Critics slam spyware maker NSO’s transparency claims as it aims to enter the US market
NSO Group, one of the most famous and controversial makers of government spyware, released a new transparency report on Wednesday as the company enters a “new phase of accountability.” But the report, unlike NSO’s previous annual disclosures, lacks details about how many customers the company has rejected, investigated, suspended or fired for human rights violations […]
EverNitro simplifies the process of making silky nitro coffee at CES 2026
XBrew Lab debuted its tabletop nitro beverage machine EverNitro at CES this week, giving nitro coffee lovers a more accessible way to enjoy nitro coffee without the waste and expense of traditional cartridge-based machines. For those unfamiliar with nitro coffee, it is cold brew coffee infused with nitrogen gas. This process creates tiny bubbles that […]
I saw LG’s new home robot CLOid doing laundry, but I have a question
CES is always packed with robots, and this year consumer electronics giant LG announced a new bot called CLOid that it claims will revolutionize housework (or eliminate the need to do it). CLOid is said to be an AI-powered home robot designed to assist users with a variety of household chores, from folding laundry to […]
Internet collapses in Iran amid protests over economic crisis
Internet connectivity collapsed across Iran on Thursday amid nationwide protests, according to a web monitoring company. “I think we are almost completely cut off from the outside world right now,” Amir Rashidi, an Iranian cybersecurity researcher at the nonprofit Mian Group, told TechCrunch. Doug Madry, director of internet analytics at Kentik, a company that monitors […]
OpenAI to acquire development team of executive coaching AI tool Convogo
OpenAI begins the new year with a new acquisition. The AI giant is acquiring the team behind Convogo, a business software platform that helps executive coaches, consultants, talent leaders, and human resources teams automate and improve leadership assessments and feedback reporting. An OpenAI spokesperson said the company will not acquire Convogo’s IP or technology, but […]
Anduril’s Palmer Lackey believes the future of technology is the past
You might think it’s pretty strange to hear the founders of VR companies and social media platforms complaining publicly that things were better in the dial-up era. Nevertheless, that’s what happened at CES on Wednesday, when Oculus developer Palmer Lackey and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian gave a joint talk on the joys of “technostalgia.” Luckey […]
NASA announces unprecedented return of sick ISS astronaut and crew
NASA announced on Wednesday (January 7) that an extravehicular activity outside the International Space Station (ISS) was postponed and the crew returned early due to a medical issue in an astronaut. The spacewalk was scheduled for 8 a.m. ET on Thursday (January 8) to complete preparations for the power channel where a new solar array […]
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WhatsApp worm spreads Astaroth banking Trojan across Brazil via contact automated messaging
January 8, 2026Rabi LakshmananMalware/Financial Crime Cybersecurity researchers have revealed details of a new campaign that uses WhatsApp as a distribution vector for a Windows banking Trojan called Astaroth in an attack targeting Brazil. The campaign has been codenamed “Boto Cor-de-Rosa” by Acronis Threat Research Unit. “The malware obtains the victim’s WhatsApp contact list and automatically […]
James Webb Telescope confirms supermassive black hole escaping from host galaxy at 2 million miles per hour, researchers announce
A shock wave in the far reaches of space could be a precursor to the first known runaway supermassive black hole to escape from its host galaxy at 2.2 million miles per hour (3.6 million kilometers per hour). The possible confirmation from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), published on the preprint server Arxiv on […]