The US Needs an Open Source AI Intervention to Beat China
The US Needs an Open Source AI Intervention to Beat China Summary Experts warn the US is slipping behind in the race to produce open-weight AI models — those that…
International operation traces $55 million crypto trail of digital piracy sites
International operation traces $55 million crypto trail of digital piracy sites Summary Investigators from 15 countries used cryptocurrency transactions to infiltrate and map the payment networks that sustain illegal streaming…
US, allies sanction Russian bulletproof hosting services for ransomware support
US, allies sanction Russian bulletproof hosting services for ransomware support Summary The US Treasury, joined by the UK and Australia, has sanctioned St. Petersburg-based Media Land and related companies —…
Science on shaky ground: Canadian research shifts in the wake of US cuts
Science on shaky ground: Canadian research shifts in the wake of US cuts Summary Cuts to US federal science funding — notably at agencies such as the NIH, NOAA and…
South Africa is right to put debt, climate and inequality at the heart of G20
South Africa is right to put debt, climate and inequality at the heart of G20 Summary Johannesburg is hosting the first-ever G20 leaders’ meeting in Africa — a landmark moment…
Cloudflare Blames Outage on Internal Configuration Error
Cloudflare Blames Outage on Internal Configuration Error Summary Cloudflare experienced a major outage beginning 11:20 UTC that left sites such as X, Uber, Canva and ChatGPT returning internal server errors…
Critical Railway Braking Systems Open to Tampering
Critical Railway Braking Systems Open to Tampering Summary Researchers demonstrated that legacy train protection systems can be spoofed or tampered with using very simple, low-cost hardware and publicly available information.…
Commodity memory prices set to double as fabs pivot to AI market
Commodity memory prices set to double as fabs pivot to AI market Summary Analysts at Counterpoint Research warn that commodity memory prices could roughly double by mid-2026 as chipmakers reallocate…
Researchers claim ‘largest leak ever’ after uncovering WhatsApp enumeration flaw
Researchers claim ‘largest leak ever’ after uncovering WhatsApp enumeration flaw Summary Researchers from the University of Vienna discovered an enumeration flaw in WhatsApp that allowed them to confirm 3.5 billion…
Microsoft spins up Azure HorizonDB to take on distributed Postgres rivals
Microsoft spins up Azure HorizonDB to take on distributed Postgres rivals Summary Microsoft has launched Azure HorizonDB, a fully distributed PostgreSQL-compatible database service designed to compete with hyperscaler and third-party…