IntroductionIn January 2026, Zscaler ThreatLabz observed activity by a suspected Iran-nexus threat actor targeting government officials in Iraq. ThreatLabz discovered previously undocumented malware ...

Statistical analysis reveals ancient bone carvings hold complex information rivaling early Mesopotamian scripts.

Many of the emails released by the Department of Justice from its investigation into Jeffrey Epstein are full of garbled symbols like: Or: The scrambled text is so ubiquitous that it's spurred ...

Ever opened a file and seen strange symbols or jumbled text? That’s usually an encoding problem; your software isn’t reading the data correctly. The good news is that Microsoft Office makes it easy to ...

Leadership today demands more than strategic thinking and impressive credentials. In a time defined by complexity, mistrust and relentless change, I've found character is becoming the true ...

Luc Haasbroek is a writer and videographer from Durban, South Africa. He has been writing professionally about pop culture for eight years. Luc's areas of interest are broad: he's just as passionate ...

Google and Character.AI, which have worked together on AI chatbots, have agreed to settle five lawsuits in four states related to minors harmed by interactions with Character.AI chatbots. A ...

Google and Character.AI settled lawsuits pertaining to psychological harm to minors allegedly caused by chatbots. At least one lawsuit claimed the chatbot contributed to a teen's suicide. Generative ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story contains discussion of suicide. Help is available if you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters. In the US: Call or text 988, the ...