and innovative practices. As demand for housing increases and material costs rise, the need for construction with speed and quality increases. It is important to create homes that balance rapid construction with quality, carbon reduction and long-term sustainability. Innovators around the world are rethinking how buildings are designed, constructed and powered to meet human and environmental needs. At Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT), Applied Research and Innovation Services (ARIS)…
RSS-Hydro improves access to real-time geospatial data through innovative services such as FloodSENS and FireSENS, enabling proactive decision-making to enhance public safety and disaster management. RSS-Hydro is leading the change in natural disaster management, moving public safety from reactive to proactive. The Luxembourg-based company leverages cutting-edge technology and a unique business model to address the growing risks of water- and fire-related hazards. Its mission is to democratize high-value geospatial data by converting the complex output of satellite Earth Observation (EO) applications, particularly FloodSENS and FireSENS, into intuitive and affordable compressed intelligence products called “Pins.” Core mission: EO for everyone The…
On January 28, the EUPEX project will hold a workshop entitled “Preparing applications and European users to efficiently exploit future ARM-based exascale machines” at HiPEAC 2026 in Krakow. EUPEX is a European project that brings together academic and industrial partners to co-design exascale-capable pilot systems based on European technologies. This pilot aims to prepare users and the HPC community to effectively use ARM-based architectures and future European exascale processors like SiPearl chips. HiPEAC was chosen for this workshop because it is Europe’s leading annual high-performance networking and embedded computing conference, fostering collaboration and innovation across academia and industry. This workshop…
Robot vacuum cleaner maker Narwal unveiled a new smart vacuum set at the Consumer Electronics Show with AI-powered features such as monitoring pets, locating valuables, and notifying users of misplaced toys. The company said its new flagship robot vacuum cleaner, Flow 2, has a rounded design that makes it easier to lift the tank and improve cleaning performance. The device uses two 1080p RGB cameras with a 136-degree field of view to map areas and uses an AI model to recognize different types of objects. Narwal said this technology stack gives the vacuum cleaner the ability to identify an unlimited…
January 6, 2026Ravi LakshmananVulnerabilities / DevOps A critical new security vulnerability has been disclosed in n8n, an open source workflow automation platform, that could allow an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary system commands on the underlying host. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-68668 and is rated 9.9 on the CVSS scoring system. This is described as a case of failure of a protection mechanism. This affects n8n versions from 1.0.0 to 2.0.0 and allows authenticated users with privileges to create or modify workflows to execute arbitrary operating system commands on hosts running n8n. This issue was resolved in version 2.0.0.…
January 6, 2026Ravi LakshmananVulnerabilities / Web Security Users of the ‘@adonisjs/bodyparser’ npm package are advised to update to the latest version following disclosure of a critical security vulnerability that, if successfully exploited, could allow a remote attacker to write arbitrary files on the server. This flaw is tracked as CVE-2026-21440 (CVSS score: 9.2) and is described as a path traversal issue affecting the AdonisJS multipart file handling mechanism. ‘@adonisjs/bodyparser’ is an npm package associated with AdonisJS, a Node.js framework for developing web apps and API servers using TypeScript. This library is used to process AdonisJS HTTP request bodies. “If a…
Kate Lowry, a former vice president at Insight Partners, is suing the company, alleging disability discrimination, sex discrimination, and wrongful termination, according to a lawsuit filed in San Mateo County, California, on December 30 and seen by TechCrunch. Insight Partners did not immediately respond to TechCrunch’s request for comment. Lowry told TechCrunch that he filed the lawsuit because he believes “too many powerful and wealthy people in venture companies are breaking the law and acting like it’s okay to systematically underpay and abuse their employees.” “This is an oppressive system;[s] A pervasive tendency in society to use fear, intimidation, and…
Weeks after Merriam-Webster named “slop” the word of the year, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella offered his thoughts on what to expect from AI in 2026. In classic intellectual style, Nadella wrote on his personal blog that he wants us to stop thinking of AI as a “hill” and start thinking of it as a “bicycle of the mind.” “A new concept that evolves the ‘bicycle of the mind’ to always think of AI not as a replacement but as a scaffolding for human potential,” he wrote. He added: “We need to move beyond the vulgar vs. sophisticated debate and forge…