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Excited for the webinar "Research Software Engineering in Health Research" on Wednesday in collaboration with Health Data Research UK (HDR UK).
If you are a health researcher writing code or supervising someone writing code, this webinar is for you!
Topics:
- Research Software Engineering in Health Research – Why does it matter?
- Getting started (with examples):
1) Organising a code project
2) Creating useful code
3) Collaborative coding

Researchers: Tile tags broadcast unencrypted MAC addresses and unique IDs; researchers informed Life360 in November 2024 but it stopped replying in February (Kim Zetter/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/tile-tracking-tags-can-be-exploi…

Tile Tracking Tags Can Be Exploited by Tech-Savvy Stalkers, Researchers Say
A team of researchers found that, by not encrypting the data broadcast by Tile tags, users could be vulnerable to having their location information exposed to malicious actors.

The Arctic Research Consortium of the United States funded programs that aided Indigenous communities and tracked melting sea ice, among dozens of initiatives.
After nearly 40 years, the Arctic Research Consortium of the United States will close Sept. 30,
a casualty of Donald Trump’s proposed budget cuts and his administration’s focus on using the Arctic as an outpost for national security and energy dominance
—and its push away from science.
As part of the overarching…

After Trump Cut the National Science Foundation by 56 Percent, a Venerable Arctic Research Center Closes Its Doors - Inside Climate News
After nearly 40 years, the Arctic Research Consortium of the United States will close Sept. 30, a casualty of President Donald Trump’s proposed budget cuts and his administration’s focus on using the Arctic as an outpost for national security and energy dominance—and its push away from science. As part of the overarching defunding of science […]

When "AI" search engines look for sources, they go for fringe and not established quality sites. What could possibly go wrong?
(Original title: AI-powered search engines rely on “less popular” sources, researchers find)
https://arstechnica.com/a…

AI-powered search engines rely on “less popular” sources, researchers find
Generative search engines often cite sites that wouldn’t appear in Google’s top 100 links.

heise | Von Beruf Hackerjäger: Was macht eigentlich ein Threat Intelligence Researcher?
Holger Unterbrink ist Threat Intelligence Researcher für Cisco. Er steht im Wettlauf mit Kriminellen. Und wird durch seine Arbeit selbst zum Angriffsziel.

❤️‍🔥 Heat-rechargeable design powers nanoscale molecular machines
#nanotechnology

Heat-rechargeable design powers nanoscale molecular machines
Though it might seem like science fiction, scientists are working to build nanoscale molecular machines that can be designed for myriad applications, such as "smart" medicines and materials. But like all machines, these tiny devices need a source of power, the way electronic appliances use electricity or living cells use ATP (adenosine triphosphate, the universal biological energy source).

« Nous, chercheurs, témoignons de tout notre soutien Š Gabriel Zucman, économiste rigoureux et internationalement reconnu »
https://www.lemonde.fr/idees/article/2025/

« Nous, chercheurs, témoignons de tout notre soutien à Gabriel Zucman, économiste rigoureux et internationalement reconnu »
Dans une tribune au « Monde », un collectif d’universitaires s’inquiète des attaques et des propos calomnieux dont leur collègue fait l’objet. S’il est légitime de discuter des effets de la taxe que propose l’économiste, les invectives personnelles n’ont, elles, pas leur place dans le débat public, rappellent-ils.

NFL draft risers, questions and notes: What scouts are saying about Drew Allar https://www.espn.com/nfl/draft2026/story/_/id/45531306/2026-nfl-draft-notebook-questions-latest-updates-risers-cfb-prospects

💸 North Korean hackers stole over $2 billion in crypto so far in 2025, researchers say
https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/07/north-korean-hackers-stole-over-2-billion-in-crypto-so-far-in-2025-researchers-say/
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North Korean hackers stole over $2 billion in crypto so far in 2025, researchers say | TechCrunch
Blockchain monitoring firm Elliptic said this year’s total is already an all-time record for the North Korean regime.