Checkout.com will instead donate the amount to fund cybercrime research Ransomware is a huge business, because affected orgs keep forking over money to get their data back. However, instead of paying a ransom demand after getting hit by extortionists last week, payment services provider Checkout.com...

Uber's in-app video recording pilot is currently live in 10 cities across India.

Newsletter platform beehiiv announced a massive expansion to its platform on Thursday, including offering real-time analytics and AI website creation.  

Orders were supposed to be fulfilled by end of summer but were delayed again and again due to the bottle.

From the same label that made the iconic Steve Jobs mockneck, the iPhone Pocket could be the next Labubu … if you have the disposable income.

Apple introduces a new program for app developers offering a reduced 15% commission on qualifying mini app transactions.

Authorities from nine countries took down three cybercrime operations, including the Rhadamantys infostealer, which allegedly had access to the crypto wallets of more than 100,000 victims.

Early-stage venture fund Betaworks announced the latest 10 companies launching from its prestigious Camp program.

The addition of CarPlay would mark a significant change for Tesla, which has so far shunned phone mirroring in its vehicles.

Meta is testing collaborative buying to let users invite a friend to join their chat with a seller.

The service is rolling out "Deep Research," a tool that will automate and simplify complex online research.

The federal cybersecurity agency said some government departments had been actively exploited after failing to properly patch their systems.

TikTok is rolling out “bulletin board,” a new one-to-many messaging feature that mirrors Instagram’s broadcast channels. The tool lets creators and brands share text, images, and videos directly with followers.

The firefighters had to be treated at a hospital and received permanent scars, according to a report from Fortune. But The Boring Company was not fined after it met with state officials.

The company is adding an "Images" icon at the bottom of Google's Search app for iOS and Android devices that will display images personalized to the user's interests.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has received 22 reports of overheating, smoking, or burning Tesla Powerwall 2 home batteries. The company will replace defective units.

“SIMA 2 is a more general agent. It can complete complex tasks in previously unseen environments. And it's a self-improving agent... which is a step toward more genera- purpose robots and AGI systems more generally.”

LinkedIn's AI-powered people search is rolling out to premium users in the U.S.

The solar-thermal startup wants to deliver electricity for as little as one cent per kWh. But first it has to scale production to 1 million units per year.

Bindwell applies AI drug discovery techniques to invent new pesticide molecules.

A newly detected super-Earth just 20 light-years away is giving scientists one of the most promising chances yet to search for life beyond our solar system. The discovery of the exoplanet orbiting in the habitable zone of its star was made possible by advanced spectrographs designed at Penn State an...

The Commission said on Thursday that it had identified that Google is using its spam policy to push news media and other publishers' websites and content lower in search rankings when they include content from third parties.

Researchers engineered “gyromorphs,” a new type of metamaterial that combines liquid-like randomness with large-scale structural patterns to block light from every direction. This innovation solves longstanding limitations in quasicrystal-based designs and could accelerate advances in photonic c...

Bumble bees battling invasive Argentine ants may win individual fights but ultimately lose valuable foraging time, putting pressure on colonies already strained by habitat loss, disease, and pesticides. New research shows bees often avoid ant-occupied feeders, and while their size helps them win one...

Nearly 10,000 staff and contractors warned after attackers raided newspaper's Oracle EBS setup The Washington Post has confirmed that nearly 10,000 employees and contractors had sensitive personal data stolen in the Clop-linked Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) attacks.…

Researchers have uncovered surprising evidence that anxiety may be controlled not by neurons but by two dueling groups of immune cells inside the brain. These microglia act like biological pedals—one pushing anxiety forward and the other holding it back.

Footprints preserved on ancient dunes show Neanderthals actively navigating, hunting, and living along Portugal’s coastline. Their behavior and diet suggest a far more adaptable and socially complex population than once assumed.

Operation Endgame also takes down Elysium and VenomRAT infrastructure International cops have pulled apart the Rhadamanthys infostealer operation, seizing 1,025 servers tied to the malware in coordinated raids between November 10-13.…

Synnovis's 18-month forensic review of Qilin intrusion completed, now affected patients to be notified Synnovis has finally wrapped up its investigation into the 2024 ransomware attack that crippled pathology services across London, ending an 18-month effort to untangle what the NHS supplier describ...

The Steam Machine is a console designed to allow gamers to play PC games on their TV.

Simulations reveal that Jupiter’s rapid growth disrupted the early solar system, creating rings where new planetesimals formed much later than expected. These late-forming bodies match the ages and chemistry of chondrite meteorites found on Earth. The findings also help explain why Earth and the o...

Researchers discovered that living horsetails act like natural distillation towers, producing bizarre oxygen isotope signatures more extreme than anything previously recorded on Earth—sometimes resembling meteorite water. By tracing these isotopic shifts from the plant base to its tip, scientists ...

Scientists have identified a new crocodile precursor that looked deceptively dinosaur-like and hunted with speed and precision. Named Tainrakuasuchus bellator, the armored “warrior” lived 240 million years ago and occupied a powerful niche in the Triassic food chain. Its fossils reveal deep evol...

600+ phishing websites and 116 of these use a Google logo Google has filed a lawsuit against 25 unnamed China-based scammers, which it claims have stolen more than 115 million credit card numbers in the US as part of the Lighthouse phishing operation.…

Many took aim at the high price online, while others made fun of its striking likeness to a piece of footwear.

Boron arsenide has dethroned diamond as the best heat conductor, thanks to refined crystal purity and improved synthesis methods. This discovery could transform next-generation electronics by combining record-breaking thermal conductivity with strong semiconductor properties.

Police said the man shared 347 clips of naked actors on the social media site, which were viewed 4.2 million times.

Over 500 million years ago, the Cambrian Period sparked an explosion of skeletal creativity. Salterella, a peculiar fossil, defied conventions by combining two different mineral-building methods. After decades of confusion, scientists have linked it to the cnidarian family. The find deepens our unde...

Various touch-ups added as MPs seek greater resilience to attacks on critical sectors UK government introduced the Cyber Security and Resilience (CSR) Bill to Parliament today, marking a significant overhaul of local cybersecurity legislation to sharpen the security posture of the most critical sect...

On the fifth anniversary of the PlayStation 5, the firm says its focus remains on its current console.

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have uncovered a trove of complex organic molecules frozen in ice around a young star in a neighboring galaxy — including the first-ever detection of acetic acid beyond the Milky Way. Found in the Large Magellanic Cloud, these molecules formed under...

Researchers discovered that continents don’t just split at the surface—they also peel from below, feeding volcanic activity in the oceans. Simulations reveal that slow mantle waves strip continental roots and push them deep into the oceanic mantle. Data from the Indian Ocean confirms this hidden...

In a first-of-its-kind study, scientists found that bumblebees can tell the difference between short and long light flashes, much like recognizing Morse code. The insects learned which signal led to a sweet reward, demonstrating an unexpected sense of timing. This ability may stem from a fundamental...

Scientists have identified three Earth-sized planets orbiting two stars in the TOI-2267 system. Remarkably, planets transit around both stars — a first in astronomy. The system’s compact, cold nature defies conventional theories of planetary formation. Future studies using JWST and other advance...

A new theory from the agency that brought us ‘America hacked itself to blame Beijing’ China’s National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center (CVERC) has alleged a nation-state entity, probably the USA, was behind a 2020 attack on a bitcoin mining operation and by doing so has gone into bat ...

Researchers scanning soccer fans’ brains found that wins trigger bursts of reward activity while losses dampen control signals. The results show how loyalty and rivalry can override logic, turning competition into an emotional storm. The same brain circuits that fuel sports passion may also underl...

Today, Groww, India's leading digital investing platform, goes public. Tens of millions use Groww to invest simply and confidently in stocks, mutual funds, and ETFs. As YC's first company to list in India, we couldn't be more proud.

The removal of Blued and Finka has raised concerns amongst the LGBT community in the country.

A new law will allow authorised testers to assess AI models for their ability to generate abuse material