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Guest post: Why cities need more than just air conditioning for extreme heat

Cities around the world are facing more frequent and intense bouts of extreme heat, leading to an increasing focus on the use of air conditioning to keep urban areas cool. With the UK having experienced its hottest summer on record in 2025, for example, there was a wave of media attention on air...

Chief brand officer departs Salomon

Salomon store in Milan Credits: Salomon Mellin will leave the brand, which belongs to Finnish sporting goods group Amer Sports, on April 1, 2026, he announced on Monday via the career network LinkedIn. He took on this position, leading the brand vision, approximately three years ago. During this...

Cheap clothing imports, high-quality material exports: figures reveal Japan's fashion industry

Uniqlo X Needles Credits: Uniqlo In recent years, Japan's apparel market has consistently fallen short of the nine trillion yen level seen before Covid-19. One reason for this phenomenon is the labour shortage in the textile industry. The average annual income in the textile sector is 5.81...

Man jailed for teaching criminals how to use malware

A 49-year-old man has received a five-and-a-half year jail sentence after admitting to creating detailed video tutorials that showed members of a criminal gang how to infect Android phones with spyware and drain their bank accounts. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue...

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EU Scrutinizes MSC’s Planned Stake in Barcelona Port Terminal

The European Commission is concerned that the transaction may lead to higher prices or reduced quality of container terminal services at the port. Continue reading →

⚡ Weekly Recap: Apple 0-Days, WinRAR Exploit, LastPass Fines, .NET RCE, OAuth Scams & More

If you use a smartphone, browse the web, or unzip files on your computer, you are in the crosshairs this week. Hackers are currently exploiting critical flaws in the daily software we all rely on—and in some cases, they started attacking before a fix was even ready. Below, we list the urgent...

A Browser Extension Risk Guide After the ShadyPanda Campaign

In early December 2025, security researchers exposed a cybercrime campaign that had quietly hijacked popular Chrome and Edge browser extensions on a massive scale. A threat group dubbed ShadyPanda spent seven years playing the long game, publishing or acquiring harmless extensions, letting them...