AI models are starting to decipher high-level math problems
Neel Somani, a software engineer, former quantitative researcher, and startup founder, was testing the math skills of OpenAI’s new models last weekend when he made an unexpected discovery. After pasting the problem into ChatGPT and letting it think for 15 minutes, I came back with a complete solution. He evaluated the proof and formalized it […]
Researchers null-root over 550 Kimwolf and Aisuru botnet command servers
Lumen Technologies’ Black Lotus Labs team announced that it had been null-routing traffic to more than 550 command and control (C2) nodes associated with the AISURU/Kimwolf botnet since early October 2025. AISURU and its Android counterpart Kimwolf have recently emerged as one of the largest botnets, capable of forcing enslaved devices to participate in distributed […]
Digg unveils new Reddit rival to the public
restart Digg, an early Internet online community that was once a rival to Redditmoving forward. The company is now back under the ownership of original founder Kevin Rose and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, and will begin an open beta for the public on Wednesday. Similar to Reddit, the new Digg offers a website and mobile […]
Bandcamp takes action against AI music, bans it from platform
Music distribution platform Bandcamp announced in a post on Reddit on Tuesday that it would ban AI-generated music and audio. “We want musicians to keep making music, and we want fans to have confidence that the music they find on Bandcamp is made by humans,” the company said in a statement. Bandcamp’s new guidelines state […]
Black hole butterfly? The James Webb Telescope discovered dozens of black hole “cocoons” in the early universe.
Scientists may have finally determined the nature of some of the most mysterious objects in the night sky. In a new study, researchers investigated what the “little red dots” are. These mysterious objects from the early Universe have characteristics of both galaxies and supermassive black holes, but they don’t quite fit either description. A new […]
Woolly rhinoceros meat pulled from ancient wolf stomach provides clues to Ice Age giant extinction
Scientists analyzed the genome of a 14,400-year-old woolly rhinoceros found in the stomach of an ancient wolf pup. The results give experts insight into the rapid extinction of the woolly rhinoceros, likely due to climate change. Tissue from the woolly rhinoceros (Coelodonta antiquitatis) was found inside the mummified remains of a wolf cub, which was […]
“One of the rare ‘wow’ moments”: A rainbow shockwave that shouldn’t exist occurs on a zombie planet near Earth
Stunned astronomers discovered a zombie star relatively close to Earth. The zombie star inexplicably emits a persistent rainbow-like shockwave as it speeds through the Milky Way. The remains of this undead star are currently consuming its companion star, leaving researchers puzzled. All the stars in the Milky Way are constantly rotating around a supermassive black […]
18 of Earth’s largest deltas, including the Nile and Amazon rivers, are sinking faster than global sea levels are rising.
Many of the world’s largest deltas, including the Nile, Amazon and Ganges rivers, are sinking faster than global sea levels are rising, a new study has found. This means that land subsidence is becoming a major cause of land loss, coastal flooding and salt water intrusion in deltas, exceeding the effects of sea level rise […]
US freight technology company puts its shipping system and customer data on the web
Over the past year, security researchers have been urging the global shipping industry to strengthen its cyber defenses after a spate of cargo thefts by hackers. Researchers say they witnessed an elaborate hack that targeted a logistics company to hijack a large number of customers’ products and redirect them into the hands of criminals, marking […]
YouTube now offers a way for parents to block their kids from watching short videos
As the online safety of minors continues to be a focus internationally, YouTube and other social media platforms are increasing parental controls. The Google-owned platform announced Wednesday that it is introducing additional parental controls, especially regarding the amount of time children and teens spend watching YouTube Shorts. Image credit: YouTube Parents can now set a […]