AI helps McMaster scientist discover breakthrough antibiotic for bowel disease
A McMaster University researcher has used artificial intelligence to identify a new antibiotic compound that could transform treatment for inflammatory bowel disease, marking a major Canadian-led medical breakthrough. Dr. Jon Stokes, an assistant professor of biochemistry and biomedical sciences at McMaster, led the research in collaboration with Mount Sinai Hospital and the University of Toronto. […]
Quantum record smashed: scientists build 6,000-qubit computer that works at room temperature
Researchers in Japan have built a quantum computer containing 6,000 qubits — the largest system ever created — and, for the first time, it operates at room temperature. The team from Japan’s National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) and the University of Tsukuba achieved the breakthrough using molecular magnets, tiny chemical structures that can maintain […]
LinkedIn sues ProAPIs for using one million fake accounts to scrape user data
LinkedIn has filed a federal lawsuit accusing a data-scraping company of creating more than a million fake accounts to harvest user information, in what it calls one of the largest automated attacks ever against the professional network. In a complaint filed in California, Microsoft-owned LinkedIn alleges that ProAPIs used bot networks to collect data from […]
North Korean hackers shift tactics — targeting wealthy crypto holders for record $2 billion haul
North Korean hackers have stolen more than US $2 billion worth of cryptocurrency so far this year, with researchers warning that wealthy individual investors have become their newest and most lucrative targets. Blockchain analysis firm Elliptic says hackers linked to North Korea’s Lazarus Group are responsible for a record-breaking wave of thefts in 2025, accounting […]
