Astronauts ‘definitely will be test subjects’: NASA’s moon program raises big questions and big risks
Mars is out. And next time I might go to stay there. On Tuesday (March 24), NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman announced new plans to establish a “sustainable human presence” on the moon with a permanent lunar base. Isaacman said construction of humanity’s new home away from Earth could begin as early as 2027. The announcement […]
LangChain, LangGraph flaw exposes files, secrets, and databases of widely used AI framework
Ravi LakshmananMarch 27, 2026Vulnerability / Artificial Intelligence Cybersecurity researchers have revealed three security vulnerabilities affecting LangChain and LangGraph. Successful exploitation could lead to the disclosure of filesystem data, environmental secrets, and conversation history. Both LangChain and LangGraph are open source frameworks used to build applications that leverage large-scale language models (LLMs). LangGraph is built on […]
David Sachs is done as AI czar — here’s what he’s doing instead
David Sachs is done with his days as Donald Trump’s AI and crypto czar. The longtime entrepreneur, investor, and podcaster confirmed in an interview with Bloomberg on Thursday that he will serve as co-chair of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) with White House Senior Technology Adviser Michael Kratsios, ending his […]
Anthrop wins injunction against Trump administration over Pentagon riot
A federal judge has sided with Anthropic in its tortuous legal battle with the Trump administration, granting Anthropic an injunction against the government’s recent order labeling the company a “supply chain risk,” the Wall Street Journal reported. On Thursday, Judge Rita F. Lin of the Northern District of California ordered the Trump administration to revoke […]
Netflix admits price increase again
Netflix has quietly raised prices again. The streaming giant’s most affordable ad-supported tier now costs $8.99 per month, up from the previous $7.99 per month, Netflix confirmed to TechCrunch in an email. The ad-free Standard plan will also cost $19.99 per month, an increase of $2 from the previous subscription price of $17.99, and the […]
Two Neanderthals who lived in the same Siberian cave 10,000 years apart were distant relatives, found in 110,000-year-old bones
A small 110,000-year-old bone fragment from Siberia’s Altai Mountains reveals that two Neanderthals, who lived in the same cave 10,000 years apart, were distant relatives. The fragment also produced the fourth complete Neanderthal genome to date, revealing just how small and isolated Neanderthals were long before they disappeared around 40,000 years ago. Researchers discovered bone […]
16 Most Interesting Startups at YC W26 Demo Day
AI is once again the buzzword in this latest batch of YC Demo Day companies. Nearly 190 companies joined Y Combinator’s Winter ’26 cohort and announced their startups at Demo Day on Tuesday. These companies work on products across industries such as legal, transportation, and healthcare. Admittedly, given the sheer scale of attendance and the […]
OpenAI abandons yet another side quest: ChatGPT’s erotic mode
OpenAI has put the kibosh on yet another project, at least for the time being. On Thursday, the Financial Times reported that the AI company is suspending plans to develop an “erotic” mode for ChatGPT “indefinitely.” The idea of an “adult mode”, first proposed by CEO Sam Altman in October, generated considerable controversy from technology […]
18 million year old ape fossil found in Africa, found in unexpected place
Illustration of Maslipithecus mograensis, an early Miocene ape. (Image credit: Mauricio Anton) The discovery of a mysterious 18-million-year-old ape fossil in Egypt suggests that the ancestors of all modern apes, including humans, may have originated in northeast Africa or Arabia, a new study has found. Scientists have long believed that modern apes originated in East […]
China-linked Red Mensheng uses stealth BPF door implant to spy via communications network
A long-term, ongoing campaign attributed to threat actors linked to China has integrated communications networks to conduct espionage against government networks. This strategic location effort to embed and maintain stealth access mechanisms within critical environments is believed to be the work of Red Menshen, a threat cluster also tracked as Earth Bluecrow, DecisiveArchitect, and Red […]