Researchers claim Russian government hackers were behind Poland’s attempted power outage
A failed December effort to take down parts of Poland’s energy grid was the work of Russian government hackers known for causing energy disruptions in the past, according to a security research firm that investigated the incident. Poland’s Energy Minister Milos Motyka told reporters last week that hackers targeted two thermal power plants in attempted […]
Research confirms that humans, not glaciers, brought stones to Stonehenge
Humans, not glaciers, carried Stonehenge’s megaliths across Britain and to their current location in southern England, a new study has confirmed. Scientists have believed for decades that the iconic stones of this 5,000-year-old monument came from present-day Wales and as far away as Scotland, but there is still debate as to how the stones ended […]
Google Photos’ latest feature lets you meme yourself
Google Photos now lets you create memes using your own images. Google on Thursday introduced a new AI-powered generation feature called “Me Meme.” This will allow you to generate meme images by combining photo templates with your own images. The new feature, which will be available to US-based users first, was originally discovered during development […]
Meta suspends access to AI characters for youth ahead of new version
Meta announced today that it will temporarily suspend access by teenagers to its AI characters in its apps worldwide. The company exclusively told TechCrunch that it’s not abandoning its efforts and wants to develop an updated version of its AI characters for teens. The move comes just days before the case against Meta goes to […]
Some of the oldest harpoons ever discovered reveal that Brazil’s indigenous people were hunting whales 5,000 years ago
Harpoons made from the bones of humpback and southern right whales indicate that indigenous peoples in what is now Brazil were hunting whales 5,000 years ago. The discovery, which includes 118 whale bones and crafted artifacts, reveals that prehistoric whaling was not limited to people in temperate or polar climates in the northern hemisphere, according […]
‘A real revolution’: The James Webb telescope is upending our understanding of the biggest, oldest black holes in the universe
Colossal monsters lurk in the centers of all galaxies. Known as supermassive black holes, these gravitational beasts can have millions to billions of times more mass than the sun. For decades, astronomers have wondered where these behemoths came from and how they got so huge. Early on, physicists thought that supermassive black holes formed like […]
Microdramas like TikTok will make billions this year, even if they’re terrible
Emily is a college student during the day, but works night shifts at a strip club to pay for her education. She thought no one would find out her secret, until one day a mysterious English teacher showed up! Did he recognize her? Will her secret be revealed? You can pay 60 “tokens” to see […]
OpenAI chief Sam Altman plans India visit as AI leaders gather in New Delhi: sources
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is planning a visit to India in mid-February, which will be his first trip to the country in almost a year, TechCrunch has learned. The visit comes as New Delhi prepares to host a major AI summit expected to bring together top executives from Meta, Google and Anthropic. India will host […]
CISA updates KEV catalog to fix four actively exploited software vulnerabilities
Rabi LakshmananJanuary 23, 2026Vulnerabilities/Software Security The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday added four security flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of them being exploited in the wild. Here is the list of vulnerabilities: CVE-2025-68645 (CVSS score: 8.8) – PHP remote file include vulnerability in Synacor Zimbra Collaboration […]
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