MacBook Neo, iPhone 17e, and everything else Apple announced this week
From affordable MacBooks to new iPhones, Apple announced a series of new products this week. The tech giant kicked things off Monday with the new iPhone 17e and M4 iPad Air. And on Tuesday, Apple announced the M5 MacBook Air, new MacBook Pro models, new M5 Pro and M5 Max chips, and new Studio Display […]
‘Truly extraordinary’: Megalaser beaming at us from the far side of space is the brightest ‘cosmic light’ we’ve ever seen
Astronomers have discovered a supercharged space laser beaming toward Earth from the far side of the universe. A beam of cosmic energy revealed in part by a strange space-time trick first predicted by Einstein is the brightest and most distant beam of its kind ever observed. A natural laser called a “hydroxyl megamaser” is essentially […]
149 hacktivist DDoS attacks hit 110 organizations in 16 countries after Middle East conflict
Cybersecurity researchers have warned of a surge in retaliatory hacktivist activity in the wake of the joint US-Israeli military operations against Iran, codenamed Epic Fury and Roaring Lion. “The hacktivist threat in the Middle East is highly skewed, with two groups, Keymous+ and DieNet, leading nearly 70% of all attack activity from February 28 to […]
US military still uses Claude, but defense technology customers are fleeing
The fallout from Anthropic’s dispute with the Department of Defense has left the company in the awkward position of being actively used as part of the ongoing conflict between the United States and Iran, while being cut off from many of its defense industry customers. Part of the confusion is the overlapping and contradictory restrictions […]
X taps William Shatner to distribute an invitation to his payment service X Money
X Chat’s standalone app isn’t the only new service X is testing this week. The company has also started offering some users an invitation to the X Money payment service. The service was being tested internally among X employees. However, these invitations were not distributed in the usual way. Instead, X owner Elon Musk teamed […]
Killer whale fin chewed up on Russian coast points to possible cannibalism, scientists say, could explain why some pods are so tightly bound together
The fins of killer whales found washed up in the North Pacific Ocean have distinctive tooth markings, suggesting that killer whales occasionally engage in cannibalism. Scientists say this may explain why some killer whales live in large family groups. There are several different species of killer whales (Orcinus orca), which are sometimes considered separate subspecies. […]
NASA fixes Artemis II rocket that will carry astronauts around the moon for April launch
NASA has announced that it has resolved the helium issue on its Artemis II rocket, which is scheduled to launch to the moon in the coming weeks. Artemis II will carry four astronauts and fly around the moon on a historic journey that will take humanity further into space than ever before. But last month, […]
New study finds bird declines accelerating in three US hotspots
Bird populations are in free fall across North America. And in some hotspots, the decline is accelerating, a new study finds. From 1987 to 2021, bird populations in California, the Midwest, and the Mid-Atlantic region declined at an accelerating rate. Across these hotspots, bird declines were associated with high-intensity agriculture, according to the study. The […]
Father sues Google, claiming Gemini chatbot drove son into deadly delusions
Jonathan Gabaras, 36, started using Google’s Gemini AI chatbot in August 2025 for shopping support, writing support, and travel planning. He died by suicide on October 2nd. At the time of his death, he was convinced that Gemini was a fully sentient AI wife who needed to leave his physical body to have her join […]
Coruna iOS exploit kit uses 23 exploits across 5 chains targeting iOS 13 to 17.2.1
Google announced that it has identified a “new and powerful” exploit kit called Coruna (also known as CryptoWaters) targeting Apple iPhone models running iOS versions 13.0 through 17.2.1. According to the Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG), the exploit kit included five complete iOS exploit chains and a total of 23 exploits. It has no effect […]