Psylo app lets iOS users assign global proxies to individual browsing tabs
Security-focused Apple browser Psylo isolates tabs into silos with private proxies per tab Each silo…
Hidden 5-mile wide asteroid crater beneath the Atlantic revealed in stunning 3D
Researchers from Heriot-Watt University have released striking images of an asteroid impact crater hidden deep beneath the floor of the Atlantic Ocean. These images confirm that the 9 km (~5.6 mile) wide Nadir Crater, lying about 300 meters (~1000 feet) below the ocean floor, was created when an asteroid slammed into Earth roughly 66 million…
27th October – Threat Intelligence Report
For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 27th October, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES Toys “R” Us Canada has suffered a data breach that resulted in stolen customer records being leaked on the dark web. The compromised data affects an undisclosed number of individuals and includes…
Scientists finally spot hidden waves powering the Sun’s corona
Researchers have made a major leap in solar physics by finding the first direct evidence of small-scale torsional Alfvén waves within the Sun’s corona. These elusive magnetic waves, first theorized in the 1940s, have long been suspected to play a key role in heating the Sun’s outer atmosphere. The findings, published on October 24 in…
Bytes over DNS – SANS Internet Storm Center
I was intrigued when Johannes talked about malware that uses BASE64 over DNS to communicate. Take a DNS request like this: label1.label2.tld. Labels in a request like this can only be composed with letters (not case-sensitive), digits and a hyphen character (-). While BASE64 is encoded with letters (uppercase and lowercase), digits and special characters +…
Witness History – GLP-1: A breakthrough for diabetes and obesity
Available for over a year In the 1980s, scientists made a discovery that would eventually lead to the development of drugs now used worldwide to treat diabetes and to help people manage obesity through weight loss injections. One of the key scientists behind this breakthrough was Svetlana Mojsov. She discovered that a hormone called GLP-1…
The striking Swedish workers taking on carmaker Tesla
Tim ManselBusiness reporter, Malmö, Sweden BBC The strike is about the right of the main union to negotiate pay and conditions for all its members In Sweden 70 car mechanics are continuing to take on one of the world’s richest companies – Tesla. The strike at the US carmaker’s 10 Swedish service centres has now…
ASOS to open Carnaby Street and NYC pop-ups next month
Published October 27, 2025 ASOS may be almost exclusively an online retailer but it’s been doing a lot physically lately from US and UK pop-ups to physical retail deals for Topshop/Topman. And now it’s set to open another pop-up, this time on London’s Carnaby Street. Carnaby Street – Photo: Shaftesbury Capital The “premium” pop-up will…
Bird flu confirmed at commercial poultry premises near Lakenheath
A protection zone has been put in place following a case of bird flu at a commercial poultry premises. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said the H5N1 virus was confirmed at a property near Lakenheath, in Suffolk, on Sunday and all birds would be culled. A 3km (1.9 mile) protection zone…
Government will not ‘be held to ransom’ by doctors strike, says Wes Streeting
BBC The government will not “be held to ransom” by striking doctors, Health Secretary Wes Streeting has said. A five-day walkout by resident doctors is due to take place between 14-19 November, in a long-running dispute over pay. Streeting told the BBC there was a deal available to increase the number of speciality training places…
Nike launches two new female-focused retail experiences in London
Published October 27, 2025 Nike is doubling down on its London focus for its women’s offer with a dedicated space having just opened in Selfridges and another – actually a reopening – due on the King’s Road early next month. Nike The company said “both locations are designed to serve women with the best of…
