GM’s internal reforms will focus on AI and autonomous driving
General Motors is overhauling the electrical and computational underpinnings of its future vehicles to deliver faster software, more capable self-driving features and custom conversational AI assistants. As a result of this overhaul, the Cadillac Escalade IQ will debut in 2027. The US automaker, which announced its plans at an event Wednesday in New York City, […]
Google develops breakthrough ‘Quantum Echoes’ algorithm for quantum computers – runs 13,000 times faster than supercomputers
Scientists at Google have created a new algorithm that can solve problems on quantum processors 13,000 times faster than the world’s fastest supercomputers. They say this brings them one step closer to using quantum computers in drug discovery, materials science, and many other scientific applications. Researchers say the new algorithm, called “Quantum Echoes,” is a […]
Samsung takes on Apple’s Vision Pro with new Galaxy XR headset
After months of speculation, Samsung has finally announced its Galaxy XR headset to compete with Apple’s Vision Pro. The headset runs on Google’s Android XR operating system and Qualcomm’s Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 platform. The Galaxy XR costs $1,800, almost half the price of the Vision Pro. Currently available in the US and South Korea. […]
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Study finds you don’t need to be too happy to avoid premature death from chronic disease
Happiness is known to be correlated with improved health. But now researchers have identified a threshold of well-being above which people are less likely to die prematurely from chronic diseases such as cancer, diabetes and heart disease. By comparing data from 123 countries over 15 years, researchers pinpointed the threshold at which mortality rates decline […]
Weeks after Microsoft’s July patch, Chinese attackers exploit ToolShell SharePoint flaw
October 22, 2025Ravi LakshmananCyber espionage/vulnerabilities After being published and patched in July 2025, Chinese-linked attackers exploited the ToolShell security vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint to infiltrate telecommunications companies in the Middle East. In addition to government agencies in African countries, government agencies in South America and universities in the United States were also targeted, as well […]
Closing the remediation gap: Introducing Penera Resolve
From detection to resolution: why the gap persists A critical vulnerability has been identified in a public cloud asset. Within hours, five different tools surface the issue in their own way, each with different severity levels, metadata, and context: vulnerability scanner, XDR, CSPM, SIEM, and CMDB. What is missing is a behavioral system. How do […]
Fake Nethereum NuGet package uses homoglyph trick to steal crypto wallet keys
October 22, 2025Ravi LakshmananCryptocurrency/Software Integrity Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new supply chain attack targeting the popular Ethereum .NET integration platform Nethereum’s NuGet package manager with malicious typosquats to steal victims’ cryptocurrency wallet keys. According to security firm Socket, the package ‘Netherеum.All’ was found to contain functionality that decodes command and control (C2) endpoints and […]
Diagnostic Dilemma: Toddler Accidentally Eats Neisseria gonorrhoea from a Laboratory Dish
Patient: 3-year-old boy from San Antonio, Texas What happened: The patient’s mother worked as a microbiology laboratory technician, and part of her job included visiting doctors’ offices to collect lab dishes of clinical samples collected from patients. One day, while on patrol, she put her son in her car, according to a report on the […]
Plants self-organize in a ‘hidden order’ that mirrors patterns found in nature
Scientists have discovered a “hidden order” in the earth’s drylands. There, plants follow a chaotic hyperuniformity. This arrangement appears random and chaotic when viewed up close, but from a distance it follows a clear pattern. The discovery explains phenomena such as West Africa’s “tiger bush,” where bands of plants look like tiger stripes when viewed […]