Early trials suggest a ‘functional cure’ for HIV may be within reach
Approximately 40 million people worldwide are living with HIV. Advances in treatment have meant that infectious diseases are no longer the death sentence they once were, but researchers have so far been unable to find a cure. Instead, people living with HIV must take a cocktail of antiretroviral drugs for the rest of their lives. […]
Nvidia’s $2 billion Synopsys bet strengthens its grip on chip design stack
Nvidia is investing $2 billion in Synopsys, which makes software and components for semiconductor chip design. The deal deepens the companies’ existing partnership as analysts begin to scrutinize the increasingly common circular trades in the AI industry and warn of potential bubbles. Nvidia announced that it has purchased Synopsys stock for $414.79 per share as […]
Amazon’s AI chatbot Rufus boosts Black Friday sales
Amazon’s AI chatbot Rufus saw a spike in adoption on Black Friday, according to new data released over the weekend by market intelligence firm Sensor Tower. In the US, Amazon sessions that led to purchases jumped 100% on Black Friday compared to the following 30 days, but sessions that led to purchases that did not […]
How AI PR startup Clipbook landed Mark Cuban’s investment via cold email
On Monday, Clipbook, an AI-powered platform that helps companies monitor media coverage, announced a $3 million seed round co-led by Mark Cuban, Commonweal Ventures, and Carpenter Capital. The partnership came about because Clipbook founder Adam Joseph made a fiasco with a cold email that he didn’t expect anyone to read, he told TechCrunch. Joseph launched […]
At least 80 new tech unicorns were minted in 2025 so far
With AI igniting an investor frenzy, every month, more startups obtain unicorn status. Using data from Crunchbase and PitchBook, TechCrunch tracked down the VC-backed startups that became unicorns so far this year. While most are AI-related, a surprising number are focused in other industries like satellite space companies Loft Orbital and blockchain-based trading site Kalshi. […]
Today’s Biggest Science News: X-Class Solar Flare | Chernobyl Fungus Modern humans interbred with ‘hobbits’
refresh 2025-12-01T15:15:17.699Z living in the zone And mushrooms aren’t the only strange life forms thriving in Chernobyl’s exclusion zone. Some insects appear to be unaffected by radiation. The wild offspring of a pet dog. And wild horses are an endangered species whose numbers are increasing explosively. Humans make lemonade, or an apple-based moonshine called Atomic, […]
Hot CVEs, npm Worm Returns, Firefox RCE, M365 Email Raid & More
Dec 01, 2025Ravie LakshmananHacking News / Cybersecurity Hackers aren’t kicking down the door anymore. They just use the same tools we use every day — code packages, cloud accounts, email, chat, phones, and “trusted” partners — and turn them against us. One bad download can leak your keys. One weak vendor can expose many customers […]
‘Potentially dangerous’ asteroid 2024 YR4 was Earth’s first real planetary defense experiment
At this point in history, astronomers and engineers who grew up watching “Deep Impact” and “Armageddon,” two movies depicting the destructive power of asteroid impacts, are likely to hold relatively high positions in space agencies. Don’t Look Up also offered a more modern, but more pessimistic (or unfortunately realistic?) look at what could potentially happen […]
Why the new AI browser wars are a nightmare for security teams
The AI browser wars are coming to a desktop near you and you should start worrying about security challenges. For the past 20 years, whether you’re using Chrome, Edge, or Firefox, the basic paradigm has remained the same. That is, it is a passive window through which human users view and interact with the Internet. […]
Roman sun hat: ‘extremely rare’ 1,600-year-old brimmed hat that may have protected Roman soldiers from Egyptian sandstorms
simple facts Name: Roman sun hat What is it: conical felt wool hat Birthplace: Rahn, Egypt Created: Between 395 and 642 AD This sun hat was made from felted wool in various colors in Egypt during the early Christian or Coptic period. This is one of only three hats best preserved through time. The sun […]