Supabase CEO talks about ‘tough’ decisions that built his $5 billion company
Vibe coding is taking the tech world by storm, and it’s not just the Lovables and Replits of the world who are winning. The startups that are building the infrastructure behind them are also benefiting. Supabase, the open source database platform that has become the backend of choice in the vibecoding world, has raised $100 […]
Legacy Python bootstrap script creates domain takeover risk for multiple PyPI packages
November 28, 2025Ravi LakshmananMalware/vulnerabilities Cybersecurity researchers have discovered vulnerable code in a legacy Python package that could pave the way for a supply chain compromise of the Python Package Index (PyPI) through domain takeover attacks. Software supply chain security company ReversingLabs announced that it has discovered a “vulnerability” in a bootstrap file provided by a […]
North Korean hackers deploy 197 npm packages to spread latest OtterCookie malware
November 28, 2025Ravi LakshmananSupply chain attacks/malware The North Korean threat actors behind the Contagious Interview campaign have continued to flood the npm registry with 197 additional malicious packages since last month. According to Socket, these packages have been downloaded more than 31,000 times and are designed to provide a variant of OtterCookie that integrates functionality […]
SoftBank remains as Meesho’s $606 million IPO becomes India’s first major e-commerce listing
Meesho, the Indian e-commerce rival to Amazon and Walmart Inc.’s Flipkart, plans to launch a roughly $606 million IPO that will feature token sales by early backers and zero sales from major companies such as SoftBank and Prosus, demonstrating investors’ confidence in India’s burgeoning online retail market as tech shareholders around the world cash in […]
How OpenAI and Google see AI changing go-to-market strategies
For years, startups have had a number of traditional playbooks available to them when it came time to start selling their products. But like many other things, AI is changing the way companies prepare to go to market. Max Altschuler, general partner at GTMfund, told the audience at TechCrunch Disrupt last month. However, the challenge […]
Scientists extract first wealth from ‘Holy Grail of shipwrecks’ that sank off the coast of Colombia in 1708
A priceless shipwreck treasure that sank with the San Jose Galleon off the coast of Colombia more than 300 years ago is now seeing the light of day. The amazingly well-preserved items recovered, including a cannon, a porcelain cup and three coins, are just a few of the shipwreck’s vast riches. The galleon is often […]
AI regulatory competition sparks federal vs. state showdown
For the first time, Washington is close to deciding how to regulate artificial intelligence. And the battle brewing isn’t about technology, it’s about who will regulate it. In the absence of meaningful federal AI standards focused on consumer safety, states have introduced dozens of bills to protect their populations from AI-related harm, including California’s AI […]
Are humans still evolving? An anthropologist explains it.
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com. If evolution is real, why isn’t it happening now? — Dee, Memphis, TN Many people believe that we humans have conquered nature through the wonders of civilization and technology. Others […]
Why organizations are turning to RPAM
November 28, 2025hacker newsEnterprise security/threat detection As IT environments become increasingly distributed and organizations embrace hybrid and remote work at scale, traditional perimeter-based security models and on-premises privileged access management (PAM) solutions are no longer sufficient. IT administrators, contractors, and third-party vendors now require secure access to critical systems from any location and any device […]
MS Teams Guest Access can remove Defender protection when users join an external tenant
November 28, 2025Ravi LakshmananEmail Security / Enterprise Security Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a cross-tenant blind spot that allows attackers to bypass Microsoft Defender for Office 365 protections via the Guest Access feature in Teams. “When a user operates as a guest in another tenant, their protection is determined entirely by their hosting environment, not their […]