Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), the world’s dominant contract chipmaker, reported record third-quarter financial results that surpassed Wall Street expectations, marking its sixth consecutive quarter of record net profit. Consequently, the foundry has raised its full-year growth outlook driven by relentless global demand for advanced artificial intelligence accelerators and high-performance computing (HPC) silicon. Despite the strong financial results, executiv

The California Department of Education (CDE) has disclosed a severe supply-chain cybersecurity breach exposing sensitive personal data belonging to roughly 7 million current and former California public school students. The breach occurred at New Jersey-based non-profit Educational Testing Service (ETS), a key state vendor that administers standardized testing programs across California. Editorial credit: Walter Cicchetti / Shutterstock According to state officials, unauthori

Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk unveiled the long-delayed, next-generation Tesla Roadster during a livestreamed demonstration at a SpaceX facility in Texas, declaring that "flying cars are real." Equipped with high-pressure cold-gas rocket thrusters developed alongside SpaceX, the two-seater electric sports car launched off a steel ramp, executed a full mid-air barrel roll, and landed back on its wheels in front of a live audience. Editorial credit: kovop / Shutterstock Elon

An unprecedented physical cyberattack targeting commercial cooling controllers across France forced refrigeration and freezer systems in hundreds of supermarkets to heat up to 50°C (122°F) overnight. The incident resulted in widespread food spoilage, electrical fires at several locations, and tens of millions of euros in financial damage, highlighting the risks facing connected physical infrastructure. The Paris prosecutor's office and France’s National Cybersecurity Agency (

Cybersecurity vendor WatchGuard Technologies has unveiled a series of platform updates to its Unified Security Platform at its IMPACT North America conference, expanding capabilities across agentic AI, network visibility, and secure access management. The releases are designed to help managed service providers (MSPs) automate threat triage, combat unauthorized software usage, and consolidate secure access controls within a single administrative framework. The expanded suite a