An illustration of an electric vehicle battery pack powering a car and bus. New research shows that a small number of faster-aging cells can limit the performance and lifespan of an entire battery pack, leaving…
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Every IT and security team knows the feeling of opening a vulnerability report and seeing a number that only goes up. Thousands of findings. Hundreds marked critical. A backlog that grows faster than any team…
When an AI pilot in IT operations underdelivers, the first instinct is to question the technology. Was the model wrong? Did the tool overpromise? Did the team pick the wrong use case? Those are fair…
Electron microscopy image showing new defects forming between neighbouring crystals of the niobium-titanium-based alloys. Scale bar: 40 μm. Credit: Crook et al. 2026 Two experimental alloys resisted cracking at −424°F by forming new crystal defects,…
Silicon-based quantum computers could benefit from a breakthrough in controlling multiple qubits without sacrificing precision. Credit: Stock Keeping silicon quantum bits accurate while they work together could help turn established chipmaking technology into larger quantum…
Investors are pouring more into AI data center infrastructure than they can hope to recoup by 2030, according to Gartner. “Enterprise and consumer AI revenue will be insufficient to support profitable returns on all planned…
Long before Taco Tuesday became part of the pop-culture vernacular, Tuesdays were synonymous with security — and for anyone in the tech world, they still are. Patch Tuesday, as you most likely know, refers to…
Researchers have demonstrated a technique that uses a laser to produce a plasma beam antenna capable of transmitting radio waves. Credit: Prya Darshni, NC State University A plasma antenna resembling a lightsaber has transmitted radio…
Microsoft’s October 2026 Patch Tuesday is the year’s largest release, with 1,408 CVEs requiring customer action, 72 of them rated critical. September, the previous high, carried 963. One CVE is already exploited: CVE-2026-96951, a Windows…
How AdFection exploits a largely unprotected system The online ad market operates largely via real-time bidding (RTB), auctions hosted by ad exchanges. Run by companies like Google, these take place “hundreds of billions” times a…
