When cross-app permissions lead to risks
On January 31, 2026, researchers revealed that Moltbook, a social network built for AI agents, left its database widely available, exposing 35,000 email addresses and 1.5 million agent API tokens across 770,000 active agents. The more worrying part was in the private messages. Some of these conversations held clear-text third-party credentials, including OpenAI API keys, […]
Diagnostic dilemma: Teenage girl’s typical diabetes symptoms didn’t improve with treatment – reveals she also had an even rarer syndrome
Patient: 17-year-old girl living in California Symptoms: The teenager presented to the emergency department after experiencing vomiting symptoms for about a day. For the past 3 months, she also suffered from regular shortness of breath with chest tightness. What happened next: Tests revealed that the patient’s blood sugar levels were extremely high. Her blood sugar […]
Microsoft patches critical CVE-2026-40372 privilege escalation bug in ASP.NET Core
Ravi LakshmananApril 22, 2026Vulnerabilities/Encryption Microsoft has released an out-of-band update to address a security vulnerability in ASP.NET Core that could allow an attacker to escalate privileges. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-40372 and has a CVSS score of 9.1 out of 10.0. Severity is rated as Important. An anonymous researcher is credited with discovering and […]
New LOTUSLITE variant of Mustang Panda targets Indian banks and Korean policy world
Ravi LakshmananApril 22, 2026Cyber espionage/malware Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new variant of a known malware called LOTUSLITE distributed via themes related to the Indian banking sector. “The backdoor communicates with a dynamic DNS-based command and control server via HTTPS and supports remote shell access, file manipulation, and session management, indicating a continued set of […]
Cohere AI Terrarium sandbox flaw allows root code execution and container escape
Ravi LakshmananApril 22, 2026Vulnerabilities / Container Security A critical security vulnerability has been disclosed in a Python-based sandbox called Terrarium that could allow arbitrary code execution. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-5752 and is rated 9.3 on the CVSS scoring system. “A sandbox escape vulnerability in Terrarium could allow arbitrary code execution with root privileges […]
Redwood Materials cuts 10% of workforce in restructuring to pursue energy storage business
Redwood Materials has laid off about 135 employees, or about 10% of its workforce, as it reorganizes to better accommodate its growing energy storage business, according to a TechCrunch investigation. As TechCrunch previously reported, the layoffs come just five months after Redwood cut 5% of its workforce and three months after closing a $425 million […]
SpaceX is working with Cursor and has an option to acquire the startup for $60 billion
SpaceX announced it has signed a deal with Cursor to develop the next generation of “coding and knowledge work AI.” It includes a surprising clause: an option to buy the popular software development platform for $60 billion later this year. Partnering with and potentially acquiring leaders in the most popular AI product categories can only […]
Tim Cook resigns as Apple CEO: A look back at his 15 years of accomplishments, from new products and services to expanding into China
After 15 years at the helm, Tim Cook is stepping down as Apple’s CEO and handing over the reins to John Ternas, senior vice president of hardware engineering. Cook, who joined Apple in 1998 and succeeded Steve Jobs in 2011, went on to transform Apple into a $4 trillion company. As his tenure as CEO […]
Apple’s John Tarnas will be running one of the world’s most powerful companies. That job is a minefield
Through his 15-year reign as Apple’s top banana, Tim Cook became instantly recognizable, powerful beyond imagination, and extremely wealthy. Most estimates put Mr. Cook’s current net worth at about $3 billion, a fortune he accumulated primarily through performance-based stock compensation as Apple’s market capitalization grew more than 11 times under his watch, to about $4 […]
AI research lab NeoCognition receives $40M seed to build agents that learn like humans
Investors are actively lobbying AI researchers to build startups that make AI more reliable and efficient. Yu Su, the Ohio State University professor who heads the AI Agent Lab, said he initially resisted pressure from venture capitalists to commercialize his research. Last year, he finally took the plunge and spun his work out into a […]
