Signed cooperation agreements on AI, chips, and biotechnology with the US, Japan, and South Korea
US President Donald Trump touched down in Asia this week not just for diplomacy but to sign a deal that could shape the next chapter of the global technology race. The United States has signed Technology Prosperity Pacts (TPDs) with Japan and South Korea to foster cooperation in AI, semiconductors, quantum computing, biotechnology, space, 6G, […]
First “mummified” ungulate dinosaur discovered in Wyoming wasteland
This mummified duck-billed dinosaur fossil is a juvenile Edmontosaurus anectens, nicknamed “Ed Junior.” (Image credit: Photo by Tyler Keillor/Fossil Lab)) Two extremely rare dinosaur “mummies” discovered in a Wyoming wasteland are the first examples of ungulate reptiles, according to a new study. Researchers have discovered a pair of skeletons of a 66-million-year-old duck-billed dinosaur (Edmontosaurus […]
Character AI ends chatbot experience for kids
Teenagers are trying to figure out where they fit in a world that is changing more rapidly than any previous generation. They have emotional outbursts, are overstimulated, and are chronically online. And now, an AI company has given them a chatbot designed to keep the conversation going. The results were devastating. One company that understands […]
Phia founder talks about how AI will change online shopping
When Phia founders Phoebe Gates and Sofia Chianni decided to launch an AI startup, they targeted an area they understood well: online shopping. The founders, who met at Stanford University when randomly paired as roommates, understood e-commerce because they had spent hours finding the right items to expand their wardrobes. And they realized that AI […]
Discover practical AI tactics for GRC — join our free expert webinar
October 29, 2025hacker newsArtificial intelligence/compliance Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming governance, risk, and compliance (GRC). This is no longer a futuristic concept; it’s already here, and it’s already reshaping the way teams operate. The deep capabilities of AI speed up audits, alert you to critical risks faster, and significantly reduce time-consuming manual work. This […]
Ghost identities, poisoned accounts, and AI agent chaos
BeyondTrust’s annual cybersecurity forecast points to a year in which old defenses quietly fail and new attack vectors proliferate. introduction The next big breach isn’t a phished password. It is the result of massive unmanaged identity debt. This debt comes in many forms. Whether it’s the “ghost” identities in IAM from the 2015 breach, the […]
Russian hackers target Ukrainian organizations with covert tactics
Ukrainian organizations are being targeted by Russian-origin attackers with the goal of siphoning sensitive data and maintaining persistent access to compromised networks. The campaign targeted large business services organizations for two months and local governments across the country for one week, according to a new report from Symantec and the Carbon Black Threat Hunters team. […]
Diagnostic dilemma: Your baby suddenly starts smelling rotten fish.
Patient: 12-month-old boy living in Portugal Symptoms: Shortly after eating various types of fish, the child’s body began to smell like rotten fish. The smell was noxious and strong, especially around the head and hands. The first time something like this happened was when he was 10 months old. (The child was exclusively breastfed as […]
10 npm packages discovered stealing developer credentials on Windows, macOS, and Linux
October 29, 2025Ravi LakshmananMalware/Threat Intelligence Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a set of 10 malicious npm packages designed to provide information theft targeting Windows, Linux, and macOS systems. “The malware uses four layers of obfuscation to hide its payload, displays a fake CAPTCHA to appear legitimate, fingerprints the victim by IP address, and downloads a 24MB […]
Active exploit hits Dassault and XWiki — confirms critical flaw CISA is under attack
October 29, 2025Ravi LakshmananVulnerabilities/Malware According to an alert issued by the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and VulnCheck, attackers are actively exploiting multiple security flaws affecting Dassault Systèmes’ DELMIA Apriso and XWiki. The vulnerabilities are listed below. CVE-2025-6204 (CVSS score: 8.0) – A code injection vulnerability in Dassault Systèmes DELMIA Apriso could allow […]