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Scientists burned replica scrolls to learn to read Herculaneum ones
Replica papyri written with lead-laced ink were charred in a furnace, and the text stood out clearly on X-ray scans.
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Fake job interviews infected over 30,000 devices, four countries warn
Agencies from the US, Germany, Japan and Australia tie the WaterPlum campaign to North Korea and put the thefts at $10.71 million.
Business & Startups
Joby flies converted Cessna 3,100 miles across the US without a pilot
The air taxi maker says the aircraft taxied, took off, navigated and landed on its own, with a pilot aboard only for compliance.
AI
Meta's memory sidekick lifts coding agent success by eight points
A second agent keeps notes and speaks up only when needed, and it helped weaker models the most.
AI
Meta's Muse agent runs in a sealed VM with no access to passwords
Every request the agent sends to the internet passes a gatekeeper, and Meta offers up to $300,000 for bugs.
Security
Radio signal attack eavesdrops on headphones through walls
Researchers in Hong Kong pulled audio from old and new devices at distances of up to 30 meters.
Business & Startups
Crusoe raises $3.9 billion for AI data centers at $30.9B valuation
The company building OpenAI's Texas campus also makes small data centers that fit on a truck.
Science
Wild honeybees enter the EU Red List as endangered for the first time
Colonies living in tree hollows are losing their homes, and could drop by more than half within 10 years.
Science
Bolivia's Leopardus tilcayo is the first new wildcat in a century
The spotted cat is smaller than a house cat and known from only two animals, identified through genomes and museum specimens.
AI
Huawei pulls Ascend 960DT AI chip forward to early 2027
The chip arrives two quarters ahead of plan, but the system built around it is smaller than first described.
Security
Cisco patches second exploited flaw in a week, this one rated 10
The ISE bug gives attackers root without a password and is already under attack, while version 3.0 gets no fix.
Business & Startups
Bolt wants 25,000 self-driving Lucid vehicles on European roads
The Estonian ride-hailing company and the US electric carmaker signed an intent, with no money or orders yet.