A new China-linked threat campaign has compromised thousands of ASUS WRT routers worldwide to build an espionage network. SecurityScorecard’s STRIKE team identified the operation exploiting six legacy vulnerabilities in end-of-life devices.
China controls 91% of global rare earth refining and 94% of permanent magnet manufacturing. European officials are scrambling to secure supplies while remaining at Beijing’s mercy for critical components.
Bristol-based Emm has secured €7.7 million in an oversubscribed Seed round to develop its smart menstrual cup and connected app. The funding will help bring the world’s first biowearable menstrual solution to market in early 2026.
Researchers have developed a new synthetic scaffold that lets human neural stem cells grow into more realistic brain tissue. This could dramatically improve how we study diseases like Alzheimer’s and stroke. The breakthrough might eventually reduce reliance on animal testing.
Meta has defeated the FTC’s historic antitrust challenge that sought to break up the company. The judge ruled the social media landscape has changed too much since the lawsuit began to justify such drastic action.
The National Vulnerability Database is struggling with a massive backlog of unanalyzed vulnerabilities. Security analyst Jerry Gamblin proposes a decentralized global system to replace the current centralized model. His research shows only 26% of CVEs get properly enriched with critical data.
Meta has defeated the FTC’s monopoly lawsuit after a federal judge agreed that social networking is dead. The ruling means Meta competes with TikTok and YouTube, not just traditional social apps.
Kraken has raised $800 million in new funding, valuing the crypto exchange at $20 billion. The round was led by institutional investors including Jane Street and Tribe Capital, with Citadel Securities making a major strategic investment.
The Netherlands could lose its position as Europe’s data center hub if government doesn’t address grid congestion and energy constraints. Amsterdam has effectively halted new data center permits until 2035, while other European cities expand aggressively. ING warns this threatens economic growth and
Take-Two’s CEO believes gaming is shifting toward PC platforms, with PC accounting for 40% or more of GTA sales. While a simultaneous console and PC launch remains unlikely, industry trends suggest a PC version will eventually arrive.
