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Apple has released security updates to fix a zero-day vulnerability that was exploited in an "extremely sophisticated attack" targeting specific individuals. Tracked as CVE-2026-20700, the flaw is an arbitrary code execution vulnerability in dyld, the Dynamic Link Editor used by Apple operating systems, including iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, and visionOS. Apple's security bulletin warns that an attacker with memory write capability may be able to execute arbitrary code on affected devices. Apple says it is aware of reports that the flaw, along with the CVE-2025-14174 and CVE-2025-43529 flaws fixed in December, were exploited in the same incidents. "An attacker with memory write capability may be able to execute arbitrary code," reads Apple's security bulletin. "Apple i...

In late January a new social media site took a certain corner of the internet by storm. Moltbook was conceived as a space where AI assistants could let off steam, chat and compare notes on their bosses, but it quickly became the focus of breathless claims that the singularity had arrived as the bots started badmouthing their humans and plotting an uprising. So what’s the truth about Moltbook? Madeleine Finlay hears from Aisha Down about what it tells us about AI, and about us. Source link

Stenko Vlad/Shutterstock 3D printing has become more and more accessible over the years, and 3D printers are more reliable than ever. Entry-level 3D printers typically cost less than $100, and the printing process itself is pretty straightforward once you have a design file loaded. You can even tap int...

by Neal Morton, The Hechinger Report February 12, 2026 LEHI, Utah — It was the last class before Thanksgiving break, and high school math teacher Sarah Gale was dishing out more than her usual lessons on data science. “I can smell it,” said one student, pressing her sleeve to her face, as Gale walked around the classroom with a jar and samples of Marmite. The salty spread is popular in Australia and Britain, but far less so here, in the suburbs of Salt Lake City. “Yeast extract? Disgusting,” said another student, reading from the jar, as her peers mimicked coughs and dry heaves.  The Marmite was more than a culinary dare. Gale, who teaches at Lehi High School, brought it to help her students understand a 2017 study on whether doctors’ bedside manner influenced their patient’s compliance. ...

Image: Nintendo If you plan on picking up Mario Tennis Fever on the Switch 2 this week, be ready for a day one update bumping the new software up to Version 1.0.1. According to the official patch notes on Nintendo's Japanese website, the development team has apparently "fixed some issues" to improve the gameplay. However, it doesn't specify what exactly has been updated. If we find out what has changed, we'll let you know. Perhaps, more importantly, this launch update is required to access the game's Switch Online features. Once you've updated to this version, you'll no longer be able to play locally or via LAN with older versions of the game - so make sure you are running the same update when playing together with family and friends. As our reviewer PJ O'Reilly mentioned in his Mario Tenn...

Raiden Pham, who was diagnosed with UBA5 disorder in 2021, with his mother Linda Pham. Photo courtesy of Tommy and Linda Pham and the Raiden Science Foundation   UMass Chan Medical School has licensed an adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapy to the Raiden Science Foundation (RSF) to develop a clinical treatment for UBA5 disorder. “The Raiden Science Foundation has been instrumental in propelling academic research into UBA5 disorder forward,” said lead investigator Toloo Taghian, PhD, assistant professor of genetic & cellular medicine and radiology at UMass Chan. “Without their support and backing we couldn’t have reached this important milestone. We are excited to be working with such highly motivated and skilled professionals at RSF and look forward to the next steps of clinical ...

Highguard, a new multiplayer shooter from developers who worked on games like Apex Legends and Call of Duty, launched just over two weeks ago, but developer Wildlight Entertainment is already cutting jobs at the company, according to posts from affected staffers on LinkedIn. Former Wildlight level designer Alex Graner says that “most of the team at Wildlight” was laid off today, which was backed up by former lead tech artist Josh Sobel.”Today we made an incredibly difficult decision to part ways with a number of our team members while keeping a core group of developers to continue innovating on and supporting the game,” Wildlight says in a statement. “We’re proud of the team, talent, and the product we’ve created together. We’re also grateful for players who gave the game a shot, and those...

Science Week Event - The Search for Life: NASA Scientist Amy Williams Brings Mars Discoveries to SPC Feb 16, 202611:30 AM to 12:30 PM SPC St. Pete/Gibbs Campus, SU building 236, 6605 5th Ave., N, St. Pete, FL At this event, keynote speaker, Amy Willams will share in her lecture, “The Curiosity to Explore and the Perseverance to Rove: A Decade of Discoveries on Mars,” she’ll present an overview of NASA's ongoing search for life on the Red Planet, focusing on findings from the Curiosity and Perseverance rover missions.Williams has been a member of the NASA Curiosity rover science team since 2009 and currently works with her team to explore the distribution of organi...

Sometimes you see a new video game and all you can do is wonder why it didn't get made sooner. That's how I feel about Pokémon Pokopia, coming to Nintendo Switch 2 in March courtesy of The Pokémon Company, Game Freak, and Koei Tecmo.I got to play roughly an hour of the upcoming Pokémon-themed cozy-core game at a preview event recently, and I've never been more sure after one of these events that, like, half a dozen people I know are going to play dozens or hundreds of hours of a game. Put simply, this is Pokémon meets Minecraft, with a delightfully goofy premise and the potential for lots of town-building fun to be had either by yourself or with a group of friends via online play. Based on that description, you probably already know if you're in or not. SEE ALSO: ...

For those of us lucky enough to step onto our decks or open our front doors to a view of the northern San Juans, one silhouette dominates the horizon: Mount Sneffels. Known as the “Queen of the San Juans,” this 14,158-foot peak is more than just one of Colorado’s most photographed landmarks. Its dramatic 7,200-foot rise above Ridgway captures the imagination of locals and tourists alike, and its history is as deep and jagged as the mountain itself. While many of the surrounding peaks are composed of crumbly volcanic ash and debris, Sneffels is a massive igneous stone. It rose up from a “plug” of magma that cooled slowly underground. This peak is remarkably solid, allowing for the sharp, serrated spires unlike its more rounded neighbors. The mountains stood as silent witnesses to the Tabegu...