‘Not just an aircraft’: US Navy MQ-25 Stingray drone hit a major milestone with maiden flight — largest US UAV ever built set to become world’s first autonomous tanker to take flight from an aircraft carrier and maybe feature in a Top Gun movie one day

US Navy’s massive MQ-25 Stingray tanker drone completes maiden flight, marking critical progress toward autonomous carrier refueling.
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North Korean hackers target gamers with trojanized platform – here’s what to look out for

Popular game platform was compromised and used to deliver backdoors.

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‘Putting the whole Earth into a computer’: Chinese scientists use supercomputers to solve one of Yellowstone’s most enduring volcanic mysteries — and now want to create a digital twin of our planet to predict its future

Chinese researchers used supercomputers to model Yellowstone, revealing that tectonic forces shaped magma pathways and sparking ambitions for full planetary simulation systems.
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‘Change in technology that will reshape medicine’: Leading medical experts say new AI reasoning models are so good they outperform even the best specialist doctors when it comes to diagnosing some of the world’s most mysterious cases

AI diagnostic models show strong performance on complex cases, though limitations in handling uncertainty raise concerns about real-world clinical use.
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Experts warn ‘evolving AI is like an invasive species — it adapts to survive in ways we cannot predict’: A new study says unchecked models are a risk to humanity, as it’s inevitable for autonomous systems to follow the path of Darwinian evolution

A new study warns evolvable AI systems could adapt and reproduce faster than any biological species, escaping human control entirely.
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Researcher reveals official White House app is one command away from tracking your precise location every 4.5 minutes – app can also inject code to dodge cookie consent, GDPR banners, and paywalls

White House app contains code to hide cookie options, GDPR banners, and paywalls – and collects extensive user data

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Experts warn Microsoft Phone Link tool exploited by ‘unknown threat’ to steal SMS and OTP info

A known RAT was given new capabilities in order to exfiltrate 2FA codes and more.

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Freshworks and Coinbase announce more than 1 in 10 jobs to go as companies replace workforce with AI technologies — tech company layoffs near 100K in 2026 alone

Freshworks and Coinbase are joining the list of companies laying off employees due to AI in 2026

Google will now pay up to $1.5 million for finding Android and Chrome security bugs, says it has ‘greatly appreciated collaborating with the researcher community’

Google is focusing on Linux kernel components, and prioritizing bugs that can’t be easily found with AI.

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Google is bringing Gemini to Mac in a bid to help organize your files and much more

The Gemini app for macOS could be getting new agentic powers to let it control your computer, just like Claude Cowork.
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