Ark expands commercial electric and defense boat business with $50 million in funding
Los Angeles startup Ark Boat Company is expanding its nascent commercial operations to include selling electric propulsion systems to defense contractors, fulfilling founder Mitch Lee’s desire to electrify everything on the water. To that end, Arc has raised $50 million in a Series C funding round from Eclipse, a16z, Menlo Ventures, Lowercarbon Capital, Necessary Ventures, […]
New Perseus Android banking malware monitors Notes app and extracts sensitive data
Ravi LakshmananMarch 19, 2026Malware/Mobile Security Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new Android malware family called Perseus that is actively distributed for device takeover (DTO) and financial fraud. Perseus builds on the foundations of Cerberus and Phoenix while evolving into a “more flexible and capable platform” for compromising Android devices through dropper apps distributed via phishing […]
Live Science Today: Artemis II prepares to deploy as northern lights light the sky
Today’s top news The Artemis II rocket is scheduled to roll back to the launch pad today. (Image source: Getty Images) NASA plans to return the Artemis II moon rocket to its launch pad today, and the mission’s four astronauts will enter quarantine ahead of its scheduled launch on April 1. This is the second […]
Divers discover marble treasures from Acropolis of Athens in Lord Elgin’s shipwrecked brig at the bottom of the Aegean Sea
Fragments of marble from the Acropolis of Athens were discovered in the wreckage of a ship that sank in 1802, according to the Greek Ministry of Culture. The ship was the Mentor, a brig that sank southeast of the island of Kythera (also spelled Kythera or Kythera) in the Aegean Sea. Greece’s Ministry of Culture […]
How Ceros gives security teams visibility and control over their code
Security teams have spent years building identity and access controls for human users and service accounts. However, a new category of actors has quietly infiltrated most enterprise environments and operates completely outside of their control. Anthropic’s AI coding agent, Claude Code, is now running at scale across engineering organizations. It reads files, executes shell commands, […]
All five “letters” of DNA discovered on an asteroid speeding through the solar system. What can they tell us about the origin of life?
The “potentially dangerous” asteroid contains all the “letters” that make up DNA, suggesting that these vital ingredients may be common in the solar system. Researchers made the discovery after analyzing samples collected from the asteroid Ryugu, a 3,000-foot (900-meter) wide space rock shaped like a top. Scientists have detected the complete set of standard nucleobases […]
DarkSword iOS exploit kit uses 6 flaws, 3 zero-days to take over entire device
A new exploit kit for Apple iOS devices designed to steal sensitive data has been exploited by multiple attackers since at least November 2025, according to a report from Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG), iVerify, and Lookout. According to GTIG, multiple commercial surveillance vendors and suspected state-sponsored attackers utilized the full-chain exploit kit, codenamed DarkSword, […]
Two Palantir veterans secretly show up with $30 million and Sequoia’s endorsement
Edra, a New York-based startup that claims to help companies automate their workflows by turning existing operational data into a living knowledge base, just received a meaningful vote of confidence. A $30 million Series A led by Sequoia with participation from 8VC and A*, a venture firm founded by serial entrepreneur Kevin Hartz. The founder […]
Warning of CISA, Zimbra, SharePoint flaw exploitation. Cisco’s zero-day hit in ransomware attacks
Ravi LakshmananMarch 19, 2026Network security/vulnerabilities The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has urged government agencies to patch two security flaws affecting Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) and Microsoft Office SharePoint, saying they are actively being exploited in the wild. The vulnerabilities in question are: CVE-2025-66376 (CVSS Score: 7.2) – A stored cross-site scripting […]
Nothing CEO Karl Pei says smartphone apps will disappear if they are replaced by AI agents
Carl Pei, co-founder and CEO of Nothing, envisions a future beyond the iPhone. The iPhone doesn’t run apps; it’s a device with an AI agent. “In terms of AI in software, I think people need to understand that apps are going to die,” said Pei, whose consumer electronics brand makes unique smartphones and other accessories. […]