Researchers discover more than 30 flaws in AI coding tools that enable data theft and RCE attacks
December 6, 2025Ravi LakshmananAI security/vulnerabilities More than 30 security vulnerabilities have been uncovered in various artificial intelligence (AI)-powered integrated development environments (IDEs) that combine prompt injection primitives with legitimate functionality to enable data exfiltration and remote code execution. These security flaws were collectively named IDEsaster by security researcher Ari Marzouk (MaccariTA). These affect popular IDEs […]
3I/ATLAS Photo: NASA and ESA release new images of interstellar comet ahead of approach to Earth
The famous comet 3I/ATLAS is permanently emerging from our solar system, but not before Earth’s space agency’s space paparazzi captured the clearest photo ever. Discovered in late June and confirmed as the third known interstellar object in July, 3I/ATLAS has been zooming through the inner solar system at an estimated speed of 130,000 miles per […]
Check out these copycats after checking out Spotify Wrapped 2025.
Spotify’s annual Wrapped feature has been removed, giving listeners a fun and personalized overview of their listening habits. This has been extremely popular over the years, and as a result, many companies have seized the opportunity to create similar year-in-review experiences, giving users a summary of their habits, preferences, and interactions over the past year. […]
Rare 1,400-year-old cubic human skull unearthed in Mexico
Archaeologists excavating Mesoamerican ruins in Mexico discovered an unusual cube-shaped human skull. This is the first evidence that people in this region practiced a unique form of head surgery, scientifically known as cranial modification, some 1,400 years ago. The skull was unearthed near the ruins of Balcón de Montezuma (Balcony of Montezuma) in the state […]
1,800-year-old ‘piggy bank’ filled with Roman coins unearthed in French village
French archaeologists have discovered three ancient storage jars filled with tens of thousands of Roman coins. These containers were buried in holes in the floors of houses in ancient settlements 1,700 years ago, probably as a type of safe or piggy bank. These three jugs, known as amphorae, were discovered during excavations carried out by […]
React2Shell critical flaw added to CISA KEV after active exploitation
December 6, 2025Ravi LakshmananVulnerability/patch management The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Friday officially added a critical security flaw affecting React Server Components (RSC) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog following reports of it being exploited in the wild. This vulnerability, CVE-2025-55182 (CVSS score: 10.0), is related to remote code execution by […]
What would have happened if Antony and Cleopatra had killed Octavian?
In 30 BC, Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII died by suicide after being defeated by Octavian’s forces in a civil war. But what would have happened if Antony and Cleopatra had defeated Octavian, who became Rome’s first emperor? Would they have become rulers of Rome? How would history have been different? We asked some experts […]
History of Science: A female chemist initially excluded from research helps develop a drug for a remarkable but short-lived recovery in a child with leukemia — December 6, 1954
Milestone: Chemotherapy puts leukemia into remission Date: December 6, 1954 Location: Sloan Kettering Institute and Weill Cornell Medical College, New York People: Gertrude Elion and her colleagues In 1954, researchers reported a new drug that put children with acute leukemia into remission. This became one of the first chemotherapy drugs and would later form the […]
This week’s science news: Humans isolated for 100,000 years, the largest rotating structure in the universe, and a pit full of skulls
This week’s biggest science news took us to a region 140 million light years away, where scientists have discovered the largest rotating object in the known universe. Astronomers discovered this giant rotating filament, which is wider than the Milky Way and connected in a daisy chain of 14 galaxies. The filament spins at about 68 […]
Source: AI synthesis research startup Aaru raises Series A at “headline” valuation of $1 billion
Aaru, a startup that uses AI to provide near-instantaneous customer research by simulating user behavior, has raised a Series A led by Redpoint Ventures, according to three people familiar with the deal. The funding round included various evaluation stages, the people said. Some of the shares were acquired at a valuation of $1 billion, but […]