OpenAI and Perplexity are launching AI shopping assistants, but competing startups aren’t keen on it
With holiday shopping right around the corner, both OpenAI and Perplexity this week announced AI shopping capabilities that integrate with existing chatbots to help users research potential purchases. These tools are very similar to each other. OpenAI suggests that users can ask ChatGPT for help finding “a new gaming-friendly laptop with a 15-inch screen or […]
Find Your Grind raises $5 million to grow platform that lets students explore unique career paths
If you’re a fan of the early 2000s punk scene, you may know Nick Gross, the drummer for the band Goldfinger. Now, he helps young people pursue their passions through his career exploration platform, Find Your Grind. The platform focuses on alternative professions not typically emphasized in schools, such as pop-punk band members, content creators, […]
China’s Pony AI plans to triple global robotaxis fleet by end of 2026
Chinese self-driving car technology company Pony.ai said on Tuesday it plans to triple the size of its robotaxi fleet by the end of next year, as its growth pace and aspirations accelerate. The company, which currently has about 961 robotaxis, announced this goal during its third quarter results. Pony.ai aims to have a fleet of […]
‘Like a sudden bomb’: See photos from space of Ethiopia’s volcano erupting for the first time in 12,000 years
An Ethiopian volcano erupted on Sunday for the first time in at least 12,000 years, sending a cloud of ash and smoke pouring northeast across the Red Sea. Heyli Gubbi, a volcano in the Afar region of northern Ethiopia, erupted on November 23 at around 8:30 a.m. UTC (3:30 a.m. ET). By 8pm UTC (3pm […]
Years of JSONFormatter and CodeBeautify leaks expose thousands of passwords and API keys
November 25, 2025Ravi LakshmananData Leak / Cloud Security A new study has found that organizations in a variety of sensitive sectors, including government, telecommunications, and critical infrastructure, are pasting passwords and credentials into online tools used to format and validate code, such as JSONformatter and CodeBeautify. Cybersecurity firm watchTowr Labs announced that it has captured […]
Never be left behind again! Stranded Chinese astronaut finally returns home after launching unmanned “lifeboat”
Three Chinese astronauts stranded in space for more than a week now have a safe way back to Earth after an unmanned “lifeboat” spacecraft is dispatched to pick them up in orbit at the Tiangong space station. However, the trio will not return home until the spring of 2026, when their original mission is scheduled […]
Spotify reportedly plans to raise prices in the US in the first quarter of next year
Spotify plans to increase subscription prices in the US in the first quarter of next year, according to a new report in the Financial Times. This move marks the streaming service’s first price increase in the U.S. since July 2024. The company recently raised prices in several other countries, including the UK, Switzerland and Australia. […]
JackFix uses fake Windows Update pop-ups on adult sites to distribute multiple thieves
Cybersecurity researchers are warning of a new campaign that combines ClickFix lures with fake adult websites to trick users into running malicious commands under the guise of an “important” Windows security update. “The campaign utilizes fake adult websites (xHamster, a PornHub clone) as a phishing mechanism and is likely distributed via malvertising,” Acronis said in […]
Wolves stealing underwater crab traps caught on camera for the first time – hinting at a ‘new dimension’ to their behavior
Footage of a hungry wolf performing a complex sequence of actions on a British Columbia beach may mark the first time tools have been used on a wild canid. The wolf swam into deep water to retrieve a floating buoy attached to a submerged crab trap. Although the wolves could not see the crab traps, […]
Sistema Ox Bel Ha: A vast hidden system that is the world’s longest underwater cave
simple facts Name: Sistema Ox Bel Ha Location: Quintana Roo, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico Coordinates: 20.18507611995248, -87.49650948586978 Why it’s unbelievable: This massive submerged cave system is one of the longest in the world and is home to many spectacular features and ruins. Sistema Ox Velha, which means “three channels” in the local Mayan language, is a […]