Eight in 10 UK Manufacturers Hit by Cyber Incident in a Year
Most UK manufacturers compromised last year suffered financial loss, says ESET Continue reading →
New Venom Stealer MaaS Platform Automates Continuous Data Theft
Venom Stealer malware-as-a-service automates ClickFix social engineering, credential and crypto exfiltration Continue reading →
Chinese Hackers Target European Governments in Espionage Campaigns
Chinese state-backed group TA416 had suspended its cyber espionage operations in Europe since 2023, noted Proofpoint Continue reading →
Lilly Acquires Centessa for Up to $7.8B; Biogen Buys Apellis for Up to $6.1B
A pair of billion-dollar-plus buyout deals are in the works with Eli Lilly agreeing to acquire sleep disorder drug developer Centessa Pharmaceuticals for approximately $7.8 billion, while Biogen has agreed to purchase Apellis Pharmaceuticals, a developer of immunology and rare disease...
Phage Chemical “Crosstalk” Can Backfire, Steering Responders Into Lysogeny
Phages have been known to trade chemical messages to guide their life‑cycle decisions, but new research shows that some of those messages function more like Trojan horses than helpful signals. By releasing peptides (arbitrium) cues, one phage can mislead another into choosing dormancy at a...
Can AI Agents Automate Scientific Discovery?
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang asserts that agentic AI systems are driving innovation across industries. At his annual NVIDIA GTC keynote, Huang highlighted OpenClaw, the personal AI assistant that went from a solo developer’s side project to one of the fastest-growing open-source projects in history....One year after HHS layoffs, a department in disarray
Thousands of employees of the Department of Health and Human Services were fired last spring. Their colleagues are still picking up the pieces. Continue reading →CMS tackles big policy changes with diminished workforce
The agency is embarking on major initiatives — including helping states implement Medicaid work requirements — with fewer workers in the wake of the federal government’s restructuring, experts say. Continue reading →
Why Are So Many Australian Body-Care Brands Entering the U.S. Right Now?
Luna Bronze’s U.S. retail debut has been a decade in the making. The Australian self-tan brand — born from co-founder Maddy Balderson’s brush with skin cancer — launched in 2015, and it’s been restructuring over the last five years in preparation for global expansion. This...