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ScopeSys CEO Padma Kodukula Medical researchers need cutting-edge tools to create new treatments, and Vancouver, BC startup ScopeSys wants to provide them. Founded in 2017 and tracing its roots to research from University of British Columbia biophysicist Sabrina Leslie, ScopeSys uses physics to make testing new medicines quicker and cheaper. The 7-person company, which recently closed a $1.1 million seed funding round, is developing tools that let drugmakers observe individual RNA and DNA molecules, giving researchers a more precise way to design new forms of medicines. We caught up with ScopeSys CEO Padma Kodukula — a longtime biotech leader who most…
The upper end of DDoS attacks is getting much bigger — and attacks that once looked exceptional are showing up far more often. Cloudflare says it mitigated 805 network-layer distributed denial-of-service attacks exceeding 1 Tbps in Q2 2026, up from 130 in the previous quarter. The company also reported 13.17 million network-layer DDoS attacks overall, compared with 10.04 million in Q1. Most attacks remain much smaller, but the sharp rise in high-bandwidth events matters because organizations increasingly need defenses capable of filtering extreme traffic volumes before they overwhelm internet links or backend infrastructure. What did Cloudflare uncover In a blog,…
Microsoft threatened a security researcher with legal action. And the researcher published a brand-new Windows zero-day exploit called ShieldBreak as a response. Several big tech companies have chosen legal threats over dialogue- but security researchers have rarely surrendered. Independent researcher Nightmare Eclipse proved that point on Tuesday by publishing a new, unpatched Windows zero-day exploit right after Microsoft threatened legal action. The new exploit, called ShieldBreak, targets Microsoft Defender. The code tricks Defender into granting full administrator control on Windows 11 and Windows Server 2025. Nightmare Eclipse dropped the code right on Patch Tuesday, intentionally disrupting Microsoft’s monthly update release.…
In the war between cursive and print, everyone loses. Meta Apparently, this is the new Instagram wordmark. Apropos of nothing, Instagram head Adam Mosseri revealed the new logo on Thursday, providing a brief explanation about how it’s time for a “cleaner and more modern” refresh of the brand. It seems that this isn’t a joke. However, after staring at the new lettering for a full minute, disgust and confusion mounting by the second, we’ve concluded that it might possibly be corporate ragebait. So, let’s all gleefully and maliciously comply. Look at the new Instagram logo deeply. Study its…
Color has a funny way of grabbing my attention. It could be a bright bunch of flowers, a colorful bottle sitting on a shelf, a funky piece of home decor, or even something as small as a pair of earbuds. And when it comes to phones, I’m the same. Give me an interesting color, and I’m probably going to notice it before anything else. Phone makers clearly know this, too. Apple has been playing with colorful iPhones for years, with the iPhone 5c being one of the earliest and most obvious examples. Google has embraced color with its Pixel lineup…
Wireless charging makes a daily task just a little bit easier, and Google’s versatile Pixelsnap Charger with Stand is one of the best wireless chargers at full price. And right now, it’s at a 50 percent discount, making it a bargain worth bagging.Mirroring Google’s curvy Pixel range with a rounded form and soft-touch finish, the Pixelsnap is a regular puck-style Qi2 25W magnetic charger that usually costs $40 on its own. Right now, you can get it and the curvy stand that it pops into for just $35. Perfect if you want to prop your phone up on the nightstand…
These Siri commands will save you time and much more. Chris Monroe/CNET As more advanced Siri AI features start rolling out and Apple preps to release new smart home devices, it’s never been a better time to try Siri out in your home, but where should you begin? Whether you’ve got a HomePod, the Apple Home app on your phone or a similar option, I’ve got the “Hey Siri” voice commands everyone needs. From my years of testing Apple devices at home, here are my favorite Siri orders and why they work so well. Think about adding a few to…
Ravie LakshmananAug 13, 2026Vulnerability / Enterprise Security Threat actors have begun to exploit a newly disclosed Microsoft SharePoint vulnerability following the release of a proof-of-concept (PoC) code. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2026-55040 (CVSS score: 9.1), which refers to a critical security feature bypass that stems from weak authentication. It was patched by Microsoft as part of its July 2026 Patch Tuesday updates. “The authentication feature could be bypassed as this vulnerability allows impersonation,” Microsoft said in an advisory for the flaw last month. “Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to disclose files and modify data, but the attacker…
SpaceXAI today released Grok 4.6, a large language model that it says can outperform Anthropic PBC’s Claude Fable 5 in some areas. SpaceXAI was known as xAI until last month. The Elon Musk-founded artificial intelligence provider rebranded in connection with its acquisition by SpaceX Corp. In June, the combined company listed its shares on the Nasdaq via the biggest initial public offering on record. Grok 4.6 is rolling out only a month after SpaceXAI released its previous flagship LLM. According to the company, one of the main improvements is that its engineers spent more time training the former model. The…
[This is a sponsored article with Holistic Enterprise.] For most SME owners, taking out a business loan feels like a reactive move—a response to pressure, not a play for growth. Cash flow tightens. Payroll is due. A supplier invoice lands at the wrong time. The loan essentially becomes a lifeline. And there’s nothing wrong with that. Managing liquidity is a real and legitimate need, and it’s one that virtually every business faces at some point. But here’s the difference between businesses that stay stuck in that cycle and those that break out of it: the ones that scale treat financing…