Science & Tech

Researchers Detail 'TrapDoor' Supply‑Chain Attack That Hid Malicious Instructions in AI Assistant Files

Security researchers say 'TrapDoor' used malicious npm, PyPI and Crates.io packages to target crypto wallets and developer credentials, hiding commands in AI assistant files.

#cybersecurity, #supplychain, #cryptocurrency, #ai, #devtools

Blue Origin’s New Glenn Destroyed in Explosion During Cape Canaveral Hot-Fire Test

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket was destroyed in an explosion during a hot-fire test at Cape Canaveral; no injuries reported and investigations are underway.

#blueorigin, #space, #newglenn, #capecanaveral

Sui Mainnet Restores Service After 6‑Hour Stall Caused by Validator Crash Bug

Sui recovered Thursday after a software bug in release 1.72 caused a roughly six-hour mainnet stall; validators upgraded to a patched client to resume finalization.

#sui, #blockchain, #crypto, #outage

Meta says AI system RADAR has auto-reviewed 535,000+ code changes and landed 331,000

Meta details RADAR, an automated, risk-based code-review pipeline that reviewed 535,000+ diffs and landed 331,000+, per an arXiv preprint.

$META, #meta, #ai, #software, #code-review

One‑Positron Quantum Cyclotron Demonstrated, Paving Way for More Precise Positron g‑Factor Tests

A Northwestern-led preprint reports trapping a single positron in a quantum cyclotron — a technical step toward higher‑precision tests of the positron’s magnetic moment and CPT symmetry.

#physics, #antimatter, #particlephysics, #precision

Samsung Begins Shipping Samples of 12‑Layer HBM4E Memory to Major Customers

Samsung says it has started shipping samples of a 12‑layer, 48GB HBM4E stack to major customers, touting higher bandwidth and efficiency.

$005930.KS, #samsung, #hbm4e, #semiconductors, #ai

NASA Says Roman Telescope Could Detect Around 100,000 Exoplanets

NASA projects its Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope could detect about 100,000 exoplanets via transits and 1,000+ more by microlensing.

#astronomy, #exoplanets, #nasa, #space-telescope

May 27 vsdCRV Mint on Arbitrum: Trillions Created, But Only ~$91,000 Extracted

An unauthorized mint of vsdCRV on Arbitrum created trillions of tokens, but attackers appear to have cashed out only about $91,000 as DeFi protocols scrambled to contain risk.

#crypto, #arbitrum, #stakedao, #defi, #security

NHS vacancies in England fall slightly to 97,475 by end of March 2026, but tens of thousands remain unfilled

NHS vacancies in England dipped to 97,475 (6.5%) at March 31, 2026, with nursing and medical gaps narrowing — but the figures carry major caveats.

#nhs, #vacancies, #nursing, #doctors, #england

FAA Declares SpaceX Starship Flight 12 a 'Mishap,' Blocking Further Flights Pending Investigation

FAA says May 22 Starship Flight 12 was a 'mishap' focused on the Super Heavy booster; SpaceX must complete an FAA-overseen investigation before flying again.

#spacex, #starship, #faa, #space

Preprint Finds LLM Watermarks Can Be Undermined by Supply-Chain PRNG Tampering

An arXiv preprint finds LLM watermarking can be bypassed by tampering with the inference PRNG; authors say quantum RNGs may defend.

#ai, #watermarking, #prng, #cybersecurity

Satellite Finds Warm Pacific Wave Off South America, Reinforcing Likely El Niño in 2026

Satellite data show a warm Kelvin wave reaching the South American coast, bolstering forecasts that El Niño is likely to form later in 2026.

#elnino, #climate, #satellite, #pacific

Webb Measures Massive Black Hole in Tiny Galaxy 700 Million Years After Big Bang

Webb's NIRSpec mapped gas in a z=7.04 'Little Red Dot', finding a 10^7–10^8 solar-mass black hole that may outweigh its primitive host.

#astronomy, #blackhole, #jameswebb, #cosmology, #earlyuniverse

GAO: U.S. Electric Aircraft Still Years From Routine Use; FAA Hasn’t Certified a Manned Model

A GAO report finds FAA has not certified a manned electric aircraft and U.S. airport charging plans are limited, slowing electric aviation’s rollout.

#electricaviation, #faa, #gaoreport, #airports

CD PROJEKT RED announces 2027 expansion 'Songs of the Past' for The Witcher 3; PC requirements rise

CD PROJEKT RED will release Songs of the Past, a 2027 expansion for The Witcher 3 starring Geralt; PC minimum requirements will increase.

$CDR, #witcher3, #cdprojektred, #gaming, #pc, #expansion