Category: Technology

Diamonds might be forever but that doesn’t stop them being bought and sold. One stone thought to have once belonged to Marie Antoinette, the last queen of France, has just sold for US$14 million (£10 million) at an auction in New York – about three times the asking price. Set into a platinum ring and […]

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK — DTW Ignite 2025: Senior technology executives from Vodafone Group and BT Group issued stark warnings about the rapidly evolving cybersecurity landscape, emphasizing that artificial intelligence (AI) is now a double-edged sword—enhancing both defense capabilities and the sophistication of cyberattacks. During a keynote session, Howard Watson, BT’s Chief Security and Networks Officer, described […]

cashcashcash/Shutterstock People have been celebrating the summer solstice with elaborate rituals since prehistoric times. But humans aren’t the only species to take mark June 21 as a special time. Studies are showing the summer solstice is an important cue for plants too. Recent studies, including one of my own, have proposed that trees may use […]

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 […]