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Ransomed CTO falls on sword, refuses to pay extortion demand

The registerSecurity47 minutes ago
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 quietly pilots in-app video recording for drivers in India

TechCrunchTechnology1 hours ago
Uber's in-app video recording pilot is currently live in 10 cities across India.

Newsletter platform beehiiv adds AI website building, creator tools in major expansion

TechCrunchTechnology1 hours ago
Newsletter platform beehiiv announced a massive expansion to its platform on Thursday, including offering real-time analytics and AI website creation.  

After 5 months, the $1,200 bottles of Besties All-In tequila are finally starting to ship

TechCrunchTechnology2 hours ago
Orders were supposed to be fulfilled by end of summer but were delayed again and again due to the bottle.

In defense of Apple’s $230 iPhone sock

TechCrunchTechnology3 hours ago
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 halves commissions for mini app makers

TechCrunchTechnology3 hours ago
Apple introduces a new program for app developers offering a reduced 15% commission on qualifying mini app transactions.

Police take down three cybercrime operations in latest round of ‘whack-a-mole’

TechCrunchTechnology3 hours ago
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.

The 10 companies that just launched from Betaworks’ latest startup camp

TechCrunchTechnology3 hours ago
Early-stage venture fund Betaworks announced the latest 10 companies launching from its prestigious Camp program.

Tesla might finally bring CarPlay to its EVs

TechCrunchTechnology3 hours ago
The addition of CarPlay would mark a significant change for Tesla, which has so far shunned phone mirroring in its vehicles.

Facebook Marketplace gets new collaborative and social features, Meta AI integrations

TechCrunchTechnology3 hours ago
Meta is testing collaborative buying to let users invite a friend to join their chat with a seller.

Google’s NotebookLM adds ‘Deep Research’ tool, support for more file types

TechCrunchTechnology3 hours ago
The service is rolling out "Deep Research," a tool that will automate and simplify complex online research.

CISA warns federal agencies to patch flawed Cisco firewalls amid ‘active exploitation’ across the US government

TechCrunchTechnology4 hours ago
The federal cybersecurity agency said some government departments had been actively exploited after failing to properly patch their systems.

TikTok launches its own version of Instagram’s broadcast channels

TechCrunchTechnology4 hours ago
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.

Firefighters received chemical burns at Elon Musk’s Boring Company construction site

TechCrunchTechnology4 hours ago
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.

Google takes on Pinterest with a dedicated ‘inspirational’ images tab in its mobile app

TechCrunchTechnology4 hours ago
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.

Tesla Powerwall 2 recall expands to US after reports of fires

TechCrunchTechnology4 hours ago
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.

Google’s SIMA 2 agent uses Gemini to reason and act in virtual worlds

TechCrunchTechnology4 hours ago
“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 adds AI-powered search to help users find people

TechCrunchTechnology4 hours ago
LinkedIn's AI-powered people search is rolling out to premium users in the U.S.

Sam Altman-backed Exowatt wants to power AI data centers with billions of hot rocks

TechCrunchTechnology5 hours ago
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.

Teen founders raise $6M to reinvent pesticides using AI — and convince Paul Graham to join in

TechCrunchTechnology5 hours ago
Bindwell applies AI drug discovery techniques to invent new pesticide molecules.

Nearby super-Earth may be our best chance yet to find alien life

Science dailyScience5 hours ago
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...

EU launches antitrust probe into how Google’s anti-spam policy affects publishers’ search rankings

TechCrunchTechnology6 hours ago
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.

Wild new “gyromorph” materials could make computers insanely fast

Science dailyScience6 hours ago
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...

Nectar wars between bumble bees and invasive ants drain the hive

Science dailyScience6 hours ago
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...

Extra, extra, read all about it: Washington Post clobbered in Clop caper

The registerSecurity7 hours ago
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.…

Your anxiety may be controlled by hidden immune cells in the brain

Science dailyScience7 hours ago
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.

New Neanderthal footprints in Portugal reveal a life we never expected

Science dailyScience8 hours ago
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.

Rhadamanthys malware admin rattled as cops seize a thousand-plus servers

The registerSecurity8 hours ago
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.…

NHS supplier ends probe into ransomware attack that contributed to patient death

The registerSecurity9 hours ago
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...

PC gaming giant Valve unveils new console to rival Xbox and PlayStation

BBC TechnologyTechnology9 hours ago
The Steam Machine is a console designed to allow gamers to play PC games on their TV.

Jupiter’s wild youth may have reshaped the entire Solar System

Science dailyScience11 hours ago
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...

A 400-million-year-old plant creates water so weird it looks alien

Science dailyScience12 hours ago
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 ...

A fierce crocodile ancestor that hunted before dinosaurs has been found

Science dailyScience16 hours ago
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...

Google sues 25 China-based scammers behind Lighthouse 'phishing for dummies' kit

The registerSecurity23 hours ago
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.…

£220 'for a cut-up sock' - Apple's new iPhone Pocket ridiculed online

BBC TechnologyTechnology1 days ago
Many took aim at the high price online, while others made fun of its striking likeness to a piece of footwear.

Scientists just found a material that beats diamond at its own game

Science dailyScience1 days ago
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.

Danish man given suspended sentence for sharing nude film scenes on Reddit

BBC TechnologyTechnology1 days ago
Police said the man shared 347 clips of naked actors on the social media site, which were viewed 4.2 million times.

A 540-million-year-old fossil is rewriting evolution

Science dailyScience1 days ago
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...

UK's Cyber Security and Resilience Bill makes Parliamentary debut

The registerSecurity1 days ago
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...

New consoles used to come out every five years – so where's the PlayStation 6?

BBC TechnologyTechnology1 days ago
On the fifth anniversary of the PlayStation 5, the firm says its focus remains on its current console.

NASA's Webb finds life’s building blocks frozen in a galaxy next door

Science dailyScience1 days ago
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...

Earth is slowly peeling its continents from below, fueling ocean volcanoes

Science dailyScience1 days ago
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...

Scientists shocked as bumblebees learn to read simple “Morse code”

Science dailyScience1 days ago
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...

Astronomers stunned by three Earth-sized planets orbiting two suns

Science dailyScience1 days ago
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...

China hates crypto and scams, but is now outraged USA acquired bitcoin from a scammer

The registerSecurity1 days ago
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 ...

What brain scans reveal about soccer fans’ passion and rage

Science dailyScience1 days ago
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...

Congratulations to Groww

Hacker NewsTechnology1 days ago
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.

Two popular gay dating platforms removed from Apple app store in China

BBC TechnologyTechnology1 days ago
The removal of Blued and Finka has raised concerns amongst the LGBT community in the country.

Australia’s spy boss says authoritarian nations ready to commit ‘high-impact sabotage’

The registerSecurity1 days ago

UK seeking to curb AI child sex abuse imagery with tougher testing

BBC TechnologyTechnology1 days ago
A new law will allow authorised testers to assess AI models for their ability to generate abuse material