The hidden cost of repeated credential incidents
When we talk about credential security, the focus is usually on preventing breaches. This makes sense, as IBM’s 2025 Cost of Data Breach Report puts the average cost of a breach at $4.4 million. Avoiding even one major incident is enough to justify most security investments, but this headline number obscures a more persistent problem […]
Physicists transport volatile antimatter in a truck for the first time in history – paving the way for groundbreaking new research
Physicists have successfully transported antimatter by truck for the first time. This is a milestone that allows researchers to study elusive matter with unprecedented precision and may ultimately help explain how matter came to dominate the universe. A short, tightly controlled movement around the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) campus in Geneva demonstrated that […]
New GPUBreach attack enables full CPU privilege escalation via GDDR6 bitflip
New academic research has identified multiple RowHammer attacks against high-performance graphics processing units (GPUs) that can be exploited to escalate privileges and, in some cases, take complete control of the host. The efforts are codenamed GPUBreach, GDDRHammer, and GeForge. GPUBreach goes a step further than GPUHammer by demonstrating for the first time that RowHammer bitflips […]
Deadly bright green blob spreads across South Africa’s reservoir — Earth seen from space
simple facts Where is it? Hartbeespoort Dam, North West Province, South Africa [-25.74486936, 27.858152164] What is in the photo? Bright green toxic algae and planets spread across reservoirs Which satellite took the photo?Landsat 8 When was it taken? August 10, 2022 This impressive satellite photo shows lush clumps of algae and other aquatic plants spread […]
China-linked Storm-1175 exploits zero-day to rapidly deploy Medusa ransomware
Ravi LakshmananApril 7, 2026Vulnerability/Threat Intelligence China-based threat actors known for deploying Medusa ransomware are said to be involved in weaponizing a combination of zero-day and N-day vulnerabilities to orchestrate “high-velocity” attacks and compromise vulnerable internet-connected systems. The Microsoft Threat Intelligence team said, “Due to the attackers’ high operational tempo and proficiency in identifying exposed perimeter […]
Flowise AI Agent Builder under active CVSS 10.0 RCE exploitation. Over 12,000 instances exposed
Ravi LakshmananApril 7, 2026Artificial intelligence/vulnerabilities Threat actors are exploiting maximum-severity security flaws in Flowise, an open-source artificial intelligence (AI) platform, according to new findings from VulnCheck. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2025-59528 (CVSS score: 10.0), a code injection vulnerability that may allow remote code execution. In an advisory released in September 2025, Flowise states, “The […]
AI startup Rocket delivers vibe McKinsey-style reporting at a fraction of the cost
Indian startup Rocket is betting that the next big opportunity is before vibecoding: letting AI help people decide what to build. We have launched a platform that creates consulting-type product strategies. The Surat, India-based startup on Tuesday launched Rocket 1.0, a platform that connects research, product building, and competitive intelligence in a single workflow. The […]
Picsart now lets creators earn money from their designs
Picsart, an AI-powered design platform, is launching a creator monetization program, the company exclusively tells TechCrunch. The program is open to all creators and requires no invite list or minimum audience size. The program allows creators to create original content using Picsart tools for specific campaigns, share it on social channels, and earn money based […]
OpenAI alumni are quietly investing from a new fund that could be worth $100 million
A new venture capital fund with deep ties to OpenAI has hit its $100 million goal for the first time, founders tell TechCrunch. The partners have already written several checks. The fund is called Zero Shot (a play on an AI training term), and its co-founder team includes several OpenAI OGs who became VCs almost […]
Gasoline prices are not the only factor driving used EV sales
The latest electric vehicle sales data shows a bleak picture, at least for new EVs. According to Cox Automotive, sales of new electric vehicles in the first quarter fell by about 28% from a year earlier, a significant drop after the Trump administration ended the $7,500 consumer tax credit. Used EVs are moving in the […]