Author: Vidya Saras
Leveraging the strengths of two world-class research institutions, MIT and Mass General Brigham (MGB) recently celebrated the launch of the MIT-MGB Seed Program. The new initiative, which is supported by Analog Devices Inc. (ADI), will fund joint research projects led by researchers at MIT and Mass General Brigham. These collaborative projects will advance research in human health, with the goal of developing next-generation therapies, diagnostics, and digital tools that can improve lives at scale. The program represents a unique opportunity to dramatically accelerate innovations that address some of the most urgent challenges in human health. By supporting interdisciplinary teams from MIT…
ClickFix has quickly become one of the most prominent cybercriminal intrusion vectors because it is less understood than phishing, which users have become progressively more wary about over time, and frequently successful. âWhat makes this new social engineering technique effective is that it is simple enough for the victim to follow the instructions, believable enough to look like it might fix a made-up problem, and abuses the probability that victims wonât pay much attention to the exact commands they have been asked to paste and execute on their device,â KropĂĄÄ explained. KropĂĄÄ added: âWith its growing popularity, it is possible…
July is often the hottest month of the year, but the weather outside doesnât compare with some of the blazing thrillers that are set to hit streamers Hulu, Tubi and Amazon Prime Video in July 2025. Yellowstone fans will get a kick out of seeing Kevin Costner have steamy sex in a limo in No Way Out. More serious folks will marvel at Nicole Kidman in Destroyer, a cop thriller that will make you think twice about staging a bank robbery. And it doesnât get much hotter than in Flight of the Phoenix, which strands its all-male cast in the…
Neutronic, the nootropics drink brand founded by Chris Williamson and James Smith, has raised $3.7 million in its first external funding round, valuing the company at $20 million just 18 months after its launch. The round attracted a high-profile group of investors, including fitness entrepreneur Kayla Itsines and Grenade founder Alan Barratt, as Neutonic looks to capitalise on booming demand for mindful alternatives to traditional energy drinks and coffee. Launched in November 2023 by podcast host Chris Williamson (Modern Wisdom) and bestselling personal trainer James Smith, Neutonic has swiftly emerged as a leading player in the functional beverage space. Backed…
Key points:Bitcoin realized profits for long-term holders remain comparatively lower than during 2024.Research calculates that to match those levels, BTC/USD needs to reach $140,000.Price action is attempting to break out of a multiweek downtrend as consolidation continues.Bitcoin (BTC) must hit $140,000 before OG investors enjoy the kind of profits seen earlier in the bull market.New research from onchain analytics platform CryptoQuant says that the $140,000 mark is a key price point for Bitcoinâs long-term holders (LTHs).CryptoQuant: âMany are calling forâ $140,000 BTCBitcoin has witnessed an uptick in profit-taking in recent weeks as price hits all-time highs but struggles to maintain…
Design platform Figma revealed in a new SEC filing that it owns $70 million in Bitcoin ETFs and was approved to buy $30 million more. JUST IN: Design app giant Figma revealed it owns almost $70 million in Bitcoin ETFs and was approved to buy $30 million more in BTC đ pic.twitter.com/Us5F0HMw82â Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) July 1, 2025 The disclosure came as part of Figmaâs S-1 filing, released alongside its bid to go public. Figma held $78.8 million in a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) as of December 31, 2024, categorized as a Level 1 asset. As of March 31, 2025,…
Welcome to Devcon. We’ve got a lot to cover, and in this post you’ll read about it all! Read closely as we go over transit to the venue from Osaka’s airports, the Devcon Venue, the Agenda & Devcon App, and more! Please bookmark this piece to answer all questions that you may have related to early and on-site registration, experiences around the venue, participating during talks, side/after events and everything else Devcon5. To kick things off, let’s discuss how to get where you’re going. I. Transit Most attendees will be landing soon, and we want to make sure that you’re…
Rumours have began to circulate on social media that Pudgy Party â the Fall Guys-esque title based on Pudgy Penguins, and developed by Mythical Games â is set for an imminent release.Members of the Pudgy Penguins and Mythical Games teams, alongside beta testers, have been ramping up communication surrounding the game over the past week, with videos of gameplay hitting social feeds on a growing basis.Pudgy Party is set to be a core component of the Pudgy Penguins gaming offering, with Telegram game Pengu Clash having arrived in May 2025, Polar Challenge game cabinets hitting arcades across the US, and…
A pro-Russia disinformation campaign is leveraging consumer artificial intelligence tools to fuel a âcontent explosionâ focused on exacerbating existing tensions around global elections, Ukraine, and immigration, among other controversial issues, according to new research published last week.The campaign, known by many names including Operation Overload and Matryoshka (other researchers have also tied it to Storm-1679), has been operating since 2023 and has been aligned with the Russian government by multiple groups, including Microsoft and the Institute for Strategic Dialogue. The campaign disseminates false narratives by impersonating media outlets with the apparent aim of sowing division in democratic countries. While the…
The Republican senator dropped his reelection bid rather than lie about the devastating damage Trumpâs âBig Beautiful Billâ will do to Medicaid. Ad Policy Thom Tillis (R-NC) takes the elevator at the US Capitol on June 30, 2025, in Washington, DC.(Alex Wong / Getty Images) Thom Tillis, the former speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives who since 2015 has served as a modestly responsible Republican in the US Senate, faced a challenge. The Trump White House was ramping up pressure on Congress to enact the dangerous agenda contained in what the president has dubbed the âBig Beautiful Bill.â…