From LLMs to hallucinations, here’s a simple guide to common AI terms
Artificial intelligence is a deep and convoluted world. The scientists who work in this field often rely on jargon and lingo to explain what they’re working on. As a result, we frequently have to use those technical terms in our coverage of the artificial intelligence industry. That’s why we thought it would be helpful to […]
At the HumanX conference, everyone was talking about Claude
At the HumanX AI conference in San Francisco this week, thousands of technologists gathered at the city’s Moscone Center to discuss how agent AI will change business. Agents that automate business and coding tasks are starting to be introduced across industries, primarily through chatbots for businesses and consumers. Naturally, we wanted to know which chatbots […]
Human ancestors butchered and ate elephants 1.8 million years ago to help fuel their large brains.
Imagine a creature almost twice the size of a modern African elephant (weighing up to 6,000 kg). [13,000 lbs]). This is Elephas (Paleooxodon) Reki, a prehistoric giant that roamed the landscape of present-day Tanzania about 2 million years ago. Now, imagine a group of our ancestors standing over that carcass, slaughtering it and eating it. […]
Ancient Egyptian stone monument depicting Roman emperor as pharaoh discovered in Luxor
Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered a 2,000-year-old sandstone monument depicting a Roman emperor as a pharaoh. This small rectangular monument, called a stele or stele, was discovered during restoration work on the Karnak temple complex in Luxor (ancient Thebes). The tablet, approximately 60 x 40 centimeters in size, dates from the reign of Tiberius (14 […]
‘No human mind should have to go through this’: Artemis II crew recalls the surreal moment Earth disappeared — Space Photo of the Week
simple facts What it is: ‘Earthset’ seen by the crew of NASA’s Artemis II mission Location: 4,070 miles (6,550 kilometers) above the moon’s surface Share date: April 6, 2026. This striking image shows a crescent-shaped Earth slipping behind the Moon’s rugged edge. This “Earth set” was witnessed by the crew of NASA’s Artemis II mission […]
Does the moon look the same no matter where you are on Earth?
There are many reasons to look at the moon, whether you’re watching a spectacular lunar eclipse or studying the moon through a telescope. But does the moon look the same from anywhere on Earth? The simple answer is no, astronomers told Live Science. The moon’s appearance not only changes depending on location, but also appears […]
CPUID Compromise Distributes STX RAT via Trojanized CPU-Z and HWMonitor Downloads
Rabi LakshmananApril 12, 2026Malware/Threat Intelligence An unknown attacker has compromised CPUID (‘cpuid[.]com”), a website that hosts popular hardware monitoring tools such as CPU-Z, HWMonitor, HWMonitor Pro, and PerfMonitor, served a malicious executable of software and deployed a remote access Trojan called STX RAT within 24 hours. The incident lasted from approximately 15:00 UTC on April […]
Adobe patches actively exploited Acrobat Reader flaw CVE-2026-34621
Rabi LakshmananApril 12, 2026Vulnerabilities / Endpoint Security Adobe has released an emergency update to fix a critical security flaw in Acrobat Reader that is being exploited in the wild. This vulnerability has been assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2026-34621 and has a CVSS score of 9.6 out of 10.0. Successful exploitation of this flaw could allow […]
Walmart’s Flipkart and Amazon are squeezing India’s quick-commerce startups
India’s quick commerce market is booming, with demand more than doubling for some players. But Flipkart and Amazon’s push for faster delivery has heightened risks in an already crowded space where profitability remains under pressure. Flipkart, one of India’s largest e-commerce players, entered quick commerce later than local rivals such as Blinkit, Swiggy and Zepto. […]
Calci wins suspension in Arizona criminal case
Arizona Attorney General Chris Mays’ lawsuit against Calci, a prediction market, appears to have hit a dead end. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced Friday that it had obtained a temporary restraining order to prevent the state from pursuing criminal charges against Kalsi (CEO Tarek Mansour, pictured above). “Arizona’s decision to weaponize state criminal law […]