TUESDAY, 21 OCTOBER 2025, 04:47
Investigators recovered the OceanGate Titan sub’s underwater camera nearly intact, discovering a SanDisk SD card that survived the 2023 implosion and still contained 12 images and 9 videos. TechSpot reports: Scott Manley, the science communication YouTuber, gamer, astrophysicist, and programmer, posted about the latest find: a hardened SubC-branded Rayfin Mk2 Benthic Camera containing the...
Foreign hackers breached the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Kansas City National Security Campus (KCNSC) by exploiting unpatched Microsoft SharePoint vulnerabilities. The intrusion happened in August and is possibly linked to either Chinese state actors or Russian cybercriminals. CSO Online notes that “roughly 80% of the non-nuclear parts in the nation’s nuclear stockpile originate...
An anonymous reader quotes a report from MacRumors: With the fourth betas of iOS 26.1, iPadOS 26.1, and macOS 26.1, Apple has introduced a new setting that’s designed to allow users to customize the look of Liquid Glass. The toggle lets users select from a clear look for Liquid Glass, or a tinted look. Clear is the current Liquid Glass design, which is more transparent and shows the background...
U.S. Grandmaster and beloved chess commentator Daniel Naroditsky has tragically passed away at the age of 29. “The news has sent shockwaves around the chess community, which is grieving the loss of one of the most beloved and influential voices,” reports Chess.com. From the report: The devastating news was first shared by Naroditsky’s club, Charlotte Chess Center, on Monday, and confirmed by...
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has issued criminal subpoenas to Roblox, calling it a “breeding ground for predators” and accusing the platform of profiting while failing to protect children. NBC News reports: The subpoenas will allow prosecutors to gather more information about the alleged criminal activity on the platform, including evidence related to suspected predators and victims,...
Expected reduction in contributions by wealthy countries likely to cost millions of lives and billions in lost growth
Slashed contributions from wealthy countries to an anti-malaria fund could allow a resurgence of the disease, costing millions of lives and billions of pounds by the end of the decade, according to a new analysis.
The fight against malaria faces new threats, including extreme...
Kohler has launched the Dekoda, a $599 smart toilet camera that analyzes users’ waste to track hydration, gut health, and detect potential issues like blood. “It also comes with a rechargeable battery, a USB connection, and a fingerprint sensor to identify who’s using the toilet,” reports TechCrunch. From the report: The Dekoda is currently available for preorder, with shipments scheduled to...
Blue Origin, owned by Jeff Bezos, and Lockheed Martin are among the contractors that may compete with Elon Musk’s company in the race back to the lunar surface.
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Anthropic has added web and mobile interfaces for Claude Code, its immensely popular command-line interface (CLI) agentic AI coding tool. The web interface appears to be well-baked at launch, but the mobile version is limited to iOS and is in an earlier stage of development. The web version of Claude Code can be given access to a GitHub...
An anonymous reader shares a report: A hacking group that recently doxed hundreds of government officials, including from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), has now built dossiers on tens of thousands of U.S. government officials, including NSA employees, a member of the group told 404 Media. The member said the group did this by digging...
New data shows subscriptions dropped considerably after the late-night host’s temporary removal.
A Court of Accounts report written before Sunday’s theft of crown jewels from the Louvre revealed the museum’s security systems were outdated and inadequate [non-paywalled source]. The report noted a lack of basic CCTV equipment across multiple wings. Cameras had mainly been installed only when rooms were refurbished due to repeated postponements of scheduled modernization. In the Denon wing...
The unrelated cases mark the first time clade I of the disease has spread within the US, according to officials
Three California residents have been infected with clade I mpox, a more severe strain of the virus formerly known as monkeypox – marking the first time this type of mpox has spread within the US, health officials said Friday.
The unrelated cases, identified in Long Beach and Los...
In a digital finance landscape often overshadowed by hype and controversy, entrepreneur and self-made billionaire Christian “Rackham” Rishel is cutting out the noise. His mission: transparency, resilience, and empowerment. As an early investor in the promise of Bitcoin and supporter of Hex and PulseChain, Rishel is gaining recognition for pairing steadfast financial insight with a […]
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says his company has lost all access to China’s market after U.S. export restrictions eliminated what was once a 95% share. Speaking in an interview with Citadel Securities, Huang questioned the wisdom of policies that cost America one of the world’s largest markets. The Biden Administration imposed rules in 2022 to restrict exports of Nvidia’s most advanced AI chips to...
Google plans to let Pixel smartphone enthusiasts test out the company’s next handset ahead of its public introduction. From a report: Google has invited members of its “Superfans” group to apply to test future Pixel hardware, asking entrants to profess their knowledge and passion for the brand in hopes of being able to beta test forthcoming products. Consumer tech companies often let small...
Crypto once promised decentralization, but somewhere along the way, influence became its most centralized asset. Tokens were distributed by hype, narratives were shaped by marketing budgets, and loud voices dictated what mattered. Zero Knowledge Proof (ZKP) refuses to play by those rules. Built on a foundation of privacy, proof, and merit, it introduces a model […]
Government investigators are gathering data to confirm what exactly cracked the windshield of a 737 Max aircraft at above 30,000 feet.
An anonymous reader writes: “Hoisted by their own GPTards.” That’s how Meta’s Chief AI Scientist Yann LeCun described the blowback after OpenAI researchers did a victory lap over GPT-5’s supposed math breakthroughs. Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis added, “this is embarrassing.” The Decoder reports that in a since-deleted tweet, OpenAI VP Kevin Weil declared that “GPT-5 found solutions to 10...
Employees at the company’s Chelsea campus were told to stay home after exterminators found “credible evidence” of an infestation.
For years, Web3 has celebrated the coder—the archetype of the builder, the architect behind the next protocol or token. But Zero Knowledge Proof (ZKP) asks a deeper question: what is blockchain without interpretation? What is zero knowledge proof if not the art of knowing without revealing? This upcoming crypto presale 2025 flips the script on […]