Democratized cybercrime: a new lower bar for hackers and higher stakes for security

Phishing has long been a staple of cybercrime, historically betrayed by clumsy spelling, suspicious URLs and poor formatting. Today, however, the rules have changed. What once required technical knowledge, time, and effort can now be executed with frightening ease by virtually anyone. Thanks to generative AI, automation, and easy access to malicious toolkits, the barrier…

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One shot, game changed: How RAVEN captured a petawatt laser and supercharged fusion research

Ultra-intense lasers can accelerate electrons to near-light speeds within a single oscillation (or ‘wave cycle’) of the electric field, making them a powerful tool for studying extreme physics. However, their rapid fluctuations and complex structure make real-time measurements of their properties challenging. Until now, existing techniques typically required hundreds of laser shots to assemble a…

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Graphene just unlocked “impossible” quantum currents without magnets

Scientists from TU Delft (The Netherlands) have observed quantum spin currents in graphene for the first time without using magnetic fields. These currents are vital for spintronics, a faster and more energy-efficient alternative to electronics. This breakthrough, published in Nature Communications, marks an important step towards technologies like quantum computing and advanced memory devices. Quantum…

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The Elder Scrolls 6 – everything we know so far

What’s next for Xbox? (Image credit: Activision) Given that Xbox players received South of Midnight earlier this year, we’re now looking ahead to the rest of 2025 to see what’s in store. First will be the release of Borderlands 4, followed by Call of Duty: Black Ops 7. Beyond that, there’s Gears of War: E-Day,…

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Fallout 5: everything we know so far

While Fallout 5 has yet to be officially revealed, we do know that it is being worked on in some respect, and that it’ll follow Bethesda’s next RPG: The Elder Scrolls 6. Unfortunately, this means it is likely many years off from coming out. Ranking among the best RPGs of recent memory, Fallout 3 and…

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