Relations between Anthropic and the Trump administration appear to be thawing.
Despite being recently designated as a supply chain risk by the Department of Defense, Anthropic is still in talks with Trump administration officials. There have long been signs of a rift, or a sense that not all parts of the administration want to cut ties with Anthropic, with reports that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and […]
New opioid reduces pain without causing hard-to-beat addiction in early studies
A new synthetic opioid designed to reduce pain could replace addictive painkillers such as morphine and fentanyl in patients, a study in laboratory rats suggests. This study suggests that newer opioids have a lower risk of addiction, but they may not be completely risk-free. Opioids are highly effective in treating severe pain associated with surgery, […]
The App Store is booming again, and AI may be the reason
Everyone said AI would kill apps. Instead, new app releases are proliferating. Global app releases in the first quarter of 2026 grew 60% year over year on both Apple’s App Store and Google Play, according to new analysis from market intelligence provider Appfigures. Looking at the iOS App Store alone, the percentage was even higher […]
Experimental drug doubles 1-year survival rate for pancreatic cancer
An experimental treatment doubles the one-year survival rate for pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest cancers, a new study reports. The drug, called elaglusib, targets the protective mesh that pancreatic tumors build around themselves, helping immune molecules and chemotherapy penetrate the tumor. Results from a trial demonstrating the safety and efficacy of elaglusib were published […]
This week in science news: Physicists see pinpricks of darkness faster than light, humans are still evolving and some polar bears are fatter than ever
This week’s science news follows last week’s climactic launch of the Artemis II mission, with a flurry of space and physics news that only melted our hearts even more. Topping the list was a microscopy technique that allowed scientists to observe for the first time a singularity in the coupling of light and sound waves […]
$13.74 million hack shuts down authorized Grinex exchange after tip-off
Ravi LakshmananApril 18, 2026Money laundering/regulatory compliance Kyrgyz-based crypto exchange Greenex, which was sanctioned by the UK and US last year, blamed Western intelligence agencies for a $13.74 million hack and announced it would cease operations. The exchange announced that it had suffered a large-scale cyber attack indicating the involvement of foreign intelligence agencies. The attack […]
Mirai Variant Nexcorium exploits CVE-2024-3721 to hijack TBK DVR and attack DDoS botnet
Ravi LakshmananApril 18, 2026IoT security/vulnerabilities According to research from Fortinet FortiGuard Labs and Palo Alto Networks Unit 42, threat actors are exploiting security flaws in TBK DVRs and End of Life (EoL) TP-Link Wi-Fi routers to deploy Mirai botnet variants on compromised devices. The attack targeting TBK DVR devices was found to exploit CVE-2024-3721 (CVSS […]
History of Science: Doctors dissect the brain of a man who could not speak, revealing the locus of spoken language – April 18, 1861
simple facts Milestone: Dissection of the famous patient “Tan” Date: April 18, 1861 Location: Bicêtre Hospital on the outskirts of Paris People: Dr. Paul Broca On April 18, 1861, a doctor in Paris cut open the brain of a patient who had died the previous day and unwittingly identified the brain regions key to spoken […]
Stripe and Airwallex came close enough to an acquisition, but now they’re chasing each other
Jack Zhang was 34 years old and had been running a startup for three and a half years when he sat across from one of Silicon Valley’s most powerful investors. Sequoia’s Michael Moritz invited him to his home (which was several stories high and had a direct view of the Golden Gate Bridge, Zhang recalls) […]
Sam Altman’s Project World aims to expand his human verification empire. First stop is Tinder.
At a trendy venue near the San Francisco Pier, Sam Altman’s testing project World celebrated its next evolution and rapid expansion of its ambitions. And it starts with Tinder. Tools for Humanity (TFH), which powers the World project, on Friday announced plans to integrate its verification technology into dating apps, event and concert ticketing systems, […]
