16 Typosquatted RubyGems Packages Steal Browser Credentials and Crypto Wallets

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new typosquatting campaign targeting RubyGems users with a Windows-based information stealer. OpenSourceMalware, which discovered the activity on August 15, 2026, is tracking the threat under the moniker StubMaker. The complete list of packages published as part of the campaign is below - ubnuler ubnlder ri18nr reaker rakier orakw joxn

How to Shop for a Used Automatic Gearbox Online

A failed gearbox used to mean a round of phone calls to every salvage yard within driving distance, hoping one of them happened to have the right unit sitting on a shelf. That search now mostly happens from a phone or laptop, scrolling through listings from sellers a buyer will likely never meet in person. […]

Egypt advances plans for $15bn renewable energy project

A consortium of three companies has presented a plan to build Egypt’s largest renewable energy project that will provide nearly a tenth of the North African nation’s total electricity demand by 2030. The consortium is led by Cairo-based Renergy Group Partners and includes Green Tech Egypt and OAK Holdings, which is a financial and investment […]

Beijing eyes rural markets, local town centres to tackle national consumption woes

China is turning to its counties and townships for a fresh push to revive consumer spending, with Beijing rolling out measures to upgrade local shops, attract brands and expand services, as weak domestic demand continues to drag growth. The Ministry of Commerce and other departments issued an 18-point joint guideline on Tuesday, which included measures ranging from renovating county and township commercial centres and rural markets to encouraging domestic and international brands to open...

Did humans evolve to be active throughout the day and night?

Evidence from hunter-gatherers suggests humans aren't diurnal but cathemeral, with bouts of activity at nighttime – a sleep pattern similar to some lemurs

We still don’t know how people are really using AI

AI companies like Anthropic and OpenAI regularly publish reports on how people are using products like Claude and ChatGPT, but they only release the data they want us to see, AI researchers say.  “There is no independent source to corroborate it,” says Anka Reuel, a computer science PhD candidate at the Stanford Trustworthy AI Research…

Chinese carmakers now sell one EV abroad for every two at home

Dwindling sales at home are pushing the cars toward Brazil, Thailand, and the Gulf.

Africa's Young Disruptors: The agribiz taking on the middlemen

Baidu’s quarterly revenue drops 4% as AI cloud surge fails to offset advertising slump

Chinese tech giant Baidu on Tuesday posted a 4 per cent year-on-year decline in second-quarter revenue, as continued weakness in advertising outweighed growth in its artificial intelligence cloud operations, highlighting intensifying competition in China’s tech sector. Revenue for the three months ended June reached 31.3 billion yuan (US$4.62 billion), slightly missing the 31.6 billion yuan consensus estimate from analysts polled by Bloomberg. Net profit for the quarter was 2.3 billion...

Iran conflict boosts appeal of Arctic short cut for Asia-Europe ships

Peace prospects in the Middle East faded, with US President Donald Trump ruling out a renewed ceasefire deal with Iran and more fighting breaking out in Lebanon. Trump said “no” when asked whether he wanted a new Iran accord to replace a 60-day agreement that expired on Monday. “They want to make a deal, but they’re not going to make the kind of deal that I feel is necessary,” he told reporters at the White House. Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, rose above US$91 per barrel, having gained.