Dark Caracal Adds New Malware to Cyber Espionage Arsenal
GoCaracal is a new modular malware framework that broadens Dark Caracal’s capabilities to steal data and maintain access to victims.
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Red Flags That Expose Fake North Korean IT Workers
North Korean operatives posing as IT workers are improving their tactics, but researchers say there are still ways to spot them before they do damage.
MGS Master Collection Vol. 2: 5-Platform Launch [2026]
Konami shipped Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2 on August 27, 2026, and buried inside the routine $49.99 price tag is a bigger story than a stealth-game re-release. For the first time, a major third-party publisher put a legacy AAA compilation on Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam on…
Transfyr launches with $25M in funding to bring physical AI to scientific labs
Transfyr has launched with $25 million in seed funding to tackle a problem that AI models trained on mountains of scientific literature still cannot see: much of what makes an experiment work never makes it into the scientific record. General […] The post Transfyr launches with $25M in funding to bring physical AI to scientific…
Meta agrees to $17.1 billion settlement over Facebook and Instagram harms to children
Meta has agreed to pay up to $17.1 billion in a sweeping settlement with 47 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories over allegations that Facebook and Instagram harmed children through addictive features, ending a closely watched federal trial […] The post Meta agrees to $17.1 billion settlement over Facebook and Instagram harms to…
Startup Funding News Today, August 26, 2026: Emerald AI, Gatik, Stellaria & More
Startup investors put more than $546 million in disclosed dollar-denominated capital, plus €11.6 million, into the 10 most significant qualifying rounds identified in the latest 16-hour window. The biggest checks went to autonomous freight, AI data-center power management, and consumer […] The post Startup Funding News Today, August 26, 2026: Emerald AI, Gatik, Stellaria &…
Amazon is shutting down Mechanical Turk after 21 years as AI reshapes crowdsourced work
Amazon is shutting down Mechanical Turk, ending a 21-year experiment in crowdsourced digital labor that once put humans behind tasks computers could not handle. The timing carries a certain irony: artificial intelligence is getting better at many of the jobs […] The post Amazon is shutting down Mechanical Turk after 21 years as AI reshapes…
Venture Capital & Startup Funding Roundup, August 25, 2026: Aramco Ventures, ARK Invest, Salesforce Ventures, Samsung Ventures, Siemens & More
Venure capital’s signal today is not that risk appetite has returned evenly across the startup market. It is that investors are paying aggressively for bottlenecks created by the deployment of artificial intelligence: electricity, model security, autonomous logistics, semiconductor design, licensed […] The post Venture Capital & Startup Funding Roundup, August 25, 2026: Aramco Ventures, ARK…
Opinion | Meta’s Sensible Social-Media Settlement
The firm ends litigation as state AGs agree to a much smaller payout.
Meta Reaches $18 Billion Settlement With 48 States Over Child-Safety Claims
The deal contains broad new safeguards for underage users but only pays out in full if TikTok and YouTube make similar concessions.