Technology

Forget stone tools! Neanderthals were master woodworkers who crafted spears, trays and even tripods, scientists discover
Oct 7, 2026

Forget stone tools! Neanderthals were master woodworkers who crafted spears, trays and even tripods, scientists discover

Neanderthals might be famous for their use of sophisticated stone tools, but new evidence suggests that they were also accomplished carpenters


Oct 7, 2026

ChatGPT is getting a lot more visual, with the launch of a new interface

OpenAI is launching a new user interface that will bring interactive visuals to ChatGPT.


Eight Malicious npm Packages Downloaded 40,767 Times Deliver Overlord RAT and Stealer
Oct 7, 2026

Eight Malicious npm Packages Downloaded 40,767 Times Deliver Overlord RAT and Stealer

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a long-running npm supply chain malware campaign that pushes information stealers and remote access trojans (RAT) to compromised hosts. The campaign has been codenamed MALFEX by CloudSEK and Checkmarx. The activity is assessed to be the work of a lone threat actor who appears to have published 12 packages since August 2023, eight of which have


An A.I. Songwriting Experiment: Humans Against the Machine
Oct 7, 2026

An A.I. Songwriting Experiment: Humans Against the Machine

Five humans convened for a weekend to create new music from scratch. Could they do better than A.I.? Could you even tell the difference?


Oct 7, 2026

Greenairy is building smart plant towers to clean the air in your office

As it turns out, the cure for stuffy, chemical-infused office air might be a tower of leafy greenery.


Oct 7, 2026

CIA officer admits to creating fake top secret government program to steal over $190M, including gold bars

CIA officer David Rush, who worked on highly sensitive intelligence programs, reached a plea deal with U.S. prosecutors after he was caught siphoning money and gold with a fake government contract.


Oct 7, 2026

Meta rolls out new AI tools to detect ads that secretly lead to child sexual abuse material

Meta launches new AI tools after discovering ads on its platforms that may look normal but direct users to harmful content elsewhere online.


Millions told to 'act now' as hurricane warnings are issued along US coast ahead of storm Isaias's Category 2 landfall
Oct 7, 2026

Millions told to 'act now' as hurricane warnings are issued along US coast ahead of storm Isaias's Category 2 landfall

Hurricane warnings have now been issued for several US states. Storm Isaias is expected to make landfall as a Category 2 hurricane in just a few days.


Trump Administration Delays Threaten Funding for HIV Research
Oct 7, 2026

Trump Administration Delays Threaten Funding for HIV Research

The networks also develop treatments and preventions for other infectious diseases and were instrumental in testing the Covid vaccine.


SonicWall Patches CVSS 10.0 Pre-Authentication SSRF Flaw in SMA1000 Appliances
Oct 7, 2026

SonicWall Patches CVSS 10.0 Pre-Authentication SSRF Flaw in SMA1000 Appliances

SonicWall has released hotfixes for four flaws in its SMA1000 appliances, the gateways that give remote workers access to a company's network and applications. The most serious could allow an attacker without a login to send requests through the appliance and reach internal functions. SonicWall rates it 10.0 on the CVSS scale and says it has no evidence that any of the four flaws is being