Category: Technology

Narwhal tusks reveal how they're affected by declining Arctic ice. Saifullahphtographer We have a natural fascination with time – how landscapes have been carved over millennia, how our bodies grow and sag with age, how the stars traverse the sky each night. Scientists probe the layers beneath our feet to understand the secrets of our […]

People find love in many ways and through diverse mediums. Online platforms have become popular meeting places for people looking to find intimate partners, making them a prime target for cybercriminals. Online romance fraud has become a global phenomenon. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the US, romance scams accounted for losses to […]

Spanish authorities have arrested an 18-year-old man suspected of launching cyberattacks against numerous high-profile organizations, including NATO, the US Army, and the United Nations. The hacker, who went by multiple online aliases, was apprehended in Calpe, a town in Spain’s Alicante province, after a series of targeted attacks on more than 40 organizations. The arrest […]

Picture by Jack FotoVerse/Shutterestock In the second world war, the physician Henry Beecher observed that some of his soldier patients, despite being injured on the battlefield, required no strong painkillers to manage their pain. In some cases, the injury was as severe as losing part of a limb. A truly remarkable phenomenon had come into […]

Nokia has announced the appointment of Justin Hotard, an Intel executive, as the company’s new President and CEO, effective April 1. Hotard, currently heading AI and data centers at Intel, takes over from Pekka Lundmark, who has led Nokia since 2020 and will remain as an advisor to the new CEO until the end of […]

In a landmark partnership, Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) and Intel have announced an ambitious collaboration to build the next-generation quantum computer. Combining Japan’s world-class research expertise with Intel’s semiconductor innovation, the project promises to accelerate advancements in quantum computing—opening up unprecedented opportunities for global research and commercial development. A […]

In a groundbreaking move to bolster artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, France and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have announced a colossal joint investment of €30-50 billion ($31-52 billion) to build a cutting-edge 1GW AI data center. The project, which marks a significant collaboration between the two nations, is expected to pave the way for advancements […]

Radiant Capital, a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform, has revealed that North Korean hackers were behind the $50 million heist that took place in October 2024. The attack, which unfolded on October 16, targeted the project’s multi-signature emissions adjustment process after three of its developers were infected with sophisticated malware. How the Attack Unfolded The breach […]

In a bold step to position itself as a hub of technological innovation, Mexico has launched the National Semiconductor Design Center, dubbed “Kutsari,” aiming to shape the future of the global semiconductor industry. Announced by President Claudia Sheinbaum, the center’s name—derived from the Purépecha word for “sand”—symbolizes the foundational raw material crucial to semiconductor production […]

Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, is set to implement its anticipated company-wide layoffs beginning Monday, February 10, 2025, while simultaneously ramping up efforts to recruit machine learning engineers, according to internal memos reviewed by Reuters. The layoffs, expected to affect approximately 5% of Meta’s workforce, will target underperforming employees, with notifications scheduled to […]