Former GitHub CEO raises record $60 million development tools seed round at $300 million valuation
Former GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke has raised the largest seed round ever for a development tools startup, said Felicis, GitHub’s lead backer. Startup Entire has raised $60 million at a $300 million valuation. Entire provides open source tools that give developers better control over the code written by AI agents. Entire’s technology has three components. […]
Inside the rise of the digital parasite
Are ransomware and encryption still the defining signs of modern cyberattacks, or has the industry become so focused on the noise that it has missed the more dangerous changes happening quietly around it? According to Picus Labs’ new Red Report 2026, which analyzed more than 1.1 million malicious files and mapped 15.5 million hostile acts […]
ZAST.AI raises $6M in Pre-A to scale AI-powered code security with “zero false positives”
hacker newsFebruary 10, 2026Application security/artificial intelligence Seattle, USA, January 5, 2026 — ZAST.AI announces the completion of a $6 million Pre-A funding round. The investment comes from well-known investment firm Hillhouse Capital and brings ZAST.AI’s total funding to nearly $10 million. This marks recognition from major capital markets for a new solution that ends the […]
Warlock ransomware infiltrates SmarterTools through unpatched SmarterMail servers
Last week, SmarterTools confirmed that the Warlock (aka Storm-2603) ransomware group exploited unpatched SmarterMail instances to infiltrate networks. Derek Curtis, the company’s chief commercial officer, said the incident occurred on January 29, 2026, when an email server that had not been updated to the latest version was compromised. “Prior to the breach, we had approximately […]
Dutch authorities confirm Ivanti zero-day exploit exposed employee contact data
Ravi LakshmananFebruary 10, 2026Data breach/vulnerabilities The Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP) and the Council of Justice in the Netherlands have acknowledged that the two agencies (Rvdr) have revealed that their systems were affected by a cyberattack that exploited a recently disclosed security flaw in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM), according to a notice sent to […]
Astronauts capture glowing salty pink Valentine’s Day ‘hearts’ in Argentina — Earth as seen from space
simple facts Where is it? salinas las barrancas, argentina [-38.75293078, -62.95083234] What is in the photo? pink salt lake in the shape of a heart Who took the photo? An unknown astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS) When was it taken? January 16, 2024 This photo of the amorous astronaut was first published by […]
The first signs of burnout are coming from those who embrace AI the most
The most fascinating story in American work culture right now isn’t that AI will take your job. That means AI will save you from that. It’s the version the industry has spent the past three years selling to millions of nervous people who want to buy it. Yes, some white-collar jobs will disappear. But for […]
Fortinet patches critical SQLi flaw that allows unauthenticated code execution
Ravi LakshmananFebruary 10, 2026Vulnerability/Network Security Fortinet has released a security update to address a critical flaw affecting FortiClientEMS that could lead to the execution of arbitrary code on susceptible systems. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-21643 and has a CVSS rating of 9.1 out of a maximum of 10.0. Improper Disablement Vulnerability of Special Elements […]
Tem raises $75 million to reshape power markets using AI
As AI data centers drive up electricity bills, London-based startup Tem thinks AI could help solve this problem too. Tem has built an energy trading engine that leverages AI to lower prices compared to other energy traders. The company has signed deals with more than 2,600 business customers across the UK, promising them savings of […]
A Viking-era mass grave contains a mysterious mix of dismembered human remains and complete skeletons, including a ‘giant’ who underwent brain surgery.
Archaeologists have unearthed a Viking-era pit filled with the dismembered bodies of 10 people outside Cambridge, England. This unusual mass grave also contains the remains of a very tall man who underwent brain surgery and may be related to a 9th century conflict between the Saxons and Vikings. In the summer of 2025, a team […]