The European Space Agency is investigating a cyber incident after a hacker claimed to access its systems for a week in mid-December. The attacker, known as “888,” is now trying to sell the allegedly stolen data online. This is just the latest in a series of breaches for the agency.
Across Asia Pacific, generative AI is no longer just a support tool—it’s starting to shape business decisions. This subtle shift is forcing enterprises to grapple with who’s accountable when things go wrong, from fabricated reports to deleted databases.
Scientists using a new, ultra-high-resolution lidar have discovered that the tops of clouds are far more complex than models assumed. This finding could significantly impact how we predict both rainfall and Earth’s climate.
A new analysis reveals tech giants are using Special Purpose Vehicles to hide the massive cost of building AI infrastructure. This accounting move keeps debt off their main balance sheets, masking the true financial scale of the AI arms race.
Aflac has confirmed the massive scale of a June data breach, notifying nearly 22.65 million people. The stolen data includes Social Security numbers, driver’s licenses, and health information. The hackers are believed to be part of a known criminal group targeting the insurance industry.
A new study in *Patterns* had AI models play a game of visual telephone over 100 rounds. No matter the starting prompt, the systems always drifted toward the same 12 bland, often Western-centric motifs, like Gothic cathedrals or rainy Paris streets.
NASA’s Perseverance rover is in excellent health and certified to drive 100 kilometers on Mars. But the $11 billion mission to retrieve its rock samples is in limbo, with no launch before the 2030s.
In a major land-for-compute deal, Bolt Data & Energy is partnering with Texas Pacific Land Corporation to develop data center campuses across West Texas. The partnership taps into TPL’s vast 880,000-acre holdings in the Permian Basin.
A major partnership aims to build over 1 gigawatt of AI data center capacity in Alberta. The first phase involves four facilities and nearly a billion dollars in investment, targeting 2026 for initial operations.
Three Senate Democrats are demanding answers from seven major tech and data center firms. They allege the explosive growth of AI infrastructure is causing electricity prices to spike by as much as 267% in some areas, with costs being shifted to consumers.
