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The first-date diet: Scientist reveals garlic could boost your sex appeal while fizzy drinks and sweeteners may ruin your chances
The days of worrying about what to wear on a first date may be over - as what you've eaten beforehand could be just as important, according to a nutritionist.
Mysterious NASA Mars photo fuels wild claim of a lost civilization on the Red Planet
An image of Mars taken by NASA has sparked theories that the agency captured ruins of a lost civilization on the Red Planet.
System-wide outage hits Southwest Airlines as departures reportedly halted across US
A systems outage has disrupted series on Southwest flights, reportedly leaving travelers stuck at airports throughout the US.
Before Computer Science Became a Boys’ Club, Margaret Hamilton Wrote the Code
The woman who helped put astronauts on the moon was a software engineer when the field was not prestigious or lucrative.
Before Computer Science Became a Boys’ Club, Margaret Hamilton Wrote the Code
The woman who helped put astronauts on the moon was a software engineer when the field was not prestigious or lucrative.
Cancer Vaccines Are the N.I.H’s Next ‘Big Bet’
New details have emerged about an initiative that starts in December to fast-track the vaccines, similar to the successful push for the Covid-19 vaccine.
Anthropic claims Chinese AI firms secretly use Claude. Is it true?
Did Chinese AI companies secretly tap US models to close the technology gap? That is the central question hanging over China’s tech sector following a wave of allegations from Washington and American AI lab Anthropic. According to a joint advisory by the National Security Agency, FBI, and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency last month, Chinese AI developers have been systematically extracting capabilities from US frontier models to reduce their own computing, electricity and...
Airlines Are Upgrading Wi-Fi. Not All Are Using Elon Musk’s Service.
Mr. Musk, whose company SpaceX owns Starlink, has attacked the top executive of Delta Air Lines for not selecting the internet provider.
TP-Link Sued by Four More U.S. States Over Router Security and China Ties
Four more U.S. states sued router maker TP-Link Systems on October 6, bringing the total to five, with Texas filing a suit in February. Florida, Iowa, Montana and Nebraska allege the California company misled buyers about how secure its routers are and how separate it is from China. TP-Link denies the claims and says it will fight them in court. TP-Link Systems is based in
What is your seafood eating? Investigation traces problems in global feed supply
Much of the fish meal and fish oil that support farmed salmon and imported seafood consumed in Canada come from global supply chains linked to pollution, labour abuses, overfishing, and food insecurity in poorer countries.
Researchers Publish Working Exploit for Pre-Auth AnyDesk Linux Flaw That Gives Root Access
Security researchers have published a full working exploit for a pre-authentication remote code execution flaw in AnyDesk Linux that gives attackers root access before anyone approves the connection. AnyDesk patched the flaw in version 8.0.3 in June, but its changelog described the fix only as "fixed a bug that could lead to a crash," with no CVE assigned and no security
Anthropic Launches Free AI Vulnerability Scanner for Open-Source Projects
Anthropic on Thursday unveiled OSS Scanner as an opt-in vulnerability scanner to help secure the open-source ecosystem using artificial intelligence (AI). "It's an opt-in service informed by our experience using Claude to find vulnerabilities during Project Glasswing," Anthropic said. "Projects that join will receive thorough, periodic security scans by our strongest models at no cost."
Attackers Exploit AhsayCBS Flaws to Deploy XMRig Miners Disguised as Microsoft Edge
Threat actors have been observed exploiting two recently disclosed flaws in the AhsayCBS backup utility to seize control of affected devices and deploy web shells and XMRig cryptocurrency miners. Details of the flaws are below - CVE-2026-105133 (CVSS v4 score: 5.5) - An improper authentication vulnerability in the checkSysPwd() function in the "com/ahsay/obs/api/ApiStructsAction.java"
The AI 'mathpocalypse': Artificial intelligence systems crack hundreds of unsolved problems, sparking fears that mathematicians could become obsolete
OpenAI announced that an unreleased artificial intelligence (AI) has cracked hundreds of unsolved problems, sparking a crisis in the mathematics world.
How to stay in Vogue: Study reveals Madonna's voice has barely aged despite decades in the spotlight
She's the pop icon who famously refuses to act her age. And according to a new study, Madonna may have applied that philosophy to her voice, too.
Flesh-eating bacteria pose threat to millions in path of Hurricane Isaias as it explodes into Category 2 storm
Hurricane Isaias is set to unleash life-threatening floods and winds on the US, but doctors are now warning millions in its path about flesh-eating bacteria.
Flax Typhoon Exploits Five Flaws as CISA Sets October 11 Deadline for Federal Agencies
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday added five security flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, following their abuse by a China-linked threat actor known as Flax Typhoon. The vulnerabilities in question are listed below - CVE-2015-3306 (CVSS score: 10.0) - An improper access control vulnerability in ProFTPD that could allow
What Are the Remaining Millennium Prize Problems?
OpenAI’s trove of new math results doesn’t fully solve any of these highly prestigious open questions, but it seems to make progress on some.
Soaring component costs force laptop makers to rethink shift away from China: report
Notebook manufacturers are being forced to rethink their shift out of China and consider moving production back to the manufacturing hub, as skyrocketing component costs squeeze profit margins, according to market research firm TrendForce. The Taiwan-based firm projected that the share of global notebook production outside mainland China would decline to 21 per cent this year from about 24 per cent in 2025, and drop below 20 per cent in 2027. “This suggests that brands are reassessing the...
The AI Velocity Paradox: Why Security Is Decades Behind AI Ambition
As enterprises race to deploy autonomous AI agents to accelerate business, a new report reveals they are tethered to security architectures built for a different era. The "Horizons of Identity Security" report from SailPoint highlights a critical “velocity paradox,” in which organizations invest in AI-speed business operations while continuing to rely on human-speed security controls, creating a
Anthropic’s Quest to Give A.I. Morals
“For Anthropic, it was part research and part evangelism.”
Amazon launches Alexa Tablet 8, Tablet 11 and Tablet 12 Pro with Google Play Store access: Price, key specs and more
Amazon has launched the Alexa Tablet 8, Tablet 11 and Tablet 12 Pro globally with Google Play Store access, Android support and built-in Alexa+ AI features. The lineup starts at $229.99, while the flagship Tablet 12 Pro features a 12-inch 2.5K display with a 120Hz refresh rate.
This Joshua Tree highway keeps killing wildlife. Enter the poop-hunting dogs
Every year, hundreds of animals die trying to cross State Route 62, connecting L.A. and Joshua Tree. The research to fix it is a bit unconventional.
Nobel Prizes 2026: What to Know
The recipients of the six awards in science, literature, economics and peace work are being announced this week.
U.N. Warns Against Technology Used to Read Citizens’ Minds
A report by the secretary general warned that new technologies could be used to access and criminalize people’s innermost thoughts.
Fired OpenAI researchers say they were let go for 'prioritising safety'
The AI firm instead claims the researchers were fired for mishandling sensitive information.
Life on Mars: NASA rover captures breathtaking Martian dawn as mysterious cliffs emerge from the darkness
NASA's Curiosity rover has captured breathtaking images of a Martian dawn, revealing mysterious cliffs emerging from the darkness.
Astronomers find most distant fast radio burst ever recorded
Astronomers find most distant fast radio burst ever recordedAstronomers in a recent breakthrough have detected the most distant burst of radio waves that travelled more than 10 years before reaching Earth. The researchers believe that this fast radio burst was released from a really faraway...
Inside Mark Zuckerberg’s Decision to Pull the Trigger on Meta’s A.I. Agent
Meta had delayed releasing Muse, its A.I. agent app, for months over safety concerns. Then new competition forced Mr. Zuckerberg’s hand.
GoBalance Flaw Lets Attackers Hijack .onion Addresses by Recovering Tor-Format Keys
A bug in GoBalance, a tool many dark-web sites use to stay reachable during attacks, lets anyone work out the secret key that controls a site's .onion address using only public information, and then take that address over. Searchlight Cyber, which disclosed the flaw on October 8, says an attacker who recovers the key can redirect the site's visitors to a copy of the site they control.
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