Scientists Watched the Seafloor Split Open — and It Happened Fast
We know plate tectonics creates new crust at mid-ocean ridges. We’ve known that for decades. What we haven’t known is…
2026
Unpatched Backdoor in Tenda Routers Gives Attackers Full Admin Access
There’s an undocumented backdoor in Tenda firmware, and there’s no fix for it. Tracked as CVE-2026-11405, the vulnerability lives in…
Fake 7-Zip Installers Are Turning PCs Into Proxy Nodes for Criminals
Download 7-Zip from the wrong site and your computer becomes a pawn in a proxy scheme. Researchers at Infoblox uncovered…
GhostApproval: Six AI Coding Assistants Vulnerable to Symlink Attack
Wiz researchers found a nasty trick that works against six popular AI coding assistants. A malicious repo can use symbolic…
A Trader Turned $85 Into $2 Million on a Robinhood Chain Meme Coin
Some people get lucky. One trader got really lucky. A wallet tagged “0xeEE2” bought 0.05 ETH — about $85 —…
AscendEX Exchange Shuts Down, Users Left Waiting on Withdrawals
AscendEX is done. The crypto exchange announced on July 6 that it shut down operations effective July 1, citing regulatory,…
Fed Minutes Show AI Demand Is Fueling Inflation, Keeping Rates High
The Federal Reserve’s June meeting minutes are out, and they paint a clear picture: the AI boom is making inflation…
Bitcoin ETFs May Be “Turning a Corner” After an $8 Billion Bloodbath
After eight straight weeks of outflows totaling $8 billion, Bitcoin ETFs finally caught a break. The products pulled in roughly…
Two Teens Find Out the Hard Way That Waymo Robotaxis Will Rat You Out
Here’s a public service announcement: Waymo’s robotaxis can and will narc on you. Two California teens found that out the…
Google Updates Android Bench With New LLMs — But Gemini Still Can’t Catch Up
Google’s Android Bench benchmark just got a major refresh. New models, new framework, and a very awkward result: Google’s own…