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Sundew-inspired spray may turn crop plants into pest-catchers

Inspired by a carnivorous plant, scientists have created a sticky spray that could kill pest insects as effectively as traditional toxic pesticides. And what’s more, it’s derived from plain ol’ vegetable oil. It’s no secret that most conventional pesticides are…

The Surface event, Windows 11 and AI

If you can’t tell by now, just about every tech company is eager to pray at the altar of AI, for better or worse. Google’s recent I/O developer conference was dominated by AI features, like its seemingly life-like Project Astra…

Windows Quick Assist Exploited in Ransomware Attacks

Security researchers have detected Storm-1811, a financially motivated cybercriminal group, exploiting Quick Assist, a client management tool, in social engineering attacks.  According to a technical blog post published by Microsoft on Wednesday, Storm-1811, notorious for deploying Black Basta ransomware, has…