India’s Spinney plans to raise $160 million to buy Go Mechanic, sources say
Indian online used car marketplace Spinny has raised about $160 million to acquire auto services startup GoMechanic, TechCrunch has learned. The Series G round, which combines primary and secondary deals, would give the 10-year-old startup a post-money valuation of about $1.8 billion, three people familiar with the matter said, roughly in line with its previous […]
DoorDash driver faces felony charge after allegedly spraying customer’s food
An Evansville, Indiana, woman faces a felony charge after allegedly spraying food with a substance that caused customers to vomit during a DoorDash delivery. The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release that it was contacted on Dec. 7 by a man who said he and his wife vomited and felt a burning […]
AI data center boom could be bad news for other infrastructure projects
As data center construction accelerates, improvements to roads, bridges and other infrastructure could take a hit, according to Bloomberg. In 2025, state and local governments reportedly sold record amounts of bonds for the second year in a row, and strategists predict an additional $600 billion in sales next year. Most of that money is expected […]
2,000-year-old shipwreck may be Egypt’s ‘pleasure barge’ of the last dynasty of pharaohs
Underwater archaeologists have discovered the remains of a 2,000-year-old ship that may have been the luxury “tour boat” of the ancient elite while diving off the coast of Egypt. The researchers discovered the barge in the ancient port of Alexandria, the capital of Egypt during the Ptolemaic period (304-30 BC) and later a major city […]
CISA adds actively exploited flaw in Sierra wireless routers that enables RCE attacks
December 13, 2025Ravi LakshmananNetwork security/vulnerabilities The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Friday added a high-severity flaw affecting Sierra Wireless AirLink ALEOS routers to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog following reports of it being exploited in the wild. CVE-2018-4063 (CVSS score: 8.8/9.9) refers to an unrestricted file upload vulnerability that can be […]
Skeleton discovered in Bulgaria revealed that a teenage boy managed to survive a brutal lion attack 6,200 years ago that left him severely injured
A teenage boy who survived a brutal lion attack in what is now Bulgaria some 6,200 years ago had a deep hole in his skull, suggesting his brain was severely damaged, new research has found. The 16- to 18-year-old boy may have been hunting when he encountered the lion (Panthera leo), according to a study […]
How is a “traumatic tattoo” made and do you have one?
Usually, we get tattoos intentionally. However, some injuries can leave another type of mark known as a “traumatic tattoo.” These tattoos have nothing to do with needles or ink. So what exactly is a traumatic tattoo? Traumatic tattoos are formed by everyday substances such as graphite, dirt, and gravel. Alternatively, pieces of metal, such as […]
Apple issues security update after two WebKit flaws found to have been exploited
December 13, 2025Ravi LakshmananZero-day/vulnerabilities Apple on Friday released security updates for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, visionOS, and its Safari web browser to address two security flaws that the company announced were being exploited in the wild. One of them is the same flaw that Google patched in Chrome earlier this week. The vulnerabilities are […]
This week’s science news: Neanderthals start fires, killer whales and dolphins team up, and the Star of Bethlehem is explored
It’s been an exciting week in science news, with interesting directions in our understanding of human evolution and animal behavior. But before we get too deep into terrestrial matters, let’s look to the skies and see what has been discovered in space. A bright binary star system could soon glow with the glow of thousands […]
New telescope images prove comet 3I/ATLAS is getting brighter and greener on its way to Earth
New telescope images of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS confirm that the mysterious object has gotten brighter and greener since it moved closer to the sun in late October. This increase in activity could herald a new bright burst of cometary material as 3I/ATLAS heads toward its closest approach to Earth next week. New images taken on […]