North Korea-linked hackers target developers through malicious VS Code projects
North Korean threat actors associated with the long-running Contagion Interview campaign have been observed using malicious Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) projects as decoys that provide backdoors to compromised endpoints. According to Jamf Threat Labs, the latest findings demonstrate the continued evolution of new tactics first discovered in December 2025. “This activity included the […]
ICE becomes one of the most blocked accounts on Bluesky after verification
After receiving official verification on Friday, ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) is now the third most blocked account on Bluesky, according to third-party trackers. Bluesky users are understandably angry about government accounts hosted on the platform. Many people recommend that others block their accounts directly or join a blocklist that includes all official US […]
James Webb Telescope discovers ‘Dawn Goddess’ supernova just 1 billion years after Big Bang
Scientists have discovered a distant supernova caused by a collapsing star just a billion years after the universe’s birth. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) captured images of a Type II supernova on September 1 and October 8, 2025. The supernova, called Eos after Titan, the Greek goddess of the dawn, could help scientists understand […]
Earth is hit by the first solar radiation storm in 23 years, causing auroras as far as Southern California
A “severe” record-breaking geomagnetic storm shook Earth’s magnetic shield shortly after the sun unleashed a powerful X-class solar flare last night. This spectacular event, caused by a stream of ultra-fast solar particles, produced widespread aurora borealis at unusually low latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere, particularly in Europe. Some news outlets have reported that this storm […]
Color blindness may lower bladder cancer survival rates, research suggests
Could being colorblind make you less likely to get bladder cancer? That’s the surprising hypothesis researchers have proposed based on a small study. The study, published Jan. 15 in Nature Health, looked at data from 135 patients with both bladder cancer and color blindness and compared them to 135 patients with bladder cancer alone. Data […]
One of the first alternative app stores in the EU to be shut down
One of the most prominent alternative app stores to emerge in the EU as a result of the EU regional digital market law is being shut down. Ukraine-based developer MacPaw’s store Setapp Mobile first launched in September 2024 and offers dozens of apps across categories such as productivity, finance, video, photography, and creativity. Under this […]
Grubhub’s parent company acquires restaurant rewards startup Claim
Grubhub’s parent company Wonder has announced that it has acquired restaurant rewards app Claims. Founded in 2021, Claim offers cashback rewards to local restaurants that users can redeem against dine-in or pick-up orders. Restaurants partner with Claim to create promotions, increase foot traffic, and track performance insights through the Claim dashboard. Financial terms of the […]
Humans&, a “human-centric” AI startup founded by Anthropic, xAI, and Google alumni, raises $480 million in seed round
Humans&, a startup whose philosophy is that AI should empower humans rather than replace them, has raised $480 million in seed funding at a valuation of $4.48 billion, The New York Times reported. Investors in the round include chipmaker Nvidia, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, venture capital firms SV Angel, GV and Laurene Powell Jobs’ company […]
OSHA says SpaceX didn’t properly inspect crane before it collapsed at space base
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration says SpaceX failed to properly inspect a hydraulic crane that was recently repaired before it collapsed at the company’s Starbase, Texas, facility last June. As a result, the Federal Safety Agency charged SpaceX with seven “serious” violations related to the investigation, which began the day after the crane collapse. […]
Netflix Revises All-Cash Offer to Warner Bros. to Fend off Paramount
To enhance the interests of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) shareholders, Netflix is now offering cash for the company’s stock, amending its previous cash and stock deal with the WBD board. However, the streaming giant is still offering WBD’s movie studio and streaming assets the same $27.75 the companies agreed to, leaving the deal valuing the […]