Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech From the psilocybin in magic mushrooms to dimethyltryptamine (DMT) in toads to the tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in marijuana, a wide variety of organisms can produce psychoactive substances, despite belonging to entirely different kingdoms. But what if a plant were...Read More
In December 2025, Australia became the first country to bar anyone under 16 from keeping or making social media accounts. The penalty for companies violating the law is a fine of up to $49.5 million AUD ($34.9 million USD). The goal is “to protect young Australians from pressures and risks” that emerge from social media...Read More
Manadia, a data settlement and AI coordination infrastructure designed to enable verifiable executions across blockchain networks, today announced a strategic integration with PVPFun, an AI-driven entertainment infrastructure platform that allows people to build and monetize decentralized applications without coding requirements. Using this partnership, PVPFun integrated its Web3 creation platform with Manadia’s provable, low-trust settlement infrastructure...Read More
California’s IT and software sectors continue to produce cybersecurity leaders with deep experience across cloud transformation, enterprise risk, product security, compliance, incident response, and large-scale operational leadership. The executives in this feature have led security programs inside software companies, enterprise technology organizations, healthcare systems, fintech businesses, and infrastructure-heavy global enterprises. Their backgrounds reflect the range...Read More
COLUMBUS, Ga. – Outdoor Brands, LLC announced today in a press release the finalized sale of Surelock Security Co. to Meyer Distributing Inc. Surelock Security Co. specializes in the design and manufacturing of high-quality safes and secure storage. Surelock Security Co. is further diversifying the Meyer Distributing Inc. portfolio, which includes over 1,000 product lines,...Read More
Business email compromise (BEC) and funds transfer fraud combined for 58% of all cyber insurance claims filed in 2025, according to data from Coalition covering more than 100,000 policyholders across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Germany. BEC was the single most common claim type at 31%, with frequency rising 15% year...Read More
Illustration by Fabien Gilbert / Ikon Images History was made in 1923 as Nancy Astor stood to speak from the green leather benches. The first Private Member’s Bill introduced by a woman forced parliament to confront a question that may seem familiar. Should children be allowed access to something that can be fun and socially...Read More
IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report finds the cost to an organization from an attack or breach continues to escalate. Public cloud storage breaches can carry some of the highest average incident costs, while ransomware dwell time continues to increase. Enterprises can no longer afford to validate data integrity only after systems fail. Ransomware...Read More
An elusive hacker who went by the handle “UNKN” and ran the early Russian ransomware groups GandCrab and REvil now has a name and a face. Authorities in Germany say 31-year-old Russian Daniil Maksimovich Shchukin headed both cybercrime gangs and helped carry out at least 130 acts of computer sabotage and extortion against victims across...Read More
