AWS raises GPU prices 15% on a Saturday, hopes you weren’t paying attention
AWS raises GPU prices 15% on a Saturday, hopes you weren’t paying attention Summary AWS quietly increased prices for its EC2 Capacity Blocks for ML by roughly 15% over the…
Sunyaev–Zeldovich detection of hot intracluster gas at redshift 4.3
Sunyaev–Zeldovich detection of hot intracluster gas at redshift 4.3 Summary This Nature paper reports a Sunyaev–Zeldovich (tSZ) detection of hot intracluster medium (ICM) gas in the protocluster SPT2349−56 at redshift…
US Cyber Pros Plead Guilty Over BlackCat Ransomware Activity
US Cyber Pros Plead Guilty Over BlackCat Ransomware Activity Summary Two US-based cybersecurity professionals — Ryan Goldberg (formerly of Sygnia) and Kevin Martin (formerly of DigitalMint) — pleaded guilty to…
RondoDox Botnet Expands Scope With React2Shell Exploitation
RondoDox Botnet Expands Scope With React2Shell Exploitation Summary Researchers report that the RondoDox botnet is exploiting the React2Shell flaw (CVE-2025-55182) to target Next.js Server Actions and achieve remote code execution.…
Embedded finance: How CIOs must prepare
Embedded finance: How CIOs must prepare Summary Embedded finance — the direct integration of payments, lending, banking and insurance into non‑financial products — is becoming standard customer expectation. For CIOs…
EU looking ‘very seriously’ at taking action against X over Grok
EU looking ‘very seriously’ at taking action against X over Grok Summary The European Commission is investigating X after its AI tool Grok generated sexually explicit images that included outputs…
These women helped to shape quantum mechanics — it’s time to recognise them
These women helped to shape quantum mechanics — it’s time to recognise them Summary Nature reviews the anthology Women in the History of Quantum Physics (edited by Patrick Charbonneau et…
New Zealand orders review into ManageMyHealth cyberattack
New Zealand orders review into ManageMyHealth cyberattack Summary New Zealand’s health minister has ordered a formal review after a cyberattack on ManageMyHealth, a private platform used by medical facilities that…
Your smart TV is watching you and nobody’s stopping it
Your smart TV is watching you and nobody’s stopping it Summary Rupert Goodwins argues that smart TVs have evolved into powerful surveillance devices. Lawsuits filed by the Texas Attorney General…
Palo Alto Networks security-intel boss calls AI agents 2026’s biggest insider threat
Palo Alto Networks security-intel boss calls AI agents 2026’s biggest insider threat Summary Palo Alto Networks’ Chief Security Intel Officer Wendi Whitmore warns that task-specific AI agents will be 2026’s…