When a Trusted WordPress Key Becomes a Backdoor
The malicious commands passed every security check. That was the problem: to the WordPress sites receiving them, the intruders looked exactly like their trusted administrator.
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The Moon’s First AI Rover Must Find Its Way Without GPS
A compact HPE computer heading to the lunar south pole will face a problem familiar to anyone who has lost their bearings: figuring out where it is, with no GPS and no human at the controls.
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Why do spin waves linger in copper oxide?
In a material where magnetism strongly interacts with atomic vibrations, researchers expected energy to drain away quickly. Instead, spin waves persist—an unexpected delay that could help shape future low-power electronics.
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The AI That Couldn’t Help Defend Against an AI-Powered Attack
A breach at coding tool OpenCode exposed some users’ AI access keys. The response revealed a deeper cybersecurity dilemma: the same models that can help attackers may refuse to help defenders.
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The Mars Helicopter Blade That Uses Turbulence to Climb
On Mars, a helicopter faces a strange bargain: spin its blades faster to make lift in thin air, and the blades can suddenly become less efficient. NASA researchers are testing a shape designed to push that limit—and even make turbulence help.
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A Russian Satellite Drew Close to a Radar Eye Over Ukraine
In orbit, half a kilometre can be an alarming distance. A Russian military satellite’s close approach to a commercial radar spacecraft raises a harder question than who owns the target: what counts as a civilian satellite in wartime?
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Amazon’s Nuclear Bet Would Put Small Reactors on a Coal Plant’s Old Ground
A demolished coal station in Indiana could host 12 new nuclear reactors. The intriguing question is whether making reactors smaller can also make nuclear power faster and cheaper to build.
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A Cloud CLI Became a Secret Hunter. The Weak Link Wasn’t the Build Pipeline
A compromised GitHub account slipped information-stealing malware into OVHcloud’s command-line tool—showing how a trusted download can bypass even carefully tested software pipelines.
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SpaceX’s Starfall Capsule Is Built for the Hardest Half of a Space Mission
Getting cargo into orbit is only half the challenge. SpaceX’s newly launched Starfall capsule is designed to bring experiments back—where fragile results must survive the fiery trip home.
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