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Data center switch maker Aria Networks raises $125M

  • Maria Deutscher
  • Published date: 2026-04-07 22:08:15 UTC

Aria Networks Inc., a startup that makes switches for artificial intelligence clusters, has closed a $125 million funding round. The capital was provided by Sutter Hill Ventures, Atreides Management, Valor Equity Partners and Eclipse Ventures. Aria disclosed …

US Warns That Iranian Hackers Are Targeting Water, Energy Sectors

  • Michael Kan
  • Published date: 2026-04-07 21:17:50 UTC

The FBI and NSA say Iranian-connected hackers appear to be focusing on vulnerable programmable logic controllers used in industrial processes. As the US-Iran war simmers, the FBI and the NSA are raising alarm bells about Iranian hackers targeting US critical …

US Warns That Iranian Hackers Are Targeting Water, Energy Sectors

  • Michael Kan
  • Published date: 2026-04-07 21:17:50 UTC

The FBI and NSA say Iranian-connected hackers appear to be focusing on vulnerable programmable logic controllers used in industrial processes. As the US-Iran war simmers, the FBI and the NSA are raising alarm bells about Iranian hackers targeting US critical …

ICE acknowledges it is using powerful spyware

  • Jude Joffe-Block
  • Published date: 2026-04-07 21:01:24 UTC

In a letter sent last week, ICE's top official indicated to members of Congress the agency is using a spyware tool to intercept encrypted messages of fentanyl traffickers.

Feds: Iran-Linked Hackers Are Targeting Water, Energy Systems

  • Rob Quinn with Newser.AI
  • Published date: 2026-04-07 20:55:23 UTC

Federal officials are flagging a fresh wave of Iran-linked hacking aimed at core US infrastructure, but they're leaving plenty of blanks unfilled. In a Tuesday alert , the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said hackers tied to Iran's Islamic Re…

Anthropic says Mythos Preview achieves 93.9% on SWE-bench Verified, compared with 80.8% for Opus 4.6, and 77.8% on SWE-bench Pro, versus 53.4% for Opus 4.6 (Michael Nuñez/VentureBeat)

  • None
  • Published date: 2026-04-07 20:55:02 UTC

Michael Nuñez / VentureBeat: Anthropic says Mythos Preview achieves 93.9% on SWE-bench Verified, compared with 80.8% for Opus 4.6, and 77.8% on SWE-bench Pro, versus 53.4% for Opus 4.6  —  Anthropic on Tuesday announced Project Glasswing, a sweeping cybersecu…

Opinion: Utah is under mass surveillance

  • By Evan Van Leuven, Opinion Writer
  • Published date: 2026-04-07 20:44:29 UTC

A new license plate tracking technology, Flock Safety, has been taking over police departments nationwide. Flock Safety is being used in more than 5,000 police departments, including about 30 departments in Utah. This mass surveillance is highly controversial…