Prediction market giant Polymarket confirmed that hackers stole funds from an unspecified number of users after a third-party breach. In an X post on Thursday, Polymarket said that a compromise at a third-party vendor allowed hackers to inject malicious code into its website “for some users.” The company said it has “contained” the incident and…
Early Christian communities in Sweden often buried children in the same grave with adults, but archaeologists have found that these individuals rarely shared close biological ties, raising the question of how medieval people interred their dead. In a new study, researchers analyzed the DNA of 142 skeletons from three cemeteries in Sweden dating to the…
How are the seat cords loops anchored to the metal tube frame on this chair? With wood I’d just use a screw, but how do you do it with this frame? Do you have to drill before hand? Would really like to understand the process behind it. There is also this photo , might be…
AI job listings spike 94% According to new data from CompTIA, active employer job listings requiring artificial intelligence (AI) skills surged by 94% in August compared to the same month last year. Tech occupation employment data includes employers across all industry sectors, and the latest research from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), analyzed…
Modern technology often comes with safety concerns, including everything from mobile apps that track your location to traffic cameras that store your personal information. Those concerns also extend to SatVu’s HotSat-2, a thermal imaging satellite currently orbiting the Earth. HotSat-2 can monitor everything from industrial operations to heat patterns in…
Security is never finished. That conviction is where the Secure Future Initiative (SFI) started two years ago and continues to guide us today. AI is reshaping cybersecurity. Cyberattackers can discover vulnerabilities, chain attack paths, and scale exploitation faster than manual approaches allow. Defenders can use the same advances to identify risk, strengthen protections, and accelerate…
Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced launched on July 9, and the swashbuckling pirate adventure game got off to a great start. Vantage Studios, the new company in charge of the Assassin’s Creed brand, announced today that Resynced sold more than 2 million copies in its first 24 hours. It hasn’t been a total success story,…
Stablecoin issuer Circle surged after the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, or OCC, granted it approval Friday to operate as a trust bank, the company said. Shares of the company were off their earlier highs but up 5%. The approval gives the company the ability to manage reserves directly for its regulated…
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Missed some of our top stories from the week? Check out our round-up below, covering the biggest science news and stories that matter. This week’s stories, from July 3 to July 10, 2026, include why the FDA wants to update warning labels for testosterone replacement therapy, a Chinese probe that photographed Earth’s quasi-moon for the…