Near Antarctica, Saltier Seas Mean Less Ice, Study Finds
Summary Recent research has shown that increasing salinity in the waters surrounding Antarctica is linked to a reduction in sea ice in the region. The study, published in the Proceedings…
Nuclear Microreactors Advance as US Picks Two Companies for Fueled Testing
This week, the U.S. Energy Department has picked two companies to perform the first tests on nuclear microreactors at a new facility called DOME in Idaho. The tests aim to…
Two Sudo Vulnerabilities Discovered and Patched
Two Sudo Vulnerabilities Discovered and Patched April saw the responsible disclosure of two significant vulnerabilities in Sudo that can enable local attackers to escalate their privileges to root on vulnerable…
Will FaceTime In IOS 26 Freeze Your Call If Someone Starts Undressing?
Will FaceTime In IOS 26 Freeze Your Call If Someone Starts Undressing? iOS 26 introduces an intriguing new feature for FaceTime. When someone on a call starts undressing, the app…
Why Do Killer Whales Keep Handing Us Fish? Scientists Unpack the Mystery
Orcas around the globe have been observed offering fish to swimmers and boaters, suggesting a social motive behind this curious behaviour. A study documented 34 instances over two decades, with…
HPE Acquires Juniper Networks for $14B After Settling Antitrust Case
HPE Acquires Juniper Networks for $14B After Settling Antitrust Case This week Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE) secured regulatory approval for its anticipated $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks after settling an…
XBOW’s AI-Powered Pentester Grabs Top Rank on HackerOne, Raises $75M to Grow Platform
XBOW’s AI-Powered Pentester Grabs Top Rank on HackerOne, Raises $75M to Grow Platform In a groundbreaking achievement, XBOW’s AI-driven penetration tester has secured the top spot on HackerOne’s leaderboard, outperforming…
A Common Assumption About Aging May Be Wrong, Study Suggests
A Common Assumption About Aging May Be Wrong, Study Suggests Recent research indicates that the long-held belief surrounding chronic inflammation, termed ‘inflammaging’, may not directly correlate with ageing. A study…
Microsoft Open Sources Copilot Chat for VS Code on GitHub
Summary Microsoft has released the source code for the GitHub Copilot Chat extension for Visual Studio Code (VS Code) under the MIT licence. This move offers the coding community full…
UK Scientists Achieve First Commercial Tritium Production
UK Scientists Achieve First Commercial Tritium Production Astral Systems, a UK-based private fusion company, has made headlines by successfully breeding tritium, a crucial fuel for fusion reactors, using its operational…