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Five years after the Surfside condo collapse that killed 98 people, the town will host remembrance events. Federal investigators attributed the collapse to structural design flaws in the building's pool deck connections, ruling out other alleged causes like construction vibrations or sinkholes.

An investigation by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) into the 2021 Surfside condo collapse revealed that structural failures in the pool deck slab and garage columns initiated the disaster, which killed 98 people. NIST found severe deviations from original structural design codes, and similar design flaws were identified in the sister building, Champlain Towers North. Remediation efforts are underway for both structures.

Federal investigators found that the Surfside condo collapse in 2021 began weeks earlier with structural failures in the building's garage columns. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) attributed the collapse to flawed original design, added weight from planters and paving stones, and corrosion-related degradation, leading to 98 deaths.

A deadly collapse at a Florida beachfront condominium began weeks before the 2021 disaster, with structural failures linked to design flaws and alterations over 40 years. Federal investigators found the building's structure did not meet building codes, leading to a slow-motion collapse that killed 98 people.

A Florida beachfront condominium collapsed in 2021 after structural failures began weeks earlier, killing 98 people. Federal investigators found the building was inherently vulnerable due to a flawed design and unauthorized modifications over its 40-year history.

A federal investigation found that the 2021 collapse of Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Florida, which killed 98 people, began weeks earlier due to structural failures in the pool deck and garage columns. The report cited design flaws not meeting building codes and degradation from corrosion and alterations over the building's 40-year history.

Federal investigators have released findings indicating that initial column failures at Champlain Towers South occurred three weeks prior to the June 24, 2021, collapse, which killed 98 people. The report attributes the disaster to structural failures in the garage columns and pool deck connections that led to weight redistribution and subsequent collapse.

The Trump administration plans to issue executive orders to accelerate the federal government's transition to post-quantum encryption and increase funding for the domestic quantum computing industry. The orders include a new deadline for adopting quantum-resistant encryption by 2029 or 2030 and exclude military networks. The administration also announced over $2 billion in incentives for nine quantum companies under the CHIPS and Science Act.

President Trump signed an executive order directing federal agencies to enhance cybersecurity using advanced AI models, including establishing a 30-day review period for frontier AI models and an AI cybersecurity clearinghouse. The order allows the government to select 'trusted partners' for early access to AI tools, raising concerns about potential bias in favoring specific companies.

President Trump signed a new executive order on artificial intelligence and cybersecurity, directing national security agencies to enhance cybersecurity capabilities and establish a cybersecurity clearinghouse. The order avoids mandatory government licensing for AI models and follows the cancellation of a stricter version that Trump claimed could harm American competitiveness.

A federal audit found the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) mismanaged its National Vulnerability Database (NVD) due to poor planning, inefficient operations, and duplication with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)'s program. The backlog of unprocessed security flaws grew from 13,000 in June 2024 to over 27,000 by December 2025, with NIST failing to meet its self-imposed processing goals and wasting an estimated $200,000 on duplicated work between agencies.

Microsoft, Google, and xAI are sharing their AI models with the federal government for testing ahead of deployment. The National Institute of Standards and Technology announced the agreements, which involve the Center for AI Standards and Innovation. This collaboration aims to review AI models before they are deployed.

Physicists have struggled for over two centuries to precisely measure the gravitational constant 'Big G,' with recent experiments yielding inconsistent results. A 10-year study by NIST published in Metrologia added a new data point but failed to resolve the discrepancy, highlighting the challenge of measuring gravity's weakness in laboratory settings.

A new ransomware family named Kyber claims to use quantum-safe encryption via ML-KEM, a lattice-based key encapsulation mechanism endorsed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Kyber's approach aims to resist attacks from quantum computers, positioning it as a successor to vulnerable RSA and Elliptic Curve cryptosystems.

NIST has decided to stop enriching most Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs), shifting focus from detailed vulnerability descriptions to maintaining core identifiers. This change may impact how organizations track and prioritize security risks.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has adjusted its CVE enrichment process in the National Vulnerability Database (NVD) due to a 263% surge in vulnerability submissions. Only CVEs meeting specific criteria will now be enriched, while others will remain listed without additional details.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has updated its CVE framework to prioritize high-impact vulnerabilities, shifting focus toward software flaws with the greatest potential for harm. This change aims to improve vulnerability remediation strategies by emphasizing critical risks.

NIST has narrowed its focus for analyzing CVEs to prioritize those in CISA's catalog, federal government software, and critical software under Executive Order 14028 due to an overwhelming increase in vulnerabilities. The change aims to stabilize the NVD program amid backlogs and funding challenges, shifting away from automatically enriching non-priority CVEs.