Apple under Ternus: What’s next for the tech giant’s hardware strategy?
As Apple struggles to remain competitive in the AI space while navigating tariffs and supply chain uncertainty, the company’s future is about to change under new leadership. Apple announced Monday that John Tarnas will replace Tim Cook as CEO later this year. Mr. Cook turned Apple into a $4 trillion global powerhouse, expanded its services […]
‘Eventually, it becomes you’: Inventors of new ‘living’ knee replacement describe why this tech is desperately needed and how it works
Imagine getting a knee replacement made of living materials rather than metal and plastic. Researchers at Columbia University and the University of Missouri are working to make that vision a reality. Their 3D-printed knee implant, called NOVAKnee, is composed of a biodegradable scaffold packed with stem-cell-derived bone and cartilage. The idea is that, once inside […]
India’s Snavit is seeking new funding at a valuation of $400 million, sources say.
Snabbit, the Indian instant housekeeping startup, is close to raising new funding in a round led by Susquehanna Venture Capital at a valuation of about $400 million, TechCrunch has learned. The Bengaluru-based startup is in talks to raise about $50 million in a round, according to three people familiar with the deal. One of the […]
This week’s science news: Atlantic Current nears collapse, scientists make breakthrough in artificial neurons, copy of ‘Iliad’ found in Egyptian mummy
As we celebrated Earth Day this week, the science news was full of worrying implications about the pale blue dot we call home. Topping the list was new research suggesting that the collapse of a key Atlantic current is much closer than we think. The Atlantic meridional overturning circulation recycles huge amounts of carbon, keeping […]
Researchers discover pre-Stuxnet ‘fast16’ malware targeting engineering software
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered new Lua-based malware that was created several years before the infamous Stuxnet worm, which was aimed at disrupting Iran’s nuclear program by sabotaging uranium enrichment centrifuges. A previously undocumented cyber sabotage framework dates back to 2005 and primarily targeted high-precision calculation software to falsify results, according to a new report published […]
Why do some constellations only appear during part of the year?
Some stars and constellations are always present in the night sky. For example, Polaris has served as a steady guiding light for thousands of years in the Northern Hemisphere. However, if you look closely at the sky each night, you may notice that some stars move from east to west from dusk to dawn, or […]
History of Science: Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Meltdown, Bringing World to the Brink of Disaster — April 26, 1986
simple facts Milestone: Chernobyl partially melts down Date: April 26, 1986 Location: Chernobyl, Ukraine On April 26, 1986, operators at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant were conducting tests to see what would happen to the reactor during a power outage. And that caused the worst nuclear accident in human history. This plant produced nuclear fission […]
CISA adds four exploited flaws to KEV, sets federal deadline for May 2026
Ravi LakshmananApril 25, 2026Network security/infrastructure security The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Friday added four vulnerabilities affecting SimpleHelp, Samsung MagicINFO 9 Server, and D-Link DIR-823X series routers to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation. The list of vulnerabilities is below – CVE-2024-57726 (CVSS Score: 9.9) – A […]
Steve Ballmer slams founder he supports after pleading guilty to fraud: “I feel fooled and stupid.”
Silicon Valley tends to tolerate a certain amount of hyperbole from founders when pitching to investors, often ignoring it as part of selling their vision. But some choices can cross the line and lead to jail time for founders and scandal for investors. A case in point is Joseph Samberg, whose once-high-flying fintech startup Aspiration […]
Palantir reportedly assists IRS with financial crimes investigation
Palantir has been assisting the Internal Revenue Service’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation in investigating various financial crimes in the United States for the past 10 years, The Intercept reported. Citing public documents obtained by the nonprofit watchdog group American Oversight detailing IRS contracts with Palantir, the outlet reported that the IRS has paid Palantir $130 […]