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Sanders’ AI Bill Would Take Half of Major Firms’ Value for a Public Wealth Fund
Senator Bernie Sanders introduced the American AI Sovereign Wealth Fund Act, proposing a one-time 50% stock tax on AI companies earning over $200 million annually to create a $7 trillion fund that would pay Americans direct dividends and give the public governance control over the industry's biggest players.
Prinz Eugen Ransomware: Go-Based Encryptor Targets Recent Files, Leaves No Footprint
Threatdown's deep-dive analysis of Prinz Eugen reveals a Go-based ransomware encryptor that sorts files by modification date to hit active data first, uses ChaCha20-Poly1305 with Argon2id key derivation, and leaves no ransom note — while attribution points to a lone operator known as ROOTBOY behind breaches including Standard Bank's 1.2 TB data theft.
A Common Cold Virus Can Start Parkinson’s — And We Just Proved It
Texas A&M researchers show that a naturally occurring mouse virus triggers dopamine neuron loss and gait decay identical to human Parkinson’s — no toxins, no gene edits, just a viral hit-and-run.
Autism’s Dual Brain Wiring: How Synaptic Silence and Immune Overdrive Define Two Biological Subtypes
A landmark 2026 study reveals autism splits into two reproducible biological subtypes: one marked by reduced brain connectivity linked to synaptic dysfunction, the other by excessive connectivity tied to neuroinflammatory pathways — transforming diagnosis and treatment.
Wayve vs Waymo and Tesla: Can AI-Powered Autonomy Beat the Giants?
Wayve, a UK-based autonomous vehicle startup, is betting its end-to-end AI driving system can outperform Alphabet’s Waymo and Tesla’s Full Self-Driving system through data efficiency and simulation-driven learning. This article analyzes Wayve’s technology, its competitive positioning, and the challenges of scaling against industry leaders.
Cybercriminals Exploit 2026 FIFA World Cup with Phishing, DDoS, and Fraud Campaigns Across North America
A surge in cyberattacks targeting fans, vendors, and infrastructure ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico includes fraudulent ticketing portals, DDoS strikes on transit systems, and AI-enhanced social engineering.
The A$AP Rocky Purchase That Redefined Burberry’s Modern Strategy
Burberry CEO Joshua Schulman explains how an unexpected shopping trip by A$AP Rocky offered key insights into the brand's enduring appeal and future direction.
FBI and CISA Warn: Russian Hackers Target Signal Backup Keys
The FBI and CISA warn that Russian intelligence is phishing Signal users to steal Backup Recovery Keys, granting attackers permanent access to message archives.
Great Ape Minds Operate on a Different Blueprint Than Human Intelligence
A 2026 longitudinal study of 48 great apes reveals that individual cognition is highly stable and unique, with social abilities developing independently rather than in cohesive clusters as seen in humans.
One-Click Data Theft: How SearchLeak Turns Microsoft Copilot Into an Exfiltration Weapon
Varonis Threat Labs uncovered SearchLeak (CVE-2026-42824), a critical three-stage vulnerability chain in Microsoft 365 Copilot Enterprise that lets attackers steal mailbox, OneDrive, and SharePoint data with a single click on a trusted microsoft.com link.
Threat Actors Weaponize Ivanti Sentry Zero-Day in Rapid Coordinated Campaign
Within 24 hours of public disclosure, threat actors began exploiting CVE-2026-10520, a CVSS 10.0 OS command injection vulnerability in Ivanti Sentry mobile gateway appliances, using a public proof-of-concept exploit to backdoor vulnerable instances and gain root-level access.
How a WhatsApp VBS File Turned Into a Corporate Remote Access Tool
A coordinated malware campaign targets WhatsApp users with deceptive VBScript files that install ManageEngine Endpoint Central, granting attackers persistent remote control over Windows systems.