Nature

Mathematician who reshaped number theory wins prestigious Abel prize

Gerd Faltings, a number theorist at the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in Bonn, Germany, has won the 2026 Abel Prize, one of the most prestigious awards in mathematics, the Norwegian Academy of ...

Inside Meghan and Harry’s Falling Out With Netflix — and Why the Royal Couple Is Struggling in Hollywood

Sources close to Netflix reveal the streamer's partnership with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry has been fraught -- and it ...

AppsFlyer Web SDK used to spread crypto stealer JavaScript code

Malicious JavaScript code delivered by the AppsFlyer Web SDK hijacked cryptocurrency, potentially in a supply-chain attack.

Wikipedia hit by self-propagating JavaScript worm that vandalized pages

The Wikimedia Foundation suffered a security incident today after a self-propagating JavaScript worm began vandalizing pages and modifying user scripts across multiple wikis.

If you have a smartphone, here are 7 hidden ways it's tracking you right now

Spokeo reports seven hidden ways smartphones track users without permission, including accelerometer data and digital fingerprinting, urging vigilance.
IEEE

True Random Number Generation Using Dark Noise Modulation of a Single-Photon Avalanche Diode

Abstract: This brief presents the application of perimeter-gated single-photon avalanche diodes (pg-SPADs) as true random number generators (TRNGs). Typical SPADs have been used as random number ...
IEEE

Continuous-Variable Source-Independent Quantum Random Number Generator With Phase-Insensitive Detection

Abstract: Quantum random number generators (QRNGs) harness quantum mechanical unpredictability to produce true randomness, which is crucial for cryptography and secure communications. Among various ...