AI coding tools have many benefits for open source programs
In a world run by increasingly powerful AI coding tools, creating software will become cheaper, leaving little room for traditional software companies. One analyst report states, “Vibe coding allows startups to replicate the functionality of complex SaaS platforms.” Clues include wringing your hands and declaring that software companies are doomed. Open source software projects that […]
China tests world’s first megawatt-class flying wind turbine – generates enough energy to power a home for two weeks
China’s megawatt-class aerial wind power generation system completes maiden flight – YouTube watch on A Chinese energy company has successfully tested an airship-like wind turbine that can generate energy above cities and inland areas. The S2000 Airborne Wind Energy System (AWES), developed by Beijing Linyi Yunchuan Energy Technology, is a large helium-filled airship equipped with […]
How the AI collapses the response window
We’ve all seen the situation where a developer deploys a new cloud workload and grants overly broad permissions just to keep the sprint moving forward. An engineer generated a “temporary” API key for testing and forgot to revoke it. Previously, these were small operational risks and liabilities that would eventually be repaid in a slower […]
A 2,500-year-old ‘primitive prosthesis’ is discovered in the jaw of a mummified Scythian woman who survived complicated jaw surgery
A CT scan of the mummified remains of a young Siberian woman has revealed that she was fitted with a primitive prosthesis to reconstruct her jaw after suffering a severe head injury some 2,500 years ago. “This may be the first time we have found evidence of such a surgical procedure, as we have never […]
Fake IPTV app spreads massive Android malware targeting mobile banking users
Ravi LakshmananFebruary 19, 2026Banking Malware / Mobile Security Cybersecurity researchers have revealed details of a new Android Trojan called Massiv that aims to facilitate device takeover (DTO) attacks for financial theft. According to ThreatFabric, the malware tricks victims by disguising itself as a seemingly harmless IPTV app, indicating that the activity primarily identifies users looking […]
CRESCENTHARVEST campaign targets Iranian protest supporters with RAT malware
Ravi LakshmananFebruary 19, 2026Cyber espionage/data security Cybersecurity researchers have revealed details of a new campaign dubbed CRESCENTHARVEST, which likely targets supporters of ongoing protests in Iran, carrying out information theft and long-term espionage operations. Acronis Threat Research Unit (TRU) announced that it had observed this activity since January 9th. The attack reportedly delivers a malicious […]
OpenAI strengthens its push into India with Pine Labs fintech partnership
As India emerges as a global hub for applied artificial intelligence, OpenAI has partnered with Pine Labs to integrate AI-driven inference into fintech companies’ payment stacks and automate payment and invoice workflows, which the companies claim could help accelerate AI-driven commerce in India. The partnership will see Pine Labs embed OpenAI’s application programming interface, a […]
Etsy sells used clothing marketplace Depop to eBay for $1.2 billion
Etsy announced Wednesday that it will sell Depop, the used clothing app popular with Gen Z and Millennials, to eBay for $1.2 billion in cash. Etsy says the partnership will allow it to focus on its marketplace. The deal comes nearly five years after Etsy acquired Depop for $1.62 billion, at a time when used […]
Hacking conference “Defcon” expels three suspects, including Epstein
Def Con, one of the world’s largest and longest-running hacking conferences, announced Wednesday that three people associated with Jeffrey Epstein are no longer allowed to attend. The conference justified adding Pavlos Holman, Vincenzo Iozzo, and Joichi Ito to the public list of banned persons, citing their appearance in the Justice Department’s recently released files related […]
Physicists have recreated the first milliseconds after the Big Bang and found it to be shockingly bad.
Violent collisions at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) have revealed faint traces of wakes left by quarks tearing through trillions of degrees of nuclear material. This suggests that the primordial soup of the universe may have been more literally soupy than we think. New discoveries from the LHC’s Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) collaboration provide the […]