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TechnologyAug 6, 2026 · 1 min

Pumas are drivers’ guardian angels

Nature, Published online: 06 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02429-0 Vehicles are less likely to smash into deer on the road where the big cats are on patrol.

TechnologyAug 6, 2026 · 1 min

AI agents are checking the scientific literature — and spotting decades-old errors

Nature, Published online: 06 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02235-8 The technology is proving adept at finding faults in decades-old papers and reference databases.

Mexican influencer shot dead during TikTok livestream

Al Jazeera

Mexican influencer shot dead during TikTok livestream

Cesar Gastelum was killed as he sat in a car park with two others in Culiacan, the capital of Sinaloa state.

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Sunbird Brings the iMessage Experience to Android Phones

Sunbird Brings the iMessage Experience to Android Phones

The texting app, which was pulled in 2023 over privacy concerns, is back on the Google Play Store.

Trai unveils draft service quality norms for network slicing

Times of India

Trai unveils draft service quality norms for network slicing

Indian telecom consumers may soon see network slicing come to life, as the telecom authority has released draft protocols for this groundbreaking technology. These anticipated regulations will enable different internet speeds tailored to…

Times of India

A Security Pro Hacked North Korean Hackers. He Found They’d Breached Hundreds of Networks Worldwide

A Security Pro Hacked North Korean Hackers. He Found They’d Breached Hundreds of Networks Worldwide

For nearly two years, researcher Vangelis Stykas has maintained access to North Korean hackers’ servers. His work shows they pulled off intrusions in a shocking number of systems across the globe.

OpenAI’s Browser Could Be Hijacked to Spam Your WhatsApp Contacts

OpenAI’s Browser Could Be Hijacked to Spam Your WhatsApp Contacts

Researchers at security firm Zenity found more than a dozen flaws in AI browsers—and managed to get OpenAI’s Atlas to make an unauthorized Amazon purchase.

FBI agent charged with stealing nearly $1M in crypto from investigation target

VnExpress

FBI agent charged with stealing nearly $1M in crypto from investigation target

An FBI counterintelligence supervisor took about US$925,000 worth of cryptocurrency from a foreign intelligence target he was investigating and moved it to his own wallet, according to a criminal complaint filed in Virginia last week.

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Pineapple growers raise biosecurity concerns as Asian imports considered

ABC News

Pineapple growers raise biosecurity concerns as Asian imports considered

Australian producers flag biosecurity worries as the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry considers importing pineapples from India and Indonesia.

ABC News

FBI agent accused of stealing $1 million in crypto — and he even consulted ChatGPT on how to leave the country

TechRadar

FBI agent accused of stealing $1 million in crypto — and he even consulted ChatGPT on how to leave the country

A former FBI counterintelligence supervisor is accused of memorizing seed phrases from bureau systems The agent moved roughly $1 million out of wallets tied to a foreign adversary without having to resort to any sort of hacking…

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Hidden Backdoor Found in Chinese-Made Zbtlink Routers

Hidden Backdoor Found in Chinese-Made Zbtlink Routers

Researchers found a backdoor implant that gives servers in China full control over the routers.

Linux Use Skyrockets to a Historic High

Instead of more Americans using the Linux operating system, the sharp increase may be attributable to a different cause.