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Knowledge workers such as scientists, teachers, lawyers, and business leaders are increasingly using generative artificial intelligence applications for tasks that demand imagination, creativity, and problem solving. Ironically, perhaps, recent research shows that people who interact with generative AI for work tasks can end up not thinking critically. They can surrender to AI’s quick and confident…

The government plans to bolster cybersecurity measures in fiscal 2027 to probe whether attackers have infiltrated and remained hidden within the systems of operators of critical infrastructure, such as power utilities and telecommunications companies.

A critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-18397 and commonly referred to as the SConnect vulnerability, has been identified in middleware components used by SWIFT banking systems and government authentication portals. This flaw fundamentally undermines the trust layer of authentication, enabling attackers to bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA) and gain privileged access to highly sensitive environments.…

Security researchers said that attackers can gain access to credentials, stored mail and other connected systems.

Critical Mineral Resources PLC (LSE:CMRS, FRA:98J) has secured a US$2 million (£1.51 million) strategic investment from mining finance specialist Nebari, giving the company fresh funding for its Agadir Melloul copper-silver project and a potential route to construction finance.

The U.S. government is working with critical infrastructure operators to integrate artificial intelligence into the nation’s most vital systems and strengthen cyber defenses, National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross said Tuesday.

After visiting a Pennsylvania power plant as an engineering student, Jake Loosararian got the idea for what would become Gecko Robotics. The plant was routinely shutting down to deal with unexpected equipment failures, with no meaningful way to prevent them. Catching problems before they turned into disasters fell to a human inspector, suspended on a…

In a recent pair of distinct and foreboding incidents, we’ve learned two things about artificial intelligence (AI) agents and cyber threats:

The Google subsidiary, which helped a railroad and two hospitals, invited others to apply for its free scanning service.

More than three-quarters of consumers say they have seen retailers or shopping platforms list the same product at different prices in the past year, an Akeneo survey found.