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Flaw in photo booth maker’s website exposes customers’ pictures

TechCrunchTechnology35 minutes ago
Hama Film makes photo booths that upload pictures and videos online. But their backend systems have a simple flaw that allows anyone to download customer pictures.

Trump signs order to block states from enforcing own AI rules

BBC TechnologyTechnology1 hours ago
California's governor Gavin Newsom issued a strongly-worded statement in response to the executive order.

Zevo wants to add robotaxis to its car-share fleet, starting with newcomer Tensor

TechCrunchTechnology1 hours ago
As robotaxi adoption continues, wild ideas like personal ownership and renting them out are starting to pop up again.

Reddit argues it isn’t like other social platforms in case against Australia’s social media ban

TechCrunchTechnology2 hours ago
Reddit, one of the world's largest social platforms, is arguing that it doesn't meet the definition of "social media platforms" as it seeks to overturn Australia's law banning children under 16 years of age from social media.

Scientists reveal the real benefits and hidden risks of medical cannabis

Science dailyScience2 hours ago
A sweeping review of more than 2,500 studies reveals that despite booming public enthusiasm, cannabis has strong scientific support for only a few medical uses, leaving most popular claims—like relief for chronic pain, anxiety, and insomnia—on shaky ground. The findings spotlight a persistent ga...

Scientists find dark chocolate ingredient that slows aging

Science dailyScience3 hours ago
Scientists have uncovered a surprising link between dark chocolate and slower aging. A natural cocoa compound called theobromine was found in higher levels among people who appeared biologically younger than their real age.

Ghost particles slip through Earth and spark a hidden atomic reaction

Science dailyScience4 hours ago
Scientists have managed to observe solar neutrinos carrying out a rare atomic transformation deep underground, converting carbon-13 into nitrogen-13 inside the SNO+ detector. By tracking two faint flashes of light separated by several minutes, researchers confirmed one of the lowest-energy neutrino ...

Creative industries 'incredibly worried' about OpenAI-Disney deal

BBC TechnologyTechnology4 hours ago
The $1bn deal will let fans generate videos and images of more than 200 Disney characters on ChatGPT and Sora.

Half of exposed React servers remain unpatched amid active exploitation

The registerSecurity4 hours ago
Wiz says React2Shell attacks accelerating, ranging from cryptominers to state-linked crews Half of the internet-facing systems vulnerable to a fast-moving React remote code execution flaw remain unpatched, even as exploitation has exploded into more than a dozen active attack clusters ranging from b...

A nearby Earth-size planet just got much more mysterious

Science dailyScience4 hours ago
TRAPPIST-1e, an Earth-sized world in the system’s habitable zone, is drawing scientific attention as researchers hunt for signs of an atmosphere—and potentially life-supporting conditions. Early James Webb observations hint at methane, but the signals may instead come from the star itself, a sma...

Clair Obscur sweeps The Game Awards with nine wins

BBC TechnologyTechnology5 hours ago
The French-made role-playing game is named game of the year on a night of prizes and announcements.

A silent ocean pandemic is wiping out sea urchins worldwide

Science dailyScience6 hours ago
A sudden, unexplained mass die-off is decimating sea urchins around the world, including catastrophic losses in the Canary Islands. Key reef-grazing species are reaching historic lows, and their ability to reproduce has nearly halted in some regions. Scientists suspect a pathogen but haven’t yet c...

New fossils in Qatar reveal a tiny sea cow hidden for 21 million years

Science dailyScience8 hours ago
Fossils from Qatar have revealed a small, newly identified sea cow species that lived in the Arabian Gulf more than 20 million years ago. The site contains the densest known collection of fossil sea cow bones, showing that these animals once thrived in rich seagrass meadows. Their ecological role mi...

Huge undersea wall dating from 5000 BC found in France

Reddit EngineeringEngineering10 hours ago
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Nerve injuries can trigger hidden immune changes throughout the entire body

Science dailyScience11 hours ago
Researchers discovered that nerve injuries can alter the immune system throughout the body, and males and females react very differently. Male mice showed strong inflammatory responses, while females showed none, yet both transmitted pain-inducing signals through their blood. These findings reveal p...

Crypto-crasher Do Kwon jailed for 15 years over $40bn UST bust

The registerSecurity14 hours ago
Judge said his fraud was on 'epic, generational scale' Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon will spend 15 years in jail after pleading guilty to committing fraud.…

World launches its ‘super app,’ including crypto pay and encrypted chat features

TechCrunchTechnology14 hours ago
Tools for Humanity, the company behind the app, is seeking to expand its "real human network."

Stanford’s star reporter takes on Silicon Valley’s ‘money-soaked’ startup culture

TechCrunchTechnology15 hours ago
His reporting on a Stanford University president put Theo Baker on the map, but his upcoming book may cement his reputation as the rare young journalist willing to challenge Silicon Valley's startup machine.

Google asks UK experts to find uses for its powerful quantum tech

BBC TechnologyTechnology15 hours ago
UK researchers will get a chance to develop applications for the tech giant's quantum processor.

Crypto fraudster sentenced for 'epic' $40bn stablecoin crash

BBC TechnologyTechnology15 hours ago
In August, Do Kwon pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud and wire fraud and apologised for his actions.

Google launched its deepest AI research agent yet — on the same day OpenAI dropped GPT-5.2

TechCrunchTechnology15 hours ago
For the first time, developers can embed Google's Deep Research tool, based on Gemini 3 Pro, into their own apps.

'It's amazing' – the wonder material very few can make

BBC TechnologyTechnology16 hours ago
Just a handful of companies can make cadmium zinc telluride, a material with powerful properties.

Reddit launches High Court challenge to Australia's social media ban for kids

BBC TechnologyTechnology16 hours ago
It said the landmark policy has serious implications for Australians' privacy and political rights.

1X struck a deal to send its ‘home’ humanoids to factories and warehouses

TechCrunchTechnology18 hours ago
Despite launching as a humanoid robot designed to help consumers around the house, 1X's Neo robots are heading to industrial use cases.

Russian hackers debut simple ransomware service, but store keys in plain text

The registerSecurity19 hours ago
Operators accidentally left a way for you to get your data back CyberVolk, a pro-Russian hacktivist crew, is back after months of silence with a new ransomware service. There's some bad news and some good news here.…

The market has ‘switched’ and founders have the power now, VCs say

TechCrunchTechnology20 hours ago
Graham & Walker’s Leslie Feinzaig and XYZ Venture’s Ross Fubini share the secrets for founders — and VCs — to make the most of the current fast pace of dealmaking.

Epic Games’ Fortnite is back in US Google Play Store, as court partially reverses restrictions it won on iOS

TechCrunchTechnology20 hours ago
The game is back on the Google Play Store, but another court decision is rolling back some of the developer-friendly changes on iOS.

Disney hits Google with cease-and-desist claiming ‘massive’ copyright infringement

TechCrunchTechnology21 hours ago
Disney is accusing the tech giant of unauthorized distribution of its copyrighted characters without permission via Gemini AI.

Google’s AI try-on feature for clothes now works with just a selfie

TechCrunchTechnology22 hours ago
In the past, users had to upload a full-body picture of themselves to virtually try on a piece of clothing. Now they can use a selfie and Nano Banana will generate a full-body digital version of them.

OpenAI fires back at Google with GPT-5.2 after ‘code red’ memo

TechCrunchTechnology22 hours ago
OpenAI just launched GPT-5.2, a frontier model aimed at developers and professionals, pushing reasoning and coding benchmarks as it races Google’s Gemini 3 while grappling with compute costs and no generator.

Google debuts ‘Disco,’ a Gemini-powered tool for making web apps from browser tabs

TechCrunchTechnology22 hours ago
Google Labs is testing a product that will work with your browser tabs to make web apps for you.

Rivian’s AI assistant is coming to its EVs in early 2026 

TechCrunchTechnology22 hours ago
And when it does, the AI assistant will roll out to every existing EV in its lineup, not just the next-generation versions of its R1T truck and R1S SUV. 

Scientists find a massive hidden CO2 sponge beneath the ocean floor

Science dailyScience22 hours ago
Researchers found that eroded lava rubble beneath the South Atlantic can trap enormous amounts of CO2 for tens of millions of years. These porous breccia deposits store far more carbon than previously sampled ocean crust. The discovery reshapes how scientists view the long-term balance of carbon bet...

Rivian goes big on autonomy, with custom silicon, lidar, and a hint at robotaxis

TechCrunchTechnology22 hours ago
CEO RJ Scaringe laid out his plan for how Rivian's vehicles will increasingly drive themselves, in a bid to match or exceed the capabilities of rival automakers and AV companies.

Stressed rats keep returning to cannabis and scientists know why

Science dailyScience22 hours ago
Rats with naturally high stress levels were far more likely to self-administer cannabis when given access. Behavioral testing showed that baseline stress hormones were the strongest predictor of cannabis-seeking behavior. Lower cognitive flexibility and low endocannabinoid levels also contributed to...

Runway releases its first world model, adds native audio to latest video model

TechCrunchTechnology23 hours ago
Runway debuts a physics-aware world model that simulates reality to train agents and power video, robotics, and avatar applications.

LastPass hammered with £1.2M fine for 2022 breach fiasco

The registerSecurity23 hours ago
UK data regulator says failures were unacceptable for a company managing the world's passwords The UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) says LastPass must cough up £1.2 million ($1.6 million) after its two-part 2022 data breach compromised information from up to 1.6 million UK users.…

🧠🍔 Why AI Agents Keep Deleting Prod Databases

HungryMinds.devProgramming23 hours ago
This needs to stop

Oracle shares slide as earnings fail to ease AI bubble fears

BBC TechnologyTechnology23 hours ago
The cloud computing giant's revenue miss renews questions about its financial health.

Ford and SK On are ending their US battery joint venture

TechCrunchTechnology1 days ago
The factories live on; the joint venture will not. The two companies will divide the assets: Ford will take ownership and operation of the twin battery plants in Kentucky, while SK On will operate the factory at the massive BlueOval SK campus in Tennessee.

Disney signs deal with OpenAI to allow Sora to generate AI videos featuring its characters

TechCrunchTechnology1 days ago
Disney says that alongside the agreement, it will "become a major customer of OpenAI," as it will use its APIs to build new products, tools, and experiences, including for Disney+.

On Me raises $6M to shake up the gift card industry

TechCrunchTechnology1 days ago
On Me raises $6 million for its digital gift card platform that lets users purchase cards categorized by interests rather than being restricted to specific retailers.

Scientists uncover a hidden protein behind deadly mystery diseases

Science dailyScience1 days ago
Scientists discovered that the protein RPA plays a critical and previously unconfirmed role in stimulating telomerase to maintain long, healthy telomeres. When RPA malfunctions, telomeres can shorten dangerously, leading to serious diseases.

TIME names ‘Architects of AI’ its Person of the Year

TechCrunchTechnology1 days ago
TIME Magazine has named the 'Architects of AI' its Person of the Year, who include Jensen Huang, Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Mark Zuckerberg, Lisa Su, Dario Amodei, Demis Hassabis, and Fei-Fei Li

These Bald Eagles fly the wrong way every year and stun scientists

Science dailyScience1 days ago
Scientists tracking young Arizona Bald Eagles found that many migrate north during summer and fall, bucking the traditional southbound pattern of most birds. Their routes rely heavily on historic stopover lakes and rivers, and often extend deep into Canada. As the eagles mature, their flights become...

New research uncovers a surprisingly cheap way to farm kelp offshore

Science dailyScience1 days ago
A new economic modeling tool is helping Maine kelp farmers identify cost-saving strategies with remarkable precision. By analyzing farm design, weather, vessel types, and processing methods, it highlights how decisions ripple through overall profitability. When tested, the tool demonstrated that sim...

'Architects of AI' named Time Magazine's Person of the Year

BBC TechnologyTechnology1 days ago
Nvidia boss Jensen Huang is among the influential tech figures that adorn one of the two covers.

Researcher claims Salt Typhoon spies attended Cisco training scheme

The registerSecurity1 days ago
Skills gained later fed Beijing's cyber operations, according to SentinelLabs expert A security researcher specializing in tracking China threats claims two of Salt Typhoon's members were former attendees of a training scheme run by Cisco.…

Users report chaos as Legal Aid Agency stumbles back online after cyberattack

The registerSecurity1 days ago
Workers frustrated with security-first changes to workflows and teething issues Exclusive  Seven months after a landmark cyberattack, the UK's Legal Aid Agency (LAA) says it's returning to pre-breach operations, although law firms are still wrestling with buggy and more laborious systems.…

Paper mill waste could unlock cheaper clean energy

Science dailyScience1 days ago
Scientists developed a high-performance hydrogen-production catalyst using lignin, a common waste product from paper and biorefinery processes. The nickel–iron oxide nanoparticles embedded in carbon fibers deliver fast kinetics, long-term durability, and low overpotential. Microscopy and modeling ...