Khosla-backed Mazama Energy just raised $135M to drill deeper into superhot-rock geothermal

TechCrunch - Sep 18, 2026

Geothermal startup Mazama is drilling three miles underground to tap superhot rock, with one well capable of generating 15 MW of electricity 24/7.

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Transparent Tribe Deploys New Rust Backdoor Using Private GitHub Repositories for C2

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The Pakistan-aligned threat group tracked as Transparent Tribe (aka APT36 and Earth Karkaddan) has been attributed to a fresh set of cyber attacks targeting government and defense entities in India and Afghanistan. The attacks, per Zscaler ThreatLabz, involve the use of previously undocumented tools called RUSTYSHADE, RUSTYMOVE, PSNATCH, and BASHNATCH. The activity has been codenamed Operation

Has Queen Nefertiti finally been found? New scans provide fresh evidence for a hidden chamber beyond Tutankhamun's tomb that could hold the remains of his long-lost stepmother

Sep 18, 2026

Has Queen Nefertiti finally been found? New scans provide fresh evidence for a hidden chamber beyond Tutankhamun's tomb that could hold the remains of his long-lost stepmother

Archaeologists believe they may have uncovered a secret hiding behind the walls of Tutankhamun's tomb.

Amodei, Anthropic’s Leader, Exposed A.I.’s Dangers. It’s Time to Act.

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Amodei, Anthropic’s Leader, Exposed A.I.’s Dangers. It’s Time to Act.

Times columnist Kevin Roose sees reasons for optimism — and worry — as the world wakes up to what Silicon Valley has been talking about for years.

Iran and China Create First-of-Their-Kind Autonomous A.I. Influence Campaigns

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The countries, along with Israeli firms, combined Chinese open-source A.I. models and A.I. agents for the campaigns, foreshadowing future online manipulation.

Sovereign AI fund in talks to back Political Sciences: What to know

Sep 18, 2026

Sovereign AI fund in talks to back Political Sciences: What to know

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Step Inside ATM 2026: Take a Virtual Tour of the Show’s Standout Stands

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Microsoft Patches CVSS 10.0 Azure AI Foundry Flaw Enabling Unauthorized Privilege Escalation

Sep 18, 2026

Microsoft Patches CVSS 10.0 Azure AI Foundry Flaw Enabling Unauthorized Privilege Escalation

Microsoft has released fixes for a maximum-severity security flaw in Azure AI Foundry that could be exploited to achieve privilege escalation. No customer action is required. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-85889, carries a CVSS score of 10.0. "Missing authentication for critical function in Azure AI Foundry allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network,"

Marineland beluga from Niagara Falls, Ont., dies at Spain aquarium, 3rd death after rescue transfer

Sep 18, 2026

Marineland beluga from Niagara Falls, Ont., dies at Spain aquarium, 3rd death after rescue transfer

A beluga in Spain that was part of the massive relocation of animals from the shuttered Marineland park in Niagara Falls, Ont., has died. Two other belugas died within weeks of being moved to the U.S.

Michael Sheen's 'constructive' meeting with first minister over toxic dumping claims

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Michael Sheen said his meeting with the first minister was "early days but that's really encouraging".

New cat species identified for the 1st time in a century

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A diminutive wild cat that inhabits Bolivia's cloud forest has been identified as a previously unknown species, marking the first time a new living cat species has been formally named and described in more than a century.

NASA Telescope Helps Scientists Find a New Type of X-ray Object

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