Indian vibecoding startup Emergent announces over $100 million in ARR in just 8 months
Indian vibecoding platform Emergent, founded just eight months ago, says it now generates run-rate revenue of more than $100 million annually due to surging demand from small businesses and non-technical users. The company announced Tuesday that its annual run-rate revenue has doubled to $100 million in the last month. It currently has more than 6 […]
Airbnb expands ‘book now, pay later’ service globally
Airbnb announced on Tuesday that it is rolling out a “Book Now, Pay Later” feature globally that allows users to secure reservations without paying immediately. This allows users to cancel their reservations without losing their advance payment, even if their plans change. The company launched this feature in the U.S. last year for domestic travel. […]
SmartLoader attack uses Trojanized Oura MCP server to deploy StealC Infostealer
Ravi LakshmananFebruary 17, 2026Infostealer / Artificial Intelligence Cybersecurity researchers have revealed details of a new SmartLoader campaign that involves distributing a trojanized version of the Model Context Protocol (MCP) server associated with Oura Health to provide an information theft vector known as StealC. “Threat actors cloned the legitimate Oura MCP Server (a tool that connects […]
How modern SOC teams use AI and context to quickly investigate cloud breaches
hacker newsFebruary 17, 2026Cloud security/digital forensics Cloud attacks move faster than most incident response teams. The data center took some time to investigate. Teams can collect disk images, review logs, and build timelines over several days. In the cloud, infrastructure has a shorter lifespan. A compromised instance can disappear within minutes. Identity rotates. The log […]
Tibet’s vanished lake may have awakened faults in the Earth’s crust, causing earthquakes
A disappearing lake in southern Tibet may have “awakened” long-dormant faults in the Earth’s crust, triggering earthquakes in the region, researchers say. The discovery adds to the evidence for an unexpectedly strong link between our planet’s climate and geological activity deep beneath our feet. About 115,000 years ago, southern Tibet was home to huge lakes, […]
My Day Getting My Hands Dirty with an NDR System
My objectiveThe role of NDR in SOC workflowsStarting up the NDR systemHow AI complements the human responseWhat else did I try out?What could I see with NDR that I wouldn’t otherwise?Am I ready to be a network security analyst now? My objective As someone relatively inexperienced with network threat hunting, I wanted to get some […]
Microsoft discovers ‘AI summary’ prompts to drive chatbot recommendations
Ravi LakshmananFebruary 17, 2026Enterprise security/artificial intelligence A new study from Microsoft reveals that legitimate businesses are leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots via the “Summarize with AI” button. This button is increasingly being placed on websites in a way that reflects traditional search engine poisoning (AI). This new AI hijacking technique has been codenamed “AI Recommendation […]
Striking astronaut photos reveal the hidden beauty of Zimbabwe’s 2.5 billion-year-old ‘geological wonder’ — Earth as seen from space
simple facts Where is it? Great Zimbabwe Embankment in central Zimbabwe [-18.6018258, 30.3435861] What is in the photo? Huge ancient rock formations rich in precious metals Who took the photo? An unknown astronaut aboard the International Space Station When was the photo taken? September 30, 2010 This intriguing astronaut photo reveals the hidden beauty of […]
Apple tests end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging in iOS 26.4 developer beta
Ravi LakshmananFebruary 17, 2026Encryption/Mobile Security Apple on Monday released a new developer beta for iOS and iPadOS that supports end-to-end encryption (E2EE) on Rich Communications Services (RCS) messages. This feature is currently available for testing in iOS and iPadOS 26.4 beta and will be available to customers in future updates to iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and […]
Travel when you have money: a16z’s search for the next European unicorn
Gabriel Vazquez, a partner at Andreessen Horowitz, recently revealed that he took nine flights from New York to Stockholm in the past year. His visit included stops at companies like Loveable, where he worked from the office, but it was also a journey to find a future Swedish unicorn before crossing the Atlantic. This became […]