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WhatsApp to let people chat without swapping phone numbers
The app's new usernames feature will be rolled out globally over the next few months.
WhatsApp introduces usernames so you can chat without phone numbers
WhatsApp is launching usernames later this year, but you can reserve yours starting this week.
Wildwood featurette lifts the veil on building its stop-motion world
Director Travis Knight is also the creative mind behind 2016's Oscar-nominated Kubo and the Two Strings.
In a bold move, Rocket Lab acquires Iridium Communications
"We believe this will be one of the most transformative deals in the space industry."
Don't like Gemini? Here's how to roll back to Google Assistant on your Android phone
Want to go back to your ex... AI assistant? We don't blame you. Take these steps to get Google Assistant back after your fling with Gemini.
Think tank games out how to respond to disaster scenarios in space warfare
"Where does the threshold live that an action necessitates some proportional reaction?"
Mustang Panda Uses Zoho WorkDrive as Command Channel in Indian Government Attacks
The China-aligned espionage group Mustang Panda is running two campaigns against the Indian government and hydropower targets, deploying new malware and turning a legitimate cloud…
Comcast spins off NBCUniversal as it exits media entirely
Comcast plans to spin out NBCUniversal and leave the entertainment business.
⚡ Weekly Recap: Linux Kernel Flaws, AI Malware Tricks, Turla Backdoor, Infostealers and More
This week was a reminder that attackers do not always need big tricks. One small mistake, one old access path, one missed patch, and suddenly the door is open. The noise is not al…
Should you still worry about OLED burn-In in 2026?
Burn-in is often overblown, but understanding the phenomenon is still important.
Comcast is splitting its media and broadband properties
NBCUniversal and Sky will be spun off into separate companies.
Rocket Lab buys satellite company Iridium to go up against Starlink and Amazon's Leo
Rocket Lab will own satellites connecting the most remote corners of the Earth.
Oura Ring 5 review: Size is everything
Oura took its class-leading smart ring, made it 40 percent smaller and made the battery last longer.
Ford rehires human engineers after AI fails to match quality checks
The car-maker found AI quality checks failed to match the skill of veteran technicians.
236,000 DCloud Uni-App Sites Used in Crypto Scams, Phishing, and Wallet Drainers
New findings unearthed by Infoblox show that more than 236,000 websites are using investment scam templates built using a legitimate Chinese open-source, cross-platform applicatio…
Why Post-Quantum Cryptography Starts With Credentials
Today’s encrypted data, such as credentials, may no longer remain confidential in the future because the public-key cryptography protecting it will soon be broken by quantum compu…
Gamaredon Expands Ukraine Attacks with New Malware and Cloud Service Abuse
A Russian advanced persistent threat (APT) group has continued to evolve and expand its malware arsenal as part of its ongoing cyber onslaught against Ukraine throughout 2025. Slo…
Google reportedly capped Meta's use of Gemini AI for coding and chatbots
Google was forced to cap Meta's use of Gemini AI due to a lack of capacity.
NASA's X-59 "frankenjet" tests supersonic flight without the sonic boom
NASA’s quiet supersonic flight tests could eventually go on a national tour.
Microsoft Removes 119 Edge Extensions That Hid Malware in Images and Fonts
Microsoft has shut down a long-running malicious extension operation on the Edge Add-ons store that hid its payloads inside ordinary image and font files, then woke up days after …
DJI's Osmo Pocket 4P promises 17 stops of dynamic range
DJI's Osmo Pocket 4P introduces a new D-Log2 format and promises 17 stops of dynamic range.
Public PoC Released for Critical libssh2 CVE-2026-55200 Client-Side SSH Flaw
A public proof-of-concept is now out for CVE-2026-55200, a critical flaw in libssh2 that lets a malicious or compromised SSH server trigger memory corruption on a connecting clien…
Hijacked npm and Go Packages Use VS Code Tasks to Deploy Python Infostealer
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered two hijacked npm packages and a cluster of Go packages that are designed to deploy a Python-based information stealer on compromised Windo…
Why did this journal retract two 1940s papers by Max Planck?
Clicking on the links now reveals blank pages and empty PDFs. "Intellectually, it’s not acceptable.”