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Conventional wisdom holds that climate technology is entering its winter season, with political and investor interest and investment levels cooling, an ironic contrast to the climate itself, which has continued to deliver record warmth for years. A new report from the International Energy Agency suggests there’s never been a better time to go all-in on climate change technology. Comparing the IEA’s stance ten years ago, it is clear that the world’s expectations for the future have changed dramatically in less than a generation. In 2014, the International Energy Agency assumed that without international efforts to curb carbon pollution, emissions would…
November 22, 2025Rabi LakshmananCyber espionage / cloud security The China-linked Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group, known as APT31, is blamed for a long period of undetected cyberattacks targeting Russia’s information technology (IT) sector from 2024 to 2025. “In 2024-2025, the Russian IT sector, especially companies working as contractors and integrators of government solutions, faced a series of targeted computer attacks,” Positive Technologies researchers Daniil Grigoryan and Varvara Koloskova said in a technical report. APT31, also known as Altaire, Bronze Vinewood, Judgment Panda, Perplexed Goblin, RedBravo, Red Keres, and Violet Typhoon (formerly known as Zirconium), is believed to have been active…
In the Arctic, the key variables of future climate change lie beneath the surface.Microbes in the soil layer just above the frozen permafrost metabolize carbon, turning it into carbon dioxide and methane, a much more potent greenhouse gas. As these soils warm, more carbon is released, potentially setting off a warming feedback loop also known as the “methane bomb.” Now, new research on microbes living in Arctic soil shows that such a vicious cycle may be inevitable.By cataloging the types of microorganisms found in permafrost soils across the Arctic and in recently thawed permafrost itself, a group of researchers has…
Scientists have built a new type of molecular qubit that helps connect quantum computers through existing communication technologies, laying the foundation for a future quantum internet.The new qubits contain a rare earth element called erbium, which has optical and magnetic properties that allow quantum information to be transmitted using the same wavelengths as fiber optic networks.Because qubits operate at communication wavelengths, they can also be more easily integrated into silicon chips, the researchers said in a statement. This could pave the way for smaller, more compact quantum devices. you may like The research team published their findings in the journal…
With relatively little fanfare, the first-ever global carbon tax was scheduled to be formally adopted as an international agreement this year.The International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United Nations agency that oversees global shipping, had drafted a net-zero framework to shift the industry to cleaner fuels. This is an important step in the energy transition, as the industry, which handles around 90% of global trade, is responsible for 3% of global emissions.Under this framework, shippers will be required to pay a fee per tonne of greenhouse gas emissions if they exceed a certain threshold. The fees will then be pooled into…
Free radicals have a bad reputation. These highly reactive and unstable molecules are associated with cancer, aging, and degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease.However, the body constantly produces free radicals as an important part of life-sustaining processes such as respiration, cell signaling, and defense against disease. So are free radicals really that bad, or do they have unappreciated benefits?Free radicals definitely pose a danger at high levels. Free radicals, often called reactive oxygen species (ROS), contain a single unpaired electron and must find another electron to form a stable electron pair. As a result, these molecules react indiscriminately, ripping electrons…
Malicious attackers are leveraging browser notifications as a vector for phishing attacks to distribute malicious links using a new command-and-control (C2) platform called Matrix Push C2. “This browser-native fileless framework leverages push notifications, fake alerts, and link redirects to targeted victims across operating systems,” Blackfog researcher Brenda Robb said in a report Thursday. In these attacks, potential targets are tricked into allowing browser notifications through social engineering on malicious or legitimate websites. Once a user agrees to receive notifications from a site, the attacker leverages the web browser’s built-in web push notification mechanism to send alerts that appear to be…
November 22, 2025Rabi LakshmananZero-day/Software Security The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Friday added a critical security flaw affecting Oracle Identity Manager to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2025-61757 (CVSS score: 9.8), which could result in missing authentication for a critical function, potentially leading to pre-authenticated remote code execution. This vulnerability affects versions 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.1.0. This issue was addressed by Oracle as part of a quarterly update released last month. “Oracle Fusion Middleware lacks authentication for vulnerabilities in critical functionality that could allow an unauthenticated, remote…
Thomas Lee Young doesn’t seem like your typical Silicon Valley founder. The 24-year-old CEO of Interface, a San Francisco startup that uses AI to prevent workplace accidents, is a white man with a Caribbean accent and a Chinese last name, an interesting combination that he notes when first introduced to business associates. Born and raised in Trinidad and Tobago, a country with a lot of oil and gas exploration activity, Young grew up around oil rigs and energy infrastructure, going back generations to his great-grandfather who immigrated to the island nation from China, and his entire family working as engineers.…
After a grueling research effort off the coast of Mexico, a rare yellow-billed whale has been seen and photographed alive at sea for the first time, a new study has found.The newly sighted cetacean is a beaked whale (Mesoplodon ginkgodens), a member of the Gingkoidae family, previously only known from beach carcasses and bycatch. For beaked whales, this is not all that unusual. Beaked whales are known for their deep diving, cryptic nature, and spend their entire lives away from shorelines.”Beaked whales are the largest and least-known animal left on Earth,” study co-author Robert Pittman of the Marine Mammal Institute…