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Singapore-based ChemLex raised a $45M funding round led by Granite Asia to build an AI-powered, automated chemistry lab to accelerate drug discovery (Rachyl Jones/Semafor)
https://www.semafor.com/article/12/12/2025/singapore-startup-b…

Singapore startup builds AI-powered, self-running chemistry lab
The self-driving lab consists of AI software and robots that design experiments, run them, and gather data, with limited human intervention.

A Singaporean man was sentenced to prison and fined for teaching others how to use malware, the first known conviction for teaching malware tutorials.
Man gets jail for filming malware tutorials for syndicate; 129 Singapore victims lost S$3.2m
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Man gets jail for filming malware tutorials for syndicate; 129 Singapore victims lost S$3.2m
The malware enabled scammers to take over the phone or access applications in order to make outgoing bank transfers.

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»ICE — Google gibt Bankdaten von Nutzern an umstrittene US-Behörde weiter:
[…] hat Medienberichten zufolge sensible Nutzerdaten an die US-Einwanderungs- und Zollbehörde (ICE) weitergegeben – darunter sogar Bankdaten. Betroffen ist ein britischer Student und Journalist, der in New York an einer Demo teilgenommen hatte. […]«
Wenn jetzt noch wer behauptet nichts verbergen zu haben, hat es absolut nicht begriffen oder befürwortet es.
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Google gibt sensible Nutzerdaten an ICE-Behörde weiter
Der US-Dienst Google hat Medienberichten zufolge sensible Nutzerdaten an die US-Einwanderungs- und Zollbehörde (ICE) weitergegeben – darunter sogar Bankdaten. Betroffen ist ein britischer Student und Journalist, der in New York an einer Demo teilgenommen hatte. Offenbar kein Einzelfall.

Mooi zo. Meer! Meer! Meer!
https://www.nu.nl/songfestival/6378959/ijsland-vijfde-land-dat-songfestival-boycot-vanwege-deelname-israel.html

IJsland vijfde land dat Songfestival boycot vanwege deelname Israël
IJsland heeft besloten niet mee te doen aan het Eurovisie Songfestival van 2026. De IJslande omroep RÚV laat dat weten na een beraad van het bestuur. De reden dat het land afhaakt is de controverse rondom de deelname van Israël.

Interesting article from #cybersecurity researchers at ITRes on yet another flavor of “EDR silencer” tactics, this time using a maliciously activated VPN connection that “sinks” or blocks traffic to EDR telemetry endpoints. Helpfully, they include detection and prevention techniques too, including likely the best idea, restricting by technical policy who can create VPN profiles.

SinkVPN: Redirecting endpoint cloud telemetry by abusing usermode VPN tunnels 
The article discusses SinkVPN, a technique that enables non-admin users to create malicious VPN connections that can divert and block cloud-bound traffic, evading security measures. It highlights t…

Iceland is the fifth country withdrawing from the Eurovision Song Contest because Israel is allowed to participate in the middle of its genocide against the people of Gaza.
https://bsky.app/profile/nu.nl/post/3m7nj3ujz5f2v

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IJsland vijfde land dat Songfestival boycot vanwege deelname Israël #songfestival https://www.nu.nl/songfestival/6378959/ijsland-vijfde-land-dat-songfestival-boycot-vanwege-deelname-israel.html

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Singapore blames Chinese-backed hacking group UNC3886 for a months-long cyber-espionage campaign that targeted its four largest telecommunication companies (Zack Whittaker/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/10/singapore-…

Singapore says China-backed hackers targeted its four largest phone companies | TechCrunch
The Singaporean government said the China-backed hackers gained "limited access to critical systems" run by the country's top four telecommunication giants, but said they did not disrupt services or steal customers' data.