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The North Korean threat actors behind the Contagious Interview campaign, also tracked as WaterPlum, have been attributed to a malware family tracked as StoatWaffle that’s distributed via malicious Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) projects. The use of VS Code “tasks.json” to distribute malware is a relatively new tactic adopted by the threat actor since December 2025, with the attacks leveraging the “runOn: folderOpen” option to automatically trigger its execution every time any file in the project folder is opened in VS Code. “This task is configured so that it downloads data from a web application on Vercel regardless of…
When the Robotics and AI (RAI) Institute talks technology, it’s wise to take notice. The company was, after all, founded by Marc Raibert, who also launched robotics pioneer Boston Dynamics, the firm behind the astonishing Atlas robot and the dog-like Spot quadruped. Massachusetts-based RAI Institute has just unveiled Roadrunner, a 15 kg (33 lb) bipedal-wheeled robot prototype. The intriguing design features remarkable versatility, thanks in part to its symmetrical, knee-jointed legs that allow it to move efficiently and avoid obstacles with ease. A short video (below) released by the Roadrunner team shows the robot effortlessly launching from a resting position before wheeling…
For more than four decades, technological progress has been undermining expert authority, democratizing public debate, and steering individuals toward ever-more bespoke conceptions of reality.In the mid-20th century, the high costs of television production — and physical limitations of the broadcast spectrum — tightly capped the number of networks. ABC, NBC, and CBS collectively owned TV news. On any given evening in the 1960s, roughly 90 percent of viewers were watching one of the Big Three’s newscasts.Journalistic programs weren’t just limited in number, but also ideological content. The networks’ news divisions all sought the broadest possible audience, a business model that…
The sense of support and community was palpable when Sojun Park, a postdoc at the MIT Center for International Studies (CIS), delivered a recent presentation on The Global Diffusion of AI Technologies and Its Political Drivers. The event, part of the CIS Global Research and Policy Seminar, filled the venue with audience members from across MIT. “My work is directly connected to what CIS faculty have previously done on international trade and security,” Park said afterwards. “If I hadn’t received a postdoctoral fellowship and come to MIT, I wouldn’t have been able to think through the security implications of my intellectual property research.…
As the Trump administration phases out the use of animal experimentation across the federal government, a biotech startup has a bold idea for an alternative to animal testing: nonsentient “organ sacks.”Bay Area-based R3 Bio has been quietly pitching the idea to investors and in industry publications as a way to replace lab animals without the ethical issues that come with living organisms. That’s because these structures would contain all of the typical organs—except a brain, rendering them unable to think or feel pain. The company’s long-term goal, cofounder Alice Gilman says, is to make human versions that could be used…
Apple is reportedly planning on inserting ads into the Maps app, . An announcement could come as soon as this month, with the ads themselves appearing on iPhones this summer.This will likely work similarly to ads in Google Maps and Yelp, which lets retailers and brands bid for coverage with particular search queries. I’ve personally never found the ads in Google Maps to be that annoying, so let’s hope Apple’s implementation is similar.This potential ad revenue could seriously bolster Apple’s services business, which currently generates for the company. This division accounts for around 25 percent of annual revenue but faces…
Google Cloud today showcased a major expansion of its cybersecurity portfolio, centered on agentic artificial intelligence and deeper threat intelligence integration. The announcements, made at the RSAC conference in San Francisco, see Google aggressively advancing a unified, AI-driven security platform designed to operate at machine speed as cyber threats become faster, more automated and more sophisticated. As part of that push, Google also repeated today that it has completed its acquisition of Wiz Inc., a company known for its agentless approach to identifying risks across cloud environments. Google plans to integrate Wiz’s technology into its broader platform to create an AI-ready…
Val Kilmer is returning to the screen. But not exactly. Not in some retro montage. Not in a long-gone flashback. No, I’m talking about the real deal.Well, sort of. This time, he’ll be brought to life via AI. I can’t blame you if you’re both amazed and a bit disturbed by this news.The basic gist is that producers are utilizing AI technology to digitally recreate the image and voice of the Top Gun and The Doors star.If you’re a fan of either film, you have to admit that it’s a little surreal to have your memories be able to talk…
Our Experts Written by Mercey Livingston Written by Nasha Addarich Martínez Article updated on March 23, 2026 at 4:30 AM PDT Mercey Livingston CNET Contributor Mercey Livingston is a health and wellness writer and certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach. She’s written about fitness and wellness for Well+Good, Women’s Health, Business Insider, and Prevention.com among others. When not writing, she enjoys reading and trying out workout classes all over New York City. Nasha Addarich Martínez Managing Editor Nasha is a Managing Editor for CNET, overseeing our sleep and wellness verticals. She is a nutrition, mental health, fitness and sleep science enthusiast. Her…
Ravie LakshmananMar 23, 2026Cloud Security / DevOps Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered malicious artifacts distributed via Docker Hub following the Trivy supply chain attack, highlighting the widening blast radius across developer environments. The last known clean release of Trivy on Docker Hub is 0.69.3. The malicious versions 0.69.4, 0.69.5, and 0.69.6 have since been removed from the container image library. “New image tags 0.69.5 and 0.69.6 were pushed on March 22 without corresponding GitHub releases or tags. Both images contain indicators of compromise associated with the same TeamPCP infostealer observed in earlier stages of this campaign,” Socket security researcher Philipp Burckhardt…