Backdoored Telnyx PyPI package pushes malware hidden in WAV audio

TeamPCP hackers compromised the Telnyx package on the Python Package Index today, uploading malicious versions that deliver ...
Tech Xplore

Scheimpflug cameras may extend LiDAR-like sensing from 6 m to 4 km

An optical principle discovered more than a century ago may soon find new applications in such areas as monitoring ...
Game Rant

How to Escape a Level in YAPYAP by Extracting

Krista McCay is a writer specializing in video game guides and walkthroughs. She first entered the industry in 2022 while studying English at UC Santa Barbara and working part-time as an editor. It ...
CBS News

Data centers for AI use huge amounts of electricity, water, driving up costs and climate concerns

Multiple reports show the data centers used to store, train and operate AI models use significant amounts of energy and water, with a rippling impact on the environment and public health. According to ...
WMUR

Investigators use facial recognition, LiDAR in search for Maura Murray after 22-year disappearance

DO BELIEVE THAT ONE DAY THEY WILL GET ANSWERS. SHE’S STILL MISSING AND WE STILL DON’T HAVE ANSWERS. WHAT HAPPENED TO MAURA MURRAY? IT’S A QUESTION THAT NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO ANSWER. WE KNOW THAT ...
BGR

Why There's A Black Dot On Your iPhone's Camera (And What It Actually Does)

The iPhone in your hand likely has two or three cameras on the back: Non‑Pro models typically have two, while Pro models have three. If it's the latter, your iPhone Pro model may have a larger black ...
TechCrunch

Luminar lines up $22 million bidder for its lidar business

Luminar has reached a deal to sell its lidar business to a company called Quantum Computing Inc. for just $22 million, unless it receives better offers by a deadline of 5:00 p.m. CT on Monday. The ...
Motor Trend

The Great Sensor War Behind Self-Driving Cars Just Got Way More Interesting

Full vehicle autonomy has been about two years away for a decade or more, but at CES 2026—as happened at its past umpteen predecessors—we got a preview of promising new technologies that claim they’ll ...
Forbes

Rivian Adds Lidar Sensor To Upcoming R2 EV For Autonomous Driving

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sasha Lekach covers electric vehicles and vehicle technology. For improved autonomous driving, electric automaker Rivian is ...
Inside EVs

This Upgrade Could Make The Rivian R2 Fully Autonomous—Eventually

The Rivian R2 is getting lidar and the company's first in-house computer chip, the company announced at its Autonomy and AI Day on Thursday. Lidar-equipped R2s will start production at the end of 2026 ...
Wired

You’re Thinking About AI and Water All Wrong

Fears about AI data centers’ water use have exploded. Experts say the reality is far more complicated than people think. When I called him to talk more about AI and water, Masley emphasized that he’s ...