LayerX, which makes a browser extension to let companies secure their devices and SaaS apps, raised a $26M Series A, bringing its total funding to $34M (Meir Orbach/CTech)

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New Batman: Arkham’s Shadow comes to Meta Quest 3

Batman: Arkham’s Shadow, the latest adventure in the decade-old Batman: Arkham series, comes to the Meta…

The BASIC programming language turns 60

Enlarge / Part of the cover illustration from “The Applesoft Tutorial” BASIC manual that shipped with…

The Download: mysterious radio energy from outer space, and banning TikTok

When our universe was less than half as old as it is today, a burst of…

Joint US/India operation busts $360 million crypto-funded drugs ring

A collaboration among law enforcement in India and the United States has led to the discovery…

Health care giant comes clean about recent hack and paid ransom

Getty Images reader comments 17 Change Healthcare, the health care services provider that recently experienced a…

The Download: robotics’ data bottleneck, and our AI afterlives

Roboticists believe that, using new AI techniques, they can unlock more capable robots that can move…

Upcoming Stardew Valley mod lets you add popular Baldur’s Gate 3 companions

Stardew Valley: The cozy-core game that keeps on giving. Even after almost 10 years of content…

Critics question tech-heavy lineup of new Homeland Security AI safety board

reader comments 22 On Friday, the US Department of Homeland Security announced the formation of an…

The Download: inside the US defense tech aid package, and how AI is improving vegan cheese

After weeks of drawn-out congressional debate over how much the United States should spend on conflicts…