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Despite millions of years of evolution, the development of the human fetus remains a complex process that is vulnerable to genetic, environmental, and metabolic disruptions. These disruptions could result in developmental abnormalities, starting with one of the first organs to begin developing in the fetus that continues to develop after birth: the brain.In a routine prenatal ultrasound, the sonographer will flag possible brain abnormalities for additional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). But imperfect imaging can result in missed or incorrect diagnoses. To assist with the early detection and treatment of these abnormalities, researchers at MIT, Boston Children’s Hospital, and Inria have developed…

A USB device that doesn’t stay connected consistently is no use at all. Kjekol/Getty Images USB is supposed to be simple: Plug in a device and your computer can interface with it until you decide to eject it. But at times, a device will constantly disconnect, which poses a major problem since nearly all USB devices rely on a consistent connection. Your mouse will stutter, your keyboard will miss half your inputs, your video camera will cut out and file transfers to an external drive won’t be able to complete. When this happens, you’ll need to…

Who Are ShinyHunters? ShinyHunters is a cybercrime group that steals sensitive data and threatens to leak it unless victims pay. Instead of locking files with ransomware, it uses stolen data to pressure victims.ShinyHunters exploited a flaw to access PeopleSoft systems without logging in.Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) and Mandiant linked the activity to UNC6240[1], which they track as ShinyHunters. According to Mandiant, the attacks began in late May 2026 and continued into June.The timing matters here. Oracle published its security alert on June 10[2], after the reported exploitation period. That means organizations could have been exposed before they had an…

Data security company Fortanix Inc. today extended its Fortanix Confidential AI platform to support the Cloud Native Computing Foundation’s Confidential Containers project, so enterprises can run artificial intelligence workloads on Kubernetes inside hardware-based trusted execution environments. The release goes after the exposure that comes during inference, when model weights and the data fed to them have to be decrypted in processor memory. Privileged administrators and cloud operators with access to the infrastructure can potentially reach them at that point. Fortanix published survey figures last week on how AI leaders view that risk. Atomik Research polled 300 of them at large…

I have this sense that we’ve passed the point where “vibe coding” is a derogatory term. I have no empirical evidence for this; it’s more a feeling that those weaponising the term have now accepted the inevitability and are just getting with the program. Or they’ve reskilled into other industries because, let’s face it: you can’t be a productive, competitive developer today without AI. I saw this comment from Linus Torvalds today which I thought really nailed it: ‼️ Linus Torvalds called rules against AI coding tools “UTTERLY STUPID” on the Linux kernel mailing list. He says people he respects…

High school science class taught us that stars come in very specific colors. You have cooler stars that are red, orange and yellow. Then you have hotter, larger stars that are white and blue. It turns out that much like the wind in the movie Pocahontas, stars also come in all sorts of colors, including green and pink. The discovery was outlined in a study published this month in RAS Techniques and Instruments. According to the lead author, Mark Hollands of Warwick University’s astronomy and astrophysics group, the humble white dwarf star is the centerpiece of this chromatic curiosity.  “Most…

The generative AI revolution hasn’t been kind to Vanniall, an OnlyFans creator who lives in New York City. She now constantly finds hyperrealistic deepfakes—AI-generated images and videos that copy everything about her—circulating online and often isn’t able to get them removed.On top of that, Vanniall struggles to build an audience on popular social media platforms, like Instagram, without getting in trouble. “There’s always some sort of report or appeal that I’m going through with them,” she tells WIRED. Vanniall’s Instagram account, which has over 100,000 followers, is currently restricted and cannot be viewed without logging in.So, when I tell her…

Disclaimer: Unless otherwise stated, any opinions expressed below belong solely to the author. Singapore’s economy continues to grow at a record pace, fuelled by the AI boom, which has driven enormous demand across the country’s manufacturing and trade sectors. But besides making things that are important to AI, Singapore is also one of the best places in the world to study AI at one of the local universities. According to the prestigious ShanghaiRanking, it is actually no. 1 globally. In the ranking published last month, NTU has successfully defended the top spot it clinched last year, beating competitors from China…

British neocloud startup Nscale Global Holdings Ltd.’s plans to launch an initial public offering in the U.S. have suffered a massive setback after its biggest customer Microsoft Corp. pulled out of a critical data center deal this weekend. A report in The Telegraph today said Microsoft has terminated an agreement to rent artificial intelligence infrastructure at the company’s planned facility in Loughton, Essex. The project, which had already been beset by repeated construction delays, has effectively been derailed after U.K. grid officials told Nscale they would not be able to provide adequate power to the site until the 2030s. The…

China proposes sweeping export controls on AI infra. What’s Beijing’s rationale behind locking down its critical tech capabilities? China just proposed sweeping new export restrictions targeting 23 critical artificial intelligence technologies. The draft rules, jointly released by the Ministry of Commerce and Ministry of Science and Technology, cover everything from large language model weights and autonomous agents to AI chip design methodologies and computing clusters. Out of 40 draft technological restrictions across multiple industries, AI dominates over half the list. This move signals a dramatic evolution in the global tech war. Washington recently built a wall around hardware to keep…