Ferrari uses IBM’s AI to create F1 superfans
Two years ago, IBM noticed one glaring gap in its roster of sports partnerships. That’s F1. F1 has become one of the most popular sports in the world, especially in the US, where Netflix’s Drive to Survive chronicles the working lives of F1 drivers and turned them into mainstream celebrities. This tech-centric sport has also […]
Nuclear startup Deep Fission says it’s going public again, but I have my doubts
This week, a news headline gave me a sense of déjà vu. Nuclear power startup Deep Fission has announced it is going public as it hopes to garner investor support to build an underground nuclear reactor to power an AI data center. Wait, I already wrote that story, right? I might have sworn that. Oh, […]
Elon Musk has given up on solar power (on Earth)
Has Elon Musk given up on Tesla’s master plan, the electrified economy, and solar power as we know it? SpaceX’s IPO filing released this week certainly seems to be the case. To summarize for those not caught up in the Musk verse, Tesla has announced four master plans over the years, and while the details […]
Claude Mythos AI finds 10,000 high-severity flaws in widely used software
Rabi LakshmananMay 23, 2026Artificial intelligence/vulnerabilities Anthropic revealed on Friday that Project Glasswing has helped discover more than 10,000 high-severity or high-severity vulnerabilities across some of the world’s most “systemically” critical software since the cybersecurity initiative was launched last month. As part of Project Glasswing, an initiative led by an artificial intelligence (AI) company, approximately 50 […]
Laravel-Lang PHP package compromised to deliver cross-platform credential stealer
Rabi LakshmananMay 23, 2026Supply chain attacks/malware Cybersecurity researchers have warned of a new software supply chain attack campaign targeting multiple PHP packages belonging to Laravel-Lang to provide a comprehensive credential theft framework. Affected packages include: laravel-lang/lang laravel-lang/http-statuses laravel-lang/attributes laravel-lang/actions “The timing and pattern of the newly published tags indicate a broader compromise of the Laravel […]
Best hookup apps of 2026: I swiped until my thumbs hurt
{ container.appendChild(contentItem); });”> Even after all the testing I’ve done, if someone asks me what’s the fastest, hassle-free way to find a hookup, my answer is still Tinder. CEO Spencer Rascoff is actively working to move the app away from its “connection reputation” in order to attract Gen Z and bring in more women to […]
LiteSpeed cPanel plugin CVE-2026-48172 can be exploited to execute scripts as root.
Rabi LakshmananMay 23, 2026Vulnerabilities / Web Security A maximum severity security vulnerability affecting the LiteSpeed user-end cPanel plugin has been exploited in the wild. This flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-48172 (CVSS score: 10.0), is related to an instance of incorrect privilege assignment, which could be exploited by an attacker to execute arbitrary script with elevated privileges. […]
Drupal core SQL injection bug actively exploited and added to CISA KEV
Rabi LakshmananMay 23, 2026Vulnerabilities / Website Security The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a recently patched critical security flaw affecting Drupal Core to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog based on evidence of active exploitation. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2026-9082 (CVSS score: 6.5), a SQL injection vulnerability that affects all […]
Utilizing AI to revive the voice of a deceased pilot
In the latest sign of the age of AI, the National Transportation Safety Board temporarily removed access to its docket system after discovering that the audio of a pilot who died in last year’s UPS plane crash was recreated using AI and circulating on the internet. The NTSB is prohibited by federal law from including […]
SpaceX launches Starship V3 for the first time, but loses booster on return
SpaceX launched an upgraded third version of its Starship rocket for the first time, but the test launch didn’t go perfectly for Elon Musk’s spaceflight company. The 407-foot-tall rocket, the most powerful in history, lifted off from SpaceX’s Starbase in Texas at 5:30 p.m. local time. After only a few minutes, the upper ship separated […]