Blue Origin has moved its second New Glenn rocket to the pad at Cape Canaveral, preparing to launch NASA’s ESCAPADE mission to Mars. The rocket, featuring seven BE-4 engines, will mark its first deep-space mission and showcase Blue Origin’s progress in reusable heavy-lift launch systems.
Continue ReadingScientists have built the world’s first hybrid chip combining 2D materials with silicon circuits. Using a new ATOM2CHIP method, they achieved real-world performance with faster, energy-efficient operation — a step that could revolutionise next-generation computing and AI hardware.
Continue ReadingScientists have discovered a mysterious gravity signal detected by satellites nearly 20 years ago, which is linked to deep mantle changes beneath the Earth’s surface. The anomaly, lasting two years, coincided with a magnetic “jerk”, suggesting a rapid mass shift near the planet’s core.
Continue ReadingOct 11, 2025Ravie LakshmananCloud Security / Network Security Cybersecurity company Huntress on Friday warned of “widespread compromise” of SonicWall SSL VPN devices to access multiple customer environments. “Threat actors are authenticating into multiple accounts rapidly across compromised devices,” it said. “The speed and scale of these attacks imply that the attackers appear to control valid […]
Continue ReadingOct 11, 2025Ravie LakshmananNetwork Security / Vulnerability Threat actors are abusing Velociraptor, an open-source digital forensics and incident response (DFIR) tool, in connection with ransomware attacks likely orchestrated by Storm-2603 (aka CL-CRI-1040 or Gold Salem), which is known for deploying the Warlock and LockBit ransomware. The threat actor’s use of the security utility was documented […]
Continue ReadingiQOO has confirmed that its upcoming iQOO 15 series, launching in China on October 20, will debut the in-house Q3 gaming chip. Paired with the QNSS super rendering engine, the chip promises console-like visuals, real-time ray tracing, and up to 144fps gameplay. iQOO claims performance gains of up to 60 percent and a 400 percent […]
Continue ReadingAmazon’s Great Indian Festival 2025 sale has entered its “Diwali Special” phase, continuing discounts on laptops, smartphones, and more from top brands. Shoppers can check the “Amazon Bestsellers” list for trending devices and use bank offers from Axis, IDFC First, Bobcard, RBL, and Amazon Pay ICICI to get up to 10 percent extra cashback on […]
Continue ReadingGoogle is reportedly planning to bring the always-on display (AOD) media controls to its Pixel Watch lineup, including the Pixel Watch 4, 3, and 2. The feature, missing from the recent Wear OS 6 update, is expected to arrive in the next quarterly Pixel Watch update later this year, possibly in December.
Continue ReadingAnthropic has warned that even a few poisoned samples in a dataset can compromise an AI model. A joint study with the UK AI Security Institute found that as few as 250 malicious documents can implant backdoors in LLMs up to 13B parameters, proving model size offers no protection.
Continue ReadingHonor has confirmed that the Magic 8 Pro will feature a 200MP telephoto camera with a 1/1.4-inch sensor, f/2.6 aperture, and CIPA 5.5-stop image stabilisation powered by the AIMAGE Honor Nox Engine. The series will launch on October 16 in China with Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and MagicOS 10.
Continue ReadingFILE PHOTO: Ariel Cohen during a panel at DLD Munich Conference 2020, Europe’s big innovation conference, Alte Kongresshalle, Munich. Picture Alliance for DLD | Hubert Burda Media | AP Navan, a developer of corporate travel and expense software, expects its market cap to be as high as $6.5 billion in its IPO, according to an […]
Continue ReadingJensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, speaking with CNBC’s Jim Cramer during a CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer event at the New York Stock Exchange on Oct. 7th, 2025. Kevin Stankiewicz | CNBC Shares of Amazon, Nvidia and Tesla each dropped around 5% on Friday, as tech’s megacaps lost $770 billion in market cap, following […]
Continue ReadingGovini, a defense tech software startup taking on the likes of Palantir, has blown past $100 million in annual recurring revenue, the company announced Friday. “We’re growing faster than 100% in a three-year CAGR, and I expect that next year we’ll continue to do the same,” CEO Tara Murphy Dougherty told CNBC’s Morgan Brennan in […]
Continue ReadingThe launch of OpenAI’s updated Sora 2 AI video service kicked off another round of anxiety among musicians, actors and other content creators. Sora allows users to generate short videos for free by typing in a prompt. The app is only available on iOS devices and is limited to invitees, meaning people need a code to access […]
Continue ReadingSopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Applied Digital shares jumped 16% on Friday after the company posted strong first-quarter revenue that was boosted by artificial intelligence data center demand, putting the stock up more than 350% for the year. Here’s how the company did compared to LSEG estimates: Loss per share: Loss of 7 […]
Continue ReadingOppo Find X9 Ultra, the supposed Find X8 Ultra successor, is expected to launch later this year in China with a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip. A recent report highlighted that the handset could be unveiled with a quad-rear camera unit. Now, a reliable tipster has reportedly revealed other key details regarding the phone’s […]
Continue ReadingSlack has opened its platform for developers to build AI apps and agentic workflows using its conversational data. Powered by a real-time search API and an MCP-based server, it enables secure, context-aware integrations. Partners like Anthropic, Google, and Notion are already adopting it, with a wider rollout planned for 2026.
Continue ReadingWhatsApp is rolling out a new feature in its Android beta that lets users add their Facebook profile links to their WhatsApp info page. The link can be verified through the Accounts Centre or left unverified, and adding it is optional. Users can control who sees the link via privacy settings, sharing it with everyone, […]
Continue ReadingCheng Xin | Getty Images Rocket Lab shares have added more than a quarter in value this week as the aerospace company inked new launch deals in the burgeoning space tech industry. The stock was flat on Friday, but has surged over 20% this week. Shares were up nearly 50% over the last two weeks […]
Continue ReadingOct 10, 2025Ravie LakshmananRansomware / Data Theft Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of an active malware campaign called Stealit that has leveraged Node.js’ Single Executable Application (SEA) feature as a way to distribute its payloads. According to Fortinet FortiGuard Labs, select iterations have also employed the open-source Electron framework to deliver the malware. It’s assessed […]
Continue ReadingAhead of Battlefield 6’s launch on October 10, EA has said the shooter does not include content made by generative AI, even though the technology is “very seducing”. Battlefield 6 is developed by Dice, Ripple Effect, Motive, and Criterion. The game is available on PS5, PC, and Xbox Series S/X.
Continue ReadingOct 10, 2025Ravie LakshmananSaaS Security / Threat Intelligence A threat actor known as Storm-2657 has been observed hijacking employee accounts with the end goal of diverting salary payments to attacker-controlled accounts. “Storm-2657 is actively targeting a range of U.S.-based organizations, particularly employees in sectors like higher education, to gain access to third-party human resources (HR) […]
Continue ReadingXiaomi 17 Ultra camera specifications have been leaked by a tipster, months ahead of its expected debut. The company’s latest Xiaomi 17 series, powered by a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SoC, was recently unveiled in China. However, it looks like the Chinese tech company might launch another handset as part of the series, which […]
Continue ReadingOppo Find X9 series confirmed to launch in India next month with the MediaTek Dimensity 9500 SoC. They are claimed to be the first smartphone series to feature MediaTek’s latest flagship SoC. The brand will unveil the lineup in the Chinese market on October 16. They will come with up to 16GB of RAM and […]
Continue ReadingRazorpay, in partnership with OpenAI and NPCI, has announced agentic AI-powered UPI payments on ChatGPT. The pilot project will let users place and pay for grocery orders via chat using AI agents that connect to UPI and vendor systems. While the feature promises convenience, experts highlight privacy and data security concerns.
Continue ReadingOct 10, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Network Security Fortra on Thursday revealed the results of its investigation into CVE-2025-10035, a critical security flaw in GoAnywhere Managed File Transfer (MFT) that’s assessed to have come under active exploitation since at least September 11, 2025. The company said it began its investigation on September 11 following a “potential […]
Continue ReadingSam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI Inc., during a media tour of the Stargate AI data center in Abilene, Texas, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg | Getty Images Campus, a college startup backed by Sam Altman, has hired Meta‘s former AI Vice President Jerome Pesenti as its technology head, […]
Continue ReadingSingapore authorities are investigating artificial intelligence computing firm Megaspeed, a customer of American AI chipmaker Nvidia, for allegedly helping Chinese companies evade curbs on U.S. chip exports. “The Singapore Police Force confirms that investigations are ongoing into Megaspeed for suspected breaches of our domestic laws,” the police told CNBC in an email. The probe comes […]
Continue ReadingThe SOC of 2026 will no longer be a human-only battlefield. As organizations scale and threats evolve in sophistication and velocity, a new generation of AI-powered agents is reshaping how Security Operations Centers (SOCs) detect, respond, and adapt. But not all AI SOC platforms are created equal. From prompt-dependent copilots to autonomous, multi-agent systems, the […]
Continue ReadingOppo Reno 15 Pro Max might debut in India in early 2026, according to a report. The phone is expected to succeed the Reno 14 Pro, which debuted in India earlier this year. Its expected price range and key specifications have also been leaked online. The handset might run ColorOS 16, which is based on […]
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