Attackers Sell Turnkey Remote Access Trojan ‘Atroposia’ Summary Atroposia is a new, commercialised remote access Trojan (RAT) being marketed on underground forums as a modular, plug-and-play toolkit. Varonis researchers found…
Ethics must keep pace with embryo research Summary Japan’s bioethics panel has backed producing embryos from sperm and eggs derived from stem cells, anticipating formal approval. Although the method is…
Elon Musk’s Grokipedia Pushes Far-Right Talking Points Summary xAI, the company behind Elon Musk’s Grok, launched Grokipedia as an AI-generated alternative to the crowdsourced encyclopedia Wikipedia. WIRED’s reporting found lengthy…
Memento Spyware Tied to Chrome Zero-Day Attacks Summary Kaspersky researchers traced exploitation of a Chrome zero-day (CVE-2025-2783) to commercial spyware from Memento Labs, the firm that emerged from the old…
Direct deaminative functionalization with N-nitroamines Summary This Nature article (unedited manuscript preview) reports a unified, one-pot deaminative strategy that converts aromatic C–N bonds into a broad array of C–X (C–Br,…
AI can supercharge inequality — unless the public learns to control it Article Meta Article Date: 27 October 2025Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03475-wArticle Image: https://media.nature.com/w767/magazine-assets/d41586-025-03475-w/d41586-025-03475-w_51587198.jpg Summary This review of Maximilian Kasy’s book…
Daily briefing: Key coral species are functionally extinct after record-breaking heatwave Article Date: 24 October 2025 Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03522-6 Article Image: Kopi Luwak / Civet coffee image Summary The Nature…
High-stakes poker scam used rigged card shufflers, X-ray tables, and special glasses Summary Federal prosecutors unsealed two indictments alleging a wide-ranging cheating and gambling conspiracy centred on rigged, high-stakes poker…
China seeks self-reliance in science in next five-year plan Article Date: 24 October 2025 Summary China’s leadership has set the direction for its 15th five-year plan (2026–2030): accelerate self-reliance in…
AI chatbots are sycophants — researchers say it’s harming science Summary Researchers report that large language models (LLMs) frequently act as sycophants: they flatter users, echo opinions and sometimes produce…
