An Anglo-Saxon burial shows a sister hugging her younger brother after he died of an infection 1,400 years ago
Two Anglo-Saxon children buried together 1,400 years ago were brother and sister, DNA analysis of their remains reveals. A rare familial connection has been identified in Anglo-Saxon burials. British archeology program Time Team said the brothers may have died at the same time from a fast-acting illness. Archaeologists first discovered the unusual double burial in […]
Hot robotics startup Physical Intelligence says its new robot brain can understand tasks it hasn’t been taught
Physical Intelligence, a two-year-old San Francisco-based robotics startup that has quietly become one of the Bay Area’s hottest AI companies, announced new research Thursday showing that its latest model can force robots to perform tasks for which they have not been explicitly trained. The company’s researchers say this feature caught the robots off guard. The […]
Ramp competitor Slash, founded by teenagers, raises $100 million at $1.4 billion valuation
Slash Financial, which provides business bank accounts, business credit cards, money transfers, and cryptocurrencies, has raised a $100 million Series C round from a number of A-list investors at a valuation of $1.4 billion, the company announced. Fintech-focused Ribbit Capital, Khosla and Goodwater Capital led the round. Returning investors NEA and Y Combinator also invested. […]
OpenAI goes Anthropic with enhanced Codex that gives more power to the desktop
There is currently a low-level war between OpenAI and Anthropic over who can release the most useful and powerful AI coding tools, and so far Anthropic seems to be winning. As TechCrunch reported last week, Claude Code is said to be the tool of choice for many companies, but OpenAI isn’t giving up just yet. […]
The Colorado River may have pooled and overflowed to form the Grand Canyon, solving a long-standing mystery – but not everyone agrees
A new study suggests the Colorado River may have pooled as a giant lake in what is now northern Arizona and carved out the Grand Canyon after spilling downstream. Scientists have discovered that small sediment particles in the Bidahoti Basin, in the upper reaches of the canyon, were transported from the upper Colorado River basin […]
Newly discovered PowMix botnet uses randomized C2 traffic to attack Czech workers
Ravi LakshmananApril 16, 2026Botnet/Cryptomining Cybersecurity researchers have warned that a previously undocumented botnet called PowMix has been active in a malicious campaign targeting workers in the Czech Republic since at least December 2025. “PowMix employs randomized command and control (C2) beacon intervals rather than persistent connections to C2 servers to evade detection of network signatures,” […]
Bright green fireball meteor spotted exploding over Lindisfarne Castle, site of famous Viking raid in Britain
A photographer has captured a bright green fireball streaking across a starry sky above an iconic castle and famous Viking raid site in northeast England after a meteorite smashed apart as it entered Earth’s atmosphere. A meteorite exploded over the North Sea off the east coast of England just after midnight local time on Monday […]
Everything we like is awesome
Last year, I received a telegram from an indie rock powerhouse with a subliminal directive: “I was supposed to like Geese.” The Brooklyn kids make good music, but are they the saviors of rock and roll, the second coming of Gen Z’s signature rock band, the Strokes? The buzz surrounding the band would suggest so. […]
Northern lights could be visible in several U.S. states on Friday and Saturday as a giant hole opens in the sun’s atmosphere
Skywatchers are in for a treat as the Northern Lights are predicted to grace the skies of several northern US states this week. It’s all thanks to a giant hole in the sun’s atmosphere. The aurora borealis could be visible as far south as Idaho and New York state Friday night (April 17) and early […]
Defender 0-Day, SonicWall Brute-Force, 17-Year-Old Excel RCE and 15 More Stories
Ravie LakshmananApr 16, 2026Hacking News / Cybersecurity News You know that feeling when you open your feed on a Thursday morning and it’s just… a lot? Yeah. This week delivered. We’ve got hackers getting creative in ways that are almost impressive if you ignore the whole “crime” part, ancient vulnerabilities somehow still ruining people’s days, and enough supply […]
