Scientists Just Found a Hidden Oxygen Drain Inside Plant Cells  - Scientists discovered that mitochondria inside plant cells can pull oxygen away from chloroplasts, revealing a hidden mechanism that may help plants adapt to stress. A team of scientists at the University of Helsinki has discovered a previously unknown interaction inside plant cells. Their research shows...

+2 from  scitechdaily

 Lab-On-a-Chip Grippers Could Handle Human Cells  - Researchers design shape-memory cages to grab cells and organoids

 Invisible malicious code attacks 151 GitHub repos and VS Code — Glassworm attack uses blockchain to steal tokens, credentials, and secrets  - The technique exploits Unicode Private Use Area characters, which render as zero-width whitespace in virtually every code editor and terminal.

+8 from  tomshardware

 Scientists Finally Solve the 20-Year Mystery of Strange Tiny Dinosaur Fossils  - Fossil bone analysis shows that mysterious tiny Liaoningosaurus specimens are actually hatchling ankylosaurs, offering rare evidence of early armored dinosaur development. A long-standing puzzle involving dozens of unusually small dinosaur fossils has finally been resolved. Specimens once believed to...

+2 from  scitechdaily

 This Week in Security: Plenty of Patches, Replacing Old Gear, and Phrack Calls for Papers  - When Friday the Thirteenth and Patch Tuesday happen on the same week, we’re surely in for a good time. Anyone who maintains any sort of Microsoft ecosystem knows by now …read more

+2 from  hackaday

 The FBI is looking for victimized Steam users who downloaded games with hidden malware — Investigation underway into multiple infected titles from 2024 to 2026  - Several games on Steam that were secretly carrying malware now seem to be under active investigation by the FBI. The department is looking for victim information tied to these games; anyone who installed and played an infected game and was harmed is being urged to step forward and share more info to help...

+9 from  tomshardware

 Chinese FM holds phone talks with Cuban counterpart

+5 from  english.www.cn

 Xi's $100B Boeing 'Gift' to Trump Ahead of Beijing Summit  - Chinese Sources Claim Xi Jinping Preparing Massive $100 Billion Boeing Order as 'Face-Saving' Gesture for Trump Visit

 Mapping The Sound Field Of An Acoustic Levitator  - Sound! It’s a thing you hear, moreso than something you see with your eyes. And yet, it is possible to visualize sound with various techniques. [PlasmatronX] demonstrates this well, using …read more

+2 from  hackaday

 GNU Radio Gets a Makeover With PimpMyGRC  - [idealdealy] had a problem. GNU Radio Companion was proving to be a powerful tool, but it just didn’t look… cool enough. The solution? A custom bit of software called PimpMyGRC, designed …read more

+1 from  hackaday

 Scientists Discover 5,000-Year Climate Pulse Hidden in Earth’s Ancient Greenhouse World  - New geological evidence suggests that the slow wobble of Earth’s axis may have triggered rapid climate swings during the Late Cretaceous greenhouse world. When audiences watched The Day After Tomorrow, they saw a dramatic Hollywood depiction of sudden climate chaos. The film greatly compresses the timeline,...

+4 from  scitechdaily

 China's landmark legislation offers impetus to global green development

 Chinese FM calls for resolving issues between Afghanistan and Pakistan through dialogue, consultation

+3 from  english.www.cn

 ROG Xbox Ally X gaming handheld to get Auto Super Resolution boost in April — Microsoft touts 30% performance boost thanks to AI-powered image upscaling  - Auto Super Resolution, an OS-level AI upscaling feature for Windows 11, is heading to the ROG Xbox Ally X and could deliver noticeable frame-rate improvements.

+4 from  tomshardware

 Breaking: Xi Tests “De-Maoization”? Beijing Shuts Mao Memorial Hall for 5-Month Renovation  - The Chinese Communist Party’s decision to close the Chairman Mao Memorial Hall for more than five months may be more than a routine renovation. Some observers believe the move could serve as an early test of “de-Maoization” under Xi Jinping , potentially signaling an attempt to gradually reduce...

+1 from  jenniferzengblog

 Raquel Urtasun on Level-4 Autonomous Trucks  - How her startup, Waabi, is using simulation to train its AI

 Nintendo’s Family BASIC Keyboard Gets USB Upgrade  - America knew it as the Nintendo Entertainment System, but in Japan, it was the Family Computer (Famicom). It was more than just a home console—it was intended to actually do …read more

+1 from  hackaday

 Desert Dust Is Freezing Clouds Across the Northern Hemisphere  - New research based on decades of satellite observations reveals an unexpected atmospheric connection: mineral dust from distant deserts can trigger the freezing of clouds in the Northern Hemisphere. A new study has found that tiny dust particles traveling from distant deserts can help trigger the freezing...

+4 from  scitechdaily

 CCP's Clandestine Nuclear Tests: A Warning for War  - In a stark warning issued on March 12, 2026, the Heritage Foundation's Allison Center for National Security highlighted alarming evidence suggesting that China is secretly conducting nuclear tests, potentially gearing up for nuclear warfare.

 Off-Grid Electricity and Hot Water from Scrap Wood  - Cooking with charcoal is a fairly common human activity, as much as others have come to prefer fuels like propane and propane accessories for their outdoor, summertime grilling. Although it’s …read more

+1 from  hackaday

 The Shockley 4-Layer Diode In 2026  - The physicist William Shockley is perhaps today best known for three things: his role in the invention of the transistor, his calamitous management of Shockley Semiconductor which led to a …read more

+3 from  hackaday

 Hackaday Podcast Episode 361: Hackaday Podcast Mailbag, A Phone is Not a Computer, 3D Printing History is New Again  - Join Hackaday Editors Elliot Williams and Tom Nardi as they cover their favorite hacks and stories from the week. The episode kicks off with some updates about Hackaday Europe and …read more

+3 from  hackaday

 New Research Challenges Long-Held Assumptions About Prediabetes Treatment  - Achieving remission from prediabetes dramatically reduces the risk of heart disease and other major cardiovascular events. Lowering blood sugar levels dramatically reduces the risk of serious heart problems in people with prediabetes. Research from King’s College London, published in The Lancet Diabetes...

+5 from  scitechdaily

 Chinese premier chairs State Council executive meeting

+3 from  english.www.cn

 Banking App Customers Shown Other People’s Transactions  - App customers of Lloyds, Bank of Scotland, Halifax shown transactions including school, DVLA, National Insurance details

+3 from  silicon.co.uk

 Your Lifestyle Choices Could Halve Your Dementia Risk  - Nearly half of dementia cases may be influenced by modifiable factors like smoking, cardiovascular disease, and high blood pressure. Research suggests that many dementia cases are connected to risk factors that people may be able to change. A new study from Lund University identifies several lifestyle...

+2 from  scitechdaily

 AMD, Broadcom, and Nvidia join hyperscalers to define optical scale-up interconnect of the future for AI clusters — Meta, Microsoft, and OpenAI to benefit as speeds eventually scale to 3.2 Tb/s  - AMD, Broadcom, and Nvidia team up with Microsoft, Meta, and OpenAI to develop protocol-agnostic optical scale-up interconnects for AI clusters.

+1 from  tomshardware