Last updated at Tue, 03 Jun 2025 20:35:31 GMT Co-authored by Yaniv Allender and Alexandra Blia Introduction In the ever-evolving landscape of cyber threat actors, the lines between ideologically driven hacktivism and financially motivated cybercriminals have become increasingly blurred. Originally fueled by political, social, or ethical causes, hacktivist groups have historically engaged in digital protest…
Netgear’s Exium acquisition targets SMEs with powerful all-in-one security Traditional VPNs may vanish as Netgear pushes SASE into its next-gen business offering Netgear’s hardware gets smarter, bundling security directly into routers for out-of-the-box protection Netgear has entered the business cybersecurity market by acquiring Exium, a company specializing in secure cloud-based networking. The company says the…
A new study from Hebrew University reveals that acetaminophen doesn’t just work in the brain — it also blocks pain at its source by acting on nerve endings in the body. The researchers found that its active metabolite, AM404, shuts down specific sodium channels in pain-sensing neurons, stopping pain signals before they reach the brain….
As the Trump administration clamped down on the country’s medical research funding apparatus in recent months, scientists and administrators at the National Institutes of Health often privately wondered how much autonomy the agency’s director, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, had. After all, the Department of Government Efficiency, Elon Musk’s signature cost-cutting project, helped drive decisions to cancel…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Blackstone Group is preparing to significantly increase its investments across Europe as the private capital group bets economic reforms will revive growth after years of US outperformance. Stephen Schwarzman, co-founder of the $1.2tn-in-assets investment group,…
The Atlanta Hawks and new general manager Onsi Saleh are finalizing deals to hire New Orleans Pelicans GM Bryson Graham as the team’s senior vice president of basketball operations and Philadelphia 76ers executive Peter Dinwiddie as senior vice president of strategy and analytics, sources told ESPN on Monday. Graham and Dinwiddie will report to Saleh…
For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 12th May, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES The UK’s Legal Aid Agency has suffered a cyberattack. The agency, which operates under the Ministry of Justice to provide billions in legal aid funding, has stated that financial information relating to…
Police crime procedurals are among the most popular genres on TV. Audiences around the world love a good whodunnit for a touch of gritty drama, good-vs-bad adventure and guess-along puzzle-solving. But how much do they reflect reality? Often, argues Carol Rogers, who is the lead scientist for sexual offences at the Scottish Police Authority Forensic Services,…
Silicon’s mid-life crisis AI has evolved from classical ML to deep learning to generative AI. The most recent chapter, which took AI mainstream, hinges on two phases—training and inference—that are data and energy-intensive in terms of computation, data movement, and cooling. At the same time, Moore’s Law, which determines that the number of transistors on…
Joshua Nevett Political reporter PA Environmental rules that force developers in England to improve wildlife habitats could be eased under government plans to make it easier to build homes on smaller sites. The government is reviewing Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) requirements, under which builders must compensate for the loss of any nature on housing developments….
