I built my own game with the help of AI
One of the most fascinating things happening in tech right now is watching people build things with the help of AI—things that used to take years of experience and whole teams to accomplish. Take gaming,…
Attackers Exploit ‘Ill Bloom’ Vulnerability to Drain $3.1 Million From Cryptocurrency Wallets
Security firm Coinspect has disclosed a crypto wallet flaw it calls Ill Bloom, and attackers are already using it. The flaw is in how some wallet software generated its recovery phrase, the words that control the money. When…
iPhone 18 and iPhone 18e: Release date, specs, price, and more
Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: Macworld reports that Apple is breaking tradition by delaying the iPhone 18 and iPhone 18e launch until spring 2027, creating an unprecedented 18-month sales cycle. Both models…
Ransomware Negotiator Gets 70 Months in Prison for Aiding BlackCat Attacks
Ravie LakshmananJul 10, 2026Cybercrime / Law Enforcement A 41-year-old former ransomware negotiator has been sentenced to nearly six years (i.e., 70 months) in prison in the U.S. for their role in conspiring with the now-defunct…
Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and no monthly payments? Microsoft Office 2024 Pro Plus is $54.99
TL;DR: Skip the recurring Microsoft 365 payments and own Microsoft Office 2024 Professional Plus for life. The Windows license is available for a one-time purchase of $54.99. Some subscriptions earn their keep. Others quietly linger on your credit…
Three questions to ask yourself before you ask AI
You know what’s harder than making decisions? Knowing when to delegate. That’s one of the lessons I learned during my (brief) stints as a boss, and it applies to AI, too. ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini…
Patch for Windows Defender 0-day could allow attackers to fill hard disk
A patch Microsoft released on Wednesday to fix a zero-day vulnerability in its Defender security engine may cause Windows machines to write files large enough to completely consume available disk space, the researcher who discovered…
The new ChatGPT superapp takes aim at Claude Desktop
Eyes up, Claude. Rolling out starting today, the new ChatGPT does a little — scratch that — a lot of everything, including coding, web browsing, publishing to the web, and even controlling your PC. Any…
Allstate accuses Broadcom of auditing it because it quit VMware, CA
The complaint reads: On September 12, 2025, Allstate informed VMware’s consultant that it had “removed VMware from all devices,” and therefore Allstate was no longer able to “execute the Scripts provided by Broadcom as the…
This $20 travel power strip is the smartest thing I pack
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