Cisco’s Splunk Acquisition Should Help Security Pros See Threats Sooner in Australia and New Zealand

Cisco announced in 2023 it would acquire Splunk for US $28 billion (AU $42.4 billion). Described as “the Moby Dick” of deals, it aimed to combine Cisco’s extended detection and…

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Quantum navigation system aims to counter deadly GPS spoofing

Britain has scored a world-first with a series of test flights to demonstrate the core technologies of a future quantum navigation system that's designed to foil one of the most potentially dangerous, yet not very widely publicized, threats that transportation faces: GPS jamming and spoofing.

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Next-gen Ozempic rewires brain for easier, long-term weight loss

The current breakthrough weight-loss drugs are only the beginning, according to Danish researchers hard at work on a new treatment that targets the brain's natural plasticity, which could offset bad side effects and provide more long-term benefits.

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Blood pressure drugs double the risk of bone fractures in older adults

Healthcare workers have urged for a greater duty of care with older adults who start taking common blood pressure medicines, with a study highlighting that they're more than twice as likely to experience fall-related fractures after starting treatment.

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New energy weapon replaces million-dollar missiles at 13 cents a shot

A new directed energy weapon is being rolled out to bolster British defense capabilities. And, at 13 cents a shot, it's just as effective, but a lot cheaper than the multi-million dollar missiles it's designed to replace.

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Watch: Sony’s new microsurgery robot stitches up a corn kernel

Sony has shown off its new surgical robot doing some super-precise work sewing up a tiny slit in a corn kernel. It's the first machine of its kind that auto-switches between its different tools, and has successfully been tested in animal surgery.

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