Category: Technology

ZeroRISC, a Boston-based cloud security startup, has raised $10 million in an oversubscribed seed funding round to accelerate the adoption of production-grade open source silicon security solutions built on OpenTitan designs. Investment and Industry Support The funding round was led by Fontinalis Partners, with participation from Fundomo, Analog Devices co-founder Ray Stata, SemiAnalysis founder Dylan […]

June 17, 2025 — Hokkaido, Japan – Honda has successfully conducted its first launch and vertical landing of an experimental reusable rocket, marking the company’s formal entry into the commercial space sector. The test, carried out by Honda R&D at its facility in Taiki Town, Hokkaido, involved a 6.3-meter rocket that reached an altitude of […]

June 2025 — Intel is preparing to lay off as many as 10,000 employees—up to 20% of its factory workforce—beginning in July, in one of the largest workforce reductions in its history. The cuts are part of a sweeping restructuring of Intel’s foundry division amid declining revenues and intensifying competition in the semiconductor sector. In […]

The Earth of the last Ice Age (about 26,000 to 19,000 years ago) was very different from today’s world. In the northern hemisphere, ice sheets up to 8 kilometres tall covered much of Europe, Asia and North America, while much of the southern hemisphere became drier as water was drawn into the northern glaciers. As […]

Google’s Threat Intelligence Group has issued a warning that the cybercriminal group Scattered Spider has shifted its focus from retail to the insurance sector, raising concerns about ransomware and data theft extortion. Scattered Spider’s History and Recent Activity Tracked by Google and Mandiant as UNC3944, Scattered Spider has operated for several years, occasionally pausing its […]

Dublin, Ireland – Taoiseach Micheál Martin has described cyber warfare as the most pressing national security threat facing Ireland, as the European Commission launches legal proceedings against the country over its failure to fully implement EU counterterrorism laws. Speaking in the context of rising geopolitical tensions and evolving security risks across Europe, Mr. Martin acknowledged […]

MMPhoto21/Shutterstuck There’s a reason casinos rarely have windows or clocks, they’re engineered to make you lose track of time. But what if it’s not just time you’re losing? New research suggests that the lighting used in gambling environments could be quietly altering how we make decisions, making us more prone to take risks. The colour […]

Circumvent, an Australian cloud security startup, has raised $6 million in seed funding from Paladin Capital Group to develop a network of autonomous agents for prioritization and remediation in cloud security. AI-Driven Cloud Security Innovation With offices in Sydney and San Francisco, Circumvent aims to transform cloud and application security management by autonomously correlating and […]

The recent crash of an Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner in Ahmedabad has prompted widespread discussion about potential causes. As an expert with a background in aircraft design, I would not attempt to speculate on the cause of the incident. We should wait for the crash investigators to carry out a rigorous analysis. Instead, I […]