Multiple US agencies and departments were breached by Chinese state-sponsored hackers The hackers use a massive botnet of compromised IoT devices to obscure the origin of their traffic The hackers breached computers belonging to NASA, the Federal Reserve, the Senate, the Department of Justice, and more As part of a disclosure into the Justice Department…
Researchers just encoded data into a beam of high-speed light The data arrived intact, despite significant heat and wind It could transform the internet, communications and more Transmitting data through the air often comes with a key problem: under a barrage of turbulent atmospheric conditions like wind and heat, the data can become distorted and…
Bluetooth trackers have been life-changing for keeping track of my valuables — even for mundane items that I always seem to lose, like umbrellas — and I now can’t imagine a world without them. Options such as the Apple AirTag (first and second generations) and Samsung Galaxy SmartTag 2 dominate the sector, but thankfully there…
Ukraine’s HUR says Russia developed a drone with an explosive charge in its wings It is designed to cut through metal and bring down existing power infrastructure The damage needs days to repair, and while it is unlikely to make the grid collapse, it can cause blackouts in many regions close to the front line…
Some Rassvet satellites remain dangerously low after failing to raise their orbits One Rassvet spacecraft has already fallen from orbit and reentered Earth’s atmosphere Two newer satellites have shown no observed orbital-raising maneuvers since July 2026 Moscow’s push to field its own broadband satellite network is running into some technical and industrial issues, new reports…
EPA wants states to decide whether residents receive pollution permit notices Data centers could face less public scrutiny under the proposed changes Minor pollution permits would no longer require federally mandated public notice A newly proposed rule from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) would eliminate federal requirements for public notice on many minor pollution…
OpenAI has released technical details on how the Hugging Face attack unfolded Agents used part of the testing environment to create a message board where they could collaborate and share answers This message board altered the reasoning of some agents, making them more likely to take risks such as hacking into third-party servers OpenAI has…
2026-08-27T18:14:52.873Z A big interview If you’re looking for tidbits ahead of the Extended Look, there’s an interview with several senior figures from Rockstar over at Dazed talking about what they’re hoping to achieve with the game — some with more specific details to back it up, and some not. Let’s get into some of the…
Plug-in solar panels are now legal in the UK, and they could have a real impact on your energy bills, but before you install them, you should know what impact they’re likely to have on your home insurance. The panels themselves are very easy to fit (see our complete guide to plug-in solar for more…
ICANN’s 2026 application round saw over 1,600 new submissions The last round was in 2012, when the internet was a very different place 2026’s submissions will likely include a lot of AI-related terms, including .slop ICANN, the nonprofit responsible for coordinating the internet’s domain name system, is now combing through more than 1,600 applications for…