Scientists may be close to a “fundamental breakthrough in cosmology and particle physics” – if dark matter and “ghost particles” can interact
Two of the most mysterious particles in the universe may be colliding invisibly throughout the universe. This discovery could solve one of the biggest remaining problems with the Standard Model of cosmology. These two elusive building blocks, dark matter and neutrinos (or “ghost particles”), are ubiquitous in the universe but remain poorly understood. In a […]
A trio of former Googlers are developing an AI-powered interactive learning app for kids
Big tech companies and emerging startups want to use generative AI to build software and hardware for kids. Many of these experiences are limited to text or audio, which children may not find appealing. Three former Google employees hope to overcome that hurdle with Sparkli, an interactive app powered by generative AI. Sparkli was founded […]
Malicious PyPI package impersonates SymPy and deploys XMRig Miner to Linux hosts
Rabi LakshmananJanuary 22, 2026Cryptojacking/Malware A new malicious package discovered in the Python Package Index (PyPI) was found to impersonate a popular symbolic mathematics library and deploy a malicious payload, including a cryptocurrency miner, to Linux hosts. The package, named sympy-dev, mimics SymPy and copies SymPy’s project description exactly in an attempt to trick unsuspecting users […]
SmarterMail authentication bypass exploited 2 days after patch release
Rabi LakshmananJanuary 22, 2026Vulnerabilities / Email Security A new security flaw in SmarterTools SmarterMail email software is now being exploited in the wild two days after a patch was released. This vulnerability currently does not have a CVE identifier and is tracked by watchTowr Labs as WT-2026-0001. Patched by SmarterTools with build 9511 on January […]
Automated FortiGate attack exploits FortiCloud SSO to change firewall configuration
Ravi LakshmananJanuary 22, 2026Network security/vulnerabilities Cybersecurity firm Arctic Wolf warned of a “new cluster of automated malicious activity” involving unauthorized firewall configuration changes on Fortinet FortiGate devices. The group said the campaign began on January 15, 2026, adding that it bears similarities to a December 2025 campaign in which malicious SSO logins on FortiGate appliances […]
Cisco fixes actively exploited zero-day CVE-2026-20045 in Unified CM and Webex
Rabi LakshmananJanuary 22, 2026Vulnerability/Zero-day Cisco has released a new patch to address what it describes as a “critical” security vulnerability affecting multiple unified communications (CM) products and Webex Calling dedicated instances. This vulnerability is actively being exploited in the wild as a zero-day attack. Vulnerability CVE-2026-20045 (CVSS score: 8.2) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker […]
Source: Project SGLang spun out as RadixArk valued at $400 million as inference market explodes
In the world of AI infrastructure, a pattern is emerging of popular open source tools turning into venture-backed startups worth hundreds of millions of dollars. The latest example is RadixArk, the for-profit company behind SGLang, a popular tool that allows AI models to run faster and cheaper. RadixArk was recently valued at about $400 million […]
X copies Bluesky with ‘starter pack’ feature to help find people to follow
Bluesky’s “Starter Pack” has proven to be a popular way to help people connect with others on social networks, with a curated list of people to follow. In fact, it’s so popular that X is now copying this feature. On Wednesday, Nikita Via, head of product at Company X, announced in a post that the […]
The Todoist app now allows you to add tasks to your to-do list by talking to the AI
You might not need an AI smart ring to manage your to-dos. Doist, the company behind Todoist, the popular to-do list app that works on multiple devices, is releasing Todoist Ramble, a new AI-powered “voice to task” feature. This feature allows you to describe tasks using natural language. As the name suggests, Ramble can turn […]
Report says Apple plans to turn Siri into an AI chatbot
Apple’s long-awaited Siri revamp could turn the smart assistant into a chatbot similar to ChatGPT, Bloomberg’s Mark Garman reports. His sources say the Siri chatbot integrated into iOS 27 could be the focus of Apple’s WWDC presentation in June. The Siri chatbot, internally codenamed “Campos,” works with both voice and text input. Apple senior vice […]