Category: Computers & IT
Best Buy’s Chromebook sale includes huge discounts on our favorite HP, Acer, and Lenovo models — up to $230 off today
Oracle warns customers of critical PeopleSoft attack after hundreds of servers hacked by apparent ShinyHunters data theft attacks
Old Nvidia GPUs are being resurrected to cope with the RAM crisis — but one big chip maker seems determined that a memory shortage won’t happen again
Hate giving blood? Samsung’s latest VR demo will help you meditate while donating — and it’s given me some ideas
Samsung’s XR headset will help you meditate while giving blood Employees recently tried the demo, and it’ll be available at AWE Further expansions are already planned There are plenty of things in life we know we should be doing but don’t for one reason or another — like eating more vegetables, exercising several times a…
Hackers used Google Cloud links and fake New York Times pages to power a massive global phishing machine
Nearly every security chief fears AI-generated code as development teams race ahead of outdated oversight systems
AI-generated code is growing faster than security oversight mechanisms Manual reviews struggle to keep pace with machine-generated software Security leaders fear insecure coding patterns spreading through development pipelines Artificial intelligence coding assistants have spread across development teams faster than security frameworks can adapt to. New Salt Security research has claimed 90% of security leaders now…
The Social Reckoning trailer dubbed ‘SNL sketch’ divides fan opinion — but it’s not the Meta whistleblowing scandal we should be paying attention to
‘Great job, scammers’: Valve is officially done with Steam physical gift cards thanks to fraudsters — and it could be the start of a frustrating trend
Hackers are using TikTok videos offering ‘free Spotify Premium’ to spread malware and steal passwords
Intel claims its Wildcat Lake notebooks ‘reimagine mainstream laptops’ — and are ready to take on the MacBook Neo
The risks are ‘real, measurable, and increasing’: Canada is the latest country to move to ban social media for under-16s
Ticket scams, fake streaming websites and dodgy domains: the security threats facing football fans ahead of the World Cup 2026
Microsoft is bringing AI features to more Windows 11 PCs — just in case you were under the impression that AI was being cut back
How do I protect older family members online? Your questions answered
TL;DR Bitdefender’s range of family plans offer a strong level of protection for older family members across mobiles and computers, starting with robust anti-phishing tech and real-time protection against malware Bitdefender can also defend older people against identity theft, and more sophisticated scams including fraud that might be made much more convincing by AI, and…
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AMD exec says DDR5 RAM pricing won’t normalize until 2028 — and it’s sad that given other predictions, I feel this is overly optimistic
AMD’s David McAfee expects DDR5 RAM prices to ‘recover slowly in the future’ However, the exec added that DDR5 won’t return to ‘normal’ pricing levels for some two years Meanwhile chatter from the rumor mill claims Lenovo is going to implement another sizeable round of price hikes with its PCs An AMD exec has told…
This Microsoft Defender zero-day could give hackers unprecedented access to your system
Chaotic Eclipse drops seventh Windows zero‑day, “RoguePlanet,” hours after Patch Tuesday Race‑condition exploit grants SYSTEM privileges; PoC confirmed viable by ThreatLocker Researcher continues public disclosures amid feud with Microsoft, following BlueHammer, RedSun, UnDefend, YellowKey, GreenPlasma, and MiniPlasma Chaotic Eclipse, the mysterious security researcher with a Microsoft grudge, disclosed another zero-day vulnerability in a fully patched…
Pennsylvanian lawmakers want new smart glasses safety rules — and for once a government is making a sensible technology decision
