Web Raiders Unleash Global Brute Force Attacks From 2.8M IPs

A weeks-long brute force attack campaign by malicious actors has reached mammoth proportions, according to a non-profit security organization. The Shadowserver Foundation reports that the campaign, which has been ongoing…

Dual-domain architecture shows almost 40 times higher energy efficiency for running neural networks

AnDi hybrid computing system for complex FP-based regression neural network inference. Credit: Ze Wang, Tsinghua University. Many conventional computer architectures are ill-equipped to meet the computational demands of machine learning-based…

Older people in England are happier now than before the COVID pandemic, national study suggests

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Older people have greater general happiness, life satisfaction and sense of purpose than they did before the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s according to a new study which…

Generative Tech, Robots, Emerging Risks

The past year saw artificial intelligence (AI) push the boundaries of what’s possible, with industries racing to integrate its capabilities to boost productivity and automate complex tasks. In 2024, AI…

Major discovery of a pre-Roman necropolis in Trento

Archaeologists in Trento, Italy, have discovered a monumental pre-Roman necropolis containing high-status tombs and associated grave goods. The discovery was made during restoration works of a building in the Santa…

NASA’s X-59 turns up power, throttles through engine tests

NASA’s X-59 lights up the night sky with its unique Mach diamonds, also known as shock diamonds, during maximum afterburner testing at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in Palmdale, California. The…

NASA picks SpaceX to launch Pandora exoplanet mission

A small NASA exoplanet probe now has a ride to Earth orbit. The agency announced on Monday afternoon (Feb. 10) that it has picked SpaceX to launch Pandora, a 716-pound…

Prototype turns car and helicopter exhaust into thermoelectric energy

Professor discusses using light to ‘hear’ viruses

Tracking of acoustic spectra for tethered (A) from untethered (B) gold nanoparticles (AuNPs). Credit: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2025). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2420428122 Elad Harel is used to shining…

Quantum computers successfully model particle scattering

When quantum mechanical particles scatter, it shifts the position of their wave. The new algorithm accurately measures these shifts, opening the way to quantum simulations of scattering processes. Credit: Sofia…