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As Firefox celebrates its 20th anniversary, Mozilla reflects on how to revive the browser's popularity. Once holding over 30% of the global market share, Firefox faced a decline after Google Chrome’s launch, as Mozilla’s focus shifted away from its flagship browser.

Exosonic, a supersonic aircraft startup focused on quiet supersonic flight and UAV technology, has announced its closure after five years due to a lack of customer support needed to sustain operations.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell stated he would not resign if Donald Trump asked him to step down before his term ends in 2026. Legally, it remains unclear if a president has the authority to fire a Fed chair, as no president has attempted it, and there is no specific statute addressing the matter.

Three NASA astronauts, recently returned from over 230 days on the International Space Station, spoke at a NASA conference about their readjustment to life on Earth. Although they didn’t disclose details about a medical issue that hospitalized one crew member briefly, they shared the challenges of adapting to gravity, including dizziness, disorientation, and even discomfort from sitting in a hard chair after months in a weightless environment.

Former Scotland rugby captain Stuart Hogg, 32, reportedly had a secret three-year affair with 48-year-old Jilly O'Donnell, a beautician and paddleboard instructor. The affair began after Hogg signed with the Exeter Chiefs in 2019.

Cybersecurity researchers at Socket Security have discovered a malicious Python package called "Fabrice" on PyPI, which has been covertly stealing AWS credentials from developers for three years.

The Androxgh0st botnet, which initially targeted web servers, has evolved by integrating components from the Mozi botnet, a notorious malware that primarily infects IoT devices. According to CloudSEK researchers, this integration allows Androxgh0st to expand its reach, leveraging Mozi’s payloads and propagation mechanisms to infect a wider array of IoT devices.

North Korean hackers, specifically the BlueNoroff group, are targeting macOS users with a sophisticated phishing campaign that uses fake cryptocurrency-related PDFs. The attackers are sending emails with malicious links disguised as PDFs on topics such as Bitcoin price surges and decentralized finance (DeFi).

Jack Dorsey's Block (formerly Square) is scaling back its investments in TIDAL, the music streaming platform, and winding down TBD, its Bitcoin-focused division that aimed to create a decentralized internet.

With a new collaboration between Zoom and Suki, a medical AI assistant, doctors can now rely on Suki to document online consultations, freeing them to focus entirely on patient interactions.

Advocate Duma Boko has been inaugurated as Botswana’s sixth president in a ceremony held in Gaborone, attended by prominent former leaders, including Festus Mogae, Ian Khama, and Mokgweetsi Masisi.

A recent social media video shows Jennifer Lopez at the premiere of her latest film, Unstoppable, where she responded to praise from her ex-husband, Ben Affleck, who is also a producer of the movie.